I can't believe how hard you are working to get these to root. Special soil mixture, perspex boxes, and artificial light! Sheer madness! In your nice, warm country, these should root incredibly easy and without any of that. Dampen a page of newspaper, wrap around each twig, put in sealed box for 2 - 3 weeks. The pot into soil. 100% success rate.

@mytech6779

3 жыл бұрын

??? it is about 5-15c for 8 months. Even in mid-summer the night temps are rarely over 20c

Awesome video, Ben! Thanks for showing to progression all in one video!!!

@beebob1279

7 жыл бұрын

I have to agree with Mike. Great progression

I like the way you showed every step!

So that is the biggest fig tree I have ever seen before. The next would be a fig growing out of the bank of the river walk in San Antonio. I've admired it for years. Just got my first fig , a VDB and was about to up pot it before I saw this video. I will wait. Thank you for the info.

Light a candle and dip the top of the stick in the liquid wax to seal it up, that will help prevent the mold and not hurt the cutting

@benzcrazy

3 жыл бұрын

Super smart Great suggestion Thank you thank you !!!!!!!!!

@pureluck8767

3 жыл бұрын

Is it okay if it’s a scented candle?

Thanks great video ,I now have a whole new insight on how to do this ,I was just going to put the twig in dirt now i know better .

Wow, that huge fig tree is gnarly...in every sense of the word! (:

That is so cool, how they developed roots so quick. Thanks so much for sharing, Ben.

@BenBSeattle

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah you can literally root fig cuttings in a million ways this is just the method I'm using this yr. Seems to work well

@ramadhani8

6 жыл бұрын

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There the same as us when little 24-7 care for the first year lol 😆 nice 👍 work thanks 🙏 for your clip 🍀⚒🍀

Great video will be using some of your suggestions. Thanks

Just a small suggestion I would have used the cup to scoop the potting soil,then incert the twig. I think that would cut down on you inhaling the perlite etc. Even just spirits the potting soil to calm the powder down before digging in might help,it couldn't hurt. Any who I really enjoyed your video. Thank you for sharing.

Owesome vid,a lot of info,thanks man

Ben i like your video, your fig trees are amazing growing, it looks like you make miracles growing those fig trees. I like figs when they have a good taste sweet. Thanks for showing your video, I give you a like and try to see other videos

Dear Ben, nowadays rooting is done by airlayering, many examples are in youtube, cut the bark of a fig tree already giving fruits about 6-10-cm and scratch the cambium of any fruit tree, then tie a plastic bag with soil in it around where the skin is off, 2-3-weeks you will see the roots in the soil fastened around the stem (stems), then cut the stem below the rooted area and plant it, the first spring the piping will give fruit. Good-luck, Changiz.

Very thorough! Great job, Ben!

Ben, good stuff. Really enjoy watching your videos. I grow figs here in Florida and it is quite challenging. I do have a few trees that grow well in our heat and humidity. Subscribed and thumbs up! "-)

If it we me I would take the cup and scoop up the medium instead of trying to shovel it into the cup🤔 less dust. Very helpful,and interesting info Thank you for sharing 😊🌹👍

@mickdonahuedonahue873

5 жыл бұрын

nice

Hi Ben I have just found out that the cuttings I bought on ebay were from scammers and would not of survived next year I will be wary thanks Ben for all your videos and information

I have almost an identical setup, I’m going to use your idea putting cardboard on the heating mat. Also like the racks at the bottom of your bins. One difference is I root them in plastic bags prior to putting them in cups.

Ive rooted fig cuttings with wet paper towels and a plastic container.I have a tree thats 7ft from same cutting.

@flaviuvacanta1

5 жыл бұрын

the fig from cuttings did make some fuits?

@mytech6779

3 жыл бұрын

If you are lucky, live in a good climate, and you have many cuttings the method does not matter, just stick them in the dirt and wait. If you have limited scions from shipping then it is worth the effort to to add heat and special mixes. The mix also helps to level changes in heat.

@texmx101

3 жыл бұрын

@@flaviuvacanta1 Ive had plenty of fruits from my fig tree that i got from a cutting.Too bad the squirrels eat them all

I started using sifted mushroom soil with compost and perlite. Almost never have to water. I add kelp for hormones and nutrients. So far %100 rooting. And they seem to grow faster.

