I need to get a Chicago Hardy as freeze insurance too. We`ve gotten down to at and very near zero here in central Louisiana twice since 2021 and this shouldn`t be happening on the zones 8b/9a line. Hopefully my Brown Turkey & Celeste trees survive the winter because they`ve reached the right size for a huge crop next year.
Great tour - Have others said Black Celeste is not really a Celeste? Looks perfect for your climate. Your Chicago Hardy might be more cold hardy because it is a much older tree. Be interesting to see if your other Mt. Etnas become more cold tolerant with age. Black Manzanita is phenomenal - it is a CA seedling and not a Mt. Etna.
I’ve heard others say it’s not a Celeste. Thank you for the info on Black Manzanita. Chicago Hardy has always weathered the cold weather and others that are the same age die back to the ground. Thanks for the comments. Hope your fig season is going well.
My four 1st year Celeste fig trees created by tissue culture are fruiting. I didn`t expect them to because they were very tiny strange looking plants with very very small micro leaves in March. But in Louisiana fig trees grow so fast that they always surprise me. A brown turkey tree I planted last year is already 10 ft in diameter and nearly 8 ft tall and I`ve pruned it several times to shape it and even a cutting from it planted this year is a big bush with fruits already. I`ve never seen one of those. My relatives and neighbors always had Celeste trees I think. I`ve probably planted too many but there are lots of birds here and I decided to overdo it just in case and also got 4 dwarf mulberry trees too and they`re approaching 9 feet tall.
R your orchard is interesting, what inspired you to start an orchard? I am a big reader, what books did you read on the subject before you planned it? I would like to plan a small backyard orchard. Thanks. 😀🌱🐢
Love the videos you have, what grass do you have in your orchard where it stays so clean that close to the trees 😂. Recently got into figs and expanding how many varieties I have. That black Celeste looks amazing. You said you will only take a few curing but does CajunB sell cuttings of his?I’ve seen him On Travis’s Lazy dog farm videos. Right now I’m going to try to acquire all the LSU varieties. Upstate SC
Would love to see a video of how you take care of your fig trees. Mine haven't grown alot this year. Added mulch, compost, 10-10-10 and kept them watered. Any suggestions? Always love your Orchard tours! Thanks
@FlomatonFamous Planted 12 trees last year and they died back to ground from winter freeze. I lost 3 of them but others came back out this year. Planted 10 more this spring. Trying to give them all they need to get established this year so they won't die back again. I'm located in south Ga.
I`m not as concerned about the taste of the figs as I am about having an abundant supply of food in the future. But it seems weren`t headed toward colder and colder winters with the solar minimum beginning and the rapidly decreasing magnetic field of the planet affecting the weather. I`m gonna get tarps to cover my biggest trees and run extension cords and put tiny 200w desk heaters under them to save them if it freezes this winter.
Yes I agree we are heading toward global cooling with the Grand solar minimum that we are in. Be careful with tarps, they have done more damage than a sheet and lights for me. I'm intrigued with the subtle epi-genetics differences in fruit that make them unique. Different undertone flavors, harvest times, colors, sizes. I already get more fruit than I can eat lol.
That can be a very in depth conversation. I say just for an average person, 3 times a year. In spring before bud break. A month after bud break and July 1st.
I need to get a Chicago Hardy as freeze insurance too. We`ve gotten down to at and very near zero here in central Louisiana twice since 2021 and this shouldn`t be happening on the zones 8b/9a line. Hopefully my Brown Turkey & Celeste trees survive the winter because they`ve reached the right size for a huge crop next year.
Great tour - Have others said Black Celeste is not really a Celeste? Looks perfect for your climate.
Your Chicago Hardy might be more cold hardy because it is a much older tree.
Be interesting to see if your other Mt. Etnas become more cold tolerant with age.
Black Manzanita is phenomenal - it is a CA seedling and not a Mt. Etna.
I’ve heard others say it’s not a Celeste. Thank you for the info on Black Manzanita. Chicago Hardy has always weathered the cold weather and others that are the same age die back to the ground. Thanks for the comments. Hope your fig season is going well.
@@FlomatonFamous - Keep us posted on if it is or is not a Celeste.
My four 1st year Celeste fig trees created by tissue culture are fruiting. I didn`t expect them to because they were very tiny strange looking plants with very very small micro leaves in March. But in Louisiana fig trees grow so fast that they always surprise me. A brown turkey tree I planted last year is already 10 ft in diameter and nearly 8 ft tall and I`ve pruned it several times to shape it and even a cutting from it planted this year is a big bush with fruits already. I`ve never seen one of those. My relatives and neighbors always had Celeste trees I think. I`ve probably planted too many but there are lots of birds here and I decided to overdo it just in case and also got 4 dwarf mulberry trees too and they`re approaching 9 feet tall.
Nice! Great job!
Love the dogs and the figs
Thanks, it wasn't planned lol.
R your orchard is interesting, what inspired you to start an orchard? I am a big reader, what books did you read on the subject before you planned it? I would like to plan a small backyard orchard. Thanks.
😀🌱🐢
Well, I've always loved growing fruit trees and having an orchard has always been a goal of mine. I haven't read any books just forums and websites.
Wow your dogs are not playing with the figs.
They eat everything lol
Love the videos you have, what grass do you have in your orchard where it stays so clean that close to the trees 😂. Recently got into figs and expanding how many varieties I have. That black Celeste looks amazing. You said you will only take a few curing but does CajunB sell cuttings of his?I’ve seen him
On Travis’s Lazy dog farm videos.
Right now I’m going to try to acquire all the LSU varieties. Upstate SC
It’s a special breed of grass (aggravating) lol. Yes Brian sells cuttings.
Wow that is a nice piece of land there, maybe when I retire one day
Took me long enough to get the extra land. I know the feeling.
Would love to see a video of how you take care of your fig trees. Mine haven't grown alot this year. Added mulch, compost, 10-10-10 and kept them watered. Any suggestions? Always love your Orchard tours! Thanks
Sounds like you are doing everything I would do. Is this the first year in ground? I have a few that refuse to grow at all.
@FlomatonFamous Planted 12 trees last year and they died back to ground from winter freeze. I lost 3 of them but others came back out this year. Planted 10 more this spring. Trying to give them all they need to get established this year so they won't die back again. I'm located in south Ga.
Dogs like figs?!?
I guess so lol
I`m not as concerned about the taste of the figs as I am about having an abundant supply of food in the future. But it seems weren`t headed toward colder and colder winters with the solar minimum beginning and the rapidly decreasing magnetic field of the planet affecting the weather. I`m gonna get tarps to cover my biggest trees and run extension cords and put tiny 200w desk heaters under them to save them if it freezes this winter.
Yes I agree we are heading toward global cooling with the Grand solar minimum that we are in. Be careful with tarps, they have done more damage than a sheet and lights for me. I'm intrigued with the subtle epi-genetics differences in fruit that make them unique. Different undertone flavors, harvest times, colors, sizes. I already get more fruit than I can eat lol.
You have mocking birds and they are telling you to get out of their figs
What is a good year round fertilizer schedule for in ground fig trees in zone 8b?
That can be a very in depth conversation. I say just for an average person, 3 times a year. In spring before bud break. A month after bud break and July 1st.