Summer Fig Tree Propagation | Rooting Fig Cuttings in a State of Active Growth

We're going to do some summer fig tree propagation. Is rooting fig cuttings while in an active state of growth even possible? I get asked this question all the time so I thought I'd just do an experiment myself. What I found along our fig rooting journey shocked me and I need to share it with you. For anyone who will be moving or has limited access to a fig tree during the growing season, this is the fig propagation video for you. You're going to not only see what I'd do to propagate figs during an active state of growth with 100% success rate but I'm going to show you something that I previously thought wouldn't be practical at all. Turns out I'm wrong. Enjoy!
Mike Kincaid's Fig Rooting Video: • How to Root Fig Cuttin...
Dan Foster's Fig Rooting Videos:
Part 1: • Sticking Fig tip cuttings
Part 2: • Rooting Fig Tip Cuttin...
Part 3: • Rooting Fig tip cuttin...
Part 4: • Rooting Fig Tip Cuttin...
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[@MikeKincaid79]

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[@robertbrawley5048]

Have you used that Dan Foster technique on other plants, ?

[@skyangel6336]

Do you plant them in the ground once they get like this or wait till they go dormant?

[@artport7]

Guess what?? I did it too... rooted fig tip cuttings. You just have to use rooting hormone, root riot plugs and a humidity dome... That's it and in two weeks without fail it has roots.... by the third week, you can pot them up and watch them grow... keep under humidity for a little while longer gradually weaning them off and you've got a new tree.. I have done it successfully 6 times now. T works like a charm.. And thanks for sharing Dan's work with us. That is the sign of a true professional...

[@MikeKincaid79]

Congratulations! Yes, I love Dan's videos on the subject and always try to point you to good info.

[@PlumbAz]

Yup I’m doing this currently

[@johnc6228]

Always an entertaining session on this channel. I wish I had a boss like you. I worked in a garden center with very very few people who were excited about plants and nature. I have to visit garden centers and nurseries weekly and most owners, managers and employees don't know and don't care to learn more.

[@fatherofchickens7951]

I love how optimistic gardeners are. See that teeny tiny bit of green? ❤️

[@MikeKincaid79]

We just can't help it!

[@eagle3351]

I am in Knoxville, Tennessee. My fig tree was 10 feet tall and 10 feet in diameter, and it froze this past winter. Then bugs got in and finished killing it. Somewhere around May, I took my saws all and cut it down. Well, it started sprouting up and now I have a tree that's about six feet tall and six feet in diameter.This is this year's groWell, it started sprouting up and now I have a tree that's about 6 feet tall and 6 feet in diameter. This is this year's growth. I have 8 good, healthy limbs that are growing straight up and I am going to airlayer propagate them.

[@akuaobruni]

finally, someone who gets as excited about rooting as i do.

[@MikeKincaid79]

It’s the best!

[@PrideFive]

This was very educational! Thank you for the "'sacrifice" for our benefit! Much appreciated!

[@MikeKincaid79]

It’s my pleasure

[@chantelbiehl33]

I love your videos and how enthusiastic you are about what you do. My mouth dropped open when you said the other figs went to the compost heap. Poor babies. I can't wait to try this method. Thanks Mike

[@MikeKincaid79]

Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it, Chantel.

[@doraw7766]

You get so excited and that is why us gardeners do what we do. It is so much fun. Thank you.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Yes it is!!!

[@Johnny241948]

Out of all your videos I've seen the fig vids are my favorite. I just wish I could keep figs here, in the last 5 years someone stole my 4 potted figs, I think for the nice pots they were in. The next figs I get are going in the cheapest and ugliest pots I can find.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Plant them in the ground and see if they can steal those, lol.

[@plantsim]

Kitty litter bins :D

[@sarahfoster7634]

Grow bags

[@kateskinner5785]

Hi Mike, I am a vocational skills teacher in Oregon, and an obsessive gardener. Love your videos and your energy, which I believe will keep my students engaged. I have a student who wants to propagate her favorite apple tree, and I plan to have her watch your fig tree videos as they are the closest I can find on your channel. Do you ever do apples or plums?