Figs trees are very easy to root, just stick it into the soil and it will root and grow !!

One thing I do when I root cuttings is paint the top cut end with nail polish or just a dab of latex paint. It keeps them fresh and stops mold. Some people dip the end in melted wax but I don't want to have the hot wax on the cutting.

Great hobby amazing Idea

Dang that's a huge ass fig tree. I didn't know they could get that big.

Thanks for info

Another great video.... I did try the heat mat and bottoms of my cuttings turned sorta mushy, lol. They were smaller cuttings barely hard wood, and I had some peat in the mix. I'm going to try your mix and pick up a few cuttings to start. Thanks for all the help you give to us new guys. My first year and waiting for plant #7( Olympian fig) to come in the mail tomorrow. I do hit the zoo and aquarium with the family once and a while, if your up for getting rid of a few cuttings let me know. I'd be more than happy to buy a few.

@BenBSeattle

7 жыл бұрын

The heat mat can be touchy if it's too high. It does cause more damage than good in some cases. My house is always in the 70s, so i think I'm going to abandon it moving forward

Perlite is only dusty if you are working with it in it's dry form. You are going to add water to it eventually anyway, try adding water in the beginning and then you can dispense it out to your heart is content..........without dust and masks!

This Year I did my best to root them... I had an obsession, I put maybe 50 stems. Direct in water, poor chance. In soil with rooting agent (aloe), chance is 1of 3. But does work. My assumption: pick always stems from where they have more knots (those from winter growing), around 1cm diameter and 15cm in lenght. They seem more effective.

Good share @Ben B. Seattle

nice job

wait.....it's raining in seattle?.....Thx for the video Ben!....appreciate all you share!

Seueur teuing nyariosna Bro..

Hey Ben, awesome video that large fig tree at the end is a beast. Learned a bunch, basically I've gotta start taking more care of my cuttings! Was wondering if you where selling fig cuttings from these yourself??

many thanks for th free info. if you don't have any Turkish variety, i can post some cuttings from my orchard,. of course, free.

@BenBSeattle

5 жыл бұрын

Would love that

@semausel7112

5 жыл бұрын

@@BenBSeattle so, i need your address.

@BenBSeattle

5 жыл бұрын

@@semausel7112 shoot me an email binbinnine@yahoo.com

@nsap79

5 жыл бұрын

I want to thank you for that too

hey Ben great video , can i use peat moss and perlite to grow root system , i use a long plastic bag to put in the cuttings and this is my first time doing this , just started this as a hobby it's been a about a week and i don't see any progress am i doing something wrong

Hi Bob, you had produced another great video. I can see Seattle is a great place for figs. I am amazed to see those huge trees by the street curb. Is those trees are yours or someone else?

Hey I got a question, I live in South Cal, and I just ordered fig cuttings online. I was wondering if I just try and root them immediately or do I have to do something else first like refrigerate them to emulate a false winter?

Hi Ben, are you selling some of the fig cuttings? I'm trying to add to my collection. I'm in love with all the fig collection you have!

It's gnarly like a Olive tree .I live in Ohio so i have to pot them and then take them in .although i bought twigs from a Peters honey fig ,they are supposed to be easier and not need pollinated .

That is a huge tree I never would have thought a fig tree would get that big what is the best way to trim on or do you let it go I get a lot of figs next year I will have to make some preserves.I have a hard time finding people that like figs🤔

I always enjoy your videos Ben. Big Thank You once again. Your videos were the spark that put me on this fig journey. I'm looking to have about 10 varieties growing. So far I have a Golden Riverside (probably not the same as yours), Smith and JH Adriatic. Can you give me some recommendations, it would be greatly appreciated. I live in zone 9b. Thank you

@BenBSeattle

7 жыл бұрын

solid choices so far! Zone. 9b you can have your pick of the best figs. my top 5 for flavor Black Madeira, Strawberry Verte, Ronde De Bordeaux, JH Adriatic, (Smith you already have) I like melone tones so a Sals would also be good. I love Desert king in Seattle. It doesnt do great in warmer climates

@napelithegreat

7 жыл бұрын

Ben B. Thank you. I want to try and get a BM but, it's a little out of my price range for now. If you have extra cuttings from your smith and golden riverside this winter I would like to purchase some if you're selling? Mine might not be the same as yours, I got mine from WillsC.

