Figs zone 5 or further north?

[ninnymary]

Oh, I think you might be very patient @ninnymary , cooking up those special meals and patiently waiting for weight loss!

Haha bucka, yes I'm making a big pot of turkey chili right now.

Mary

 

[ninnymary]

@ninnymary, I had fruit last fall from a cutting I received in 2013. The fruit grows along the trunk and the tree doesn't have to be very old before it appears. Certainly, I've had figs growing on trees long before the dwarf apple trees were bearing.

That's good to know smart red.

Mary

 

[ninnymary]

So, Nyboy could I pretty please have a cutting? I promise I will take very good care of it and if it grows it will be in a beautiful pot!

I can also send you some postage via paypal.

Mary

 

[Nyboy]

For you mary anything !!!! Checking when best time to send cuttings

 

[ninnymary]

For you mary anything !!!! Checking when best time to send cuttings

Why thank you Nyboy. Awww...I think I'm love You will have to tell me what to do exactly. I've never done cuttings before.

Mary

 

[buckabucka]

Mary, I've never done cuttings before either. I found there's some great information here http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/start-here-the-basics-faq-recommendations-links-6111601

And explicit directions for rooting here http://figs4fun.com/Rooting_Bag_New_Style.html
I can't wait to try this. I hope it works!

 

[baymule]

@Nyboy you are so sweet and generous! Nah, not buttering you up for a fig cutting, just making an observation. TEG is fortunate to have you here.

 

[TheSeedObsesser]

@Nyboy you are so sweet and generous! Nah, not buttering you up for a fig cutting, just making an observation. TEG is fortunate to have you here.

Agreed!

 

[TheSeedObsesser]

Mary,

I'm personally a fan of rooting in water, it's easy and you can see root development. I've used it for willows and have read that figs are just about as easy to root. You can also root in moist soil. If you're worried that they won't root you can try rooting hormone although I doubt that you'll need it, that's mostly used for hardwood cuttings. There are a few other ways to root to.

 

[ninnymary]

SeedO, do I need to get any other stock cutting, scion, is that what it's called? I'm not sure what I'm talking about but I've heard of these branches that you use or is that only for grafting?

Hope you can make sense of my non-sense.

Mary