THE BEST FRUIT YOU'VE NEVER HAD!

[@deborahstrickland9845]

I dearly love my Celeste tree figs. When I first put her in the ground about 20 years ago in honor of my mother Celesta, all that I did was dig a hole and put the little, tiny tree in the hole. I thought she had died when all the leaves fell off for winter.😂 Since then she’s become a huge tree packed full of delicious figs every year. I’ve never fed or pruned her. The figs are on the smaller size, but make up for it with their delicate, complex flavor and sweetness, kind of like her name.💗🌿

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I remember the first fig tree I bought. Now, I have close to 100. It can get out of hand fast 😂

[@LazyDogFarm]

For sure! Good to see you here!

[@tgood9344]

Wow hasn’t the weather this year been so strange for everyone. The fig trees look great! I would love to grow a fig trees in my garden. Your gardens look wonderful! I am growing my 1st okra this year because of watching your channel. Thank you for the information and inspiration. We all appreciate all your hard work making this channel a success.😃🌺👍🏻

[@LazyDogFarm]

Great to hear you're growing okree for the first time!

[@robertswaney6484]

My aunt in Charlotte used to can fig Preserves Every year. I would eat some with hot biscuits for breakfast. I love fig preserves. Robert from Atlanta. Travis enjoyed the video Of the Okra also.

[@markware4933]

So many of the heirloom vegetables and fruits will have an origin story connected to their history, such as Mr. Ruiz's family okree or the Rose tomato. Reading those stories tells me a lot about the people who saved and passed on the seed to us. You're going to have your head among the clouds when you return from CajunB's place. Drawing deeper and deeper into the "Community". I wholeheartedly encourage that passion which occurs so seldom in one's life. The legacy you're leaving for Abram and Titus will be about much more than figs.

[@FloraM44]

So envious that you can grow figs in the ground!! I'm in zone 5/6 and it can be done, but apparently you need to bury the whole thing under soil for the winter and that just seems like a lot of work with our clay soil! Enjoy! My favourite type of fig is the ones we had in Portugal called Drop of Honey!

[@la1163]

Lol my hubs says okrey too. Its been over 100 plus degrees here Texas , thank God for our water irrigation my hubs installed. Happy gardening Travis

[@lindasanchez354]

Thank You For coming Visit CajunB Fig orchard… we enjoyed your visit. Looking forward to seeing the video..

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks for having me Linda!

[@leeannandrews932]

The rain has missed us for the most part sad to say. It's gone above or below us in North Alabama. Been praying for it daily so I'm a little jelly of y'all

[@Frank-fs5nv]

I grow lots of figs here in coastal Connecticut. They are a great treat in late August/September.

[@gardening_today]

Nice fig orchard! I'm up to 3 different varieties now...lol

[@Gunns57]

At least you had rain. We haven’t had a drop all summer. If it wasn’t for our well and drip irrigation my garden would be ruined.

[@steveegbert7429]

Blessings for you Travis, that it has cooled off. Here in Oregon we are going to get the heat this next week that you are not getting. Gotta get my shade cloth up tomorrow to help the tomatoes and peppers. They are just now coming on, whereas yours are about done. Just a reminder for new gardeners, zones mean nothing if you don't know the first and last frost dates for where you are.

[@joeyl.rowland4153]

I just harvested a bright orange pineapple. Mmmmm Mmmmm Mmmmm . Pineapples ripened on the plant are absolutely delicious.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I bet those are good!

[@joeyl.rowland4153]

@@LazyDogFarm Not the green pineapples WalMart sells. Do you grow them? Cover them in a cold spell they will grow there freezing would be the only problem.

[@Frankie_902]

@ Lazy Dog Farm I would LOVE to try some of those Okra seeds Travis. For propagating the Black Malta have you thought about doing the Air Layering process? It may be the way to go for rooting a branch or several at a time.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I have thought about it. I'm going to try to take cuttings earlier this year and see if that improves my success rate. Air layering would work I'm sure, but it's not the greatest technique for doing 20 or more cuttings at a time.

[@RegularJohntv]

You are absolutely correct about figs being addictive. I’ve got 30 trees in the backyard waiting on next spring lol.

