Does Lighting Affect the Rooting of Fig Cuttings?
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- Does Lighting Affect the Rooting of Fig Cuttings?
I've been wanting to try this little experiment for awhile now to see if lighting really does effect how quickly fig cuttings will root. I learned a lot from this and it has helped to narrow down my method for rooting figs even more and making clones of my favorite varieties.
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What soil mix used? What grow light used . How long its kept under light?
Thanks for your videos and all your results. Being a " Gardener" is trial and error, learning what works BEST.
Follow what successful people do ! You will save Time & Money ! I LOVE looking at Fig Cuttings putting out
Roots & Shoots !
It's a ton of fun!
I just walked up to a fig tree toke a branch brought it home cut it into 2 pieces stuck them in dirt and now I have 2 fig trees growing oh by the way I have never done this before that was my first time lucky I guess !
Right on! Nothing lucky about it. These plants root really easily. I've done a few videos showing the same thing you mentioned and how easily they root. Some varieties need a little TLC.
You would be fun to teach kids about this! Your enthusiasm is contagious!
Thanks! Maybe that's in my future. I've got 2 daughters who love to hang out with me in the greenhouse.
Appreciate this video is old but I'm watching them all as I too want to root my mums 10 year old fig tree. What's interesting to me is your experiment results are like a play book for growing weed indoors! Get yourself a tent and you won't need to bottom heat (due to keeping the humidity in) and that will also allow you headroom to pully your lights up. Great work.
LOL, lots of things are grown indoors. My lights are low in this setup due to the table being the height it is. I have since gotten grow tents and experimented with them. I have some grow tent and lighting videos more recently.
@@MikeKincaid79 thanks for the reply. I have rooted 5 cuttings in my tent using your techniques and suggestions. I will be running 16 hr light cycles and using 2x QB648 Diablo™ Quantum Boards starting at 3 feet distance to cutting tip. These lights are very powerful but very low heat output. Temps running at a consistent 24 C / 75 F and humidity 60-65%. Figs to be watered purely with collected rainwater. Coco Coir used as medium. I will update with results.
Cool, I'd love to hear about your results. The only thing I would add is that I have good results with watering figs from the bottom.
@@MikeKincaid79 Hi Mike, 4 out 5 have confirmed growth and the 5th I'm 90% certain will come through as I see a micro green dot. Took your advice about bottom watering via trays. Thanks so much for your videos and taking the time to reply. Will check out your membership page.
Just seeing this video.
How do you decide when to up pot the fig cuttings?
There’s no exact time but when I see the roots are filling the pot and the growth has slowed or stopped.
Double blind set of cutting experiments will be much more conclusive
I know and I was thinking the same think while filming. I'll have to set it up one of these day and trial all of these experiments at the same time with the same varieties under controlled conditions.
thanks Mike, this is awesome to see in practice.
No problem. I learn from these videos as much as you do. Have fun rooting your figs.
Thanks for your tips.Rhonda
Only one thing to say, you are the BEST!!! 😀😁😀😁
You are a wonderful supporter and I appreciate you!
I just rooted a couple of figs. Why do I have brown spots on my mission fig leaves? What could it be. I have pictures if I can get it to you
Not sure but you can send them on Facebook at Kincaid’s Nursery.
Thank you. Of everyone i find your content the most honest and you admit to not knowing for sure. Everywhere i see conflicting opinions about heat/light/moisture/ soil or soilless medium etc... I have 2 desert king cuttings which i just recently started propogating. It is my first time but i decided to give it a little test to see what works for me. Both are on a heat mat. One is in a potting soil with parafilm, i didn't use any rooting hormones, i nicked the ends and added a bit of cinnamon hoping it helps a bit. It is in a spot where there isnt too much light and it receives bits of indirect light here and there. My second cutting also has a parafilm on it, this one i made some nicks on the ends to help it to root. This one i wrapped in a moist paper towel and placed it in a plastic bag (unsealed) and left it on a heat mat. I didn't want to close it for fear of high humidity and i figured it needs air anyways. I can just spray the towel with water as i see fit.