[@MikeKincaid79]

Thanks so much, Kate, and I'm glad to hear that you enjoy the videos. I recommend grafting apples, although you can root them. I do have a video about grafting them: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3a6lJyYZayBldk Good luck to your student!

[@AnnieKan]

The unions/joints (nodes) will generally be the site for both branching growth and root growth. The bottom of your cutting is right at a node site. This is likely the reason for the roots developing there as well as at the node just above (versus along the internode).

[@ibidthesecond]

I tried this with a heavily overgrown fig tree a friend in Baltimore has. Two and a half weeks later we have growth on all nine cuttings. No rooting hormone. Just cut up and shoved in used dirt from last year. Segments come from this year as well as the last three years. Thanks for the confidence to ignore the sites that said this wouldn't work.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Glad to help, and even more glad to hear of your success! Great job!!!

[@karenandriancontainergardening]

Hey Mike. My neighbor gave me some fig cutting and I was looking for a video to show me how to root them. Thank you. it is late in the season, so wish me luck. Thanks and take care

[@MikeKincaid79]

You’re welcome Karen. Here’s a video about rooting figs in which I got my best results: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqrQc5ewpdeMgJYsi=LxB9qMwGR6PqzO6a

[@janetholmes3167]

Wow. I am so amazed. I grew 2 fig trees from cuttings last year. Thanks to you!! 😉 I love figs!!!

[@MikeKincaid79]

Awesome!

[@debbiefontenot9440]

So after watching your videos today, I cut my air layers and potted them up. Good root systems. Took all the wood I trimmed (3 varieties of figs) and set them to root. Thanks for the video!

[@MikeKincaid79]

Awesome! I've got a few air layers going myself.

[@Pushpa-o3k]

Mike your information is helping everyone like me".Thanks again.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Do glad to hear that, Sanjana! Glad you enjoy the videos.

[@MrSinjlawi]

Hey Man, we appreciate this Vedic as it opened my eyes to a lot of different new things and the slit lines you made made feel bad that I did not do when I planted my cuttings but you showed us that it was not necessary, I feel much better now, and we appreciate you sharing those results with us. you are AWESOME :)

[@debraarizona4809]

Mike I like that your not afraid to propagate Large Fat healthy cuttings.👍👍👍👍👍 Everyone else I've watched propagate twigs!!! Awesome job😀👍

[@MikeKincaid79]

Yes, they're the best kind of cuttings. I was thinking about you yesterday while propagating some figs. I think you would do better with the really fat cuttings because they are a bigger reservoir for holding moisture in them and not as fickle as the skinny cuttings.

[@gildamolinar5155]

I recently rooted 5 cole de dame noir from an online fig nursery and they all rooted beautifully despite our triple digit weather. I also rooted some from my in the ground fig tree and they also rooted.

[@MikeKincaid79]

that's awesome, Gilda! I love that variety just because of the leaf pattern. It's beautiful. I actually have an air layer going on mine right now.

[@456colton]

Lol it’s funny that u made this video because earlier this summer my grandmother and I planted a fig tree that I had grown out in the yard. It’s a white Marseille and it was the only one I had of that variety. Well when we went to plant it I had no choice but to cut a couple of branches off. They were still green but I didn’t want to waste them just in case something happened to the tree so I went ahead and planted 1 then put the other 2 cuttings in the fridge for about a week then I planted them. It wasn’t 3 weeks until all of them had big ole leaves and new green branches of they’re own!! It’s crazy how fast they rooted and are still growing compared to the usual brown cuttings!! I knew that it wouldn’t hurt for me to try and root them especially since I wouldn’t have any if something happened to the tree we planted. Luckily it’s doing great too, so it all worked out thankfully!! Also something I think is very cool is that as they’re growing they are lignifying!! Now if only I could be as lucky with my lavender which I can’t seem to keep healthy!! 😂

[@MikeKincaid79]

Great job on the green fig cuttings. Lavender is an easy one. Keep trying and you'll get it.