[@Titus-as-the-Roman]

We here in the lower Ohio valley suffered through another day pushing 100 Degrees, with all the humidity to go along with it. At 10:00 p I went outside on the porch to sit a bit and it still was too hot and humid, with no breeze, had to go back inside. My tomatoes and pepper plants, while still looking relatively healthy, you can tell the heat is starting to get to them.

[@FarmandFoodFoundation]

the texture is saying everything the best result

[@cyndiwhitman3180]

Would love a video on how to propagate figs and how to keep them trimmed to a manageable size. Have some Chicago hardy figs I planted this year..cant wait to try them.

[@MinutemanHunter1]

I agree!

[@OldManAsh73]

Wow Travis your fig trees are looking great. There is a lot of wood on them. You will be able to propagate a lot come spring. I really enjoy your channel. Thanks from Ash Queensland Australia.

[@timfetner8029]

Great update on the Okree and figs. While you guys in south GA are seeing some cooler weather, we are getting baked up here in northern NC. Looking forward to some cooler weather soon. Have a great weekend.

[@Fi0434]

My Celeste fig I got from y’all is doing so good! We are burning up here in OK we did get a unexpected cooler day yesterday made me smile.

[@THEGROWITS]

nice tour..And Canjun B...woooo!!

[@johnbrzenksforearm8295]

I'm not a huge fan of brown turkey figs, but every other one I ever had is good as long as it's ripe. I've had 2 different rare varieties given to me by a customer of mine and couldn't tell you their names if I wanted to, but the figs from the one tastes like blueberry and watermelon. The other is like a blueberry pie

[@zinnia3190]

I have never eaten a fig, nor have I ever seen a fig tree, but they look intriguing. I think i can grow a Chicago Hardy fig in my area, so will check with my local extension service and do some planning for the perfect spot to plant one. My okra is finally blooming. Can you send some of that rain and cool temps to the middle of the country, please! Only 2 days under 100 degrees for the month of July.

[@LazyDogFarm]

If you can grow Chicago Hardy, you can probably grow Olympia as well. It's a very cold-hardy fig.

[@zinnia3190]

@@LazyDogFarm Thanks! I'll check into that one, too,

[@legalyzeit]

Thanks for the warnign. So far we have an old brown turkey fig, some White variety i traded for a few years ago, I just found an LSU purple at a nursery, and I have the Mary Lane seedless I bought from YOu. Starting to get addicted. The only producer is our old Brown Turkey and they are delicious. Cant wait to try more. We have been airlayering our Brown Turkey so learnign about propagation.

[@rickthelian2215]

I’m behind, It just is always wet in Sydney Australia, lots of muddy ground and grass.

[@philwade]

Great video man, I've always enjoyed them, keep it up! I've been watching your video's for about a year now and I like yourself got bit by the "fig-bug". I started by watching fig growing videos about a year ago, now I have 75 fig trees and 50 varieties and the taste of a fresh fig is so much better than store bought until there is really no comparison.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Wow! That's a lot of varieties!

[@WhatWeDoChannel]

I enjoyed watching that! I think I would be a figaholic but fortunately for me our climate is too cold to grow those beauties! Sheesh, I sowed my Clemson Spineless okra on June 10th but the ones that are still alive are only an inch or two tall! I think next year I will grow transplants and maybe look for stronger growing varieties. Thanks for the great content you produce, this has become my favourite gardening channel!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@monster2804]

Looks great!

[@carolynmoody9460]

Love figs.. Blessings 💗

[@backwoodsbaby9729]

I want figs. But I'm in zone 6... 😭😭 There are very few fig trees that survive let alone produce, this far north. 😔 Also I don't wanna hear nothing about cooler temps. It's been 95 or hotter since June. This week is the first week it's dipped to 80s. And it feels glorious ✨️

[@tailgategardeners7752]

My wife’s family is from Des Allemands ( not far from Thibodaux.) see if you can get a cutting from the St Rita variety.

[@EventHorizon34]

Got 2 fig tree trees. Italian honey and a brown turkey fig. Both are delicious!

[@mutantryeff]

Almost time for me to start growing winter crop seedlings. Fingers crossed that we get rains this winter and no hard freezes. Chinese broccoli, bok choy, and a few other winter crops. I usually start sometime in Aug.

[@Grandma.Lilly.]

Figs look amazing! They seem to do well weather you get rain or not.