Will let you know how they turn out. Let me know if you know if you think i should do something differently which may help.
Thanks!
I’d love to hear about it. That’s what this is all about, experimentation.
Great update on the figs mike, there looking good there so handy the pots that you can see the root Growing. 👍🌱😀
I love them Dixie cups. Should probably take out stock in the company!
They look really wet. Did any rot? I think tops cold, bottoms warm. When see green, move to light.
Yep, that’s the standard. I do pretty good with fig cuttings. Not too many rot.
Keep hearing people say to keep the roots away from the light. Does light really kill roots if they are in clear cups to long?
No, not in my experience.
Damn has this video really been five years since I watched it last man time flies when you're watching Mike!
Lol, I can hardly believe it too.
Seems to me the fresher the cutting the faster to root,I have mine under grow lights and I mist them everyday have several varieties and having excellent new growth with no bottom heat,you still have some humidity just by having them together in those trays,I think rooting soil watering and light plays a lot as well,enjoy your videos
Thanks Don. I agree with what you said and I mist my cuttings too. Several years since this video and I think time plays an important part in it. I see a lot of people who are new to the game trying to force them to root too fast. The slower they go the better, in my opinion. My best successes are from simply sticking them in pots outdoors in the early spring and allowing them to slowly wake up with the weather over a couple months.
It’s true that variety matters. I find year after year my Stella is the easiest to root and leafs out first.
Yep, that Stella I had grew roots pretty dang fast!
Great video!
Thanks!
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How wet should I keep them?
Mike This experiment is nice but the information is not very accurate. because you added light after the cuttings were sitting there for three weeks already.
That is the normal time rooting and leaves should appear. You should have done 2 separate test subjects. Just my thoughts.
I dont remember which video but on the YT channel of Advancing Eco Agriculture, they were talking about how sunlight can get past the bark and the trunk and sticks can photosynthesize and that's why cambium is green. It's been studied in universities and labs and stuff. I was amazed. These guys probably do that a bit with ur electric lights.
That's really interesting, thanks for sharing. I'll have to look it up.
@@MikeKincaid79 right?! i thinnnnk it was the one about fall foliar feeding to improve fruiting bud set. its in my plants playlist. or the one about improving photosynthesis for higher yields.
Do you have water sitting on bottom??
Not constantly, but I do water from the bottom so I may have filmed this after watering.
Nice video .
Thank you!
Nice one mike keep it moving
Thanks, I'm getting back into a filming mood with spring coming.
Awesome video mike👍
I use spider farmer 1000 led lights for all my plants. I have found since switching from t5s they are mostly acclimated to the sun. These led’s emit uv light. No leggy tomatoes and strong fig plants. And they cover a 3 ft area using only about 85 watts and don’t emit heat and no fan so they are quiet. So I use the lights to acclimate the figs to early spring sun. Had my tomatoes out the first time in full southern sun the other day for 3 hours, no problems. Been using them for two years now, best investment I’ve made growing seedling.
Thanks for the info. I'm getting more and more into LEDs. They really are the way of the future for plant growing.
Great video! I was wondering, do you ever notice any inhibition of root growth from the clear cups exposing the roots to light?
They root like crazy in the clear cups too but I do feel like they prefer the dark to reach maximum potential. I do the clear cups for video sake but I encourage colored or black cups/pots.
Grape vine cuttings are rooted in total darkness and warmth/moisture in order to stimulate rooting rather than above soil bud burst. Light stimulates buds to open which can cause energy within the wood to be expended on bud growth rather than root formation. There are also differences between varieties and ease of rooting. I am assuming that figs react the same.
Yep, they sure seem to. I've done many videos on figs and this subject. I'm actually working on a video right now about goumi berries and have them in total darkness.
Hey Mike, can a regular led bulb work as a light source for growing cuttings? Thanks!
Yes, it's a great light source.
you disnt even use rooting hormone on those huh mike, great results man
Yeah, these figs amaze me at how fast and easy they root.
Instead of roots I got mushrooms. What am I doing wrong?😣
Too much moisture and did you use composted material or potting soil?
