Why People Fail at Growing Fig Trees

[@lulabelle4760]

The neighbors down the street have 2 big fig trees that will grow out sticking out over the sidewalk. 4 winters ago someone broke off some of those small branches and threw them on the ground. I walked by them for 2 weeks before deciding to try growing a tree. Just stuck it in the dirt. Come spring it started to grow and produced 1 fig the size of my little finger=so cute! Now it's 6 ft tall and figs galore! Bonus, The leaves make a delicious tea!

[@DaisyCreekFarms]

That's awesome!!

[@Crayfish-]

The Sap of a fig tree can deaden Toothache pain, but in my experience it has to Be right on the location of the pain. And if it's a Deep toothache such as in the Root of the Tooth ( i.e. an Abscess ) You'll Need something more ! Like a Root Canal. [ And a Silver or Gold Amalgam filling ].

[@SweetChicagoGator]

​@@DaisyCreekFarms Jag, I live in Chicago it's very cold until like June, but I will plant them outside in the backyard. Then as you mentioned take him inside for the rest of the months and water them well, but not in the winter. TFS !

[@Leelongostyle]

Thank you. My Chicago Fig in Connecticut is in the ground in full sun. Adding the fertilizer and extra water should help me grow great figs this season.

[@donnabrooks1173]

I never knew that was a thing. There are a lot of videos on KZbin to make fig leaf tea. Thanks for teaching me something new. 😁

[@suzy6091]

i love this channel. no intro, no editing. direct record and upload . And all videos are so informative

[@AAHomeGardening]

He does very good videos indeed

[@justanerd414]

No editing????? 😂

[@Lars-snyder]

@@justanerd414 suzy boozy

[@yasinhenfs4540]

i dont think we watched the same video then

[@socloseagain4298]

I can confirm this is true, Jag is one of the very few on KZbin with tips and tricks that ACTUALLY work!

[@ubermenschen3636]

This video offers the most comprehensive info on propagating, cultivating, maintaining, and enjoying fig trees.

[@ReapWhatYouSowGardening]

I grew a fig tree from cutting without hormone and its so huge in my greenhouse

[@musicalADD_theband]

Planted the fig tree last year. It was about a foot tall and the winter killed it all the way to the ground. I didn’t expect it to come back. In the beginning of March, I started seeing some little growth on the stump. Got a ton of figs on it and now it has 5 branches that are almost 6 feet tall and it’s growing FAST

[@baneverything5580]

Cold damaged my tiny tree and it`s gigantic this year too. I hope we get a mild winter because I planted 7 more this year and 4 dwarf everbearing mulberry trees. But it`s getting colder and colder each year. I`ve never seen it this cold in Louisiana in September and we had lows in the 50s in July.

[@BabyBoomerDad64]

I'm 60yo and just learnt a lot. Thank you !!

[@emilybh6255]

I'm rewatching the video to take notes. My fig tree is now going on three years old after its rebirth when it nearly died initially the winter after planting. It is about 6 feet tall. Based on what you say, I haven't been watering it enough during our dry periods. I'm in zone 8a SC and the tree is in a micro climate that has to be at least 8b or 9a facing south and gets sun all day long. It gets sweltering hot here - over 100 degrees F in the summer often and 90s almost daily from May - August. I hope next year it will fruit for the first time. My next door neighbor has a couple fig trees that are probably 15 or 20 years old and he gets TONS of fruit every year. He says he does nothing to care for them except he prunes about 2/3 of the height of the trees off in spring and they regrow and produce abundant fruit during the summer/fall.

[@sandhills2344]

Moved to the same area from Texas. Been here for 3 years and have planted 5 fig trees my most productive tree is in a pot lol

[@BattleAx342]

I live is Georgetown SC. If we dig a hole where I live you dig a bucket and the hole fills with water and the tree dies. So you have to plant your Fig Tree in a mound and the roots will grow into the grown from the mound. I have two Fig Trees a LSU Gold Fig and a Celeste these trees grow great here it very hot an humid here. ....

[@gelwood99]

NC Piedmont area and we have a Celest that is over 100 years old that is huge. My favorite fig. My grandmother had a Brown Turkey, it was good but very big but not as good a flavor as the Celest.

