Propagate Figs From Cuttings: A Better Way

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  • čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
  • My little farm really needs some Fig trees. You may know that I've already tried to propagate Figs with little success. You can see that video here:
    • How to Propagate Fig T...
    I needed a better way. Lucky for me that many of you really care about me! A viewer friend sent me some cuttings with instructions on how to start them. When they arrived they already had roots sprouting. Unfortunately those original three twigs didn't make it because a cat tore them out of the pot, but now with better knowledge I can start my own.
    This video documents how I'm starting my Figs from cuttings using a technique taught to me by one of you! I really do pay attention ;)
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Komentáře • 561

  • @KHaigh9531
    @KHaigh9531 Před 8 lety +6

    This really works! Have around a 75% success rate on my twigs. One thing that happened was I started to get a bit of mold on my twigs and I worked out I needed to change the water and make sure there was a small gap at the top of the bag for air flow to stop this. This did not affect the new roots/shoots.

    • @daddykirbs
      @daddykirbs  Před 8 lety +1

      +Karen Haigh It is a good method :)

  • @theresecornelius812
    @theresecornelius812 Před 6 lety +11

    Thank you, Blake. I just discovered a fig growing in a crack of asphalt in my mother in law’s alley. Low and behold, she’s been trying to kill it for years. Someone told her it was an olive tree. I knew better and want to propagate it because it won’t die. I’m hoping I can successfully do what you did. Thanks to your viewers also who taught you!

    • @daddykirbs
      @daddykirbs  Před 6 lety +2

      Yes! capture those genetics LOL

    • @toneenorman2135
      @toneenorman2135 Před rokem +1

      So,it been 5 years. Did it work? I just found a fig growing in a crack in our driveway! I want to root it…Thank you.

    • @theresecornelius812
      @theresecornelius812 Před rokem +1

      @@toneenorman2135 We moved and also sold her property. I tried but it didn’t take 😕 I have two figs though at my new home that we’re grown easily by a bird or animal dropping a seed on the soil, and the other in the Y of our oak tree! I transplanted both. One is growing gang busters, and the other I potted until I can find a place for it. I bet that fig is still in the crack, and you’ve reminded me to go back there and try again!

    • @toneenorman2135
      @toneenorman2135 Před rokem

      Lol! Thank you. I think my little sprout need to mature more before I try. It doesn’t have mature buds…🤷‍♀@@theresecornelius812

  • @gapey
    @gapey Před 9 lety +7

    I propagated some figs at the beginning of the year and did pretty well. I've never seen those tree tubes before. I cut the branches into pieces then dipped the bottom end into rooting hormone and stuck it in some sandy soil. I started them indoors under fluorescent lights cuz it was too cold outside and then brought them outside after the last frost. I've transplanted them a few times since then and they are still doing well. I'll probably wait until next year to transplant them out in the yard.

    • @daddykirbs
      @daddykirbs  Před 9 lety +1

      +Gapeys Grub Fantastic! I'm glad that worked for you. These tubes are pretty nice for starting new trees.

    • @1.thomasalmeida
      @1.thomasalmeida Před rokem +2

      how are those figs doing after 7 years?

    • @gapey
      @gapey Před rokem +2

      @@1.thomasalmeida hard to believe it's been 7 years. well now I have 32 trees lol. Things have gotten a little out of hand. I don't think I've lost any yet though most I keep in containers and bring into a shed for winter. I have 3 in ground that have died to the ground if not protected the last couple years so wrapped them this year. Just moved all my containers into the shed yesterday.

  • @prfox1827
    @prfox1827 Před 4 lety +3

    I just discovered fig leaves today in my yard. I did not know what this amazing leaf was. Now I know I'm here☺. I'm definitely going to try this

  • @nazeemali2098
    @nazeemali2098 Před 6 lety +2

    Great video , someone at work gave a potted fig tree, its 3rd year with lots of fig. I am planning to plant the cuttings into small containers, once sprouting well, give to my neighbours to plant....love figs

  • @allenlivera1611
    @allenlivera1611 Před 5 lety +8

    This works! Nice mid-January surprise. I took my cuttings 3-4 weeks ago and just saw some green sprouts today. Thanks.

  • @annamilo8891
    @annamilo8891 Před rokem

    Update. Dear u I did whatever u said and after 10 days I have lots of branches with small green grow. Non stop i go check and im amazed. Now im going to plant them. Will see. Thank you very much. ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @banksiasong
    @banksiasong Před 5 lety +4

    Excellent video.
    Love the way that you show us ways to garden (and grow fruit) without spending a lot of money, plus your re-using of materials for new purposes.

