Get Fig Trees Here: lazydogfarm.com/collections/fig-trees 0:00 Intro 0:57 Our Fig Growing Season in South GA 3:57 Fig Varieties that Produce Better in the Fall 5:22 Figs with More Continual Production 6:21 How Do Fig Seasons Differ Based on Climate? 7:33 How Fast Do Fig Trees Grow? 10:36 6 Muscadine Varieties on the Same Vine!
Travis, for Muscadines, check out Georgia's own Ison's Nursery. They are a bit up the road from you, actually NW of Macon. I've gotten all my info and vines from them.
I have several varieties of figs: Brown Turkey, GE Neri, and one I got from Lowe’s and lost the tag on but it started with an M. None of them have had rust or dropped any leaves. They’re all lush and beautiful. The GE Neri is absolutely loaded with figs and the brown turkeys have some figs but not as many, We usually get more from those in the early summer. The only thing that has really impacted any of them was the Arctic blasts we have had the past 2 winters. I’m in NW Georgia zone 7b (Floyd County). My 2 brown turkey figs came from cuttings I took from my big fig tree at our old house. I rooted those in 2019 and planted them out in 2020 at our new house. I’m thinking about propagating the GE Neri to increase my fall harvest in the future.
FUN FACT: The bronze muscadine came from a cutting from one mutant vine found in the Carolinas, I believe. The original vine from very long ago is supposedly still kicking.
I will also buy some of the muscadines if you will root some. I would like the large purple ( your favorite ) and large bronze. It’s hard to find any around here where I live.
This is my first time growing figs. I started with cuttings I got free from IV Organics with an order. I planted in very tall 25 gal grow bags after rooting in pots. They have stayed incredibly healthy. Only lost a couple leaves. They are a couple feet tall. The variety is called “Gramps” I believe. Can’t find any info on it though. I live on the Gulf of Mexico in south Texas.
My husband just picked up 2 gallons of muscadine cider at a local farm stand last night... so I can restock our jelly pantry! I'd love to grow them but I need to find a spot to erect a panel arbor. They may have chosen for themselves where they're growing. The other day I found a wild grape growing in what we reference as the "chicken forest" which is a third acre we let naturalize for chicken foraging and wild edible propagation. Not sure yet, at this stage of growth, if these are going to be a happy asset or a bird planted nightmare.
My muscadines began ripening in mid-August. The first to ripen is Hall, a bronze colored variety from the University of Georgia released in 2014. I bought mine in 2015. Next to ripen is Paulk, also from UGA. I planted mine in 2017, the same year it was released. Next is Delicious from Florida, and then Black Beauty, an Ison's Nursery creation. I prune mine back religiously. Over production often leads to Winter damage up here, especially with some of the Florida and South Georgia varieties I grow.
Those big purple ones look like Carlos variety. I also had a variety called 'Jumbo' that looks similar. Not a lot of help, but I believe it's one of the two.
Glad you made it through Idalia ok - that was a nasty hurricane. I’ve got a spot picked out for a Salem Dark fig tree that I’ll be ordering from you in the spring. Can’t wait.
Scuppernongs are THE BEST tasting grapes I have ever eaten. You can't just maw through them like a hand full of concords because of the seeds...but man...the flavor has no comparison.
I purchased a Mary Lane tree from y'all during the sale. I am so pleased with it!!!! *If* I can keep her alive through the winter - plan on keeping in a pot for a couple of years - I hope to get another variety next year.
Some varieties are more impacted by rust than others. The problem in shorter season areas is that there isn't time for a rebound after defoliation. A few years of defoliation up here severely weakens the tree and makes it susceptible to Winter damage. Copper fungicides can help but the effective rate is so high that the copper itself will cause defoliation. I spray mine early with the same sprays I use for peaches. Since they're close to my peaches, they get the spray drift anyway. By mid-August, my peaches are done. I switch to Quadris(azoxystrobin), which can be sprayed the day of harvest on tomatoes, peppers, and okra. It controls fig rust very well at 1/2 teaspoon per gallon. You can get Azoxy, the generic for Quadris, for about $100 per pint. There's a lot of half teaspoons in a pint. FAFO!
That makes sense. I can usually reduce the amount of rust using copper as a dormant spray or in early spring when budding occurs. But we'll always get a little of it.
