I'm Ross, the "Fig Boss." A KZreadr educating the world on the wonderful passion of growing fig trees. Apply my experiences to your own fig journey to grow the best tasting food possible. Check out my blog: figboss.com

@JoePepe-qk5zb

Жыл бұрын

Will. Do

@techworld3176

4 ай бұрын

My tree condition is very bad but I recover it by mixing Azoxystrobin 2.5% + Thiophanate Methyl 11.25% + Thiomethoxam 25% FS with insecticide Chlorantraniliprole give it to root by mixing in water now my tree is in very very good condition

As a farmer, I love farming and I love everyone who helps promote and post videos about farming in general. On this occasion, I encourage you, my friend, and I thank you for this good initiative and I support you to continue on this path. greeting from Morocco.

As a horticulture bachelor and gardener I can really say this video is superb. Many hobby gardeners don´t know this stuff

Proverbs 27:18 "Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured."

@GospelOutside

3 жыл бұрын

Amen!

I don't really get rust and water is usually easy to stay on top of. My some of my trees do get sunburn in the summer. Some don't. You learn a lot by experiencing and being really thorough in carefully observing your plants. The best way to see if a pot needs water... is to see how heavy it is.

Wow! A little tough around the edges. Not everyone is an expert in fig growing 😮

In my very hot humid zone, fig rust was my big problem for years. I stupidly thought the problem was not enough water because our July/August temps hover in the high 90s with overnight lows in the 80s. And year after year, around August my quite large, in ground, black mission would drop all its leaves. This was always after the summer fig harvest which is ALWAYS exactly in mid-July (I can almost set my calendar by it), but it still stressed the tree. Then one summer, we had a deluge of rain during August, but it still dropped every leaf. That's when I knew I was dealing with fig rust. So I bought a copper based fungicide, and the next year was the first time it didn't drop all its leaves. I have since scaled back the use of the fungicide because I don't want a build up of copper in the soil. I am also implementing other strategies, but bottomline, the tree is doing fantastic now.

I'm just outside of Philadelphia and just found you! I've got two fig trees we put in earlier this year, and they are both doing fantastic. We did however put in an apple tree around the same time and its been just getting massacred by some sort of bug....

thks for the tips...trying my hand at figs trees and seem ok but till i repotted and noticed some leaves on one of the tree falling off. must note that I live in tropical conditions and it has been raining daily for several days.

The problem I have is my location has so much rain in spring. And then when summer hits, BAM! Super hot. So either you prepare a soil for drainage and then have to. Water the tree everyday in summer, or you give it peat moss to absorb water and get root rot in spring and water less in summer.

i had my tree outside in NY people were surprised i kept lots of mulch and fed it kitchen scraps by burying it around it lots of fruits

Great info! Thank you so much. I have a cutting that i up potted. A week later it started developing yellowing on the outside edges of leaves. I couldn’t figure out if it was not enough or too much water. I figured it’s probably too much water. So I will wait till it droops leaves before I give it a drink.

@RossRaddi

3 жыл бұрын

You could have damaged the roots?

@davidnln9815

3 жыл бұрын

Ross Raddi I was very careful when I up potted to keep all of the roots intact. When I removed top layer of bark, the soil was very moist. My guess is it’s a combination of transplant shock and too much water. Removed some soil around the edges of the pot and placed paper towels at the bottom of the pot to wick out the excess moisture. With the temps of 100 I hope it will dry out the soil. Also, how long do you dry your cuttings before wrapping them in parafilm? I had few cuttings with molded tops under parafilm. Thank you!

Help, my fig tree is thriving. It’s overgrown and set so much fruit and I don’t want to prune any off. 😭🤣

The problem with this type of video is this: the presenter assumes that his audience lives in more humid areas of the US, but millions of us live in the desert Southwest, like the desert region of southern California. Our soil dries out in one day! We can get drenched with a garden hose and our clothes are completely dry one hour later. If we followed the advice of water sparingly or providing full sun, our plants - even cacti - would become charcoal.