[@yoopermann7942]

MIKE just subscribed to DAN,s channel,, thanks for the tips, the way DAN did his cuttings i think that would work also for house plant cuttings,,, nothing more exciting then to expierment with plants

[@MikeKincaid79]

No problem. I was in the middle of filming this one when I stumbled across Dan's videos. Sure did poke a hole in my theory, lol.

[@davidhunt7519]

Your excitement about the roots is over-the-top! I get it! It's a farmer thing. Non-farmers wouldn't understand. :)

[@MikeKincaid79]

They probably wouldn't but then it's my job to help infect them and get them excited.

[@aliciamarcel3620]

I am brand new to fig cuttings. I decided to grow the roots in water, then transfer into pots. Because I just needed to see the roots start growing. Also. I didnt know that “green” or knewer cuttings is not the usual parts people cut to grow. So I have 3 greenish cuttings with roots growing. I am super excited about if. The type of fig is LSU Gold. They are soooo delicious.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Awesome! I don't have that variety yet but I hear most of the LSU figs are great.

[@aliciamarcel3620]

@@MikeKincaid79 The LSU Gold is very good. It it huge too. Almost the size of a plum

[@zeweiyu7322]

I love how passionate you are about growing green, keep it going brah! From China!!

[@MikeKincaid79]

Appreciate it!

[@midsouthhomestead9180]

It is a crazy thing that you put out a video about figs. We have a Brown Turkey Fig tree that has about 10 new limbs at the base. We are going to try propagating them. Thanks for sharing your information. Rhonda

[@MikeKincaid79]

Have fun with it!

[@southerngardenesse]

"Why are we struggling and suffering?" Hilarious and made my day, thanks!

[@MikeKincaid79]

Haha, glad to entertain!

[@biancagoodman860]

I’m SO glad I’ve found this video!! I have a fig tree that I need to cut down due to location. It hasn’t fruited in two years and I thought it was dead but it’s not! I took hella cuttings from it and was wondering if I could do this and be successful! I have 1-3 year growth that I’m going to chop up and pot up!! I love your enthusiasm bc that’s how I feel too!!

[@MikeKincaid79]

Glad you found it too. Good luck with your project!

[@gerriepperson3558]

You are awesome! I really enjoy your videos! I get so pumped up! Thank you for the close up shots that are focused in great🎉

[@MikeKincaid79]

I'm so glad you enjoy them, Gerri! You're welcome for all the close ups, that's the good stuff! Have fun in your garden this summer!

[@melissaaitkenhead7493]

I just love your videos! Thank you so much for your enthusiasm and your passion and your love of the experiment to discover how things happen, how things can be done- and to share that for the benefit of others! Such a wonderful gift!!!! Thank you thank you.❤

[@MikeKincaid79]

Thank you for such a kind comment, Melissa! I love making these videos for you.

[@-microfarmelhaj6958]

As a farmer, I love farming and I love everyone who helps promote and post videos about farming in general. On this occasion, I encourage you, my friend, and I thank you for this good initiative and I support you to continue on this path. greeting from Morocco.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Thank you, we are kindred spirits.

[@luisledezma3279]

Great video and no need to apologize for the compost...Educational!

[@MikeKincaid79]

Thanks, Luis!

[@jaythomas9398]

Maybe Mike it was that the slices didn’t pass through the Cambian layer. That’s why those slices look like they’re healing, except for the ones that actually cut past the cambium layer. Mike, I do like your show very much because the information you provided has helped me to get my own fig cuttings started. I was able to root cuttings the size that you’re doing currently or I should say demonstrating currently. Thank you again for all content that you share.

[@MikeKincaid79]

No problem Jay! Glad you enjoy the videos and have had success with figs.

[@aimeeseattle]

Wow, thanks for this video, love all your vids! I'm now excited to watch those Dans vids. This is my 2nd year growing a small amount of figs, so exciting!