    • @perun3706
      @perun3706 Před 5 lety

      I'll feed em to the goats, lol. Reminds me of Shagga from AGoT

  • @gerritrutg3385
    @gerritrutg3385 Před 4 lety +2

    Thank you for sharing! Very informative. One thing I'd like to add at the stage of cutting the bottoms sideways. I observed an old Italian farmer (family friend) who immigrated to this country many years ago, cut the bottom in half about a 1/2 to 1 inch up. He placed the twig (2-3ft branch) directly in the dirt. He just shoved it in. It grew to a beautiful tree. This was in California- port of LA- San Pedro. Just a thought/experience I wanted to share.
    I live in central/northern Arizona now.I will I had a fig tree to take some branches from. Instead, I bought 4 seedlings online (about 3 inches high). Very small- the base/plastic seedling pots 1 inch in diameter. I just transferred 2 (X2) into 5 inch pots today. Placed them on my kitchen window sill with the window open. It's end of Nov. and average temp 55'f high, 35'f low outside. Now sure how long it will take to grow enough roots to plant them. I figure they're at 1-2 weeks now. I'm thinking give them 4-6 weeks more. Any thoughts?

    • @blueplasma5589
      @blueplasma5589 Před 3 lety

      So the Italian farmer "split" the bottom of the twig 1/2 to 1 inch?

  • @jitneyjet
    @jitneyjet Před 6 lety +1

    Great video! I have 5 fig cuttings (1 Chicago Hardy, 1 Black Mission, and 3 Greek White) and a bunch of empty kitty litter containers and now I know what to do with them!! Thanks, I think your video will help me get my cuttings growing into healthy fig trees real soon!!!

  • @KHaigh9531
    @KHaigh9531 Před 8 lety +1

    We have a large fig tree at the bottom of our garden that is not doing too well and I was just about to buy a new fig tree to grow on our patio. Came across your video and I am excited to try growing, for free, a new tree from the old tree and see how it goes. Thank you for your straightforward, yet informative video.

    • @daddykirbs
      @daddykirbs  Před 8 lety

      +Karen Haigh Yes! take cuttings from that tree and start some new ones. You can do it!

    • @KHaigh9531
      @KHaigh9531 Před 8 lety +1

      How long does it take for roots and shoots to form?

    • @daddykirbs
      @daddykirbs  Před 8 lety

      Karen Haigh A few weeks depending on temperature and moisture. Bag 'em up and place them in some indirect sunlight. You'll be happy to see baby roots start on them soon. Right now I'm doing some Elderberry cuttings in a similar fashion. It's so much fun :)

  • @WildwoodSon
    @WildwoodSon Před 7 lety +9

    Thank you Blake! I will try this method. I will also share a method I discovered by accident. If a fig tree's limbs are allowed to grow to the ground they will grow roots at the contact point and from that point a new fig tree will grow (a sapling.) This is one way fig trees naturally self-propagate into groves. This spring (2017,) before our ancient brown turkey fig tree leafed out, I separated one of these saplings from the mother tree, cutting the limb at the point it entered the ground and again near the base of the sapling (which was well established.) The trimmed section was about 6 inches long and full of roots, so I threw it in a pot with some potting soil, roots down, leaving the trimmed branch section just below the surface of the soil. I put it in partial sun and forgot about it. A month later it had sprouted new leaves and now (three months later) I have a healthy young fig tree, about 18 inches tall, growing like gangbusters. So, if you are removing saplings or freeing them from the mother plant, you will have rooted sections of the branch that can be potted. I suspect that early spring time is the best time to do this. I am wondering if I'd cut my 6" section in two 3 "" sections (both with roots) If I'd have two trees now ... I suspect so. Cheers.

    • @daddykirbs
      @daddykirbs  Před 7 lety

      I'm so happy to hear of your success! Keep growing and keep sharing!

  • @travellife08
    @travellife08 Před rokem

    Smart approach. I'm a newbie fig tree owner but when I decide to try propagating I will definitely look at this video again.

  • @terribethreed8464
    @terribethreed8464 Před 7 lety +2

    Thank you so much for the info on the figs.
    We had an old fig tree when I was growing up, that at the time was at least 40-50 years old. Its trunk was 4' to 5' or so thick. As of today if still going strong as it was would be 80-90 years old now.
    My brother sold the house left to him by my step dad but if it's still there I'll get cuttings off it.
    Again thank you so much for this video!!