Hi Ross - thanks for the information, I have a couple of questions. My fig tree lives in a pot, in the house; the people who owned my house built a sort of solarium ( just 2 large skylights). the pot cannot be removed from where it is, they built the floor around the pot. I know it goes down about 18". So, it is very hard to tell how dry or wet it is, ANY SUGGESTIONS. I have taken care of it for 23 yrs. and I didn't ever expect to get figs. We have had only a few, at 2 different times. What should I feed it? It is about 15 ft. tall, only the top 2 ft. is leaves.

Here we have had over 30 days of 115 or more up to 119 in the phoenix area . But since june and now july over it is over 2 months of 110+. My Fig tress is dieing and I dont kn ow if it is the heat of under or over water. I have a timer to give sprayed water for 10 mi nutes at 7:30pm but I raised it to 17 minutes today. But all but 10 % of the leaves dried up and fell, and all the tiny fruit has dried up and fall if you touch them. So can you tell me if it is the heat, over or underwatering please?

All the leaves on my somewhat recently planted in ground fig tree are browning/falling off.. is it sun burn, rust or root rot?

Hi Ross, hope you can help us - we just repotted a nice panache fig tree into soil with chicken manure. I think my husband put too much of the manure and all of the leaves turned brown and crispy. Now the fruits also started to shrivel.. How can we help this tree recover? Should we cut all of the leaves and the fruits off the tree to help now? We have dug out the soil with manure and replaced with fresh soil and also flushed it with lots of water. We are keeping the tree in an oak wine barrel and intend to keep it there for long term. Thank you!

very good , thanks ; greeting from Belgium

hi i want to ask. I live in the tropical with 88temperature My Violet de bordeaux in 13galon container fruit before but they didnot grow complete and fall , now this is the second time is giving fruit and i think it will happend the same my leave are getting light green on the top and curling on the borders but no rust or mold on the leave the botton leave were no fruit is been develop the leave look fine and normal green any idea?

have you tried epsom salts sprinkled on the soil around the trunk prior to watering just looking at the leaves some have a lite yellow tint also the leaves with black might need a little nitrate added you mention use ing copper i use copper and daconil mixed very diluted on my peachtrees it cures yellow and red leaf drop they come back real dark green by adding calcium nitrate to the soil

I'm currently having an issue with fig rust spreading quickly on the leaves. I've traced it back to the night time temperatures dropping to the 40s and 50s which leads to all the leaves being completely covered in condensation for the entire night until the morning. Not sure how I can solve it yet...

I have an italian honey fig-- how can I tell if I have enough air and ph in my soil?

I plant 5 foot fig tree in my garden. But the most of root was eaten by Guffer. Can it still servive. Please let me know how I can save this tree

I hit my tree stump (new tree) with my weed wacker. I looks like a beaver got to it. What can I do?

I have scale or something on my new fig tree because it is on other plants also. This happened really fast. I noticed it when I put it in the ground today. I sprayed it with neem oil and took all the leaves but one. We will see what happens. The other fig tree I put in the ground about 3 wks ago and it is doing great. Don't know what this is but I should of planted it when I planted the other one in the ground. I have a fungiside spray also and it says it kills 65 diseases. I also noticed that one of the branches is dark and the rest have little brown spots on them.

My fig trees (6) are not looking healthy. Especially the two Kadota trees. They lost most of their leaves, which became smaller first. The 2 brown turkey trees are barely growing, but are green. And the 2 Black Mission trees have branches dying back. And yellow, & brownish spotted leaves. I started to notice this happening last year... & is worse this year. What can I do to help my trees become healthy again. Despite their appearance they had alot of delicious sweet figs.. I don't want to lose my trees. Any helpful suggestions would be greatly appreciated. 💖

I just got my first 2 fig trees but I have a neighbor who says his died in our snow storm last year. Does that sound right to you? It sounded sus to me.

Figs like dirt containing chunky limestone soil. Throughout most of their native range, the dirt is that type.