[@MikeKincaid79]

Figs are definitely fun and exciting to grow. Have fun growing and experimenting with them, Aimee!

[@dwightmann6297]

I dont used the root hormone in my cuttings and always get to grow

[@MikeKincaid79]

Yeah, they don't really need it, just added insurance.

[@dapperdingo]

I have 4 out of 5 fig twigs that busted out with the leaves and two of them are well established with branch off activity and huge leaves going on now. #5 has no sign of budding yet but I'll not give up on it. I didn't slice the rooting ends of them or even use any Clonex root starter gel on any of them since I didn't have any last October when I started the project. I'm VERY happy with the results though. They are growing so fast now and I started giving them Monty's Plant Vantage Premium Growth (8/16/8) with every watering. What a fun time I had with this 'project' and it made my long and cold Rocky Mountain winter (8000+ feet in elevation) much more bearable, watching daily to see those tiny buds finally turn green. Chicago Hardy variety.

[@MikeKincaid79]

You hit the nail on the head with the winter project comment. Sure does brighten up the cold months.

[@dapperdingo]

@@MikeKincaid79 Thank you Mike, and thanks again for your well made, informative and up beat, funny videos. Keep 'em coming!

[@Krnhim]

Mike, you are da bomb! I love your fig videos! Who knew you could root in the summer?

[@MikeKincaid79]

Thanks! I even learned something this year when I saw Dan's videos!

[@heatherlaw6162]

Thanks so good to know that one can root fig cuttings in summer Phoenix AZ

[@adeodatoroura1668]

I learned so much from your fig cutting propagation,outstanding ,thanks a lot

[@MikeKincaid79]

I'm happy to hear that, Adeodato!

[@trevorlangham]

You are fantastic(oh regarding gardening that is).

[@fatherofchickens7951]

I hope when I start my urban farming channel, that I can exude as much enthusiasm as you!

[@MikeKincaid79]

You'll do just fine, Shannon! Don't be anybody but you and just do what you love. I watch plenty of channels where the guy or girl doesn't get as excited as I do and I love their channel all the same. Just be you.

[@darlatidwell6255]

Awesome cuttings! Super easy too, and I will probably go root cutting crazy outside soon. Thanks Mike.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Have fun, Darla!

[@darlatidwell6255]

@@MikeKincaid79 👍

[@null4624]

Wow. Thankful for learning about this. Will take cuts from now on from trees that will be taken down in my city. Peace :)

[@MikeKincaid79]

Have fun!

[@davidmcclellan9959]

i can't to see ya tomorrow on this youtube so i can watching you i love ya mike today i mowned my big back yard it was very hot to working hard my mom helps me some finshed up love David

[@MikeKincaid79]

It may be a day or 2 but glad you're enjoying the vids.

[@RRaucina]

You seem to be sprouting a root from your palm at @ 14:49. You are turning into a fig! Bury your hand for a few months and see if leaves come out somewhere up higher. Seriously though, this is great content and exactly what I needed and suspected. Nearby there is a 600 acre fig orchard that is very old, the trees are huge with base diameters over a foot. They look to be gearing up to bulldoze them all. Taking my shears on the next ride past!

[@MikeKincaid79]

Yes, go save some figs! Just a shame we don't know the varieties, but maybe you'll find a gem in there.

[@drea4195]

I've somehow managed to root cuttings several times, entirely without rooting hormone. Also didn't remember to cover them to preserve humidity. I just didn't know better. 😅

[@RobertBee-fs8hv]

Two year old fig 4 tears old maybe only 3? That that that older than that .yeah I know Dan foster you introduced me to him incredible

[@Melanieallen968]

Yayyy!!! Exciting! I have2 fig trees, so Im going to do cuttings now!!Thankyou..Cheers from Australia..😁

[@MikeKincaid79]

Awesome! Have fun with it, Melanie.