    • @daddykirbs
      @daddykirbs  Před 7 lety +1

      I do hope you get to preserve a piece of that old tree!

    • @terribethreed8464
      @terribethreed8464 Před 7 lety

      Thank you!! I hope so to. I loved that big old tree. Lol! When I look at fig trees today, I think, 'That's not a fig tree, their too small & bush like', lol!
      By the way, sorry to hear your son opted out of being in your video's. I thought he did great & had a great video face & presence!! He seemed so natural at it!!
      Blessings to you all!!

    • @wilbertog58
      @wilbertog58 Před 7 lety +1

      Terri­Beth Reed Hi I am from Puerto Rico we don't get to taste a fig her because we don't have them here, I was wondering if you could help me get some cuttings from that big tree that once belelong to your family, I am more than willing to pay for shipping and handling charges. Please let me know. Blessings to all of you.

  • @roger55es
    @roger55es Před 5 měsíci

    Excellent system of re cuts making trees & plants easier & cost effective Thanks a lot

  • @NonieK2267
    @NonieK2267 Před 4 lety +7

    I had started several cuttings prior to seeing your video that they have been in the container about two months now. They all have leaves now and are growing the leaves are fairly good-sized and they have at least three leaves on each one but they are planted in a container with other plans and I'm wondering how long and how I will know when I can transplant them into a larger pot by themselves. I love this method that you did the next time I get cuttings I will try that. Thank you so much

  • @apatterson8128
    @apatterson8128 Před 4 lety +1

    Angled bottoms and flat tops. Great idea.

  • @EventHorizon34
    @EventHorizon34 Před 7 lety +1

    Have two fig trees in my backyard. A Italian honey fig and a brown turkey fig. Going to try this method with them both.

  • @mls01981
    @mls01981 Před 5 lety

    I have a friend who did a similar method with excellent results: He took 2-3 ft long cuttings and placed them in clear plastic sweater boxes (something you'd buy at the Container Store) with damp long fiber sphagnum moss. He placed the box in his greenhouse that runs between 70-90F day/night. The results were incredible -- the cuttings developed nice leaves and long roots at every leaf node. It was almost freakish to see each cutting with multiple sets of healthy roots paired with leaves! He pruned off the excess roots above the planned soil line, as well as the leaves developing below the planned soil line, and transferred them to tree pots. It was near 100% strike.

  • @ashpowell9451
    @ashpowell9451 Před 7 lety +2

    Very cool. There are some abandoned bush huts local to me that date from the 1800's, they have nice old variety figs, I'll use this method to grow my own from that stock, thanks from Australia!

    • @daddykirbs
      @daddykirbs  Před 7 lety +1

      +Ash Powell start lots and share with friends! :)

  • @HistoryHighwithLisaMarrie

    Great job! I have found this works for peach cuttings too, now if only citrus would cooperate. Happy fig growing!

    • @daddykirbs
      @daddykirbs  Před 9 lety +2

      +thelmarrie I may try this for many different trees. Thanks! :)

    • @cynthiaseay153
      @cynthiaseay153 Před 3 lety

      Going to try this with my fig trees I have a Five yr old tree that's always loaded with figs and a two yr old that I hope will do better this year
      I have a pineapple pear tree that has delicious fruit that's round like an apple & taste like pineapple 🍍 I'm definitely trying this method with it!!

  • @Estella0707
    @Estella0707 Před 3 lety +1

    Finally something informative and easy to understand. Thank you!!

  • @meehan302
    @meehan302 Před 9 lety +1

    Thank you very much for demonstrating fig cuttings because I am thinking of moving my Little fig tree to a new position .

    • @daddykirbs
      @daddykirbs  Před 9 lety

      +Patrick Meehan Fingers crossed this method will work! I'm looking forward to many Figs.

    • @robertfallin9733
      @robertfallin9733 Před 7 lety

      Patrick Meehan ... zone or city where you live?

  • @texas77563
    @texas77563 Před 2 lety

    i saw a cool video where this korean dude cut up his fig sticks into 3" pieces. then he had a plastic tote and filled it with soil and then laid out all the 3" sticks on the soil horizontally and then covered them with an inch of soil and then came back after a few weeks and they were all growing out of the soil. he buried them like seeds it was cool.

  • @justmoon9798
    @justmoon9798 Před 5 lety

    Wow now I know what to do with my fig tree. We need to take it down but I wanted to grow some new fig babies first. Your info was spot on and I'll be trying it tomorrow. Thank you so mucb!!! You saved me alot of frustration !

