I have a Brown Turkey fig that I got as a 6in cutting last spring and now is 5ft tall and has about a dozen figs on it 😋. I also have the Violette de Bordeaux fig in a large container doing ok and has a couple of figs on it. Can't wait to taste them.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Michaela. You're going to love them, very addicting!

Great content. I just subscribed. I have a mini vineyard/orchard in my backyard here in San Tan AZ.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you're enjoying the content. We're all learning this together, so it's great to have like minded folks who can share ideas. So what do you have growing in the SE Valley?

@thechaosgardener

3 жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm I’m growing lemons, oranges, grapefruit, and bananas and my perimeter is all grapes. I have 5 different varieties of grapes although the flame seedless are the best performing.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

3 жыл бұрын

@@thechaosgardener flame is definitely the top performed for us as well. Consistent yields and very good taste. Impressed to hear about the bananas. We're kicking around the idea of trying them eventually once we get the rest of the trees in place. How are you growing them?

Oh boy you just keep delivering great content keep it up 👍🏻👍🏻 All the way from Kuwait

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Habeeb, wow Kuwait!! Hello on the other side of the world!!

Great video, we love our figs and the organza bags that I bought via your Amazon link arrived today and I'll be putting them on our pomegranate and fig fruit tomorrow. Please keep the videos coming and we greatly appreciate all that you and your wife do to get the info out.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Daniel. The organza bags are perfect for figs and thanks for using our Amazon link to buy them!

@danielfisch655

4 жыл бұрын

Edge of Nowhere Farm it’s the least I can do to support your channel for your amazing content. We’ve used the link a few times since you first posted it.

You are so right Duane, our brown turkey is out performing all of our other fig trees.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

2 жыл бұрын

That variety definitely is the strongest producer when it comes to fig trees for us here. It may not be the best in overall flavor, but sheer production it takes home the prize.

Violet de Bordeaux will be your favorite in no time. Prolific producer and tastes like raspberry jam. Have one in North Phoenix.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

4 жыл бұрын

We've heard the same. Definitely going to work that one into the mix.

Excellent video my brother, I think I'll be going with the Tiger Stripe/Panache Fig sometime soon.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Vicente, can't go wrong with that variety brother. We love it!

Build a green house for your tropicals, you won't regret. Banana, guava, starfruit. You can do it.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the encouragement. We may eventually try a few of the more hardy tropicals...especially if Lori has her way with a Mango or 2!

Excellent and timing perfect. I been wanting to do some trees now. This is my first year for gardening. Struggled all summer with getting stuff to grow and in the last week everything has starting to grow crazy. I believe I will build a small hoop greenhouse to continue it on. All of our garden is in self watering buckets. Mostly for me to move around property to find amiable locations and since we dont own but rent. Maybe Black Jack fig for SIP SW buckets for now? No stores around here have figs.....Prob order a few?

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

4 жыл бұрын

If you're going to do them in some type of pot the BlackJack would be a good one. Also, the Violet de Bordeaux would be a good option as they tend to be smaller in size and I've been told they're an amazing tasting fig!

@desertdanblacksmith1394

4 жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm thx

I have a Chicago Hardy growing in central Florida zone 9b, and it is very prolific even in it's first year.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Hey vonries! I have heard a lot of great things about the Chicago Hardy. We have not tried that one yet but has been on our list of ones to hopefully put in the ground.

Thanx for the info From Iraq

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Mohammad! Glad you found the information useful to you. We have lots of viewers in the Middle East that share the same climate we do, so it's great to hear from you!

Just found your channel and love your content! I’m out in Surprise and just starting my journey. Any idea where you can get a panache fig tree locally? This is one of the first trees I want to plant!

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Jason. Glad you're enjoying the content. You can usually find Panache figs available at many of the nurseries around town in the spring. Richard's Garden Center is a good option and you can try RSI Growers, although his supply of fig trees is pretty limited. The big box stores usually get them in as well come Spring.

I have 8 different types of figs most are less than two years old, our favorite and most productive are our Olympians at just over two years old we have gotten more than a hundred figs off of two trees. The other one I really like is out dessert King, at just over a year we got a dozen huge brebas(sp) unfortunately I missed a couple of waterings during the peak of the summer heat so we lost the main crop. But after I got back on track it bounced right back.