[@andremarcelinopinto622]

Thank you very much man, you are doing a awesome work with this channel. ✨👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@MikeKincaid79]

Thanks, Andre, I love making these videos for you.

[@maryann6310]

Well done! Now the question....how do you get your plant to bear fruit?

[@MikeKincaid79]

Figs need a lot of fertilizer through the growing season and and almost constant supply of moisture. If you do that the first year, the plant will vigorously produce figs the following year. That's my experience anyway.

[@maryann6310]

@@MikeKincaid79 I have not fertilized...this is Year 4 as it is in the ground and not in a plant. It is covered in the Michigan winter months and pop promptly comes back w new growth but no figs... What kind of fertilizer plz

[@pattyroganu8106]

Mary Ann Scholl Hi Mary Ann. I have the same problem that you do. My fig is in the ground and has beautiful leaves every year but no figs. I also have never fertilized. Anyone who has taken a cutting from this fig tree gets huge figs when they grow it. I asked the New York Botanical Garden for help and they suggested an 8-8-8 fertilizer. I will try this next Spring. Good luck to both of us. Thanks for the video Mike.

[@zaviahopethomas-woundedsou9848]

I have done several in the summer like that with no problems!

[@MikeKincaid79]

I love these figs!

[@zaviahopethomas-woundedsou9848]

@@MikeKincaid79 Me too.

[@lobe2032]

I love your enthusiasm and it has got me going. I have 2 different kinds of pine trees propagating, and I have started my garden seeds inside, the problem is, growing season is about 2 months away! 😂 hahaha lol 🤣😂

[@MikeKincaid79]

It's hard, we just want to get started but the weather is taking its time, lol.

[@74fabsal]

Love your energy mate. Thanks for this wonderful knowledge,

[@MikeKincaid79]

My pleasure!

[@silverfoxes65]

Thank you, Mike. Great information.

[@MikeKincaid79]

You're very welcome!

[@camicri4263]

Mike, nature doesn't need help! Cool! Its the middle of the video. Hugs

[@MikeKincaid79]

Sure doesn't.

[@camicri4263]

I just saw that I didn't finish my comment....😂😂. I wanted to say that I couldn't wait until the end of the video ( that is way I said that is the middle of the video). Lol

[@robertbrawley5048]

I'm going out and chop up my fig plants right now 13th of Augustt the experiment is the fun part . I can buy fig newton's all day long

[@MikeKincaid79]

there ya go, haha

[@robertbrawley5048]

I'm surprised at the amount of leaf Dan Foster jeeps on his cutting

[@nexxogen]

Instead od slicing, I scrape along two bottom sides of the cutting. And roots do tend to grow along the scraped wood.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Thanks for your experience. I do the same for my rhododendrons, just wanted to try something different here. I love experimenting with these figs.

[@lakeshorevideos8352]

Years ago, a town I lived in bulldozed a spectacular, OLD fig tree to pave a parking lot!! I was SICK when I found its remains. The figs would be fist sized and DELICIOUS!! I wish I'd had the CHANCE to root it before its destruction!!!! :'(

[@MikeKincaid79]

Yeah, that's a bummer! Especially when it provided food for everyone. I guess that's the sound of progress.

[@movie_iran]

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[@didigarcia1127]

This is funny. I never knew you could use hard wood. I've always only used first year growth, because that's what I was taught. I use root starter powder, stick them in a jar of water. Thank you for this knowledge. I'm going to try it your way. Ps. You have a much better success rate.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Glad you're learning from the video. I've been doing this almost 2 decades and have many videos for you to learn from. Welcome to the channel and have fun propagating plants!

[@davidmcclellan9959]

thanks you Mike love David

[@devicevideo9411]

Awesome video mate, you should try one without slice cutting to see how they root. Anyway, what is the soil mix you are using for rooting 😊

[@MikeKincaid79]

Good idea for a future video. I use finely ground fir tree bark for rooting.