[@jonlewis6630]

There is a huge fig tree at my dad's old house. I have no idea what variety, but the figs are so sweet. I am going to take some cutting and try to root a few myself. Wish me luck...

[@LazyDogFarm]

If it's an older tree, chances are it's either Celeste or Brown Turkey.

[@jonlewis6630]

@@LazyDogFarm I am guessing brown turkey. Thanks.

[@jaredmccutcheon5496]

Travis have you tried Panache Fig? They are my favorite berry type that’s commonly available. I have a pretty good collection of figs too, I do scion swaps and graft them to a big male caprifig in my front yard to try them (gets them going and producing right away) out then if I like them I propagate them and put them out in my orchard.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I think I tried one of those at CajunB's place. They're beautiful figs and quite tasty too!

[@LowcountryGardener]

Yup I think I'm turning into a fig tree addict. I bought 1 tree from you this year and I'm already thinking about taking cutting from it and buying more from you. I've got my eye on that Black Malta.

[@LazyDogFarm]

It's a fun hobby for sure!

[@melissakingery4393]

It's amazing Travis you have so many figs I would have loved some of that okra! I guess I need to try figs I only have liked fig newtons! Lol

[@LazyDogFarm]

Once you get some fresh figs, you'll leave those fig newtons in the dust. lol

[@melissakingery4393]

Lol I'll have to see

[@jason_young]

The Black Malta we got from you in the spring is already 6ft tall and loaded with fruit. I thought it would take a season or so to take off so I put it in a grow bag. I’ve got to get it transplanted in the ground soon.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Wow that's some fast growth!

[@zaviahopethomas-woundedsou9848]

Have you tried air layering you black malta fig? That works on the harder-to-root ones. You will want to do that with your black Madera too, they are known to be very hard to root.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Have not tried air layering, but I'm sure I'll have to do that with some of these harder to propagate varieties.

[@cynthiaedwards5149]

Wow that is going tp be such a treat to see you in my home state. I live at the top most part or I'd tell yall to come on by! Yall are welcome anytime anyway. So as far as the fig trees go, are you comparing that to chicken math? I'm hoping to get my bradford watermelon plants in the ground today or tomorrow. I've got to change the implements on my wheel hoe to make the hills

[@cynthiaedwards5149]

Finally got my chickens moved out to the garden to get them cleaning up. They are doing a great job. I throw the sprinkler on them about twice a day to help keep them cool. We haven't had rain here for a while. So everything is super dry. I tried to make a video to post for KZbin. I'll have to learn how to edit. Yall have a safe trip and glad to see the fig orchard. I'm thinking on getting that Conadria next. Oh can you show how your bradford are coming along?have a great day!

[@LazyDogFarm]

We'll be sure to provide an update on the watermelons soon.

[@Its.Just.Me.You.See.]

Indiana 6A. Growing figs for the first time this year. About to find out what I've been missing. Glad to see you guys doing a video with some fig content in it 👌 Also have some Okra in the ground 😅

[@Frank-fs5nv]

Go for it! Remember any little "microclimate" you can create helps a lot.

[@markb3129]

Travis your fig trees are looking great.. our okree is about 6' tall, beautiful green color but not producing, picked about 20 off of 2-50' rows🤷!!! ✌🏻

[@eroggero]

Wow that fig orchard is looking real good.The Conadria fig I got from you is looking real good I think. Didn’t realize they could be pretty small and produce. Everything’s winding down here, most vegetables are done as swell as the mangoes ,dragon fruit and grapes,only have avocados to go I might try to get another round of okra in, my first round succumbed to the root knot nematodes.. same issue I had last year…

[@grandmaatthefarm125]

Might want to grow a winter crop of broad leaf mustard greens in your okra patch to help deal with those nematodes!

[@eroggero]

@@grandmaatthefarm125 thanks I do have a packet of I think the Kodiak Mustard , just hope it actually cools off enough this year.lol . Have never done any cover crops before , I am only in a raised beds, so hope it does the trick...thanks again

[@L.A.6482]

Omg Travis! Don’t temp me with growing those figs…love the info

[@great0789]

I got a massive amount of fig cuttings of varying types in some winning bids from Figbid the January before last. I now have about 30 fig trees of different types and flavor profiles. 5 are in the ground and the rest are in 15gal and 25gal pots on drip irrigation. They will be forming two fruit hedgerows between sections of my garden. All are covered in figs right now! I cannot wait. Especially in about 5 years as the trees mature and so will the fruit quality. I highly recommend y’all get a Ronde de Bordeaux in your inventory! They are one of or the earliest producing figs. They will make breba figs as well that are high quality. Also, they will continue to make figs until Fall once they mature!