@lucrative11

4 жыл бұрын

David, Desert king is a San Pedro type fig, which means the main crop will typically drop or be almost inedible without pollination (fig wasp is really only in parts of California), so it probably wasn't your watering.

@davidbauman7234

4 жыл бұрын

@@lucrative11 I didn't know that. If this year was any indication of what I'll get in the spring I'm okay with just the one crop a year.

@lucrative11

4 жыл бұрын

@@davidbauman7234 Yes, many people grow it knowing they'll only get breba. Its a great early producing variety.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

4 жыл бұрын

David, those sound like a couple of great suggestions. We may need more space for figs....

@davidbauman7234

4 жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm I love figs always room for them.

great video, I have a brown turkey my grandpa planted in the farm. It is so productive that I can not keep up and lots of figs go bad. the biggest problem its insects get in the open eye. I would like to plant more trees, do you think black mission will do better here in the sonoran desert?

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

4 жыл бұрын

That is a great question. We have not had a Black Mission fig...yet! The new farm has both varieties on it and both of the trees are growing at a similar pace right now. It's too early to tell with the fruit, but we'll be documenting it as we go.

@amazinggizmos4575

4 жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Thank you, keep up the great work.

In wintter breakfast ...Nothing better than that crispy toast topped with butter and fig jam...lol

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

4 жыл бұрын

Bin, so true. We didn't get a chance to make any fig butter this year, but it really is delicious!

I wonder if some of those varieties that are problematic might do better if grafted onto brown turkey root stock? I'd like to create a multi-graft fig and name it Figenstein (same with a peach called Frankenstone).

@saltyseatv5904

4 жыл бұрын

Chris Swain that is a pretty common thing to do. I have heard it will make the trees grow faster as well as produce more.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

4 жыл бұрын

Now that would be a great test to see how they do!

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

4 жыл бұрын

@@saltyseatv5904 Definitely makes sense.

@mariaapostol2002

3 жыл бұрын

Your problem is lack of wasps!Some figs need polination from wasps!

'Great video! Thanks, man. Quick question: Do any of your fig varieties require the use of Fig Wasps?

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed this one and great question! Rumor is there are fig wasps in some parts of Arizona, but they are not required in order for our trees to set and ripen fruit. The wasps are what pollinates the fruit and makes viable seeds for planting, but the trees don't need them to set and ripen the fruit.

@surfviewgardens2396

Жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Thank you!

What kind of fertilizer do you fertilize your fig trees with? When do you fertilize them?

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

4 жыл бұрын

Great question! We fertilize our trees with a combination of composted chicken and/or pig manure that we make on the property. For timing, we follow a schedule of February, May and September. Hope this helps!

I am in Tucson at a 3,000 elevation. What directions best suit fig trees? Also, with the last snow we got in March (so unusual), I noticed some of the leaves turning dark. There are new leaves that are green and the brown/black colored leaves. I have never seen this before. Should I take off the darker ones or would they fall off by themselves?

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Rana, these are great questions. As for solar aspect, figs need to be in full sun as long as possible. Even down here we make sure they have absolutely no shade. During the winter this wouldn't be as critical as they are in dormancy, but a Northern facing area would be a real problem either way. It sounds like your leaf color is probably just the response to that late snow. You should be fine to just leave them on there and the tree will decide when to let go of them. What variety of fig do you have?

@ranasammani7745

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the quick reply. I believe our tree is a Calimyrna Tree. It is about 3 years old and produced from the very first year. It is not a big tree like your Brown Turkey trees. I have it in the southwest corner of the house so it gets sun from noon till sunset. I want to add a Brown Turkey and a Mission tree.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

3 жыл бұрын

@@ranasammani7745 very cool. Glad to hear it's fruiting well for you. Brown Turkey and Mission figs are pretty hard to beat. They grow very aggressively for us here, so you'll want to give them plenty of space. Beautiful trees!

I'm here in Peoria, AZ so pretty close to Whitman. Were can I get a cutting or plant for the Panache or Tiger Stripe Fig? Saw a place on the web but is their someone local here in the Phoenix Met?

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Roy! Thanks for connecting with us through the website. Let me know if you have problems finding one through those channels!