[@jimmyponds5504]

I have rooted many cuttings, but had never thought about rooting a fig cutting. I have a tree/bush back home (given to me by a relative, so "sentimental" value) and I want to try to root some cuttings.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Sounds great! Have fun with it, Jimmy.

[@alboggs7561]

Also cut at 45 degrees below the dome

[@MikeKincaid79]

That can be helpful to root difficult to root plants

[@beanerschnitzel794]

yes! gargantuan roots i like it thx

[@JacobSimpson]

Awesome! Those look amazing! I did some a little over a month ago. I actually have a video of them on my channel. But it is kinda just be taking them and the result. Not much information in it though. Some if them were green wood. Some might've been 3 year old wood. I didn't use any rooting hormone, never have. I just cut a branch off and chopped it up into pieces 😂 I'm gonna go watch those videos now Thanks for another great and very informative video!

[@MikeKincaid79]

Glad you enjoyed it, Jacob, I'll have to check yours out.

[@JacobSimpson]

@@MikeKincaid79 thanks! I upload so much you might have a hard time finding it. The easiest thing to do would be to go to my playlists and there is one titled "Figs 2020" and the video is Summer Fig Cuttings

[@johntalley2023]

Great video Mike.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Thanks, John!

[@wally9500242]

The coffee is talking 😂 I'm using that Mike 👋

[@MikeKincaid79]

I need to cut back, lol.

[@RitaMcCartt]

It's July 6, 2024. I just got fig cuttings in the mail. Can anyone tell me what side of the house to plant my figs, IF they root up? I'm thinking the south side of a building, or rock wall. I live in zone 7, in TN. Thanks for any reply.

[@ryanmaxwell8195]

Great video! And wtf is awesome I'm a member. What kind of fig trees do you have? And where are you located?

[@lorrainemccarthy1599]

Truely educational. I am moving & would like to keep a couple of my fig trees. Thanks for the info. Do you know of the most cold hardy varieties. I live in SD & have been moving them into the garage when it gets too cold. Never had figs till this year when I used bloom booster fertilizer on them after seeing your utube last year. One of three has about 20 figs on. Hope they mayure.

[@ryanmaxwell8195]

I think you commented on my post lmfao 🤣🤣

[@MikeKincaid79]

Ryan, I've got about 50 varieties of figs but want to cut back. So many projects and different plants that I collect, I can barely keep up with the figs. I'm 30 minutes east of Olympia, Washington in zone 8b.

[@ryanmaxwell8195]

@@MikeKincaid79 do you want to sale any?

[@siberianhuskymum3232]

Oh my gosh I just been given fig tree cuttings I found your video and its awesome but I went to look for the rooting powder on the description link and its not available. I'm devastated. Please.... what is another good rooting powder or can I use the gel that you have listed? I have my figs in water for now cus I'm kinda flying blind so any help will be greatly appreciated! I'm subbed from just this one video. Thank you so much.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Glad you enjoyed the video! Any rooting hormone will work for figs. Many times you can find that your local nursery is selling small bottles of rooting powder. Other hormones you may want to try are Dip-n-grow (one of my favorites), root tone, clonex. Those are just a few but all work well. You can also find Hormodin #3 at Greenhousemegastore.com

[@zaviahopethomas-woundedsou9848]

I have observed a few things after rooting a few hundred figs (most of which I lost to fungus gnats). The white dots under the nodes are where they first come out as a general but any of the lighter dots on the bark will send them out. Also some varieties root better where they are sliced. So it depends on the variety.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Figs are so fun to learn with cause they root so readily in a short amount of time. Nice observations!

[@dearcoolgirl]

Any idea how you get rid of the fungus gnats. My fig cutting are getting killed with all these nasty pest. They are growing like swam in my basement/green house. I tried Naam oil and diluted hydrogen proxocide without success.

[@zaviahopethomas-woundedsou9848]

@@dearcoolgirl If you start with a soilless mix and make sure to store it indoors at all times. But if you have house plants this may not work. You can also root them in water. I have not tried any other chemicals because I have asthma and chemicals trigger it really bad. I understand your pain, I lost about 300 fig plants to fungus gnats, my whole future orchard.