  • @RegularJohntv
    @RegularJohntv Před rokem

    Great idea with the water in the bag. I’ve got a gallon ziplock with some soil at the bottom, and green cuttings stuck in it sort of the same fashion

  • @veronikazec1850
    @veronikazec1850 Před 8 lety +1

    Great video, with plenty of details so we can understand the importance of every step. I just made cuttings and following your method. Will let you know how it goes.

    • @daddykirbs
      @daddykirbs  Před 8 lety

      +Veronika Zec Oh please do let me know. I love hearing of other successes... even failures if we learn from it :)

    • @veronikazec1850
      @veronikazec1850 Před 8 lety +1

      +Blake “Daddykirbs” Kirby I have 3 cuttings rooted and they are already in the soil! It looks very promising to have little fig tree by next spring. :)

  • @reelfishing002
    @reelfishing002 Před 3 lety

    Kind of following your life style soon , moving from the out of control city life to the more peaceful farm life . So I’ll be going through a lot of your video again .

  • @Iloveorganicgardening
    @Iloveorganicgardening Před 9 lety +5

    I got a bunch of cuttings at a job site the other week. I trimmed them and just put them in the ground. most are at a property I haven't visited since but one that I put in the garden has leaves sprouting out so I am hopeful for the rest of them.
    thanks for sharing!

    • @daddykirbs
      @daddykirbs  Před 9 lety +1

      +Organic Gardening in North Carolina I do hope they work out for you :)

    • @Iloveorganicgardening
      @Iloveorganicgardening Před 9 lety +1

      Blake Kirby plus.google.com/u/0/b/109064122996131812773/photos/109064122996131812773/albums/6190065464270071633/6190065463809087122

  • @ingridveilleux4786
    @ingridveilleux4786 Před 7 lety +21

    I learned a lot from this. Thanks!!!! I will try this in the future.

  • @garyflores2001
    @garyflores2001 Před 7 lety +1

    Thanks for the video I will try this method and let you know how it goes. Thanks !

  • @pattystine-billingslea8052

    Thank you for sharing this. This looks so simple and successful. I have a loquat tree that I'm going to try this with. I hope it works for me as well as it does for your fig trees.

    • @daddykirbs
      @daddykirbs  Před 8 lety

      +Patty Stine-Billingslea I have a few Loquat as well. Perhaps I'll try it too! Good luck :)

  • @zozou27
    @zozou27 Před 9 lety +2

    Thanks, I'm planing to plant some fig trees since I just moved to central Florida

    • @daddykirbs
      @daddykirbs  Před 9 lety

      +zozou27 Best of luck to you! I would love to hear how this works out for you. :)

  • @JuicingGardener
    @JuicingGardener Před 9 lety +1

    Very exciting method. Hope it works well for you. i'd love to grow figs but need to do it indoors due to snow. thanks for this! ~Sheryl

    • @daddykirbs
      @daddykirbs  Před 9 lety

      +JuicingGardener (Sheryl Mann) Grow where ever you can :)

  • @deborahjones8309
    @deborahjones8309 Před 7 lety +1

    thanks Kirby u r always so reliable. I just got a cutting n tasted my first fig .

    • @daddykirbs
      @daddykirbs  Před 7 lety

      I hope your cutting grows to a great tree that provides fruit for your whole community!

  • @pjd2709
    @pjd2709 Před 9 lety +12

    I would try taking the cuttings in the winter time (a month that has a "U" in it) as by taking the cutting now in a month or two they will be going dormant and will stop or slow down their growing of the root system. taking in the winter, as the weather warms up the will grow pretty well, and you can just dig a line in your garden with a shovel, move the shovel back and forth to create an opening slit, and fill it with some sand and keep it moist (being winter that shouldn"t be a problem). I would reverse the way you cut your cuttings, straight across for the bottom and slanted at the top. With slant at the top the rain will drain off the newly cut area which can easily harbour desease, try that for an experiment....? That is how I used to take cuttings of various trees, shrubs, etc., as they are decidious plants is the best time to do it!Early spring you can even air layer the figs to get new trees! Have fun

    • @daddykirbs
      @daddykirbs  Před 9 lety +2

      +PJ D I am having loads of fun and I really do appreciate all the suggestions :)

    • @youresoakinginit2113
      @youresoakinginit2113 Před 5 lety +2

      PJ D
      I rooted my first fig in a bottle of water (wide neck, like a vase almost). It stayed there over a year. Out on the patio against a house wall that faced east, but was shady. Tiny little white nubbins appeared, the roots. Finally potted it up and it took off. Had figs within about a year or two (using horrible cultivation technique). Now I'm wanting to get some new trees from the old one, while its still halfway viable.
      Thanks daddykirbs for the great advice, gonna try a few and see what happens.
      🌿🌿🌿

  • @Storesdavidal
    @Storesdavidal Před rokem +1

    Thank You For This Informative Video.

