This Is Your LAST CHANCE: Do This NOW To Your Figs For BIG Harvests!
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- Опубліковано 26 чер 2024
- In this video, I share a key technique to maximize the production from your fig trees. This trick will make a fig tree ripen figs faster, doubling your fig harvest! There is still time to do this fig tip, but this is your last chance with the season winding down! You must do this now to your figs for big harvests!
TABLE OF CONTENTS
0:00 Why Fig Trees Differ From Most Fruit Trees
3:03 How To Trick Figs Into Ripening Faster
4:09 Pinching Fig Trees Demonstrations
7:38 When You Should Pinch Fig Trees
8:31 Adventures With Dale
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0:00 Why Fig Trees Differ From Most Fruit Trees
3:03 How To Trick Figs Into Ripening Faster
4:09 Pinching Fig Trees Demonstrations
7:38 When You Should Pinch Fig Trees
8:31 Adventures With Dale
I really enjoy this channel. I'm a little upstate from you, but I like how you push your parameters zone wise. I planted a fig this year, and want to take some cuttings from it, to propagate more plants. I have space indoors for growth cuttings, as well as a greenhouse (Tunnel kind)
It wont hurt my fig to do it now, will it?
Also saw your video on bananas and loved it. Was seriously bummed to learn moro wont produce bananas. So I hope to get a couple of dwarf Cavendish banana in the spring. Although I've been told by one lady that they wont produce bananas for me, either? Can you recommend some dwarfs that might? Do you know any good sources for buying banana plants?
Good video my season is basically over in Canada it’s getting cold so I brought my fig tree indoors for the couple figs to ripen before I store them for winter
Research fig leaf tea for your leaves.
What fig tree would survive south Indiana zone 6 winter.
Just got my first frost last night went down to 30F so cold…
I took your advice and followed your instruction to a tee. I am eating figs already, one week later. I am in zone 4b in Canada. My fig tree is in a pot and in the greenhouse. Nothing was showing signs of ripening. I followed your instructions and now have several big figs ripening already! This works!
Thank you for good information.
Fig sap is an excellent substitute for rennet in cheesemaking. In fact I found it coagulâtes the milk more efficiently than rennet. Only takes a big drop per gallon of milk- I mixed the drop in a couple tablespoons of water before adding to milk.
Thanks for sharing....very helpful.
This is very cool
Wow thanks! That’s a great tip
Most farmers use all their milk a couple weeks before it would go bad to make farmers cheese and they just use lemons for that , no rennet! Cheeses made with lemon dont taste like lemon at all they taste like tillamook cheddar, cheese made with rennet often times smells like the inside of an animals rectum xD litterily cause that's what rennet comes from lol
Also If you do use fig sap in cheese make sure not to give it to anyone without making sure they dont have a latex allergy cause people with latex allergy will die if they just touch latex let alone if they eat it, eating latex would be certain death for anyone with latex allergy and figs are the #1 producer of latex on earth, the rubber fig is a tropical fig that produces the most latex of any plant on earth and all other fig species are all leading producers of latex as well! Anyone with latex allergy also shouldnt grow figs cause getting that sap on you would be the end of you if you got a latex allergy!
Last year I made green fig jelly out of the extra green figs. Just boil the figs to remove the sap then cook and smash with sugar and lemon juice. Very yummy.
The green figs have no sugar content. They don't develop any sugars until a few days before they're ripe. Even picking them 2-3 days early, the sugar content is very low. These figs I'm picking off are 45-60 days away from ripening, so I can't imagine them being edible.
@@TheMillennialGardener that's why she adds sugar, there's no natural sugars when the figs are green.
I thought I was done for the season, but a look at my hardy chicago tree last week proved very surprising. About half of my dozen hard green figs are now a bit larger, getting fairly dark. One is starting to droop. Go tree, gooooo! 😁
They'll keep going as long as it doesn't frost. Figs don't know when to quit.
You can't be wrong with hardy Chicago,by the begining of fall will ripen.I have one plant and propegated three more ,.It's a sure winner for zone 6 and 5..Wish the fruit would be a little bigger.
@@nicolavolpe9565 Yeah... they're damn tasty too. Around here they hang on the tree very well. Win-win. After the four we picked and ate last week, my wife wants more fig trees 🤣
I have been doing that to my fig trees that I have growing in containers,my growing season is not long enough here in zone 6B but they still produce beautiful tasty figs
Wow! You know SO much about figs and fig trees! You are also a great speaker . . thank you!
"Sleep, creep, leap" I remember your words. I am new to fig trees and have one in the Sleep mode. Thanks!!