[@Lee-mmg]

What a deal! Wow.

[@lola101250]

Love your videos. When can the new fig tree go in the sun and in the ground?

[@MikeKincaid79]

Depends on the fig tree and your climate. If you're in a cold climate then you'll want to protect it for a few years and grow a nice thick stalk and plenty of roots before planting outdoors. Don't put directly into hot sun in the middle of summer. Wait until spring and let the tree acclimate.

[@nickadamopoulos6472]

Another great video! Johnny's quiet.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Thanks Nick, Johnny is really quiet cause he's nowhere around. Henry is the new rooster.

[@happygardener23]

How often did you water them after you put them outside? Thanks!

[@daltonwright533]

waiting to see what he says to this also.

[@MaggieKhloe]

Wow, this is amazing! Very inspiring, imma do this. First I gotta find a 🌳 :)

[@MikeKincaid79]

That's the spirit, Maggie!

[@chrystalsabin4091]

Very informative, thanks for sharing.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Glad you enjoyed it, Chrystal!

[@lorettajoy7275]

Congratulations....this is a great video and the little fig trees are beautiful. What exactly is the soil, and do you have suggestions as to how we can get something similar?

[@MikeKincaid79]

It's just finely ground fir tree back that people use for mulch around here. You can use anything that drains well and holds a little moisture but is relatively inert.

[@carleanr4051]

@@MikeKincaid79 Hey Mike! Thank you for the video. Can I use seed starting mix for my cuttings? (If that’s all I have right now)

[@mamabearC879]

Thank you.

[@MikeKincaid79]

You're welcome Cheryl.

[@lisa32469]

I have a Chicago fig that I haven't had fruit from that ripens, but I think I will try and get cutting to root from it and keep trying. It dies back every winter to the ground, but comes back more like a bush...(zone 6A) I think I will try overwintering a cutting in my dads greenhouse

[@MikeKincaid79]

A greenhouse should definitely keep it from dying back.

[@charlescanzater]

The slices allow the water to enter until the roots begin to grow .

[@joshuahaines1332]

Im doing a few figs at the moment ( still winter here in NZ), growing them inside, sat them on the lid of a heated fish tank an one of my cuttings started growing a fig... before leaf bud or even roots. I have it potted up now but seems to have slowed the figs growth and now the leaves are starting to grow

[@MikeKincaid79]

Awesome! I like finding little nooks around the house that are warm spots for plants.

[@GospelOutside]

It would have been great if you had repotted them and nursed them to give to others. You really could have blessed someone. I spent a lot of money on fig trees from people who are growing just for profit. There are others who share their blessings with others at no cost. It's truly in the giving if you find you have way too much.

[@ai-pq4yq]

Hello how much do I water them and when ?

[@MikeKincaid79]

Depends on the time of year, temps, how well your medium drains, etc. Aim to keep the medium moist but not constantly saturated.

[@ivydaley9233]

Very imformative and entertaining Mike, thank you! The one thing I'm not sure about, how much water do you give the clippings through the process, Keep soil moist? Let dry out then and water, etc? Thanks in advance!

[@MikeKincaid79]

Don't let them dry out, keep watering on a daily or every other day basis until they root. Make sure the medium drains really well and you're doing this through the spring/summer. The rules change a little when doing this in the fall/winter.

[@ivydaley9233]

@@MikeKincaid79 Thank you for your time and talent! :)

[@HorizonFallen]

hey man this video was insanely helpful !!! Question for ya, I have all my potted figs outside; After summer should I move them inside my pole barn? This is my first time and things are looking great so far thanks to helpful videos like yours!

[@MikeKincaid79]

Glad the video was so helpful for you! Where and how to store them overwinter depends on the varieties and how cold it gets. I am in zone 8b, where it gets down into the teens F occasionally during the winter. I've never lost a fig in a 5 or 7 gallon pot due to cold weather here. Colder zones may need more protection, like in your barn.