Hi Ben thanks for the reply they just rotted but I took great care with them must have been bad cuttings haha

@BenBSeattle

7 жыл бұрын

it's hard to get the perfect amount of moisture.

@colinwoodward5288

7 жыл бұрын

When they were dry I use to mist them with a mister.

also forgot to ask , i m in texas and is it ok to buy them in a bin kind of little crawled from the top and put it in my garage it's around 100 degrees here outside so garage is around 80 plus

The fig tree is a tree that generates roots very easily with any system and it is also very easy to insert. We must put other example trees

Hi Ben. I have few cuttings that I have been baby’ing for few weeks now and some of them have rooted. I am getting ready to up pot them. You said you used bagged soil and perlite and bark. What was the ratio ? When do you fertilize it ? With what ? Thanks

Mantaf cok..

I have been in touch with Mike Kincaid and wanted to know if you had any Black Maderia KK cuttings for sale.

sodium hypochlorite is much more effective than hydrogen peroxide against fungus. Many fungus actually have enzymes that break down peroxide, but they all seem to hate free chlorine. (there are mushroom culture medias that include H2O2 as an ingredient to prevent bacteria growth without inhibiting the mycelia)

I get carsick really easily...not your problem BUT....if you could seesaw with camera a little less it would help me...and might help someone else too...enjoy your info though!

Hello, do you add water to the bin or direct to the cup?

Leave cover off put tray right on heat mat u want tree cold and soil warm as u can get it it will grow ton off roots and no leaves and just water every day or make a dripper

I have mine in an 84°F environment. The air is very dry (Phoenix) but I keep the soil moist. Do I need to moist the part of the cutting that is not in the soil? Should I cover them with plastic?

Ben another great video.on growing from cuttings. Question do you sell your cuttings.once again great video.

@BenBSeattle

6 жыл бұрын

thanks yes, I'm not a true fig seller, just sell what doesnt work here or what i have extra of binbin9 on ebay.

That tree might need to be pollinated ,I know in Turkey the Bursa fig need what they call fig flies to pollinated the trees and you need two or more trees close .

I was shopping for figs, I found one with a broken branch so being frugal I grabbed it and stuck it in my pocket. Not sure it will take since it is a new branch. I see the tops are growing in a tent hope it works but I am not very sure it will work...... Great video.... P.S. what are you going to do with all those trees if they all take? :)

@BenBSeattle

7 жыл бұрын

i keep 2 sell/trade whatever is extra. The plan is to grow one in ground and save one for a pot protected in the winter.

@redsky7238

6 жыл бұрын

What do you use to write the variety on each cutting?

Hey Ben! Love the Video and I plan on doing this soon. In your video it says "Frown Upside down" Does that mean you plant the frown down..into the soil? Or should the smile be the direction you plant up? Thanks!

@BenBSeattle

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Garret you may want to try the fig pop method instead, it by far is the most reliable and doesnt require a humidity bin to do. Plant it as a smile to keep the cutting up right

I hate working with perlite as well..especially with kids around.

I noticed that some of the Fig Cuttings they sell on EBAY have one end WAXED. Do you need to remove the wax before trying to Root them.

@Dee_Cee227

5 жыл бұрын

No. Keep it on. It’s to prevent cutting from drying out

Here in California for me it's easier to root em faster in summer i just leave em in the garage until they start rooting

What have you mixed to prepare the top soil?

Does anyone else have to deal with the baby leaf growth on a new cutting falling off randomly or shriveling? This keeps happening with my new cuttings. We did have a heat wave upwards of a 100 degrees a couple days but otherwise they are in partial shade and were growing just fine.

I planted my 5 fig cuttings in transparent plastic cups using pure Cocopeat last 8/27/21. 20 days later... 3 of them have grown small leaves. How many days will I wait to remove their individual plastic covers? I'm concerned about removing them because there will be the possibility of dying from damage to their delicate root system while moving. Any helpful suggestions please my fellow Fig Gardener.

