When is the Best Time to Plant a Fig Tree?

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@baneverything5580 2 ай бұрын

I got my first ripe English Brown Turkey fig in Louisiana yesterday. The size was impressive and it tasted just like the figs everyone always grew here. The tree is now just over a year old and already 12 feet wide and 7 feet tall. A cutting from it planted this year is 5 feet tall and 8 feet wide and has figs. I don`t understand the hatred I see from the fig snobs over this tree. It`s cold hardy, very fast growing, and produces figs for a long period once established, and despite the rain the fig ripened without issues. I didn`t get fruit from my 4 new Celeste trees this year but I have bad soil here and have to create soil by hauling in forest debris, soil from a wash, and adding cardboard, rotting limbs and grass clippings to build a mound around the tree. Pine straw is used to insulate the roots in winter.

@imout671 2 ай бұрын

I bought figs from you a few months ago and they all did well. The improved Celeste have more than doubled in height. Probably near 5ft tall in just 2 months. Ive cut many figs off too

@alishasimmons1990 2 ай бұрын

That's why I love you You tube you always give us the right information. Thanks.

@baneverything5580 2 ай бұрын

Tests here in Louisiana proved that Celeste is more cold hardy than Chicago Hardy. Also, the LSU Gold is too.

@DanlowMusic 2 ай бұрын

So a couple varieties I should get up here in WA. I have a young Chicago. Would like to have a couple different varieties of every type of fruit on my property.

@baneverything5580 2 ай бұрын

@@DanlowMusic There`s a strange variety of delicious peach flavored Brown Turkey Fig discovered in your state called Olympian you need to try too. It may produce well there. It`s cold hardy too. Remember that you can protect your trees. Cover them in two layers of plastic and put warm lights under them if a very bad freeze happens. Or cover them in straw or wrap the branches with burlap or blankets. Also put thick layers of straw or mulch over the roots so your tree will grow back if a freeze gets it. Celeste trees can survive single digits...Brown Turkey about 15 degrees. But protect them well until they get more mature after 3 or 4 years. Young trees are very sensitive and need help to adapt.

@baneverything5580 2 ай бұрын

@@DanlowMusic Chicago Hardy is a good choice to have for backup. I plan to get one eventually. Brown Turkey (English variety) produces an early breba crop of huge figs but its main crop, even here in Louisiana, will almost never all fully ripen before October/November. I didn`t get my first ripe fig until yesterday and there are some that will never ripen. The trees are young though. Next year should be greatly improved. It`s cold hardy to 15 degrees but mature Celeste trees have been known to survive down to low single digits. I hope mine do. I started 4 in the ground this past March.

@baneverything5580 2 ай бұрын

@@DanlowMusic Millennial Farmer has some info on the Olympian peach flavored fig discovered in your state. Check it out.

@margaret2222 2 ай бұрын

@@baneverything5580 Great information. I am in northern Ohio and it gets cold here. I have a Chicago Hardy in a pot that is just 2 years old. I put it in the garage for winter. I have been looking for others that might be cold hardy. I think it is too cold to put them in the ground. There are winters that are -15F and I don't think any of them could survive that. I would welcome any suggestions.

@latwandariley5051 2 ай бұрын

Zone 6a gardener here! My Chicago hardy fig tree has now started putting on growth after about 4 months or so I put a melon rhine in the soil and it finally started to pop! I fertilized it er recommendation it’s entire life’. I’m so excited to now be seeing growth!! Thanks for all your helpful advice growing is a trial and many error process❤️

@KimHigg66 2 ай бұрын

I wish I had a way to send you pictures of the figs I planted this year! Exceptional growth! 🙂

@lisakruger5289 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info about fall planting vs spring planting. I think I will just up pot mine and see what things look like in the spring. :)

@baneverything5580 2 ай бұрын

A small fig tree with nice leaves on it when planted right after the last frost will grow like crazy. I did it this year and that tiny tree is already a huge bush. I topped it after planting to create branches immediately. It`s about 8 feet wide now. But I mulched around it heavily with green grass clippings, rotting branches, leaf mold, pine straw, chopped leaves, and started with cardboard and added sandy soil to create a mound beneath its canopy.

@Detour4it 2 ай бұрын

I just transplanted one of my grown up cuttings. Doing great. Back filled with some compost/tree mix, watered.. badda boom 💥!!

@ABlueDahlia 2 ай бұрын

I've got my eyes on a berry fig tree when they come back in stock. Maybe another, will depend on how rich I'm feeling. lol

@alabamagirl2725 2 ай бұрын

Love your channel

@joshseaman7664 2 ай бұрын

Have you ever tried/considered deep root irrigation stakes? I put 24in stakes on mine. I ended up watering a couple times a week for 1hr and they’re very healthy.

@matthewking2209 2 ай бұрын

Good advice, that Atlanta UNK is loaded.

@marysurbanchickengarden 2 ай бұрын

When's the best time to get a couple cuttings from my friends tree and try and root them. It's unknown as to variety as the tree was there when she bought the house, but it makes a large purple fig and is so yummy, I'd like to have a tree in a pot from her tree.

@timothyholt8573 2 ай бұрын

Travis / good morning sir… are you going to list your varieties of figs available for sale -// good stuff on fall vs spring planting and I live in 8b…

@michaelrutherford4932 2 ай бұрын

Our fig tree is constantly swarmed with hornets and wasps. Do you have this issue? What can we do about it?

@dawns5499 2 ай бұрын

Im curious to know how your King of the Garden limas are going. We planted the same week.

@shae263 2 ай бұрын

What % is the shade cloth on your greenhouse in back of you in this video? Thank you

@realMysta Ай бұрын

Any negative to preventing them from going dormant?

@LazyDogFarm Ай бұрын

I don't think so, especially if they're younger trees.

@olsonlr 2 ай бұрын

How do you keep the deer from eating your trees?

@patmiller7045 2 ай бұрын

What figs do you recommend for zone 8b?

@baneverything5580 2 ай бұрын

For rainy, humid areas figs with closed or tight eyes like Celeste. Celeste is an old standby in the South and the most cold hardy tree too. There are several varieties as well. Smith is supposed to be very delicious. I have room for only two more trees so I`m having trouble deciding. I started with Brown Turkey & Celeste because they do well in Louisiana. I may try grafting and buy cuttings.

@kennethrice4259 2 ай бұрын

So in the winter figs are more protected in a pot than in the ground? Or are you saying to keep them inside in pots for the winter?

@LazyDogFarm 2 ай бұрын

The latter. If it's in a smaller pot, keep it inside for the winter.

@kennethrice4259 2 ай бұрын

Thanks, I was just thinking they would be more protected in ground.

@LazyDogFarm 2 ай бұрын

@@kennethrice4259 For an older tree, it probably. But younger trees are more susceptible to cold damage. So I'd opt to keep a younger tree in its pot until spring versus planting it in the fall.