[@kittyskid1]

Very informative video. I container my fig trees and this summer in 100 degree+ weather, I had to water them am and pm.

[@SeventhSamurai72]

I love figs. And yes, my tree died. Growing on the high plains of Colorado is quite challenging. Thank you for this very helpful video!

[@john1boggity56]

I just swapped a fresh cabbage from my garden for two fig trees with my neighbor. So looking forward to getting them in the ground and producing.

[@musaadfelton3909]

I took six cuttings. Just put them in a cup of water. It all grew roots. I put it in some soil..all 6 cuttings is now growing. Very easy to grow from cutting. But I took the cuttings just before spring. Right before the tree was about to wake up.

[@tommymckiddy7872]

We have a fig tree/bush in zone 7A and we don't nurture it at all. It's older than I am. It was my grandmother's and it wasn't planted in a good place. We cut it all the way back one time and it's still going strong. We've had temps in the single digits in the winter several years. I'm not a big fan of figs other than the fig preservers my grandmother made. I'm not trying to kill it anymore, just keeping it trimmed. I don't think you can kill it. Good luck to anyone who does like them. I hope they grow as strong for you as my grandmother's has.

[@kp76333]

I'm in Kentucky, where are you?

[@beebob1279]

I'm in seven and have two growing in the ground and not pots. NO issues. Some years if it gets really cold it'll die back to the ground and starts over again

[@carleenmessina5022]

It makes great salad dressing

[@suziperret468]

Thanks! Love figs! I have a Brown Turkey Fig in a container that it may never come out of. Sure would love to plant it in my sunny yard! I will try growing some cuttings...

[@karenandriancontainergardening]

Hey Jag. Great information. I bought four figs and lost two. I am going to root a few instead of buying more. Your instructions was simple and easy to follow. Keep it up and take care

[@miriamruth1]

Jag I put my fig tree in a large tub. It was nearly dead at the garden shop so i took it home and with some tlc it produced 3 figs the first season. This season so far 2 fruit. I am so happy just to see a fruit on the tree. Any advice is welcome please. Your videos are amazing and thank you from NZ

[@Crayfish-]

New Zealand is Pretty Close to " the South Pole. " If it were me I would build a Greenhouse around it, and follow the best Advice from my research ! If it hadn't taken off yet I would have put it in a Planter or Wine Barrel and Either brought it in for the Winter, or gone with a Greenhouse with some kind of [ as close to natural ] heating [ as possible ].

[@MariaRuppel-t1s]

I just got my first fig tree (twig) and I am learning so much from your channel Now for your basil!!😊😊I had a stroke 1 year ago and forgot everything so thank you from this 👵 grandma😊

[@MariaRuppel-t1s]

Me again You have brought so much joy back in my life. 👵

[@teri8991]

How I love to eat organic figs. I want my own fig trees. 😊 Thank you for showing us how to grow them.

[@Earthy-Artist]

❤❤Tuck ❤❤looks dapper in his spring hair cut, my dog is his same age and size. Wish I had filled my 6 huge raised beds the way you did. It took me forever the way I did it by mixing my home made container mix in a wheelbarrow over and over again, it literally took a whole week to fill them with mix that way and I was exhausted.

[@4skully]

I have chicago hardy I love my Fig Trees!! I will follow what you say about the compost and this year they grew the tallest so far about 5 ft

[@brokenarrow2835]

I tried a new way for ,I took a five gallon water jug, took the lower half filled with potting mix stuck a bunch of cuttings in it then taped the other half to the bottom half and covered the spout .Every cutting rooted. .I also have success air layering which in turn you get a bigger tree quicker.

[@McBernes]

I bought a very young fig tree from a nursery last summer. I cut one of the branches and planted it and now I have 2. They have both almost doubled in size since I bought them and are very leafy. They are around 2 feet tall now. I have them each in a very large planter next to the 2 persimmon trees that I grew from seed over the summer as well. I'll be taking them both indoors soon since the weather is starting to cool.

[@michelebriere9569]

We planted a young fig tree already hanging fruit. By morning it was covered in birds, happier than usual in the morning. The fruit was gone in a couple hours.