Can I cut and plant my fig tree in the soil now or is it too late? I live in Western Mass.... my tree is currently skinny and super tall.. its about 3 years old, and has had figs once, but they were still green when they fell off of it :( I am kind of clueless here so Im absorbing all the info from your channel! thank you

What PH does the soil need to be? Thinking of adding a bit of lime.

my Spanish fig tree leaves are dried is it fine? and btw your video is really helpful, thank you!

Hi Ross.. I purchased (drastic price reduction) 2, 3’ tall fig trees 9/23… immediately put them in ground & protected thru winter… now, no leaves or buds. Are they goners ? How long should I give them ?

Have you thought about buying some 6mil plastic & putting a little awning over them? Attach plastic to house put a pole on left & right side & run a wire or another pole between them. You can easily unfold it & refill it. To keep the rain off.

My fig-copies planted in the shade are being destroyed by rust I believe, & the copies in full-sun & deep-mulched are doing amazing. I mostly use 2-4week-composted grass-clippings but when I've added wood-chips I find that mycelium/mushrooms seem to completely dry the soil right before they bloom, IDK how much it affects the plants but I do know it changes how the compost/soil absorbed water. This year the non-edible fungus in my garden bloomed multiple times for almost a month.

@RossRaddi

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely. With any disease more sunlight is key to dry the leaves quicker. The longer the leaves are wet, the better chance they have at spreading the virus.

My tree's leaves were drying up and falling off but the figs stayed! So i watered it and then ALL the leaves fell off, eventhough they wernt dried up or yellow.

I’m in Southern California and my fig tree got root rot, there wasn’t enough draining and I moved it but I’m not sure it’s surviving

I’ve thought I’ve killed my potted fig tree multiple times. But they’re more resilient as you said, but in Phoenix no water will kill them after a while.

@aliciaguerra-salazar5854

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Mario I am in Phoenix area. Surprise .

@misamisa2677

3 жыл бұрын

mulch

What is best PH for fig tree ?

Why is my fig tree leaves crispy on the esges

I don't think it's the peat moss for store bought plants.. It's more that they use low quality wood chips (small little splinters) with the peat moss. So the peat keeps the water, but the wood splinters then begin to decompose. Nurseries use terrible soil for anything longer than 8-9 months. Peat moss would be great with half pumice/sand mixture. Would hold and release moisture with inorganic materials that will not decompose.

I like bro you are blessing for as thanks for all information

Excellent 👍👍

Potted Fig Tree: My fig is dropping yellow leaves, I have fruit, they are extremely small, turning purple hard as rocks though… very hot in the Catskills in July. I was told not to fertilize. I root pruned last fall

I have a question ... My fig cutting has not grown more than 6 inches on 3 new branches this entire growing season. Originally in early spring I was over watering and killed about 5 plants, so reduced it to about once every 3-4 weeks. The potted figs are sitting on my driveway in full sunlight (from 11am on) and watering them about once a week about 1 cup of water. I fertilized it 3 times this spring/summer. I had left out of state for 1 month and no one watered them... now out of 15 I have 3 left ... everything else is literally crisp dry. Any suggestions? Location Northern Philadelphia.

@ckk7747

7 ай бұрын

My suggestion is your soil. Make sure you have plenty of fertile soil. Make sure you keep it watered. But not too much. Once it takes, it will be wonderful. Remember, I am in the south. It is summer every day. However, there is really only one fig season. I would suggest you start it in the house in a sunny window. Watch it so it doesn’t dry out too much. Talk to it. Love it. Once it’s warm, move the pot outside to get used to being outside. Best wishes to you

I liked your video very much. In spring I trimmed a bit the ends of the branches of my 3-year old Chicago fig tree. The cuts were green, healthy and I covered each of them with the thick paste that is used in the orchards. I live in zone 7b. As usual, we had hot days in April and cold, close to 35 F. In May only tree branches (secondary branches) gave some growth, all the other big branches shrunk and turned dead. Why this happens and what is to be done to save the tree? Should all these thick branches be cut off? Please make a video how to prune fig trees and provide maintenance to avoid such loss. Thank you.

@dunedainmom

Жыл бұрын

In zone 9b, Tanglefoot killed the top half of both my fig trees, everything above the ring of tanglefoot died. Thankfully they both had side shoots by the roots that I didn't put tanglefoot on, they lived.