Thank you for this presentation. I'm in the TX Hill Country and I'm going out after I finish this comment and do exactly what you are recommending. I have a Golden Riverside and it's my first year getting fruit.
Very informative answered all my questions, brilliant !
Thank you😊 Your fig trees look so healthy! 👍
Thank you. They’ve mostly come back. Hopefully, we have a reasonable winter and they can grow into next year.
I took your advice and the stalled figs seem to be ripening! Thanks!
Outstanding! Remember the tip for next year. If you employ it earlier, you'll see more ripening more quickly.
Excellent lesson! Thank you so much. I have one measly fig left on my Strawberry fig tree My figs ripened in July because it was so hot; even protected, they went to town. I need to report my Strawberry fig in the same pot when it gets cold enough. I'm a bit nervous doing so, even though I watched your video. Guess I'll watch again so I don't make dreadful mistakes!
Just what i needed to know, thanks!!!!!
Thanks for the fig tree tips.
You're welcome!
Best fig growing video I have seen to date, thank you! It also helps that you are right here in Eastern NC. Subscribed.
You are a wealth of good knowledge! I expect to do well growing figs next year. 🙂 Thanks!😃
Kisses and big hug to handsome Dale!🐕❤
Thank you! I wish you luck with your figs! Dale just went for a pack walk with another family dog, so he's so happy!
Very timely video, thanks. I live in California and have about 9weeks to first frost. I just went out and removed all the little figs and growing tips. I went a little berserk and removed all the new emerging growth. Let's see if it works for me! Might post a video update if it does. Thanks for the tips!
Excellent “tip”, specially for us living up North.
Thank you! I think it makes a difference.
Thank you for the sap warning. I had no idea!! What a great informative video. I love your channel you are soooooo helpful.
You're welcome! Thanks so much for watching and supporting the channel. I appreciate it.
Oh you mentioned in the comments about keeping the roots cool. I tried something, I painted some of my 15 gallon black pots white and I can definitely tell the difference I put them to the test I put a black pot next to a white pot in full sun about a 100 degrees out side and the white pot was significantly cool than the black one and I can barely touch the black one but the white one no problem. I’m not painting my 1 gallon pots because they are temporary until I up pot them into the white ones
I learn so many things from here!! Your videos are invaluable to me. Thank you bro
I'm so happy to hear that! You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
Excelente!! , a tener en consideración en las zonas frías . Mi abuela tenía una higuera muy grande ,pero nunca cortamos sus frutos y en realidad es por la zona geográfica, creo que entre el paralelo 23 hacia el Ecuador no es necesario cortar los frutos y ramas puesto que la estación es muy suave todo el año ( un invierno muy atenuado ) .... Saludos desde Chile.
Great timing on this video! I've been trying to figure how to ripen my fig fruit!
Glad to hear it! I'm glad it could be helpful!
@@TheMillennialGardener Could removing leaves to expose the fig fruit to the sunlight ripen the fruit quicker? There was a youtube video by someone giving that as a tip due to the leaves blocking the sunlight on the fig fruit. I noticed on your fig trees that is espalier there's less leaves compared to fig fruit?
I like your videos you go in detail explaining to helping new gardener be better garden ❤than you!
My fig tree is on its last fig ripening of the season and I’m very happy for getting 8 figs this year for a young tree first time for me that actually ripened compare from last year that none ripened and my tree just died for no reason wasn’t even cold
Great information. ❤ Dale.
Thank you! Dale says hello!
Well the only crop I have is Chicago Cold Hearty... still got a month till Estimated Harvest for my zone. green figs look plumped and ready to swell though, no little buds left they all got to 3/4 of an inch. :D
Tips for faster ripening though... sounds good to me!
Very informative thankyou
You’re welcome!
Good stuff. Very helpful!!
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching!
👍I hope I get figs before frost. First year of fruit. Thanks for the great information.
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
Im in europe where the somers are hot easy over 40°c and winter - 10 or 15. We have some figs here that are growing outside in they own and have raipen fruits all the sommer and fall.
The people hier like old varietys, they are much more hardy for the elements to
very helpful!!!
.mine have a few left, zone 7, I'll keep looking it's been a good year.
Thanks for your tips
My fig tree just started putting out new figlets after many inches of rain in Texas.
This was my first season and mistakes were made! I only have a few weeks left before frost but since mine are all in containers, I’m going to bring them in my sun room in the hope to extend the season enough to ripen the fruit I have set. Fingers crossed!