[@growwithlove568]

Thank you so much. I just bought a fig tree. I’ll keep it in a pot for now until next spring. I agree 100% on the wood chips. They create a lot of mold in the dirt especially if you live in a wet environment. Compost is a great idea. I don’t know why I never thought of that before.

[@TheNewMediaoftheDawn]

Well done I ❤ figs and have grown them before indoors facing south in a window.

[@joemccall8991]

Easiest plant to propagate although I have taken cuttings in Fall after leaf drop (in 7b). After I had a dozen or so 12" branches I wrapped them in damp news paper, placed the bundle in a plastic bag, and into the fridge for the winter. Took them out in Spring and planted each into a mix similar to Jag's (with perlite instead of coconut coir) and they took off.

[@sohaildaroogar784]

Thank you so much for your excellent advice.👏👏

[@leedavis-m2o]

I bought a Fignomenal Fig last spring, grew it outdoors last summer, and brought it into the house over the winter. I live in Zone 6A, so it can't stay out all winter. About December, I noticed a small fig starting to grow. It grew to about 3/4" and eventually died off. I am hoping that this year to see more figs. Glad I saw this video and all the information it offers. Thank you.

[@brigchavezfam.6635]

Thank you for this video I love figs over the summer I bought my first fig tree thank you for all of your advice,brig from Tehachapi ca

[@karenyhogan5196]

Have a fig tree when it was 2 years old I let it fig, and let them drop off for better growth the next year. Covid year and have not gotten figs since. little tinny ones on 5 year tree, this last year. Thank you for the hints of taking care I will compost it this spring, and water it a little more. We sandy and region 8 b, 9a. Washington state coast.

[@krsathya]

Your videos are very helpful. Thank you.

[@randylynnr]

I have a 6 year old green fig that I had growing in a pot in the North. It didn’t produce any figs while I was trying to grow it there. I brought it with me moving to SC. South. It took off in my screen room. I took a cutting last yard to make sure I still have a green fig plant. I was able to get cuttings of a black mission fig. It is less than a year old. It was a stick when I received it. Now in a pot, zone 8a-9 I will wait until all the leaves fall off and maybe a couple of figs will ripen in that time! I would love to have you mail out cuttings from your beautiful fig trees. I am trying to get my neighbors to learn about fresh figs

[@SadhviJenn]

This week I saw my dog jumping up to bite a fig off the tree. 😅

[@donnabrooks1173]

Very smart pup!!! Getting his/her own snack. Love your comment ❤❤

[@williampatrickfurey]

There's a video of a cow getting into it's hind legs for a few seconds to pull at a branch for a piece of fruit. Your comment reminded me of this.

[@lostpony4885]

This is why dog necks are getting longer

[@loquat44-40]

My three farm dogs pick fruit. But if I did not have dogs there would be no fruit at all due to the local critters They like semi-ripe pears. Now they have discovered that one non-astringent persimmon tree has edible fruit. They have been trying the other astringent persimmons, but not eating them. If I had a lot of ripe figs they would learn to eat them also. I posted this info on nafex and the new moderator that looks a little very young jerk deleted it.

[@VEDENSBOUTIQUE]

😂

[@katrinagarland5219]

Love your channel... I always come away knowing everything I need to know about the subject matter!

[@mikecorcoran6834]

Another home run as all are so loaded with details. Thank you.

[@dale5898]

Thanks you Jag. Thanks for your hard work.

[@deborahbasel184]

I was recently gifted a fig tree cutting. I was worried about planting it. But now I know what to do. It's Spring here, so time to plant her out.

[@eigleenalegri2664]

Very informative, many thanks to you😆

[@jormond7266]

Heaps of helpful information. I have a mature fig that I will be pruning. Thank you for your help.

[@bilalhussain-mg9vq]

Another great video thanks for sharing

[@billearnshaw1074]

Great data, we are at about 4,500, have 4 figs now, out of about 25 trees. Trees are all planted in plastic 55 gallon drums to keep them warmer in the winter, and keeps the squirrels off of the trees plus protects the bark from the sun in the summer. And have to put an electric fence around the perimeter to keep the deer off of them. Keep researching edible plants, now looking into the cranberry hibiscus.... Yes have Moringa and other odd trees that like the desert such as the Jujube... What fun.