  • @OkieRob
    @OkieRob Před 8 lety +1

    I'll have to try this method as soon as my figs bet bigger. I'm leaving them in containers for now and want to make more to plant outside.

    • @daddykirbs
      @daddykirbs  Před 8 lety

      +OkieRob My plants are doing well. Some didn't make it... about half did. For me, that's pretty good success rate.

  • @adrianmoore2750
    @adrianmoore2750 Před 3 lety +4

    Hey, this is excellent content. Thank you very much!
    In the future could you also show how you cut the bottoms and why, if it matters much, and what part of the tree do you target for cuttings to clone, and if the time of season matters/helps.
    Either way you answered my one question that I had with your video perfectly... I just wound up wanting to ask more questions 🤣

  • @fakamalahikmat906
    @fakamalahikmat906 Před 6 lety +1

    great tutorial Blake hope that your gonna make more of these videos

  • @hallhouse5098
    @hallhouse5098 Před 6 lety

    Very cool.
    My boss has several fig, peach and apple trees.
    I’d like to borrow some cuttings from his trees and try this method.

  • @texmx101
    @texmx101 Před 6 lety

    I did that with just wrapping the twigs in wet paper towels, then put in tuperware and let them sit for a couple of weeks.They rooted quickly.Just stick them in soil and water them.

  • @mizsterious
    @mizsterious Před 9 lety +1

    Those cuttings you planted looked great! This technique seems to work alot better. They looked healthy. Good Luck!! and . . .thank you for sharing

    • @daddykirbs
      @daddykirbs  Před 9 lety

      +miz sterious I have high hopes for this method.

  • @LindaPenney
    @LindaPenney Před 9 lety +9

    many thanks for sharing have a blessed day

  • @josephkool8411
    @josephkool8411 Před 2 lety

    I used this method to propagate Carolina reapers and it worked. I had 100 percent success. I'm surprised that with figs because they're trees

  • @charlesharrison7705
    @charlesharrison7705 Před 5 lety

    I see this video is 4 years old now. I hope by now that you have learned better how to root fig cuttings. They are super easy. But, may I first suggest that you use a piece of aluminum foil around the outside of your pitcher to prevent sunlight. Cuttings root better in the dark. Leaving the top of the cuttings exposed to sun is okay and necessary. But from where the roots emerge should be in the dark. (Just like in nature) I root fig cuttings in February by putting them in sand and keeping them moist. That is really all it takes. You do have some good ideas and I commend you for experimenting!

  • @hameedsayal3304
    @hameedsayal3304 Před 6 lety +2

    it has been a new experience for me . i shall definitely apply by my self .thank you for your this effort for good cause of gardening.

  • @AdaRotv1variedad
    @AdaRotv1variedad Před 5 lety +4

    Wow!! This is a really really good idea. I was doing it with airlayer, that also is good too. But your way take less time.

  • @mangalajayasekera4249
    @mangalajayasekera4249 Před 2 lety

    Awesome…I’ll try this method too

  • @furtherbeyond
    @furtherbeyond Před 5 lety

    Thank you very much for your advice! I used just about the same method with success but with yours, almost the entire length of the cuttings is immersed in water. I think it helps with root development even more! :)

  • @mikechappell4919
    @mikechappell4919 Před 4 lety

    I’m going to try this method!
    I want to cover my property in trees that bear fruit for wildlife and humans.
    So far I’ve planted 20 apple trees , and figs are gonna be next.
    I’m looking to get about 20 gig trees as well.
    I’m working on scuppernong vines now.
    I’m looking forward to a blueberry video!😁

    • @daddykirbs
      @daddykirbs  Před 4 lety

      I hope it works well for you! It worked for me, but some people claim they only get mold. I don't know what to say about that because it didn't happen like that for me.

  • @patrickhughes6222
    @patrickhughes6222 Před 8 lety +5

    Very informative video, I'm about to try your technique!
    Everything was cool until you showed the Bearded Lizard enclosure. I used to breed them so I know a little about them. I would just suggest a heat lamp setup on one end and a bit more substrate. The lamp over some rocks helps in digestion.....not that you asked but I just wanted to offer some advice since you posted a great video.Thanks!

