Hi
i am afraid that i have so many cuttings and need soil and containers . also have papaya seedling and morus alba ones ....
how do i take control.
i have limited space ....

does anybody keep a journal with plans?
maybe like a sotware to track the trees progression?

i dont want to learn as i go because of samll margin for errors...

if anybody have an idea please reply

Eli,

Good topic, I did some search on the internet and found only some software for bonsai records and I did not like it.

I have started to record what I have in an excel spreadsheet for now until something better come along.

Eli...I keep a written ledger (caveman era) to keep track of everything...I have only a limited collection of figs at this time so this method is sufficient for me....

Sounds like a cool project.  Outline the requirements of what you want in an app.  I'll see what I can come up with.

i do it the old fashion way. with tape and a pen. i tape the tape on the pot and write the name of the type on it. then i forget about the whole thing. if they grow and give me figs, i'll look down and see what they are. if they die on me, they go into trash can.

of course, there are some of the trees that are more precious to me. not because they are rare or anything, but because they have been good to me by giving me good figs. those, i remember it by the look of the tree. then there are hard to find figs. those i also remember by the looks of the tree. and when they die on me.. i try to replace them as much as possible. but i don't have any super rare ones to worry too much about.

i work with computre and software all day long. when i go home, i don't want to look at 'puter at all.

Bullet08 i know some people remember but i am not good with time so.......

jd_smith something like a table/chart would be good

it will tell me when did i start the cutting/plant

when do i need to root prune and when was it last pruned

when did i added organic compost/fertilizer.

how many figs did aa tree  gave each season

ph of the soil maybe.

anyhow i think that going back to the pc to check on a tree is too time and energy cosuming.
maybe somthing like a small chart which is attached to the plant could be good..... one that uses unearasable ink pen that withstands weather.

does anybody have a template for this maybe?

btw this looks good http://dx.com/p/3-in-1-multi-function-plant-flowers-soil-ph-tester-moisture-light-meter-120701

Eli,

I have that meter and it is pretty good but the two probes are quite thick and I had trouble sticking them in the pots, worrying not to disturb the roots.

maybe they are good for big pots you are right.

http://www.planttagntrack.com/

"Control" is not relevant when used in discussion of growing figs, we are out of control, LOL

Ha Danny!  How true!  I'm definitely out of control!  All that new property with all that existing fruit is an adventure for sure, and keeping notes on everything would be more overwhelming than deciding what to put where!  Figs are the least of my worries!  I'm pretty confident with them, and their main pests being gophers, they should just grow fine on an orchard drip inside their tree sized gopher baskets.  Rooting cuttings is always a challenge!

Existing new and unusual fruits are my biggest worry.  Just discovered that two existing Apples have a fungus called Fire Blight.  I wondered why half the trees looked like they had been in a fire and the other half has nice blooming branches.  Years of neglect on that property has caused issues for sure, so my main research now is saving what is dying, and finding pollinators for some of the newer stuff.  It's all fun though!

Good luck elin!  You got some good ideas here!

Suzi

I bought a quarter block lot a few years ago with three old apple trees and two pear trees they had never been pruned so i have been cutting out all of the dead wood crossed branchs and lowering them a cpl feet a year . I have planted lots more and will keep doing so .

Multiple cuttings of SAME variety:
- Donate to figs4fun
-gift it to someone who deserves it
- Trade or sell


If your trees are strong, keep ONE or TWO. That's what I am working on.

Good luck
Jennifer

I'm an IT guy.  Databases are my specialty!  I'm not a computer programmer.  I have a lot of fig trees and multiples of certain varieties like Jon but on a smaller scale.  I got a little over a thousand trees.  Whenever I want to try out a particular pot or a different soil medium, I document it in my database and watch how the tree performs over the years.  I also document how much water it gets per day, temperature, fertilizer, when to repot, when to root prune, height & diameter of the tree, and pH level of each tree.  I even track those in my orchard.  It's not totally complete but a work in progress.  I'm always changing something to document and track.  The watering is done by my irrigation system but some of my trees only get 1 gallon of water a day and some get 2 gallon depending on their location. 

I love to see data and facts about things I grow and how they grow in my climate.  I have not found one fig that will not grow in my climate.  But I have seen figs die based on something I did or did not do.  My database tells me how my trees are growing, what fertilizer works best and which figs to limit water like Brunswick.  It also helps me compare trees received from other sources to see if they really are that species.  Some might say this is too much but I'm going to need something to do when I finally retire retire.  This will be it!  To me, its a passion, it works, its fun and its something I can share with UCDavis on how figs grow in the Carolinas.  Like Pete, I'm on a PC all day at work.  But the only PC i use when I go home is my IPAD or tablet PC to view mail and surf the web at night.  Last year, I started adding everyone's best fig if they listed a zip code.  I also added the ripening data that Jon started in 2009, 10 and 11.  Again, it's something I enjoy...it keeps me busy. 

My database has the following tables:

Plant
Plant Type
Person
container
container type
person
seller_cutting
propagated_tree
propagation
propagation_method
event
event_type
cutting
soil_medium
purchased_tree
synonym
taste
flavor_level
photo

If you have a small list of trees then something like a spreadsheet or a table might work for you.  Me?  I 'm not a fan of spreadsheets.  I only use spreadsheets when I want to transpose or inport data from another source.  My database is scable and flexible.  If I want to dump it in a spreadsheet, all I have to do is click on the export button.  I haven't decided yet but maybe one day I'll place this data out for everyone to see.  In a few years I will have one large database of figs growing in the southeast. 

thanks for the help people.
this forum is great.....

i wish i had gotten to this forum earlier , and to figs too..... :)