I like to make jelly from the purple ones. I like eating all of them and yep I spit seeds. The best muscadine jelly is from the wild ones that grow everywhere in southeast Alabama and northwest Florida.
The fig trees are pretty hearty, they survived another hurricane. Although I have not had that extensive of a growth but they are looking very well. Maybe I will crank up my irrigation little bit heavier. Do you also fertilize often? I made some wine with my muscadine’s a couple years ago,it was very tasty😆, So I bought a couple more varieties but they have not done that well yet. Great information thanks for the video
Hello, I live in Sherbrooke Quebec, many leaves on many tree species are turning brown and falling off. To me, it looks like the sun is burning the foliage. The intensity of sunlight is off the charts.
The ozone is worse in Canada than here in South Georgia? All my trees are doing great and fruiting like crazy. Guess the sun isn’t as hot here Ga as it is in Canada? That’s crazy
@@mikemaxwell5503 I think it kinda waxes and wanes.. but I would still think it would be worse in Ga.. On our pear and plume trees the leaves most exposed to the sun are turning red, but they don't look so bad compared to many other species
Are you going to sell starts or seeds for the large purple muscadine? I would dearly love to get my hands on a start. I haven't had any since being moved from Texas to Washington state. I would also be very interested in the large bronze variety starts.
Muscadine jam, jelly or wine--absolutely! I made a muscadine pie ONE time and never doing that again. Way, way too much labor! I have a recipe if you are game and think you are up for it.
10' apart, which is closer than I'd recommend unless you're cutting on them as much as we do. 15-20' is probably better if you're just going to let them grow. I get those white stick labels from a local greenhouse supply store. No idea what they're called, but they work well. Never seen them anywhere else but there.
Rust is caused by a fungus, so not necessarily a result of missing nutrients. Although an adequate nutrient supply can certainly help the tree push through the rust better -- much like we can sometimes push squash and cucumber plants through mildew pressure by fertilizing them heavily.
My fig trees have put on some impressive growth this year but hardly producing any figs. One is a super huge bush but just now showing small figs. About a dime size. I've not fertilized at all this year, growing garden of Eden style. What could be causing this? I live in 8a
Some years they produce better than others. If you're getting impressive growth, I would think you have plenty of nutrients in the soil. But might want to try adding a little granular fertilizer around the base.
You can. Folks grow them as far north as Pennsylvania and some of the New England states. A lot of them grow them in large pots so they can protect them during the winter.
California requires that each shipment have a "phytosanitary" test. If we were shipping pallets at the time to California, that would be affordable. But it's not practical for shipping individual trees.
Get Fig Trees Here: lazydogfarm.com/collections/fig-trees
0:00 Intro
0:57 Our Fig Growing Season in South GA
3:57 Fig Varieties that Produce Better in the Fall
5:22 Figs with More Continual Production
6:21 How Do Fig Seasons Differ Based on Climate?
7:33 How Fast Do Fig Trees Grow?
10:36 6 Muscadine Varieties on the Same Vine!
Travis, for Muscadines, check out Georgia's own Ison's Nursery. They are a bit up the road from you, actually NW of Macon. I've gotten all my info and vines from them.
Yes, they are the premier source for muscadine plants.
Just now seeing this. Great video! Appreciate the shoutout!
I have several varieties of figs: Brown Turkey, GE Neri, and one I got from Lowe’s and lost the tag on but it started with an M. None of them have had rust or dropped any leaves. They’re all lush and beautiful. The GE Neri is absolutely loaded with figs and the brown turkeys have some figs but not as many, We usually get more from those in the early summer. The only thing that has really impacted any of them was the Arctic blasts we have had the past 2 winters. I’m in NW Georgia zone 7b (Floyd County). My 2 brown turkey figs came from cuttings I took from my big fig tree at our old house. I rooted those in 2019 and planted them out in 2020 at our new house. I’m thinking about propagating the GE Neri to increase my fall harvest in the future.
FUN FACT: The bronze muscadine came from a cutting from one mutant vine found in the Carolinas, I believe. The original vine from very long ago is supposedly still kicking.
Great stuff all over again!
TY Travis
I will also buy some of the muscadines if you will root some. I would like the large purple ( your favorite ) and large bronze. It’s hard to find any around here where I live.
Just FYI, Greg Ison at Ison Nursery in Brooks , GA has a great selection. I have purchased many from him. Also you tube tutorials on growing them.