  • @QNA47
    @QNA47 Před 3 lety

    Very helpful video. Great work. Thanks

  • @skeeterburke
    @skeeterburke Před 5 lety

    muy interesante ... we have a ginormous fig bush with little baby fig bushes wanting to grow from the bottom, and we've tried digging real deep to get the roots, kinda like a sago palm pup, but they always die cuz i think ppl are not going deep enough and or getting enough root ... anyway, time to experiment thank you :) happy gardening

  • @kitkatrn
    @kitkatrn Před 5 lety +3

    Thank you I just trimmed my fig and going to try this

    • @kitkatrn
      @kitkatrn Před 5 lety +1

      I checked my fig trimming and it not only has roots - it has leaves... thank you I am so excited!!!

  • @plips71755
    @plips71755 Před 7 lety +46

    you know if you switch your cutting angle, it might be better. I have better luck on all upper cuts - those exposed- to be at a sharp slant instead of flat. Water, mist, dew, etc will run off and not just sit on top to cause rot. I put the flat cut in the soil or potting mixture. When I prune or cut flowers for vase - I do the same.My grandparents taught me this and after 40 yrs it just seems to work better.Also cutter beans etc don't seem to like the really sharp slant either though sometimes nothing matters to them etc a bit of white glue, or a toothpick worth of pinetar on the cut end. glue is just plain white elmers and just on tip, don,t let kt run down on the bud where new growth will start. I like to just put a bit in a top and use a stick to dip and dab. I have thought about honey, since it is antibacterial and antimicrobial but wasnT sure if it might act as a draw or just wash away. I know the glue and pinetar doesnT.

    • @skeeterburke
      @skeeterburke Před 5 lety +6

      oh thank you, kind soul, the comments sections are just wonderfully full of insights sometimes! thank you and happy gardening!

    • @leiacomenetz6172
      @leiacomenetz6172 Před 5 lety +2

      Have you tried using the raw honey yet? It may work well.

    • @BESHYSBEES
      @BESHYSBEES Před 4 lety +3

      Beeswax to seal the top and honey for the bottom

  • @StaceyHerewegrowagain
    @StaceyHerewegrowagain Před 6 lety

    Thx for sharing! A fig tree is one I've never had before

  • @yellowdog762jb
    @yellowdog762jb Před 6 měsíci

    Good video. Very similar to the method that I use.

  • @janerosexia747
    @janerosexia747 Před 6 lety +3

    Great video! I live in Canada. I have two fig trees which I got from a friend of mine. Every winter I dig them out and bury them in mulch. This year there are 6 figs on a tree. I am very happy to see that. Later on I may try your method to grow some more. Have you tried the same way to grow other type of trees? Like mulberry, lilacs, plum, etc.

  • @RobBackyardGardenerr
    @RobBackyardGardenerr Před 8 lety +7

    Great tutorial Blake. I appreciate the info and your videos are also fun to watch!

    • @daddykirbs
      @daddykirbs  Před 8 lety

      +Rob Backyard Gardenerr I'm glad you liked it :)

  • @michaelwalling8281
    @michaelwalling8281 Před 5 lety

    nice work on this video. You are easy to listen to.

  • @alijahmanzanares7510
    @alijahmanzanares7510 Před 5 lety

    Thanks for the new method! I was just looking for a new method so I can grow some trees. This video was supper informative. My first figs died so I’m excited to try again!

  • @powellgammill4265
    @powellgammill4265 Před 8 lety +8

    This is a nice job on the video Blake!

  • @yackfzay6224
    @yackfzay6224 Před 9 lety +1

    I have used the zip log bag methods on peppermint before. Sadly they all rotted. Perhaps your methods to used wooden plants is a better one. Never thought of doing this method on a fig plant's. It will be great to see the update videos.

    • @daddykirbs
      @daddykirbs  Před 9 lety

      +yack f zay So far so good :) I'm hoping to have many baby Fig trees to plant all over the farm!

  • @rogeradema
    @rogeradema Před 4 lety +5

    Thanks so much for this video - I'm going to try this out today! Can you tell me where you get your planting tubes?

  • @ekcman
    @ekcman Před 5 lety

    Thanks for your Christmas humor

  • @leilanikealoha2386
    @leilanikealoha2386 Před 8 lety +1

    FYI, I have a 90%rooting rate on all my fig cuttings. All I do is use 4 to 15 inch cuttings , lay them on a layer of perlite and then cover with a couple more inches if perlite . Put wholes in the bottom of whatever container you are using and water every day to keep moist. I guarantee if the cuttings are good they will root.