Thanks!!!

Help. I can't kill my fig tree. I have volunteer fig trees all over my backyard. And although I do love the turkey figs for cooking, enough is enough. I have cut them back, pruned them, ignored them, you name it. I'm drowning in figs.

@ahnschimmel4169

3 жыл бұрын

i can send you a few gophers...gophers will do it. gophers will eat a fig tree's roots so bad the tree will just flop down on the ground...timber! gopher.. is in town. and 50 year old fig tree...dead.

@JP-wn4jn

3 жыл бұрын

I'm jealous

@jthor3097

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, what a hardship. 😢 I would like to buy some of your figs, and fig trees, please. 😁

@patriciagruber5905

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, great advice, my fig tree os old, but healthl, however the tree os producing new shoots in the bottom, should I cut or just leave alone. Btw season before last pruned @10--2" off not much fruit last year.? What to do about new growth. Wish I could send pic. Tree is

@patriciagruber5905

2 жыл бұрын

@ 12-15 yrs here when we bought the house. Great location. NC. Thank you.

I use extremely well draining soil in the desert. Probably 30-35% of my mix is coarse (#3 or #4) perlite. PS figs aren't cacti (ha!). If you think it's easy to overwater a fig, try keeping some succulents. :)

@tankgrl1980

3 жыл бұрын

My fig is about 4 years old and still just a few feet tall. It's never given fruit and has gone through some underwatering in the past but now gets watered pretty regularly. Its in a large pot, about 2 feet in diameter, but it just won't grow! Any suggestions? My neighbor said I should out it in the ground but I'm concerned the soil around me will not work bc it's horrible clay.

What soil ph range do you recommend? And do you use lime to correct ? Would be a pain to check every pot and have to adjust all throughout the season. I dont really have any problems usually except fig drop on one of my trees. I bought the tree late last summer so havnt got on a ripe fig yet unfortunately. It's about 5'tall with 4 beefy branches too. Have it in a 10 gallon and the base of trunk is about 2.5" round. Maybe it hasn't grown enough new roots yet since I had to heavily root prune this spring when I up potted

@RossRaddi

3 жыл бұрын

6-7.5 -- Use lime or sulfur to adjust accordingly.

@ckk7747

7 ай бұрын

I have never used anything on mine. No fertilizer or chemicals just descent soil and lots of love.

@HVACRTECH-83

7 ай бұрын

@ckk7747 you must use a fertilizer schedule with potted fig trees. Any fruit trees actually. If you don't, believe me you're missing out and your trees will be begging for it. They will tell you when they need it but I don't give them the chance to. They are pretty heavy feeders

We live in South Carolina and the leaves on our fig trees are already turning yellow then Brown and shriveling up. They did it later in the year last year and all the figs fell off as well as the leaves. What can I do to prevent this?

@vinlago

Жыл бұрын

Check soil pH. Might be too acidic. If so you can add sulfur or lime. Also could be leaf rust or fungus, or a pest that goes after the sap.

Totally agreed!

amazin video!!! ques4u sir, great job!i thumbed it. listen need ur help, i have a dying fig tree from the texas frost this year, with brittle black end branches like yours, however, there is a 2 foot sucker spurint from my 4 yr old CELESTE tree, about 1 foot off the base of it, what do i do with it, disconnect it and root it in a pot? also, what do i do with the original tree? THANK YOU!

I transplanted my fig tree last January. It did not produce any leaves through spring and summer. Is it dead?

@RossRaddi

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like it. That's a very long time. Do you know the scratch test? You may want to dig it up carefully and see if a sucker is coming up from the roots.

Great videos! When you say your soil is half compost and half bark do you mean wood chips/mulch?

@RossRaddi

3 жыл бұрын

No. I mean bark.

@mikemorihovitis3010

3 жыл бұрын

Ross Raddi thanks for the reply!

@GospelOutside

3 жыл бұрын

Ross Raddi how do you obtain the bark Ross? Will rice hulls work for drainage or perhaps oyster shell pellets?