[@LazyDogFarm]

I have a Violette de Bourdeax fig, but they don't do well here in the south. They have a lot of figs, but they never get good and ripe.

[@great0789]

@@LazyDogFarm In that case... a tried-and-true king for the deep south... is a "Smith" fig. An extremely heat and humidity resistant variety from Louisiana. It is extremely hard to root from cuttings though. The only one I have ever come across that whooped my but on rooting so I gave in and bought an air layer/already rooted one from someone online for $40. Which was darn cheap at that time of year when small 6" trees were going for $100 each. Smith is one of the most reliably heavily productive types there are. Wonderful complex berry flavor as well. You will just have to do air layers with them though for large production. Which has been an amazingly easy thing to do compared to rooting out trees. You basically just keep it in the shade for a few weeks after removal from the parent tree... and boom. It takes off by the time you harden it off to the Sun.

[@EventHorizon34]

That dwarf okra looking like it’s relative cotton!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Sure does!

[@garyschmelzer]

When do you fertilize fig trees in zone 9A NE. Florida and what type of fertilizer would you use

[@LazyDogFarm]

I was fertilizing them every couple weeks with Agrothrive Fruit and Flower before we started getting all this rain. With all the rain, I haven't ran my irrigation system on them much and thus haven't fertilized them either.

[@georgeemery8107]

What is your fertilizing schedule on your figs? I am not sure how often that I am supposed to adding and when.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I haven't fertilized mine much lately because I haven't ran my irrigation system. But when it was dry, I was fertilizing them with Agrothrive Fruit & Flower every couple weeks.

[@matthewmcclendon5308]

Be careful dabbling in the figs you say. Sounds like a good addiction that I’ve been wanting to get into for a while

[@kennethdurham1022]

Travis my Garden soil is red and Clay like gets hard when it rains thought about putting wood mulch and cutting it in. Would this help or hurt I think what I need is organic matter to make the soil more workable what do you think.

[@LazyDogFarm]

You can put wood mulch on top of the soil, but don't till it into the soil. As the wood breaks down, it will consume a lot of your soil nutrients.

[@markb3711]

“Be careful dabbling in the figs”…. #Truth

[@MinutemanHunter1]

How far apart do you space your fig trees?

[@LazyDogFarm]

I have mine about 10' apart, but that's because I cut on mine a good when taking cuttings each year. If you're not aggressively pruning them, you probably want them spaced farther than that.

[@MinutemanHunter1]

@@LazyDogFarm thank you for the response. You inspired me to learn more about growing fig trees, and now I’m adding more trees to my orchard.

[@donnalovintexas8760]

I have 2 fig plants i need to plant in the ground this fall. I am new at figs and gardening so I bought an old stand by Celeste. Then I drove over the stateline to Greenwood Louisiana and bought a LSU fig. My problem this year was it got too hot and dry too quick for me to get them in the ground before that red clay became hard as a rock. Now I am battling grasshoppers. Any suggestions for killing grasshoppers. They have stripped a couple of tomato and collar plants. I leave the collards hoping they will leave other plants alone.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I've never really dealt with grasshoppers, but I bet it's like a lot of other pests -- you gotta kill them when they're small because the adults are almost impossible to kill.

[@donnalovintexas8760]

@@LazyDogFarm I smash everyone I see 😊. Someone had said there is nothing you can do about grasshoppers. I need to research that more to see if there is something to spray when they are young. Until I find something I will keep smashing them I guess.

[@MimsysGarden]

Hey Travis! How do YOU keep the deer away from your fig or other fruit trees????

[@LazyDogFarm]

No woods nearby big enough to hold deer. We're surrounded by hundreds of acres of farmland.

[@MimsysGarden]

@@LazyDogFarm that’s good… I’m surrounded and they’re tearing up ALL of my fruit trees. I’m wondering if blood/bone meal would deter them

[@territn8871]

We have a lot of deer in and out of our property. Do they eat figs... if so, anything to do to protect fig trees and fruit?