    • @daddykirbs
      @daddykirbs  Před 8 lety

      +Leilani Kealoha I've seen this method too. It's interesting and may give it a shot. Thanks for sharing.

    • @leilanikealoha2386
      @leilanikealoha2386 Před 8 lety +2

      If you have an old used foil pan and lid they work really great. I am using last year's seed starter pans and lids this year. I was given about 20 lbs of desert king fig cuttings from a Co worker a couple weeks ago. I left some about 15 inches, buried up to the last node in dirt and perlite mix . I have more laying down buried in the same mix , some just in water, and the rest in the pure perlite. All are inside under a 1600 watt plant light. We shall see what works best. I plan on starting a nursery, since I am returned and only 42. I will be selling only edible plants.

    • @daddykirbs
      @daddykirbs  Před 8 lety

      Leilani Kealoha I wish you the best of luck in your new adventures!

    • @leilanikealoha2386
      @leilanikealoha2386 Před 8 lety +1

      Thank you.

  • @Stephen_Strange
    @Stephen_Strange Před rokem

    Great explanation - Thank you.

  • @apwmojack
    @apwmojack Před 7 lety +4

    have to figs from bare root they took off 3 years later and I'm going to run the back and get some cutting since they seem to do great here .

  • @tamtao310
    @tamtao310 Před 3 lety

    Thank you I will try it .

  • @livelikeurdead6821
    @livelikeurdead6821 Před 7 lety +2

    Great video could you talk a little bit more about the time we are looking to wait until we can plant in soil?
    Thanks again for sharing this video.

    • @daddykirbs
      @daddykirbs  Před 7 lety +3

      When you have a nice obvious root system gently place it in a pot and cover with nice fluffy soil :)

  • @Endorfen2011
    @Endorfen2011 Před 6 lety +7

    Might I suggest cutting scions with angle at top and flat on bottom. Moisture is less likely to build and rot tips cutting with angle top.

  • @lachlananthony6983
    @lachlananthony6983 Před 5 lety

    Seem like paper towel and seal lock bag are coming in handy to permigating things nowadays

  • @asepheriheri713
    @asepheriheri713 Před 5 lety +2

    Thanks from Indonesia..my 15 Cutting after 4 week all deads.

    • @_xO_Ox_
      @_xO_Ox_ Před 5 lety

      The high humidity of this method kills them, the culprit is bacteria. An easy way to avoid rotting is to simply stick your cuttings completely into the soil and water them once a week. The ideal time to do it is in early spring.

  • @agrin4681
    @agrin4681 Před 6 lety

    Thank you for this video. You are easy to follow and very inspirational.

  • @zippo1592647873
    @zippo1592647873 Před 2 lety

    Hey! Thanks for the content! I have been looking for a short video showing just this for awhile to share with a family member with a fig tree that has been in our family for 5-6 generations!

  • @Ungovernable74
    @Ungovernable74 Před 6 lety

    Nice job. I'm doing this today. Thx.

  • @MenCanNotBeWomen
    @MenCanNotBeWomen Před 4 lety

    I train one lower branch to bend towards the ground, when it touches the ground, i bury that area , and then ine a few weeks it's rooting.. :) snip and place else where

  • @BananaJSSI
    @BananaJSSI Před 8 lety +3

    Great vid. I must try that method. I start my fig cuttings with a rooting hormone and soil

    • @daddykirbs
      @daddykirbs  Před 8 lety +1

      If you end up with a tree... you did good! :) I'm doing more like this in the Sping.

  • @kimb241
    @kimb241 Před 5 lety +1

    Thank you! Your method is working great for me!

  • @brianjohnson1273
    @brianjohnson1273 Před 6 lety

    Angle cut should be at the top so any water when upright runs off [so it does not rot] the base is straight.

  • @cookingfrommygarden
    @cookingfrommygarden Před 6 lety

    thank you for share this video, I will try to apply in my garden

  • @wilbertog58
    @wilbertog58 Před 7 lety

    Greetings from Puerto Rico!!!
    I hope first of all that I love very much your video. Since I live in Puerto Rico where all year around is hot, I am not sure if I can grow figs, which I will love very much to do. It is very hard to find fig trees here. I will love to find some people to send me some cuttings that may grow in tropical weather I will greatly appreciated.
    Thank you so much.

    • @Elementaldomain
      @Elementaldomain Před 6 lety

      Figs do not need to go dormant. Its preferable but not necessary. Grow one, see how it does, go from there. You might want to go with a dwarf fig first time around.