@@MikeKincaid79 I think I used potting soil. 😭 I was so nervous not to mess them up. 😅😅😅😅 thank you. Do you think I can save them?
thats awesome!! what is the growing medium you are using ? and are you keeping them wet the whole time or letting them dry out a bit? I killed a fig last summer but my mom managed to keep hers alive so maybe i will take a cutting from her when it gets bigger and try this myself :) i have a question her plant has one branch which is growing a different shape leaves... is this something figs do? just wondering if you have run into this... you seen like a fig expert 🙌 😝
Not quite an expert yet but working on it. For the growing medium I just use fine fir bark that I get at a local landscape supply business. I usually let them dry out a little in between waterings, I had just watered before filming so they all look a little wet. The different shaped leaves is definitely something that figs do. I noticed that myself when I got started and it threw me for a loop. As the plant matures, the leaves all begin to look the same.
Mike Kincaid do you have any problems with fungus knats?
No problems with pests at all. humidity systems, like enclosed containers, are what seem to cause problems with figs. I never put my fig cuttings in an enclosed (humid) environment and I also let the soil dry out a little between waterings.
Hi, I live in the UK, am having problem getting fig tree or fig cutting so I was wondering can a fig tree be grown from fruit bought seeds? Also would you be able to do a video on it. Thanks
Growing anything from seed will not give you a clone of the parent plant. In fact, you may not get a nice plant at all from seed and there is no way of knowing how it will turn out until it grows. I highly recommend growing figs from cuttings unless you are into breeding specific varieties and trying to create a fig with certain genetic traits but that's a different and huge topic.
@@MikeKincaid79 thanks mike. That's true but I was just thinking of an alternative to rooting because I can't seem to get a hold of a fig tree let alone cuttings.
A majority of the fig varieties out there originated in the Mediterranean region. Maybe you can search online for people selling figs in that part of the world since it's closer to you. Also, I know there are people selling fig cuttings on Ebay that aren't located in the US but closer to your part of the world. Have you tried Ebay?
What media do you use for cuttings?
Fine fir bark: ua-cam.com/video/_9k0gV-KrSk/v-deo.html
HERE IS HOW I HAVE DONE THIS FOR MANY YEARS WITH MUCH SUCCESS: START in Spring, after all frost time has passed; WITH SOLID SEMI-HARDWOOD CUTTINGS, green but stiffer than the extreme ends; cut below a leaf node; use a short stalk, no more than 3 leaf joints, remove all but the top two leaves, cut these in half or more; stick the bottom of the stalk in rooting hormone; make a hole in your 1 gallon slightly damp compost pot with a pencil, stick the cutting in this hole with just 2 or 3 inches remaining above ground, place the pot in the the shade where it gets bright indirect sun for 72 hours, then move it closer to just outside morning sun for 72 hours, then in a couple hours of morning sun for 72 hours, then in full morning sun until you see roots out the bottom of pot, then put it in more sun until you feel it ready to transplant into a larger pot or into the ground where it gets just the right amount of sun without burning up: here in 7b, we plant them on the East side of the house so they do not burn up with our very hot western sun! Fertilize (after you are confident of your rooting) with Peters 20-20-20 liquid fertilizer (2 tablespoons to one gallon of water) a couple of cups of this mixture, every two or three weeks until it is strong enough to accept a tablespoon of time release Osmocote 14-14-14 (twice a year on Valentines Day & Mothers Day!) Enjoy!
Thanks for the comprehensive info on your method!
Looking great Mike. Are you planning to grow lots of different fig varieties up as stock plants from which to take many more cuttings for sale through your nursery?
You got it! and for eating
That's great, I'm sure you'll do really well with it. Cheers 😊
Mike can you tell me where do you get all your different fig root cuttings from ??? So many different kind......Do you buy them or do people send you the cuttings to root ??? Just wondering....I have many Turkey Fig trees that were from cuttings I taken years ago from my Husbands Great Great Grandfathers tree....Which if it was still alive would have been over 300 years old...Was cut down by new owner that purchased the home....So glad I was able to root them....Have passed them down thru the years to my Children, Grand children...now they are being planted by my 2 little Great Grand children....Such a Beautiful thing to have and share with the family for many many years to come...