I have lots of worm compost and peat moss. Do you think that that would be a good growing medium for fig cuttings?

@BenBSeattle

5 жыл бұрын

peat moss and perlite is all you need. The compost may introduce mold and fungus

Ben, I am running a test on fig cuttings now in June and wanted to know if I should set them in full sun partial sun or 100% shade outdoors.

@BenBSeattle

6 жыл бұрын

full shade if your're rooting them outdoors.

@gregbrooks9546

6 жыл бұрын

Do they need light for sure while rooting

Is the light important to have? If so do you run the light 24/7?

When are your fig cuttings going to be available and how to buy them

Can it be sent oversea?

I didn't know fig trees could take the cold. How low does your temperature drop in the winter? I am growing my first fig tree. It is a dwarf but I am told some grow to 25 feet. I wasn't counting on that.When you transplanted your cuttings did you put potting soil as well as bark and perlite?

@BenBSeattle

5 жыл бұрын

My mix contains soil, peat, perlite, lime, bark, pellet fertilizer, sometimes ironite

What made the top ready to mix?

where do you get the bark?

the Ivy will suck a lot of energy out of the fig tree.

Hard wood cuttings don't need to be in a humid environment/

Can i do that on November?

Hi guys! Wondering when is the best time to try and root fig cuttings

@flaviusnita6008

5 жыл бұрын

spring time... now it is a bit to late. but not impossible.

wow it's the birth of extraterrestrial figs.

I am in the process of rooting my first set of cuttings I purchased from ebay ... Black Madeira that I purchased from a seller in Portugal ... the cuttings arrived in good shape, still moist wrapped in a paper towel and in a zip lock bag... It took two weeks to arrive and I immediately opened them and washed them with hot soapy water to get rid of any bacteria and put them in tall clear plastic cups with holes and a good fine pine bark starter mix... wet them down good and covered them with plastic bags... It's been just a week now and roots are coming out everywhere... all up and down the cutting top to bottom... but no leaf growth yet...Is that OK... lots of little white roots but will these roots prevent leaf growth??

@BenBSeattle

6 жыл бұрын

Thats great progress, yes just leave it alone and wait for now.

@artport7

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Hi Ben bought a lot of cuttings from ebay US growers shipped to the UK all arrived ok , followed your advice in video and out of the 40 cuttings only 6 survived where did I go wrong?

@BenBSeattle

7 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry to hear that. Did they rot? or dry out? There could be multiple pts where it may have failed.

@laurencooksley2303

7 жыл бұрын

Ben B. Seattle Garden Fruit Adventures

@_xO_Ox_

5 жыл бұрын

You should use an easier way like mine ! In early April dig 5-cm deep trenches in your garden, totally cover your cuttings to avoid drying, water twice a week and you'll get 100% success with minimum effort !

Hi Ben when you wash your cuttings is it warm water or cold water you use ?

@BenBSeattle

7 жыл бұрын

Colin Woodward cold

@colinwoodward5288

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ben I did the right thing after receiving my cuttings.

Ben, Will you have any Black Madera KK fig cuttings for sale and if so when are they available.

Is your tree winter hardy ?

Does anyone have suggestions for keeping ants off ripening figs

Can fig cuttings be exported to Canada?

Will I turn on the heat mat whole 24 hours?? Is there a time i should turn it off?

@holdenbeck8636

5 жыл бұрын

Leave it on constantly.

wet the Perlite then you won't get the harmful dust

Do you sell fig trees? I'm looking for a Chicago Hardy.

And no root starter or anything. Just bark and perlite to get it started? And what does the perlite do when you have the bark to keep it loose? So many questions.

@BenBSeattle

7 жыл бұрын

Bee Bob is actually moved on to Just hp promix and perlite. Works like a charm

@BenBSeattle

6 жыл бұрын

yes you can it's all about the moisture content, you can even root straight into potting soil. Just make sure it's moist not soggy wet

Hey Ben, you sell or trade scions?