  • @neliatejano6284
    @neliatejano6284 Před 5 lety

    I learn new ideas about this thanks,I will try this sooner

  • @huabxamnamlaos5188
    @huabxamnamlaos5188 Před 4 lety

    I just try a bunch of yellow nectarines, Asia Pears and fig like your advise. I hope it will works.

  • @mozzaslowbudgetbuilds5993

    great value idea. well done

  • @swampdickie
    @swampdickie Před 2 lety

    Ok, please allow me to share a method that I learned in the Middle East. Very simple:
    Items needed:
    1. Growing mix. ( I use a 50/50 mix of MOIST, NOT WET, Perlite and Vermerulite, but any lite soil works well)
    2. Plastic bags work well. ( again, choices vary, depends on what you have on hand)
    3. Containers in which to place all them.
    4. Honey
    5. Aloe Vera plant.(The honey and Aloe Vera create a super great rooting hormone)
    A. Take a leaf of Aloe Vera , cut it open and scrape all the jell from inside the leaf and place the jell in a small container.
    B. Take one tea spoon of Honey, place in the container and mix well with the Aloe Vera jell.
    C. Secure cuttings you want to root, scrape one to two inches from the bottom of the cuttings and dip in the hormone)
    D. Place the cutting in the mix you have prepared, place it/them in a box or large container and set in location away from direct sun.
    Note: using this method, i have rooted 42 cuttings, which I then shared with some friends. Last year i got some cuttings and cut them to 17 inches long ( 17 is a lucky number for me), I scraped the skin in three locations on each cutting, rubbed some of the stuff on them and placed the cuttings flat in a plastic box with the growing mix , covered with news paper and set them out in the shed, 23 days later roots had set, leaves were starting in all of them. ( not bad for beginner). "This method works".

  • @vickielynne9493
    @vickielynne9493 Před 7 lety +1

    very informative video..... loved my view and learned somethings new ..

  • @robertlangley258
    @robertlangley258 Před 5 lety

    Very good info, thank you for your time and trouble sir.

  • @elyadg
    @elyadg Před 5 lety

    My neighbor who has 4 large California fig trees beside his house came over one day with a cutting and stuck it in the ground. Within weeks it was about five feet tall That same year or the next it was covered in figs. Hard to remember being it was about fourteen years ago. Over the years I have cut it back twice so it wouldn't consume the whole yard. Last time I cut the six inch diameter stumps back to within a foot of the ground and a year later it's sprouts are back to ten feet tall and fifteen feet wide. Perhaps instead of all the procedures just stick it in the ground and stand back. Jumanji on steroids.

  • @BlasphemousButler
    @BlasphemousButler Před 5 lety

    Good video. I wish you'd down a close-up of what good roots and not-quite-good-enough roots look like.

  • @TheStinaLina
    @TheStinaLina Před 4 lety

    Very nicely explained - thanks!

  • @Cladman3001
    @Cladman3001 Před 7 lety +4

    Great info, but where can I find the tree tube you show in the video. Thanks,

    • @roger55es
      @roger55es Před 5 měsíci

      Might be an idea to Make them from plastic water piping

  • @saltlifegull4091
    @saltlifegull4091 Před 3 lety +1

    Another question - so how many years does it take before these can produce fruit?

  • @dantang65
    @dantang65 Před 6 lety

    good job.very nice video

  • @acceptablerest
    @acceptablerest Před 8 lety +9

    thank you! This was the best video about this topic, helped me a lot with cuttings :)

    • @daddykirbs
      @daddykirbs  Před 8 lety +1

      +Ádám Bodnár I'm so glad it helped!

  • @rr7firefly
    @rr7firefly Před 7 lety +17

    You made one of the best how-to videos ever posted on CZcams. Thank you for it. Now I need to ask you: how successful were you propagating those cuttings? I saw small leaves on the top ends and would have loved to have seen cuttings at a more developed state.

    • @daddykirbs
      @daddykirbs  Před 7 lety +16

      I have about 7 trees now that are near 4 feet tall in pots. I need to get them planted in the ground soon :)

    • @sophiakothiwala2087
      @sophiakothiwala2087 Před 7 lety +2

      Thank you dear it so nice god bless you

  • @mariodizon3338
    @mariodizon3338 Před 4 lety

    Thank you verry much

  • @patriciaelston6602
    @patriciaelston6602 Před 5 lety

    Very good video!

  • @muhammadjamil3757
    @muhammadjamil3757 Před 4 lety

    Good teaching
    Gentle man
    Thanks