This is my first time growing figs. I started with cuttings I got free from IV Organics with an order. I planted in very tall 25 gal grow bags after rooting in pots. They have stayed incredibly healthy. Only lost a couple leaves. They are a couple feet tall. The variety is called “Gramps” I believe. Can’t find any info on it though. I live on the Gulf of Mexico in south Texas.
Dry fig leaves for fig leaf tea its works like a natural inhaler helps w bronchial issues Weve used it w raw honey for years🤗
My husband just picked up 2 gallons of muscadine cider at a local farm stand last night... so I can restock our jelly pantry! I'd love to grow them but I need to find a spot to erect a panel arbor. They may have chosen for themselves where they're growing. The other day I found a wild grape growing in what we reference as the "chicken forest" which is a third acre we let naturalize for chicken foraging and wild edible propagation. Not sure yet, at this stage of growth, if these are going to be a happy asset or a bird planted nightmare.
I just got a fig bush called ''little miss figgy'' its a dwarf tree variety, just trying to work out the best spot for it in the garden
My muscadines began ripening in mid-August. The first to ripen is Hall, a bronze colored variety from the University of Georgia released in 2014. I bought mine in 2015. Next to ripen is Paulk, also from UGA. I planted mine in 2017, the same year it was released. Next is Delicious from Florida, and then Black Beauty, an Ison's Nursery creation. I prune mine back religiously. Over production often leads to Winter damage up here, especially with some of the Florida and South Georgia varieties I grow.
We just had a long run of 100~110 degree (just SE of Dallas) in July. Figs dropped their leaves and put new leaves out,,,
South of Ft Worth fig tree’s rockin. Watering heavily
@@matthewmcclendon5308 my trees are in tubs, and yes watering daily
Those big purple ones look like Carlos variety. I also had a variety called 'Jumbo' that looks similar. Not a lot of help, but I believe it's one of the two.
Glad you made it through Idalia ok - that was a nasty hurricane. I’ve got a spot picked out for a Salem Dark fig tree that I’ll be ordering from you in the spring. Can’t wait.
Scuppernongs are THE BEST tasting grapes I have ever eaten. You can't just maw through them like a hand full of concords because of the seeds...but man...the flavor has no comparison.
I purchased a Mary Lane tree from y'all during the sale. I am so pleased with it!!!! *If* I can keep her alive through the winter - plan on keeping in a pot for a couple of years - I hope to get another variety next year.
Great to hear!
Those bronze colored grapes are scuppernongs. They’re a pretty big deal up in NC.
Some varieties are more impacted by rust than others. The problem in shorter season areas is that there isn't time for a rebound after defoliation. A few years of defoliation up here severely weakens the tree and makes it susceptible to Winter damage.
Copper fungicides can help but the effective rate is so high that the copper itself will cause defoliation.
I spray mine early with the same sprays I use for peaches. Since they're close to my peaches, they get the spray drift anyway. By mid-August, my peaches are done. I switch to Quadris(azoxystrobin), which can be sprayed the day of harvest on tomatoes, peppers, and okra. It controls fig rust very well at 1/2 teaspoon per gallon. You can get Azoxy, the generic for Quadris, for about $100 per pint. There's a lot of half teaspoons in a pint. FAFO!
That makes sense. I can usually reduce the amount of rust using copper as a dormant spray or in early spring when budding occurs. But we'll always get a little of it.
I like to make jelly from the purple ones. I like eating all of them and yep I spit seeds. The best muscadine jelly is from the wild ones that grow everywhere in southeast Alabama and northwest Florida.
Don’t hesitate buying a fig tree from Travis. I purchased 2 from him this summer and they are both exceptionally healthy, thriving trees. Go Dawgs!
Thanks!
The fig trees are pretty hearty, they survived another hurricane. Although I have not had that extensive of a growth but they are looking very well. Maybe I will crank up my irrigation little bit heavier. Do you also fertilize often?
I made some wine with my muscadine’s a couple years ago,it was very tasty😆, So I bought a couple more varieties but they have not done that well yet. Great information thanks for the video
Hello, I live in Sherbrooke Quebec, many leaves on many tree species are turning brown and falling off. To me, it looks like the sun is burning the foliage. The intensity of sunlight is off the charts.
Ain’t that the ever-loving truth!
@@mousiebrown1747 Of course we are officially told the ozone has recovered.. bogus. It's worse.