[@LazyDogFarm]

I'm sure they'd like to eat a fig and probably the leaves. Don't know what you could do other than a fence or cage around the trees.

[@tommyhuynh9662]

How do you winterize those inground fig?

[@LazyDogFarm]

We don't have to winterize them down here in south GA. We rarely get below 25.

[@frankz1125]

Never tried a fig before. Can you grow oranges there?

[@LazyDogFarm]

We can grow some citrus like satsumas, grapefruit, and lemons.

[@frankz1125]

@@LazyDogFarm I wish I could grow oranges. They are my favorite fruit out of every.

[@rickygee8412]

💪🏽

[@ambers9463]

I need a fruit trees for dummies course in a bad way.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Figs are one of the easiest if your climate allows for them.

[@takeitslowhomestead5218]

I’ve never eaten a fig. Do they grow in zone 4-5? I’m serious. I’m guessing that I would need a greenhouse for them. (Right?)

[@markware4933]

I don't believe that there is any variety that would not winterkill in 4-5. I'm in 5b and have a greenhouse, but I have to drag my potted fig indoors every Fall. If you're anywhere near a Whole Foods, contact the produce manager to learn if they'll be bringing in fresh figs. My local store will have them in September, and I plan to indulge heavily.

[@takeitslowhomestead5218]

@@markware4933 Thanks so much for your informative comment.

[@islami658]

Your picking them a little unripe I’d say let em hang a little more and they’ll be a heck of a lot sweeter

[@LazyDogFarm]

You're right. Although with all the rain we've been having, they tend to split before they get perfectly ripe. Bugs and birds get them too.

[@kentuckygreg4725]

I'm in zone 6 and have one fig(Chicago Hardy) and most years it dies back to the ground. My figs seem to attract wasp when getting ripe and I noticed yours were bug free. Any solution to the wasp problem?

[@LazyDogFarm]

We get wasps on ours too. Just maybe got lucky in this video and didn't see any.

[@iwanttobelieve5970]

My okra is a bust this year. 😔

[@jhutto3814]

Do you have an idea yet on why this one is so hard to propagate, now that you.ve had a couple years since this video? Just is what it is? LOL

[@gailgrice8979]

Do you have problems with ants all over okra and figs?

[@LazyDogFarm]

We get ants on on our okree from time to time, but have never really noticed ants on the figs.

[@ZaneofAustin]

Umm not to be that guy but technically figs are inflorescence, so technically it's not fruit :) js Yours still look amazing and delicious, and i'm taking notes. Thank you for the info :)

[@LazyDogFarm]

Correct. The technical term for the structure is a 'syconium'. But "The Best Fruit ..." sounds a lot better than "The Best Syconium ..." lol

[@mitchellfolkes7854]

Do you have a problem with birds eating the figs

[@amessnger]

Usually the birds are more thirsty and looking for water than they are hungry. Try putting a bird bath or other dish of water close by and see it that helps. You could also bag the figs in green organza bags

[@LazyDogFarm]

Sometimes. We don't see them much on our smaller trees. They'll get some of the ones at the top of the Brown Turkey tree -- figs that we can't reach anyways.

[@lawrencebeeles6738]

Quit bragging about all that rain and low heat send some to ark

[@Ok-Mardy]

We're suffering in oklahoma too brother! Keep praying!

[@jamescowan5975]

i think black malta is actually malta black not to be a fig nazi...

[@LazyDogFarm]

I think you're right. But Black Malta just has a better flow to it than Malta Black. lol

[@jamescowan5975]

@@LazyDogFarm are you guy's watering you're trees in this drought everyday im in central texas having 104 days for 4 weeks now LOL

[@stanhill3980]

Don't you know its rude to wear sun glasses when talking to a audience,

[@LazyDogFarm]

I didn't know that. Who made up that silly rule? Sunglasses protect your eyes. No different than wearing sunscreen.

[@adelnaderelkadi]

Why so mamu bad commemts om red conadria on the Internet but you say its good ? I have one planted on the ground shoukd i keep it

[@LazyDogFarm]

Not sure why so many fig enthusiasts don't like it. It's one of my favorites and you should definitely keep it. It's a fast grower and prolific.