[@cesarcabanillas9333]

So I have I have about 6 growing in that same situation of being all in the same pot so you are saying I should wait until dormancy to up pot them and put them in there own individual pots? How do I know when dormancy happens?

[@msjostr]

So once you wash off the bark to see the bark, can you re-pot? Or is it a lost cause. Also - you are near Seattle. We are in the coast range near Eugene. How do you get figs to not freeze out? Our do ok then every so often freeze to ground.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Yes, you can repot. I only wash them off for the video. Normally I'd just leave them in the pot until the following spring. Mine freeze hard as a rock in the winter and bounce back every spring. Never had a problem with the temps but I think it's borderline and so it's possible to lose a fig here to a really bad winter with a colder freeze. I just got all mine planted in the ground so I'm praying for a few good years to get them established and then I don't think I'll have to worry about them at all. I'll probably hedge my bet and take cuttings of the figs until they get established.

[@mariasim3267]

Sir, what time of the year to propagate those cuttings. and how long did you cut the branches and what kind of soil you used.

[@MikeKincaid79]

I explained all of that in the video.

[@allykincaid3362]

Great video!!!!

[@MikeKincaid79]

Thanks!!

[@weswalker1208]

I would love to see a one-year update

[@MikeKincaid79]

I can do that for you.

[@mirimranonline]

Mike, what is the best medium for good rooting. Coco peat or Sand. What medium should be used to replant them in open land or bigger container after roots are formed

[@MikeKincaid79]

Finely ground first tree bark is my preference but I’m in an area where it’s readily available. I have a video about rooting medium if you’re interested: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m327eaxqdplgrs0si=HT9qz9cC8J16qUUk

[@catchemalive]

Mike, on the bigger cutting that you kept, how fast did it really grow and get bigger?!? I’ve always heard the bigger cuttings are slower to start but always surpass the small cuttings?? Thanks.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Yes, that's exactly right. The bigger cutting outperformed in the long run.

[@SEYO4]

that powder for oiling when you put it, after how much time to water the fig so that the powder does not fall

[@MikeKincaid79]

I like to let it soak in for 15 to 30 minutes.

[@Noor-wp9mv]

Wow very beautiful 🤩

[@MikeKincaid79]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@davidmcclellan9959]

Mike you won't believe my summer squashes vines got so big chucky stock and full squashes love David

[@MikeKincaid79]

Awesome, David!

[@karenstrife4594]

lol. did I just see a bunch of pine cones in pots? either a squirrel's been planting in your hoop house or we'll see a video about those in the future???

[@MikeKincaid79]

LOL, Sorry, no video on that one. That was a little school project that my girls were doing at the end of last school year with their mom. I had nothing to do with it. I actually have no idea what they were doing, hahaha.

[@karenstrife4594]

@@MikeKincaid79 maybe they're experimenting... like their dad ;)

[@nafisanabiel2457]

I love the way you explain. I tried but mine get shooting and leaves but after a while they die. Don’t know why?

[@MikeKincaid79]

Are you covering your cuttings and keeping them in a humid environment? If so, that's the problem.

[@nafisanabiel2457]

@@MikeKincaid79 thanks so much. Not humid

[@nafisanabiel2457]

@@MikeKincaid79 not humid, in my living room. AC is on. I covered them with a plastic bag with wholes. Should I un cover them in the living room?

[@nafisanabiel2457]

@@MikeKincaid79 can you make a video of Italian plum cutting ?

[@marysylvie2012]

Excellent!

[@MikeKincaid79]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@birdhaven77]

It looks like they are different varieties of figs. My guess It's like growers of peaches, new varieties are grafted into the easiest growing variety plant because it's faster to get mature fruit that way. I know you are familiar with roses being propagated into old fashioned bushes. Same deal

[@MikeKincaid79]

Yes, you are correct. With cuttings or grafting, you will get an identical clone but with seeds you'll get genetic variability.