How do I keep the fig roots healthy? My is in jersey in ground.

@RealtorStephNJ

Жыл бұрын

Its may and my tree still has no leaves… not sure what I did wrong, its 5 years old, about 8 feet tall and 10 feet wide.

My Genoa fig grows like crazy. Lots of fruit. It's about 6ft tall with 5 stems. The leaves keep coming but curl then drop off. Average temp here has been 29c with humidity 80% or more for a few months. I feed em once a month and water every day. I guess over watering is my problem.

@ckk7747

7 ай бұрын

I have never fed mine. I just use fertile soil and love it. So, don’t over feed it. It sounds like you are doing the right things. I let nature water mine because it’s outside, so I wouldn’t overwater.

If I have excessive fig rust in August does it make sense to re-pot it or should I wait? Should I remove all the damaged leaves (which is most of them)

@RossRaddi

Жыл бұрын

Are you sure it's rust? Send me photos.

@URaBaboYongpa77

Жыл бұрын

@@RossRaddi okay, I'll send them on Instagram. Thanks!

How do I get the ph levels right as well in my soil

@RossRaddi

3 жыл бұрын

Test the ph of the soil. Add lime or sulfur to go up or down respectively. You want something between a 6-7.5

What kind of soil is needed in 11 a zone where we have nearly 120 degree in summer ..

@RossRaddi

3 жыл бұрын

Clay topped with mulch.

@thatsweirdo6664

3 жыл бұрын

@@RossRaddi I have just done it same but my Summer main crop is just wasted out by more sun.

My figs get a whitish dust look.or they split or little ants go inside? Why?

@margaretmarshall3645

3 жыл бұрын

I get ants in my figs too. But yesterday I saw this video that gave 3 great suggestions which I plan to try next year: kzread.info/dash/bejne/aqJmwZl9nJPcpco.html

Thank you😊 🙏😀p

By the way, this tree never loses all of it leaves, it keeps most of it's leaves

Thank you, Ross. I find I kill baby fig rooted cuttings, many, many of them, almost 95% of them . why ? All the time, they rooted, good roots, started to grow leaves, I potted them and kept in the house as it was winter time, and eventually before i was able to bring them outside, they all died.

@HVACRTECH-83

3 жыл бұрын

Usually because of too much water. Young cuttings will be extra sensitive to over and under watering. Or if you have them covered in plastic or something for too long it will grow mold/fungus ect.

@2brownbraids

3 жыл бұрын

Bryan, thank you. I think you are right, Fungus and little black flies.

@RossRaddi

3 жыл бұрын

@@2brownbraids Too much water!

@2brownbraids

3 жыл бұрын

yes, sir. I think so !

Still very confused..and fig tree very dead. This did though reassure me it’s probably root rot. But… very confused

My fig tree is the best! It puts out a ton of fruit. We all enjoy it. Then the leaves turn brown and fall off. It does that every year.

My fig tree leaves r falling off n i dont k y can u pls give me advice ? Thanks

@RossRaddi

2 жыл бұрын

Likely due to too much or too little water in the soil.

@h.9361

2 жыл бұрын

@@RossRaddi ahhh . Ok thanks . Ive replanted in a much bigger pot , its getting enough water now n ive moved it to a cooler spot whr irsstoll getting a lot of sunlight but not as much as it was before tooo much sun n heat. Its my first fig n im literally minding it as a baby so hopefully it will grow healthier bigger n stronger n will produce fruits in the near future .🙂thanks for response .

What should the pH of the soil be?

@RossRaddi

3 жыл бұрын

6-7.5

I been watering and watering and her Figs are not getting soft or ripe.

@RossRaddi

3 жыл бұрын

They stay stagnant in size for 30 day cycles. Things are happening, you just can't see that.

White washing can help with sunburn great product for this is ivorganic there’s lots of videos with links here on KZread showing how to use and benefits comes in three colors

My tree condition is very bad but I recover it by mixing Azoxystrobin 2.5% + Thiophanate Methyl 11.25% + Thiomethoxam 25% FS with insecticide Chlorantraniliprole give it to root by mixing in water now my tree is in very very good condition

According to the bible, even when the bush is on fire, its actually not. Lol.