We make mistakes every season. It's no biggie. The figs will continue to ripen in the sunroom as long as it gets "warm enough." In my experience, fig trees need 75+ degree temps to ripen their figs well. When it gets cooler than that, they take very, very long and don't get as sweet for me.
Great video buddy always good knowledge on figs still going to try growing some in 🔥🔥🔥🔥 spring 😁😁😁
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching!
Fantastic advice thanks
You're welcome!
well done thank you Bello
You’re welcome!
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Great video thanks for the information 👍
You're welcome! Thank you for watching!
Very informative!
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching!
I'm ripening my last figs in my basement with grow lights and little greenhouse just bought a fan heater today to try to achieve the ripening in the greenhouse!
Super! 👍
I am really enjoying all your videos!
Thank you! I'm so happy to hear that!
I have to say you are so chock full of good Information! Keep it coming. They say dogs eat grass when they have upset stomachs.
There is a certain grass here that the dogs just love. It is a weed. I don’t know what it is called. Dale always eats it when he finds it.
My dog has a grass that he likes and searches for. It is an annual weed grass called nutsedge. Maybe what Dale likes
I have a Celeste, LSU Purple, and Brown Turkey. Only the Brown Turkey is giving fruit. I used the link for the bags and they are great. But the squirrels and rats have figured them out. They are just ripping the bags off and chewing into them. With that, I only get about 3 figs a week. I do have dozens of unripe ones. Will try this. Thanks!
Thank You!👍
You're welcome!
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I have a tree in my parents backyard, the yard I being overgrown with invasive bamboo. Do you have a video/suggestion for how to transplant/take part of the tree?
My fig tree had lots of figs over the summer but finished all by early August. It is now about 8-10 feet tall and almost as wide with many branches. Should I prune it back and if so, when? I don't want to stop it from fruiting next year. I had figs on old wood and new wood. I don't know the variety as I took cutting from another tree about 9 years ago and put inground 6 years ago. I live in Myrtle Beach zone 8b.
Это было интересно и наглядно!❤😊
Really enjoying and learning from your videos.
If I may ask a question? I'm in zone 9b, central Florida, and I have a couple of young fig trees (less that two years old). So here it is, end of February, still plenty of figs that look close to ripe but just not quite there. Do I let them go, or is there some point where it's better to just prune them all off and let the tree start new?
Fantastic tip. Thank you! Does one need to do this in the subtropical climate when it does not get down to 3 degree celcius in mid winter? Although my fig trees go dormant and shed their leaves, I think I have a longer growing period...
Thank
You're welcome!
I don't even have fig trees I just like your videos
I'm glad to hear that! Although, I have to say, consider the glorious fig tree 😀 They're so much fun to grow.
You mentioned about wearing gloves when pruning figs because of the white sap that seeps out from the stems. I'm new to fig growing and I was wondering if they should be peeled, since there also was sap oozing from the skin of the ones I picked this morning, my first crop! Thanks for all your information.
No, figs do not need to be peeled. If you have figs oozing sap when you pick them, that means they're very underripe. A fig should be soft like a bag of jelly when you pick them. Almost "squishy." It's common for new fig growers to pick figs too soon. Chances are, it needed another 3-5 days.
Love your informative channel, huge help. New to figs this year, just checked my newly formed figlets and noticed many of the fruits have tiny droplets of sap on them, is this normal or a problem? Thank you
What I did I cut about 25 cuttings off of a wild fig tree on may 5th and some of those now have figs on them so I removed the smallest figs and left the bigger ones on and pinched off the growth tips like I said these are only this years cuttings so I’m not expecting to much but next season I’m excited about these cuttings and I waited until the main crop of figs ripened on that tree and they look similar to a LSU Gold some told me Kadota but these have a ton of seeds in them but still good to eat they probably would have been better if that tree would have had water throughout the summer but not one drop of water to that tree all summer long greenish yellowish skin and a amber light pinkish inside
This year I experimented using the gel of Aloe Vera to stop the sap running. It worked. Later I noted these areas looked black but new growth was coming as expected.
A gel may prevent the sap from flowing out, but it doesn't really hurt to let the sap flow. The sap will "clot" just like your finger with a paper cut. It stops pretty quickly, so I don't bother.
Those Tiger Figs are my favorite. I wish I could grow them like you. I have a small plant here in zone 10a in So. CA. What do you suggest as fertilizer?
Can you post an update to show the results of pruning this way?
Great video. Any suggestions on how to stop birds from eating my figs!!! Thanks
What kind of fertilizer you use for bigger fruit of the Fig tree.