Did i miss the name of Black Madeira? Please, grow it. Its all over Pakistan. Thats the best fig & it'll love ur climate.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

4 жыл бұрын

Hey J M. We don't have that variety yet. The list just seems to be getting longer...which is a good thing!! Thanks for the suggestion.

@junaidfaiz

4 жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Great, Regards. Junaid Minhas

Is there a fig variety that you recommend for4,000' elevation where it can get to the upper teens? I've tried Celeste, Alma, Turkey, and some unidentified fig. The figs never seem to mature and fall off. I gave the Celeste away and Alma died due to lack of watering during the summer heat. The problem is the the fig trees die back down to the base and by the time they grow back and develop fruit they don't have enough time for the fruit to grow and mature. Is there a variety that is hardier for the cold weather and summer heat and can still grow back if it's hit hard by a freeze? Thanks for the video!

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Billy! I'm not sure if any of the varieties will work if you're that cold consistently. We get down to 20, but it's only for a short period of time early in the morning and then it's well above freezing the rest of the day. Chicago Hardy supposedly does better down into that range, but I think your best bet is to give potted trees a try. If you're going to try that it would be worth giving smaller/slower growing trees a try. Violette De Bordeaux and Black Jack would be good options. You can also prune nice and heavy to maintain size if you want to try some of the more aggressive growing varieties. Just make sure you get the largest pot you can realistically move to give those roots plenty of space to spread out!

@archstanton9703

3 жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm I called a local nursery that I've bought from before and the might get in the Chicago Hardy and Violette de Bordeaux fig trees next month. The owner told me that the cold tolerance depends on what root stock the figs were grafted on to. She said that when the trees came in, she could find out. If they aren't on a cold hardy root, I might cut a branch off a large fig tree that has been in town for years and produces figs. I've never grown a fig tree from a cutting, but I read that it's rather easy and very common. Well, see what happens. I like figs but not that much and this will be my last attempt at growing figs. Cheers!

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

3 жыл бұрын

@@archstanton9703 my vote would be the Chicago Hardy. Usually figs are sold from cuttings, but I suppose you can find them grafted also. The root stock should make a difference, but you'd have to find that cold hardy stock to graft onto. Hopefully you find the right one and can get a few fresh figs. There's nothing quite like 'em!

I have two brown turkey ready to be planted and looking for another variety to add to our property. I am very torn what I should get for my 7b zone (Albuquerque)

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

3 жыл бұрын

I think the Panache is good down to zone 7 and that would be a great compliment to the BT. They are more of a berry type, green fig as opposed to the traditional brown/purple fig. They almost taste like strawberry jam!

@catf2065

3 жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm I was reading about the Panache! I do love the sound of the flavor! I also like that its a fall crop as well! YUM

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

3 жыл бұрын

@@catf2065 yes and we find it's actually very late for us here in AZ. We were harvesting into December!

I'm in Tucson. I have bare root figs coming. Should I pot them indoors until the spring or is it pretty safe to plant it in early February? thx

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Great question Lacy. Bare root trees are good to plant now, but you can probably pot them up if you're wanting to wait. The key is keeping the roots moist and not allowing them to freeze (the roots that is, the trunk/branches can handle freezing temps just fine). These are bare root trees, not cuttings correct?

@cokers4life

3 жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm correct. These are bare root. Thanks so much!

Hi I'm looking at growing a fig tree in my backyard living in Surprise AZ do you know a place somewhere in Arizona where I can stop by and taste the different variety of figs to determine what type of tree i want thanks.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hmm, I'm not aware of a place that offers that. Also, figs are ripe at different times, so you would only be able to try what happened to be ripe at that time. Have you had a fig before? You can usually get dried figs that are similar to what a fresh one tastes like, but not exactly the same. There are also 2 general types of figs usually referred to as either "Figgy" figs or "Berry" figs. The first type has a honey type taste to it while the berry figs taste more like, well, berries!

Does panache splits? Haven't decided to plant in ground between panache and martinenca rimada.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Janice. We have not had too many issues with Panache splitting, but it can happen. Consistent irrigation is key with many of these fruits, especially for us here in the desert SW. It's really hard to beat a fully ripe Panache if you enjoy a berry type fig.

Hi, i live in AZ and have a very smaller yard. I am interested in growing a fig variety in a container (half barrel wine container). Among the black jack/Panache tiger, can you suggest a variety that can be grown well in the container(obviously preferring the great tasting one for jams etc) with more productivity?