Bro throw this one on fruit talk!

I would suggest use lactobacillus or milk or compost tea to treat fungal issues it’s always worked for me . Also use indigenous microorganisms go to the oldest healthiest part of a nearby wooded place and bring some cooked rice place it so that the animals can’t get it on the ground in a cage use a wooden box to hold the rice make shur it has holes in it the mycorrhizae and beneficial organisms will move in and take it over. Check out imo and Korean natural farming techniques it beyond organic.

@jennaperrett4986

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, this is so interesting. Do you apply the lactobacillus as a foliar spray? Thanks! :)

My fig trees were dropping leaves and all I had to do was feed it and water it more in this 100 degree heat. Zone 9a. By the way if I’m paying for the house in part or in full I’m not going anywhere. Smh!

What’s the right PH?

@khldshorts2866

Жыл бұрын

6-75

@khldshorts2866

Жыл бұрын

6-7-5

My fig trees got some rust on the leaves. I’m in South Georgia and the heat index currently is over 100. I sprayed some copper fungicide on them but within a day all the leaves wilted and by the next day they were all brown and looked dead. That’s what led me to this video. Hoping these tips will help me!

@soggybottomfarm2575

2 жыл бұрын

I live in south Louisiana and it super hot here we deal with alot of fungal diseases from the humidity being so high, I usually spray any fungicide late evenings Because it coats the leaves and the sun will blister the leaves. I bought a Chicago hardy fig plant from a local nursery and the whole plant is yellow hoping it nutrient deficiency

My soil is almost 100% clay and may fig tree is thriving.

👍

Bloody fungus gnats ! I can’t get rid of them !

@normarivera5364

3 жыл бұрын

Try the diatomaceous dirt, you can get it food grade, it's safe to use.

EM.Technology can help You.

Jesus was born to a virgin, turned water to wine, taught, healed the sick, raised the dead, casted out demons, walked on water, and calmed the storm, among many other things. He was killed, and three days later He rose from the dead. Forty days later He ascended into heaven where He sits at the right hand of the Father. He is returning very soon, but before He does, Satan, the devil, is coming to pretend to be Jesus. Satan is an angel, and he will have certain supernatural powers with which to try to fool everyone. He will, for example, be able to make fire come down from heaven in the sight of men. He will only be on earth a short time before the real King of Kings, Jesus Christ, God in the flesh, returns. When the real Jesus comes we will all be transformed into our spiritual bodies at the same moment. Jesus came to offer forgiveness of sins and eternal life to anyone who believes and calls on His precious name. For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; - Romans 3:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. - Romans 6:23 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. - John 3:16-18 Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. - Isaiah 43:10

@roccoconte2960

3 жыл бұрын

I think the devil is already here its the Democratic Party.

@roccoconte2960

3 жыл бұрын

@Bunkiebe Ahh another CNN VIEWER, come out of the fog your in.

@peggyp3682

3 жыл бұрын

Really? This is a fig video...

@roccoconte2960

3 жыл бұрын

@@peggyp3682 I AGREE

@raybod1775

3 жыл бұрын

humbllbug Don't you any story related to figs? You're an idiot. May the devil Trump haunt your dreams.

Come on just make it short and sweet.... You are like a grandma...

The monolog at the beginning is a little harsh and off putting. Maybe try a different approach.

Not useful at all. I don't need a lecture on being a "green thumb." My brown turkey fig tree had dead leaves on one side, and the whole branch died. I cut that off, and more and more are dying; the bark is splitting. So sad; this is a 15-year-old tree, and I haven't changed anything. The figs are no longer suitable to eat. I was looking for helpful advice.

98% talking nonsense Dude just get to the point and how to solving it Short easy right to the point 👎🏼

Get to the point! I don't care what you plan to do in the future, show us. Don't meander in your thoughts. Get to the point and cut the nonsense.

Too much bla bla bla Can some one help me My fig leave look bad.

@khldshorts2866

Жыл бұрын

Get a nitrogen fertilizer