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IamKriyaHello fellow fig-lovers! In response to the requests of many fig enthusiasts, here is the link to a short video I shot the other day to show/prove a few things to different people according to their interests in asking me to do this.
Just to clarify, my Galicia Negra tree is about 4 feet tall and is in bush form. This form suits my goals the best as it gives me lots of branches to work with. My Martinenca Rimada, on the other had, I hesitated pruning in the beginning and that is why you see a much taller rather than wider stature. It is about 6 feet tall.
I'm not exactly sure why some are so surprised how I was able to produce lots of air layers out of my Galicia Negra, in particular. Is the climate? Soil? Care? I have always treated my trees with the utmost care and maybe that's why?
Being in the natural health field, my personal opinion is that nature flourishes best when any form of it is treated naturally. In the case of fig trees, I only use organic fertilizers (Espoma Citrus Tone and bird droppings). I do not let my lawn guy get anywhere close to my backyard because I do not want any chemical residues around my beloved fruit trees.
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. If you have any doubts or suspicions about anything that I do, please still feel free to ask.