Oohh...figs...that makes more sense
He got this one correct...taste a fresh fig off the tree. You will plant MORE!
Unshippably ripe. Eat me Now
WOW !!!!!! .....
Thanks for watching!
@@TheMillennialGardener 🙂
I want to try to grow some lemons. I just purchased some small lemon plant cuttings. Is it best to plant them in a pot or in the ground in Zone Area 6a,6B,7A (Stony Point N.Y)?
I have a tree that has 4 branches that didn't fruit at all. Should I seperate the branches? Tie them together?, hoping it will bind together, and certainty, how to get the fig to grow on the tree. Ty
Would the same pruning be necessary in a Mediterranean climate?
I have a fig tree, planted this year, that is supposed to be hardy. I was told to cut it back to knee high and cover in leaves or something to protect it. Im considering bringing it inside. It has a ton of fruit and is making more. We have had 2 light frosts. First freeze expected tomorrow at 23 degrees! Below normal temp for a freeze in Oct here.
Not sure what to do with it. I think we are going to have a much colder winter this year.
How do you have a fig tree still producing fruit? I have only seen figs produce for a month maybe. Thanks. Silly Dale, grass is for cows. Have a good week
Great video. Many thanks.
Would you pinch/remove the top growth if the tree also produced a breba crop?
You're welcome! I don't grow for breba (they don't hold here in the South). All you need for breba figs is to maintain some of this year's wood into next spring. They form on the previous year's wood come springtime. As you can see, these fig trees are 10 feet tall at this point, so there is an enormous amount of breba-producing wood. If you want breba figs, you'll need to prune to preserve some amount of wood for breba production.
@@TheMillennialGardener That's great. Many thanks for your advice.
Always enjoy your videos.
Dogs will often eat grasses or weeds if their tummies are hurting. They are doing this to relieve the symptoms. At least that's what I was always taught.
Great video bud.
Usually, that's true, but there is a certain grass that grows around here as a weed that dogs love. I don't know what it is, but when I see it growing, Dale will try and eat it. He won't eat any other kind of grass.
My tree is still in a pot and the figs are small. Should I move the tree into my Wintergarden so they can grow and ripen?
Have you tried plant juice or bloom juice. It's all organic
If no one mentioned it yet, could you try spritzing the open wounds of the fig tree with cool water? Succulent gardeners do this often with Euphorbia and other varieties with sap, and forces the wound to coagulate immediately! Would love to know if it works for figs too.
Cold water? I’d use an ice cube. It would make better sense to, which pairs with your statement. I use ivory soap bar to deter any invasive insects from entering the cut part.
So glad to have found this channel! I live up in Wilmington and am obsessed with fig trees. Mine is 3 years and is magnificent. Do you sell anything other than brown turkey?
I do not grow Brown Turkey. I don't sell fig trees. I offer cuttings to my subscribers every winter usually after Christmas. If you're subscribed with notifications turned on, you'll receive the notification.
@@TheMillennialGardener I am
Hi NOrth Carolina. Lived there 10 years. Loved Wilmington. I was motivated to grow figs here in Kentucky from your channel. I’ve got five thriving bush-like plants growing in ground in my mini orchard. I was wondering how you combat squirrels? Last year I had a good harvest but this year they found my figs and I rarely get a ripe one. They seem to know when the figs are ready to eat and eat about half of the fig leaving the rest to rot. Thanks for any suggestion
Cat or dog
@@christinemccoy4471 definitely squirrels. I watched them jump up into the bush and move around looking for the ripe figs
Squirrels are pretty rare here around Wilmington, for whatever reason. My perimeter fence keeps most of the mammals out, so I haven't had to deal with squirrels. What I would recommend you try is insect netting or bird netting to cover the trees. They are breathable and shouldn't harm the ripening process, and it may be annoying enough to keep them off. It's worth a shot, and you can get a lot of netting for $25, so it's worth a shot. I have some items linked in my Amazon Storefront in the video description if you want to look through it, but Amazon has countless options and sizes.
I grew cuttings this year friends gave me. I got my first frost 10/30/23. I took in my potted cuttings where my home inside is 72-74 degrees. I put on pot with same type of fig near a sunny window for more warmth. I am not sure if it will go into ripping the fruit on it? I am going to pinch it as you said because it is only 1 stock with over 20 mission figs on it. What else should I do? Should I take every fig and leaf off and put it into colder outside during daytime or in garage wrapped with burlap. First time in SC growing figs and fig cuttings!
Nice Video, Is it normal for my fig trees to not go dormant? Last year they went dormant for about a week here in the deep south of Louisiana zone 9b.