Have you heard of geoengineering?
The ozone is worse in Canada than here in South Georgia? All my trees are doing great and fruiting like crazy. Guess the sun isn’t as hot here Ga as it is in Canada? That’s crazy
@@mikemaxwell5503 I think it kinda waxes and wanes.. but I would still think it would be worse in Ga..
On our pear and plume trees the leaves most exposed to the sun are turning red, but they don't look so bad compared to many other species
Are you going to sell starts or seeds for the large purple muscadine? I would dearly love to get my hands on a start. I haven't had any since being moved from Texas to Washington state. I would also be very interested in the large bronze variety starts.
Ison Nursery in Brooks GA.
Probably not, but Ison's is a great source.
I think I'm gonna get a few of your fig trees and give them a try in large pots here in zone 5
Seeing those muscadines brings back memories of my granddaddy who would make homemade muscadine wine.
Hey Dog, how does someone connect to ask a question before ordering a tree? Time seems to be running Out.
You can email us at support@lazydogfarm.com
The jelly sounds good. Think I'll put up watermelon jelly this year.
Muscadine jam, jelly or wine--absolutely! I made a muscadine pie ONE time and never doing that again. Way, way too much labor! I have a recipe if you are game and think you are up for it.
Are the figging around shirts for sale?
My one year old peach trees are doing the same, good trees...what happened? Hazlehurst Georgia
I live in ohio I have to figs trees...Texas everbearing and VDB. VDB is fire, one of the best berry figs you can eat
VDB is a very tasty fig!
What us a good variety for southern PA. i think we are zone 6B? or on the line of 6...
We have one called Brooklyn White that we'll restock next spring. It actually was discovered in Brooklyn, NY, so it should do great up there.
@@LazyDogFarm Good to know, thank you
How far apart are your trees planted and what are you using for tree labels? Thanks
10' apart, which is closer than I'd recommend unless you're cutting on them as much as we do. 15-20' is probably better if you're just going to let them grow. I get those white stick labels from a local greenhouse supply store. No idea what they're called, but they work well. Never seen them anywhere else but there.
I was told the rust means its missing some nutrients so im check on that for my figs in south Florida zone 10
Rust is caused by a fungus, so not necessarily a result of missing nutrients. Although an adequate nutrient supply can certainly help the tree push through the rust better -- much like we can sometimes push squash and cucumber plants through mildew pressure by fertilizing them heavily.
I thought my figs died last winter, but they came back. BUT my turkey dog has beautiful leaves and not one fig! Last year it was loaded.
My fig trees have put on some impressive growth this year but hardly producing any figs. One is a super huge bush but just now showing small figs. About a dime size. I've not fertilized at all this year, growing garden of Eden style. What could be causing this? I live in 8a
Some years they produce better than others. If you're getting impressive growth, I would think you have plenty of nutrients in the soil. But might want to try adding a little granular fertilizer around the base.
The bronze ones are scuppernongs. Here in the south, we pronounce that scuppanons 😊
I heard them called "scuplings" growing up.
@@LazyDogFarm I've not heard that before. Ok, we pronounce it scuppanons up here over by Atlanta. 😉
What do they taste like
Are you able to grow longan or lychee? I am thinking about trying longan.
Never tried it.
@@LazyDogFarm Longan are sweet.
Cool
Please sell some Muscadine starts!
Do have a trick to keep the birds and those crows I heard off your figs.
Not really. Cats help, but the birds always get some. We just have enough trees so there are plenty of figs for everyone.
Can I grow figs in Virginia
You can. Folks grow them as far north as Pennsylvania and some of the New England states. A lot of them grow them in large pots so they can protect them during the winter.
Why don’t you ship to California
California requires that each shipment have a "phytosanitary" test. If we were shipping pallets at the time to California, that would be affordable. But it's not practical for shipping individual trees.
How do you not have birds everywhere and cleaning out your figs and muscadines? 🤷🏽♂️
We do have quite a few, but we play the volume game. There's enough to go around. lol
@@LazyDogFarm That makes sense! I am just surprised that I don’t see them everywhere in your videos. 😂
I am so sick of you guys saying the recipes are at the end of the video I could scream! Where are they HELLO???
Sorry. Here's the muscadine jelly recipe: lazydogfarm.com/blogs/recipes/shoebuddy-muscadine-jelly