[@editharriaga7356]

Wow, I can't wait to plant a fig tree. Always wanted to do that. Always wanted to plant you fig Tree

[@forrestbaker6418]

There's one in front yard, 40 ft +. plum tree in the back. So lucky here in b.c

[@Thank_goodness2023]

Thank you VERY MUCH 🌷

[@jasontisher8393]

Hey friend, wonderful information! Thanks!

[@cris_miko]

My sister in Fallbrook gave me a 12" tall Chicago Hardy she grew from a cutting and I brought it back to zone 5b Iowa. It has grown to five feet and has figs! I'm afraid they might not ripen before I have to bring the pot inside but it will have a sunny south window. 🤞

[@growwithlove568]

The fig I just bought needs some TLC. I can’t wait to plant him. I’m thinking of naming him Iggy. Lol. I have a cherry tree too. She is about a year old. I have more cherry seeds that I will growing. Looking forward to next spring.

[@mrjotz]

Thanks for the fantastic info!

[@lorraineshobajo7648]

I am in zone 5. I do grow the CHICAGO FIG which grows very well in the midwest . However this year my fig tree really too off and it looks like your tyrees in this video fin silky. I do have figs on the tree now just waiting to harvest them. Your trees are beautiful.

[@nickcastano1222]

Thank you for those nice tips!!!

[@Crayfish-]

" You Never Appreciate the Water until the Well Runs Dry " ! We had a Fig Tree in my Parent's back yard ! It usually produced well ! But one year at the end of the [ fruiting ] season, went by the " Fig Tree " and turned a Leaf aside and saw 2 June Bugs in one Fig, and one in another Fig Next to it ! So I picked either one or both ( this was in about 1984 ) out of that Fig and cupped them in my hand ( June Bugs can't sting you ) . They were ' Strong ' And so I carried them away and let them go elsewhere away from the Tree . They were a Bit of an Amusement !

[@camicri4263]

Thank you Jag! Blessings 🤗

[@thebusybrownangel5829]

Thanks for the info! 💚

[@AbdulRauf-mb3ip]

I live in the UK. It gets minus four here, sometimes reaching -10. I have planted a brown turkey outside but there have been no problems.

[@GraftingTactick]

I have my fig tree for 2 years now not producing fruits yet, hopefully getting fruits this year

[@dinakaraprasad]

Hi, Nice information. I have a little to say/share. This may not be applicable to the region you are growing fig trees, however, this might tickle your curiosity. A fig cutting from Spring season is already growing tiny figs here in South India. A comparative zone would be 13b and above (15 degree Celsius in Winter to 39 degree Celsius in Summer). Also, it is believed that figs grow only on new stems, so the farmer prunes it twice in a year and manages to get two crops. Most importantly, the Winter pruning for a Summer crop, is done by pruning the tips of the branches. The pruned branches grow new stems on which figs grow at every leaf node. These are sweeter. Next, the farmer prunes (before monsoon rains) the plant down to 1 or 1.5 feet from the ground! You just have a stump now. The plant produces 4-5 new stems, which grows figs at each leaf node. This is Winter crop and not as sweet. Next pruning is again at the tips only to get a Summer crop and so on. The idea is to produce more new stems, harvest more sunlight and grow more figs. In your region, due to frost challenges, you might be growing them as trees with umbrella canopies. Maybe, you can consider to prune the tips after harvest and get more figs from the new stems that will now grow!? Just wondering.. 🤔

[@masuoodahmad]

I have planted around 300 black fig plant at Chand Bagh School Muridke. My work place.

[@NicholeLynne28]

I know what I'm doing wrong now! Thank you very much sir, and my poor 4' 5 year old fig tree thanks you as well! 😅

[@ahvc6180]

Just what I needed to know. TY!

[@SadhviJenn]

We have a huge fig tree that my grandmother put in back in 1994 from just a small twig. I’ve started growing cuttings for lil fig babies. Last summer (2022) One went to a csa in Vermont and they had fruit this fall. Another went to my parents church, (here in CT) and the last one went to my yoga ashram in Florida. Next spring I hope to pass out many fig babies. :)

[@GreenGranny]

Min 8:12 Discusses how much water to give your figs. This is important. I was underwatering my fig trees and they were growing too slowly and not producing much.