Love the story, thanks! I get my cuttings from a variety of places and people but always make sure that you're buying from a reliable source when buying online. There's an awesome Facebook group that is all about figs called 'What the Fig' and they give names of reliable sources and you can buy from people there.
I've been going through UA-cam watching every video I could find on rooting cuttings cause I really want to try it cause I started air layering last year and I really like doing it and I'm just getting ready to start again in a month or so. I'm looking into some different varieties and I was wondering what all varieties do you have and what ones would you recommend for Alabama and what are some of your favorites?
I don't know all the varieties that will grow well in your area but I just buy whatever I like and take my chances. I've got most of the Col de Dames, Black Madeira KK, some striped figs like Martenenca Rimada, and many others. I think I have about 50 different varieties and they all seem to do pretty well in my zone 8b. Not all ripen but they all seem to grow well.
@@MikeKincaid79 Thanks! I've been thinking about the black madeira. I hope to have that many varieties one day!
What kind of light do you suggest? Is there a reason you didn’t use a colored light?
I just used standard t8 bulbs for these.
Question: Can you place fig cuttings under grow lights from the first day they are stuck in dirt or do you need to wait until you see some green buds before you start the lights.
You can put them under light immediately. This was just an experiment. The only thing you'll want to be careful of is the lights heating up the tops of the cuttings too much, so use low light or keep them higher above the cuttings.
I did a similar experiment but instead of waiting two+ weeks and then adding lights I waited and then started speaking only Spanish when I was around the cuttings. They thought we had moved to Mexico...more light, warmer, etc. Sure enough, the leaves started popping out about week three. Oh, I'm just kidding. They were going to start leafing out about week three no matter what I did. Not science; where is the 'control' group? Also, turn the light off, stick your hand in near the starts, turn the lights on; feel the heat? Hmmm...cool vid though. Putting the leaves to work is good...or is it? Do they draw more than the provide? That's an experiment.
Getting hit hard on this video, ouch. Haha, you're right though, I could have been a little more scientific.
You might want to correct the typo in the title. It's "affect", not effect. Great video, btw.
Done! I was a great speller and a spelling B contestant through school but for some reason I could never keep those 2 words straight, lol.
"Affect" is correct here. This is an action. "Effect" is the result. Example: The effects of lighting on plant growth vs. Light affects plant growth in various ways. You got this one Mike.
Mike, do you have a video that details the lighting you use? You mention "TA's". Are these LED's, T-5's? I'm guessing this lighting is not traditional fluorescent lighting. Bottom heat is usually beneficial for stimulating root growth. This is also true in seed germination.
So if no light used until they root and have no leaves what do you do then ? Use grow light once it has roots only or wait until it starts to have small leaves to use light?
Once they rooted, I moved them under grow lights.
I've got some cuttings that have a nice root on them, but they're starting to produce a fig. Should I take the fig off?
The usual answer to that would be, YES, take the fig off so that the cutting can concentrate on putting out growth instead of producing fruit;
BUT... from my personal experience, I rooted a couple cuttings a few weeks ago and they have being growing fast, I noticed that my Italian 258 was putting out 2 figs, I removed them and now it has being growing slower than it was before, Now my Black Madeira put out a fig and I'm scared to remove it;
Can someone with more fig knowledge enlightened us both on what to do?
Only if you don't want the fig, lol. If you take it off then the plant will put more energy into vegetative growth and you'll have a bigger plant for next year but the truth is......it's way more fun to watch that fig develop and I'm sure you've got plenty of time to let the plant grow bigger. To answer you're question, I'd leave the fig on and have fun watching it develop, it won't hurt the plant at all.
Mike Kincaid cheers buddy I'll leave it on then :) not fussed about it growing quickly. Do you use instagram?
I have an account but don't use it. I really need to get on there though and start posting pics, seems like the rest of the world is hanging out on instagram these days.
