Watch This Before You Plant a Fig Tree In Ground

[@ReSprout]

🪴Are you planting figs? Have you planted a fig? What variety did you choose and why? Tell us about it and your climate! I got the Little Ruby Fig because it was small (4-6 feet high/wide) and it worked in my 7A climate. I’m so happy with it so far!

[@Rdicebse20]

@@ReSprout Hi April. I’m Rob from Greener Country ♻️

[@ReSprout]

@@Rdicebse20 Rob! Long time no see!!!! You found me in my secret online spot. See how I resprouted ReSprout? 😉

[@Rdicebse20]

Yes. That was very resprout of you. 🙄. I’m in solar energy business out east now. Glad you surfaced. Hope all is well.

[@ReSprout]

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[@simplysimple7628]

I am so bummed that figs don’t do well here where I live. Too much water and humidity. Only way that i did have a little success was growing them in large containers. Even then they don’t grow very well. But in the ground here is nearly impossible. I tried many varieties. Brown Turkey, Black Mission, LSU purple, Magnolia, Kadota, Desert King, Olympia, and a few others. Brown Turkey and Magnolia are the only varieties that lasted about 5 years and had a pretty good harvest. Other than that, all of em just kept on a decline. And I have always wanted to grow a huge fig tree and just eat fresh figs right from the tree😔😫

[@kathleenreadinger4614]

Yes, please for the fig pruning video. This was such an informative video. I am in zone 6b, my neighbor has the most beautiful fig tree, it is 10-15 yrs old. I am looking to plant 3 different varieties this fall.

[@ReSprout]

Do you know what variety it is? You should take a cutting! It's obviously doing well. Maybe take a sneaky taste test first. 🤣

[@tooshieg2059]

What a great instructional video. Designed to give us confidence. Thank you. I'd like to see how you start cuttings from your pruning. I think that would make a awesome vid!!

[@ReSprout]

Thank you Tooshie! So glad you stopped by! Didn't you say you had a bunch of figs? What's your favorite variety?

[@tooshieg2059]

@@ReSprout I can only grow Chicago Hardy because I'm too lazy to dig them up and bring them indoors for winter. But the Chicago does well. I've not had good luck propagating them though so am looking forward to your video on that! Much luv!!

[@ReSprout]

Less the work, the better I say! I wouldn't dig 'em up, either! What zone are you in? I think there are a few other varieties that go down to 5, like the Chicago.

[@dorseygreen7912]

Great content! Enjoyed your work

[@Rdicebse20]

Well look at you. I love figs 🌳

[@ReSprout]

They're such an easy tree! Do you have one (or 50 like some crazy fig people??) #notjudging 🤣

[@chessviewofficial]

Hi love how you make your videos what software do you use up record and edit your videos

[@dwilladsen4696]

Nice video! I'd love one on pruning (my Desert King is taller than my house!!), as well as making cuttings--though I planted a bunch of trees (Brown Turkey, Celeste, Black Mission, LSU Purple, Violette du Bordeaux, Kadota, Desert King, Italian Honey), it would be nice to have backups, and enough to give away.

[@ReSprout]

OMG your house?! I'm so glad I went with the smaller one! You planted a lot of varieties! Which one is your favorite, taste-wise? I'd LOVE to hear that, because those are all the top varieties.

[@2AngelsFigs]

Desert King is a San Pedro type and does not ripen a main crop unless that is pollinated. DK is grown for its breba crop so it requires a completely different pruning strategy than the others you have. It's very important if you want fruit. That strategy will depend upon where you live (your climate), so it varies.

[@SlackerU]

Nice website, tons of information. To add... To know your drainage you can use the USDA's Soil Web Survey to see your 'depth to groundwater' that will be in inches-of-soil above the water(updated in 2019). You can also see your slope on there but your slope profile can also be seen using the 2018-2019 LIDAR on the National Maps, you can literally click points on the map & see what your slope is in feet-above-sea-level. You'll also want to check the Ph which is also on the SWS but I like using the UC Davis Soil web, then I align their graph with a PH Availability chart. Finished-compost will have a PH of 8.1 so having too-much organics-too deep can lockout-iron.

[@MagellanandGreyhound]

Fig jam and brie grilled cheese. 😀

[@ReSprout]

Let's do it Chef Magellan!

[@timmmmmmmmmmy1]

Do tell, 😊 my favorite grill cheese has garden tomato salt, pepper . With fig 😂 never dreamed . Grilled cheese and banana. Had that before . Must be grilled with real butter.😛

[@joy-unhinged]

I've got 3yr old figs, just need to figure out how to keep the voles away, otherwise they are just bushes

[@ReSprout]

Ahaha! Sometimes I feel that way about some of my other fails. Like, oh that (pointing to garlic)? Yeah, that's just ornamental grass. (Mailman impressed.) 🤣

[@timmmmmmmmmmy1]

How deep do voles tunnel ? My area has pocket gophers, I've been successful with the gopher hawk trap. If your ground is tough pick up a 1.5 inch earth auger for cordless drill. Happy hunting . 😂

[@joy-unhinged]

@timmmmmmmmmmy1 burrows can be a foot deep, they use the cover of grass and woodchips, snow tunnels to get to my precious. My best solution is a cat, but not all cats are created equal ( for hunting)

[@piuskao1380]

Gophers did eat up the roots from my first fig tree - one day the tree just topple over. Recently, I bought another fig plant and they recommended building a wire mesh cage that finish above ground. Hopefully, gophers will not get to this one.

[@3moirai]

I think only fig wasps are only parts of California, so no worry about eating them. Ants, on the other hand,love to attack my figs when they start to ripen up.

[@ReSprout]

Yes! I have a major ant issue too. They like to attack my blackberries too. I just don’t understand how they know there is something to eat that high up in the air??! 😱

[@timmmmmmmmmmy1]

If atall possible make your own compost . This way, you know what's in it. No gambling.

[@MicroUrbanGardenWonders]

"It's great that you have turned a small space into a high-value garden for your family's health! 🌿🍅 Congratulations on making effective use of space to bring green, clean and nutritious meals . I'm very curious, how did you design the garden to be so compact and productive 😊🌱"

[@ReSprout]

It didn’t start off that way I’ll tell you that! I went through a lot of design iterations. Lots of looking at other gardens, and design fails, and watching where the sun fell in my yard to come up with design. It’s a work in progress definitely. ❤️