You advise pinching the growth point, but this will cause an active awakening of all growth points below it. The growth points with shoots and figs will wake up. How will this affect the future first harvest of breba?
Hi ,I live in zone 7,do I have to prune the fig tree in fall,thank you, please help me.
I would like to try a fig tree in a 5 gallon container. Can you recommend a plant that is easy to grow and produces a lot of fruits? Thanks 😊. Zone 7 Hot Springs Village, Arkansas
Chicago Hardy
How did your get figs on the main branch all along ????
Dale, I love watching your videos. I have learned so much!
You're awesome.
So knowledgeable.
You've definitely become my favorite.
I think Dale is the doggie's name! Agree this is an awesome channel
I have a question for what is the difference between Miracle Performance (11-3-8) and **vs ** Performance Organics EDIBLES (9-4-14 ) the key word that throws me is edibles. Thanks
Hahaha Dale!❤
He's the best 😊🐕
Will all of the unripened fruit become a brebba crop the following summer? Depending on how harsh the winter is?
No. Any unripened figs need removing before winter. They will die anyway. Breba crops will come from the tiny buds or slightly bigger.
Will gluing thin reflective aluminum wrapping sheet onto your wooden fence and laying down on the ground below with white plastic sheet provide extra sunlight onto leaves of your fig trees?.🤔🤔🤔
You said you had a swamp in your back -of your backyard! And it’s got some alligators in it pretty cool
That isn't my backyard. That is the retention pond in the subdivision that all the storm drains drain to. The "swamp" in my backyard is a tiny creek about 500 feet behind my property. If you were to scale and fence and keep walking, it gets mucky, but it isn't a standing body of water. It's basically floodplain, and my property is on a hill above the floodplain.
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I have two fig trees. They are about two feet tall. I have just found this website. Maybe someone could tell me how to get them to grow. They have been in the garden for two years. They were a gift. They grow about five inches a year. I don't want to have them die. What suggestions are there. Newbie in Custer WA
I bought some blueberries and raspberries ..Should I plant them.now or wait till the spring?Thanks..
You can plant berries in the fall. Now is the perfect time to plant your cold tolerant berry bushes.
@@TheMillennialGardener Thank you soo very much.. I am so glad I found you..always look forward for your next episode video. I also bought the banana tree you recommended..planted near my fish pond..they are doing great.. I also bought a fig tree, got one fig!! I am so excited.. I recommended your channel to a lot of my friends.. Thank you!!!
I have a fig tree that I planted 4 years now and it’s never ripe for me. I think the weather in Seattle Washington is too short for the kind fig that I have. I did remove all leaves and new growth but not the little fruits. Then I water the tree and suddenly all the fruit start falling down. That’s why I can not taste any fruit from my fig tree. I don’t know the name of the fig that I have. All I know is the fruit has strips evenly along the fruit and the color of the fruit is so bright green color like the thumbnail of this video. If you know what kind and the name please let me know. Thanks so much
Hello darling…….QUESTION: how high do you let your in grown fig tree grow? I planted a Chicago Hardy a couple years ago….no fruit yet….it was run over by a mower 😩 but came back this year….hoping next year to have some figs….and do you have a video on pruning? I’m in zone 7A I think …NC…..tks 👵🏻
I grow them espalier, so the cordons are at roughly 16 inches and 32 inches. I cut them back annually to the cordons. During the growing season, they'll get to be 8 feet tall, and they're cut back. I have a playlist on how I train and prune them here: ua-cam.com/play/PL1gY7BoYBGIFlbg2ri_7gCJPhXaZ_nOvy.html
Do you use fig leaves to make rolled recipes
No. I would never eat fig leaves. The sap is highly caustic and allergenic.
I’m in FL, should I do the same with my fig trees?
I would, yes. You're moving into your dry season soon, so getting them to ripen within the next few weeks will be ideal since the weather will be getting dry, but still plenty warm. October is the ideal time for figs to ripen in Florida, I think, since it gets dry but still has very warm temps.
Hi i have question what fertilizer start now october thank ypu
Is there anything to be done to help prevent pickle worms? After they took over my cucumbers they invaded my squashes. If we can't prevent let's control. Help! I don't want this next year.
The only way I know to prevent worms is to cover your plants with insect netting, whether you either build a hoop house/row covers around them or just toss netting on top of them. Physical barriers are the only way to actually stop them. If you can't cover them, the best thing to do is a 7-day spraying routine with spinosad or BT. That won't prevent 100% of them, but it will control the population.