Hello can you tell me what this means ? I have fig cuttings in the clear cups cover with plastic bag they get no light they have no green but quite a bit of roots and the roots are actually coming out the top of the soil should I cover them up?
Yes, they will grow anywhere there is humidity. If the cups are full of roots then you can start acclimating them to less humidity and introducing them to light. The roots will air prune and the buds will start opening.
Mike, it looks like things are doing well for your cuttings. Do you plan to fertilize the cuttings with leaves and roots anytime soon? I am using a mix of HP Promix and coarse perlite for my growing medium. I do want to try using a fine fir bark medium vs. my current medium to see if there's any difference. I'm always timid about watering my cuttings, but I see that using bottom heat can dry out the medium fairly fast, so I'm trying to water a bit more than I did when not using bottom heat. Did you participate in Harvey's sale on Feb. 1? I was surprised how fast Florea sold out......almost immediately. The highlight was getting the URC 187-25
I didn't get anything during the sale. I looked at Florea and saw it was sold out like you said but at the same time I was buying figs from Willc. I figure the sale pulled everyone away from Willc and then I could cherry pick from Willc, haha.
I begin foliar feeling by misting with way diluted fish emulsion after they have leaves and are in light.
You don’t get rot with the soil being that wet?
Do you see any rot, lol?
Didn’t mean any disrespect, it just shocked me how wet you’ve got your medium. I feel like I’ve killed cuttings by giving them just the slightest bit of overwatering. Best of luck.
No disrespect taken. I was just joking with you. I have had certain plants rot it that much water but the figs seem to love it. You're right though, you certainly wouldn't want to keep the soil that moist for all cuttings. I do let it dry out in between waterings and I must have filmed this right after watering.
Is there anything that you CAN'T grow (propagate)? 😁 Thanks for the update! Doing great! Is it Spring yet?
Thanks for the vote of confidence! I am so looking forward to spring and that warmer weather.
Hi Mike, coconut coir can be used as medium for rooting cuts?
Yes
Mike Kincaid - Thanks!
What are you using for your heat source.
For bottom heat I just use various heat mats that I've picked up over the years.
Hey Mike, had a quick question:
I started some of my cuttings a little late, so they're starting to look pretty good now, but obviously not ready (I don't think...) for planting in ground. I don't think they'll fruit either. My plan is to let them grow until it starts getting cold (well, as cold as zone 9a can get).
But I have some room with grow lights that I've started veggies in- would it make any sense to keep these going indoors over dec through march ish?
You could keep them going but I'm not sure if there's an advantage. Most fruit trees do better with a dormant period and then take off and produce better the following summer. Figs are a little different as they originate in warmer climates, some that don't even freeze. That being said, you could experiment a little and see what works better. One year I bought a fig tree online in the fall and kept it alive all winter under lights. By spring I had a beautiful fig maturing on it. It's been several years since then and the tree is still alive and healthy, although I've let it go dormant every year since. It's my Calderona and is now planted out in the orchard. Hope all that helps.
@@MikeKincaid79 that does! Thank you
Did you have any issues with fungus gnats with this? I lost most of mine to those pests.
I keep hearing a lot about this problem but for some reason I never had any issue with this. If you're interested, I found that perfect solution for pest and fungus issues 2 years ago. I mix a liter of water with 1/4 cup of vegetable oil and a squirt of dish soap. Spray on all parts of the plant and it will take care of most anything.
Yea I learned something. You sale on ebay! . I was wondering - what he's got all these plants and he refuses to sale any of them. So you sale on Ebay . In Feburary? When do you sale on Ebay 2019 2020? What do you sale.? What is your ebay moniker?
I'm Mike Kincaid on Ebay as well. I don't have anything listed at the time. Seems like a tease that I don't have anything for sale, doesn't it, lol. I'll post some plants for sale this winter but the figs will probably be posted on figbid.com
Hey mike eny thing for sale eny figs
Nothing for sale right now. I'm holding onto my stock to grow them out this summer. I have some ideas I want to work with.
What is your ebay handle/store name?
rhodymike
Duh huh
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