Ben, Do you sell any of your fig cuttings. If so what types do you have available and how to order

Do you listen to Kubbi?

i had a 5 gallon jar with a lid, i put a fig whole into it, and months later i pulled 10 fig saplings over a foot tall out of it. i did NONE of this work. zone 9

@chrischambless

6 жыл бұрын

Daniel Cornel but when you grow from a seed instead of a cutting, you get a tree that is genetically different from the parent, usually inferior. You can’t call it the same species. Each one of your 10 saplings is a NEW variety, not the tried and true one that produced the fig you started with. Get it?

@gavinistheawesomest

5 жыл бұрын

Daniel Cornel yeah, plus when you use a cutting from a mature tree that is already producing, you usually get fruit from that cutting the same year.

Where from bark?

Hey Ben, did you buy the plastic cups online? If yes, where, please?

@valchris11

4 жыл бұрын

Dollar store, Walmart???

@civrn368

4 жыл бұрын

Any grocery store, where they have the disposal plates and cutlery

what kind of fig tree survives in cold seattle?

@BenBSeattle

5 жыл бұрын

Almost all of them. Better question is what ripens in our season

Hello Ben, when should I collect the fig cuttings? which month?

@BenBSeattle

7 жыл бұрын

when they go dormant, after all the leaves fall off. November ish

@mannoshm2

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you

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@kamisahmanap5598

5 жыл бұрын

Sekam bakar di campur sama tanah dan sedikit pupuk juga boleh ..

So...where did you get the original cuttings you began with? A tree you already own? Purchase from a nursery? Or online? A neighbors yard? I'm asking because I ADORE figs (I adore growing anything who am I kidding), and I'm a 2 year transplant to the Tacoma area and have found LITERALLY 2 nursery sites within about a 25 mile radius. I'm shocked and surprised there are so few of them and I cannot seem to find people that want to share. I'm willing to purchase but I'd like to actually buy locally rather than online, which seems to be my only option at this point to score anything 'unusual'...you know, not a green bean. I've gone to and posted on Freecycle, Craigs List and approached several employees and customers at farmers type markets. No one wants to share. Not even information or sources/suppliers. This is my first of your videos and I dig them already, mainly as you are so close to me and I'm thinking I can get great tips from you as the last 30 years of my growing experience have taken place in the Las Vegas desert and the 5 before that in the Rocky Mountains of Montana....radically different environments than here, so I'm still re-learning how to apply my knowledge to this wet and sunless place. I just want to start some trees man. Food bearing trees. I get that they'll take a few years to begin production, I'm ok with that, i live in an apartment that doesnt' let me have plants outside but am on the hunt for someplace new, i'm willing to tote a few saplings around with me a couple years, but I need to find cuttings. I ask as like with any gardener, free is awesome particularly when you go overboard like me.....and apparently you. Thanks for the video, I'm going to go watch more now!

@LilyGazou

6 жыл бұрын

LemonMeringue there is a huge fig tree on the lawn of a landmark on Marine View Drive and south 240th st in Des Moines, WA. Take cuttings from there.

Is it possible to send pieces of wood of excellent types of fig fruit to the Gulf I live in the Kingdom of Bahrain How much does it cost me?

@sfax

5 жыл бұрын

Hey, I can send you some, it will cost you the shipping fee + the price of the woods. I believe they go for $3 a piece here. Feel free to contact me.

@user-yz4jn4ss3w

5 жыл бұрын

@@sfax Excellent I agree I need the phone number to communicate and thank you

@sfax

5 жыл бұрын

@@user-yz4jn4ss3w I'll email it to you instead, what is your email address?

@user-yz4jn4ss3w

5 жыл бұрын

@@sfax tadvd@hotmail.com

Ben, Put me on your list for fig cuttings this winter. Question, A few of my fig leaves are turning yellow, do you know what that is a indication of.

@binbin9

6 жыл бұрын

hard to say about yellow leaves. could be a number of things. over watering, manganese or iron defiencies

@_xO_Ox_

5 жыл бұрын

Lack of water or roots exposed to too high temperature if in pot.

Hi Ben. Thanks for your nice videos. You have green thumb. Can I purchase 3 cutting from you. Golden Riverside, RDB and brandon Unk. I live in southern California.

@BenBSeattle

7 жыл бұрын

I've got some rooted Brandons Available and RDB cuttings but the golden riverside has a long waiting list.