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

I think you're on the right path with your thoughts on that. In our experience, the following fig trees tend to be on the smaller size; Violette De Bordeaux Black Jack Olympian The panache is a vertical growing tree, so it may be more difficult to keep small and still get solid fruit production. That's not the case for these 3 in our experience.

@tejaswirao9655

Жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm sounds greatt!! Thanks for your response 🙏

Can you plant these like 5 ft from a structure..i hear the roots can be invasive

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

I suppose it depends on the variety as some can be more aggressive than others. The Violette De Bordeaux for example does not grow near as fast as a Brown Turkey or Mission fig. I know folks who have full size fig trees right up against a house and have not had issues....yet at least!

I have a Peter’s honey fig. In three years it has not grown a lot. What do I do to the soil to make the tree thrive better. The fruit is abundant but in the strong sun of summer they shrivel up and die. What am I doing wrong. I water deeply and infrequently every Five days in summer for 2.5 hours . I fertilize with home compost too TIA Rosa

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Hey there Rosa. The Peter's Honey fig has been hit or miss for us as well and most times we lose the fruit the same way you're describing. That being said, we don't have a problem with tree growth, so something else is causing that. How are you irrigating the tree? Are you using large diameter tree rings with heavy wood chip mulch like you see us doing? Also, how many gallons/week?

@RosaHarvan

2 жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm when the fig tree was young about 2 years old I was told to water every two,, three days in summer. Now that the tree is about three I water every five days for about 2.5 hours with the drip system, I have the drip line where the canopy is. I also fertilize with home made compost three times per year.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

2 жыл бұрын

@@RosaHarvan ah, ok. How many gallons is the tree receiving each week? Our 2 year old fig trees are receiving at least 60 gallons each week right now. Also, do you have heavy wood chip mulch around the trees? This helps regulate soil moisture and temperature which is critical this time of year.

@RosaHarvan

2 жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm I do have heavy mulch around the tree. I have 5 @ 1 gallon emitters around the tree's canopy . I use around 40 gallons every 5 days or 2.5 hours

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

2 жыл бұрын

@@RosaHarvan I'm not sure on this one Rosa. We're a bit heavier on the irrigation right now at 60 gallons each week and we have been supplementing that on the weeks we don't see rain with another 20-30 gallons as fig trees struggle this time of year more than other trees. I would try bumping that up to see how it does.

I have a Tiger Fig from Dave Wilson that has been frozen in time for two years with almost no growth. Can you tell me what rootstock your figs are on?

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Ай бұрын

All of the figs we have are rooted cuttings, so no root stocks.

@thedolfinishangri-la2181

Ай бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Thankyou very much.

New farm?

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Oldstuff Man (love that KZread name!). We should be on the new land in a week or 2. We're looking forward to starting over and sharing it with everyone here!

@oldhamegg

4 жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Whoever is getting your old farm is getting a treat.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

4 жыл бұрын

@@oldhamegg thanks. We're hoping it will really bless the next family who owns it.

Which is better

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Balu. It really depends on what kind of fruit you prefer and what you're using them for. We like the Brown Turkey for making wine and dried fruit, while the Panache is a very sweet fruit that has a strong berry flavor. Mission figs also have a slight berry flavor along with solid figgy tones. We haven't had any ripe fruit from the Peter's Honey, Kadota, Olympia or Violette De Bordeux yet, so I wouldn't be able to comment on those.

2:48 hey home depot. Label your trees better please 😁

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

2 жыл бұрын

No doubt. We were hoping for some variety back there, but it did work out having all of those BT figs. They make for a FANTASTIC wine. So I guess, when life gives you figs, make wine??

@wildcat4478

2 жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Oh really. Nover know fig can make wine. It’s interesting. I have 1 brown turkey and 1 black fig tree. I have them in spot but still produce an amazing fruit. Love it

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

2 жыл бұрын

@@wildcat4478 yeah, the wine is very good. We have made 3 separate batches and it's one of our favorite fruit wines.

Yes figs go back to the Garden of Eden when Adam & Eve covered their bodies

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

4 жыл бұрын

DJ, you're right. They literally date back to the very beginning. Amazing fruit!