[@lostpony4885]

I have one black mission 3 feet tall and it produces as much as a fig every leaf. I gave away my good clone this spring and the other died for some mistake or other and now that the heats over im looking over my branches deciding which ones to prune for clones. My other good fig is Brown Turkey which produces huge soft sweet brown figs. I also have Kadota but just am not getting its fruit to ripen havent figured out why yet.

[@rowanwhite3520]

Awesome video, thank you!

[@ahmlit]

Saved !!! Thank you 🙌🏼🙌🏼👊🏽

[@ahmlit]

Wow got it down to the gallons of water. #amazing

[@oatiko3065]

Wow 841K subscribers now?!?! I remember watching you years ago

[@angelawoodward2259]

My father grew fig trees in SW Pa. In the fall he would dig a trench the length of the height of his tree. He would then put the earth that he dug up over that tree. Then he put lots of mulched weeds on top. I used to think it looked like a grave! In the spring he would dig up the tree and it would green up in a couple of weeks. He used a lot of compost, too. I have fig trees that are over six feet tall and get more figs than daddy, but his tree had to be kept small. I must tell you, though that I live in Houston, Texas! I enjoy your channel very much; you are concise and by the looks of your gardens, you know what you are talking about! 😊

[@stevedimartino683]

Thank you great job as usual.

[@bluebutterflywellness2273]

SUPER HELPFUL-- THANKS!'👍🏽

[@rubenjimenez3873]

Great information. Thanks ❤

[@grannymac3929]

My three foot, first year Chicago Hardy produced four yummy figs.

[@HappyLyfe4ever]

Your trees are lovely!!!

[@msjulie9592]

I have one of those HUGE fig trees in my back yard that bears so much fruit. It was here when we we bought the house, looks like it's been here a very long time, and it almost reaches the 2nd floor of the house. I get super excited each year when the leaves return and then I spot those green babies all over the tree. I have yet to eat one because the darn squirrels get every single one of them before they get ripe. I'm not even sure which kind of fig tree it is because of the squirrels. 😒

[@samanthawhang7498]

Yes. I have a fig tree, and haven’t eaten one in years. The birds, the squirrels, possums, raccoons…I’ve seen them all in my fig tree, helping themselves.

[@msjulie9592]

@@samanthawhang7498 I didn't even think about other little critters since I never see them at work. They refuse to share with me LOL

[@Crayfish-]

Do some research. There has Got to be More than one way to to " Protect the Fruit " !

[@a.p.5429]

You're blessed to have a good tree. Squirrels...cute little devil tree rats.

[@amirh.926]

Thank you very much for the useful information. Can I cut a horizontal branch of about 1 meter that has grown as a trunk from the bottom of the tree and after removing the leaves put it in the soil to give roots and grow? I am in a dry area and I think it would be better for him if I put about 70 cm into the soil and the rest is outside. I will also make a big hole around it to collect rainwater. What do you think? I don't have enough experience.

[@JmJendtimes]

Thank you for this great video! When is the best time to prune fig trees? I'm in western australia. And should I prune back any branches other than those growing fown or horizontally, to encourage growth or stop it growing too tall? Thank you!

[@valerieescabi6104]

Thank you Jag💖

[@randylynnr]

Thank you for such awesome videos

[@ekglinder8071]

A neighbor friend just gave me three cuttings from his fig tree (which he cloned from his Italian grandfather's tree:) Question: The cuttings I have have figs (not yet ripe) on them. I have cut off the leaves. Do I remove the figs as well before rooting my wonderful branches? Love your videos; so much good info and it is evident you love growing trees! Thank you so much for the inspiration.

[@loxleybattle2591]

You would definitely want to remove the fruit otherwise the energy stored in the branch will try to ripen the fruit instead of making roots.

[@strictlyconservative8777]

This is a great video!

[@anupamavenugopal605]

Hi Jag! Had been trying to grow Parijath (Harsingar) for past 3 to 4 years now with cuttings and even seeds but so far no success. Also bought live expensive plant from some nurseries but they eventually died. Would you make a video on how to grow them please? I live in Los Angeles and the climate is pretty good for growing all kinds of plants.

[@JGsbackyardlettuceKagulay1]

thanks for this video sir

[@mrscaldwell3147]

Thank you for your information.

[@petracollins8623]

Very interesting, we have a pest that bores into stems and eventually tunnels down the stem and if not caught will kill the tree. Never been able to grow one successfully.

[@a.p.5429]

Lost my tree to the ground to the same bug. It came back from the root. I kept it sprayed this year. So far, no sign of the bug. (no fruit yet either)

[@marriedtess]

Thanks

[@coolnajuka]

Very informative. I have a question. I have two fig trees growing in my backyard, probably some birds dropped the seeds. One of them is not producing fruit yet and other one does not have good figs . Is there any way to graft it to produce the fruits or different varieties?

[@Sheepdog1314]

I have one, in a pot. It's too cold here, zone 5. I take it inside in winter. Never had a fruit.

[@OldStationRecords]

You do good, thank you

[@marjorieyarnell1926]

Excellent video!!!

[@VEDENSBOUTIQUE]

Thanks l have figs trees in zone 7a, b.

[@beebob1279]

I have two fig trees. They are in the ground. Some years they die back to the ground but recently they've survived the warmer winters and in spring grow and grow. This coming year I'm going to be drastically cutting them back. I can't reach some of the fruit

[@Skookman]

Hi, I hope you or someone watching can answer a question. I have been under watering my fig trees. My well water is high in boron, salts and fluoride. My well water will kill a mulberry tree. However my, olives and pomegranates do great with it. I have been afraid to use my well water on them for fear of killing them. I have been using RO filtered water from my kitchen. But it takes a lot of time and energy just to give them a minimal amount of water. Should I try my well water? If they die, then just give up the dream of figs? I live in the Southern California high desert. Zone 8A/8B. annual rainfall is only 7 to 8 inches. Thank you!

[@LittleCountryCabin]

Thank you!!!

[@melparrishjr]

I had a nice Dakota brown fig tree planted in our front yard. Someone actually took the time to not only dig it up and steal it but also to fill in the hole after it was removed. No other tree in the orchard was touched but the fig tree was gone almost immediately after it was planted!

[@samanthawhang7498]

😮. With that amount of effort, you’d think they would plant a decoy tree in its place.

[@margareth1504]

@@samanthawhang7498😂😂😂

[@bmiles4131]

That is so weird

[@GrowingGoodHair]

😮😮😡

[@siegfriedsorz1908]

😅😅😅😊

[@tangcheesum5418]

How nice to them fig ripe naturally on trees. Here in south east Asia we have to wrap it with plastic bags or plastic containers. Birds and squirrels can get them in daytime, civet cats and rats in the nightime.

[@emilybh6255]

Do you get water sprouts growing from the branches of figs? With other fruit trees evidently it is best to encourage branches to grow parallel to the ground which stops water sprouts from growing and increases fruit production. Is this the same with figs?

[@VincentDzinh]

How do you prune the tree after harvested the fruit?

[@yukiyakonko-i5p]

I have bug issues with my figs. Beetles get to them when fruits are still green.

[@TheRealHonestInquiry]

I see even experienced farmers making this mistake of calling compost a mulch. If it wicks water, it's not a mulch. You're basically just adding more soil on top and doing nothing to reduce evaporation. You're better off planting a living mulch for a groundcover, for example some strawberries so you get two harvests in one.

[@zoranlazovic9970]

Interesting, we have different experience. I am in zone 7b and we grow figs in protected areas [yard, near the wall]. We do not water them, except if it is extremely dry. I talked with others nobody is watering the figs. So rule is water not needed. Figs in my aunt's garden are as tall as yours [this is 3rd year] over 2m. Soil is clay. Figs are white [yellow] I don't know exactly the brand, she got them.

[@bmiles4131]

Depends on where you live. You’re getting roof runoff and apparently a decent amount of rain. Where I live, I get maybe 3-4 fruits per tree with some supplemental watering (I don’t actually water enough).

[@zoranlazovic9970]

@@bmiles4131 Also you moght have hybrids and we use natural ones. Have a nice day

[@mr.b.4078]

I love figs

[@lauras5312]

thanks for sharing