Blackberries

lemon

grapefruit

1 juice orange.

1 eating orange.

Veggie garden has

Jalapeno

Snow peas

collards

radishes

basil

flat leaf parsley

bunching onions.

Great leafing and rooting and no getting used to being outside later.  I keep the soil around them moist for the humidity.

Vicki

Figs are all doing the same, about 18 inches and green.  What more can I ask?

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I need someone to help me fit this many fig trees into my yard!  (one of each)  How close together can I plant them?   

I want to have at least one in the front yard so neighbor kids can steal figs.  I have great memories of stealing fruit from trees as a kid--pomegranates, pears, oranges.  All kids should be able to do that!

I started them in ziplocks with a bit of damp paper towel wrapped loosely around all the cuttings together.  Each kind in its own baggie of course.  I kept them on top of the refrigerator.  I changed the paper towel out every 2-3 days and pretty much ignored them.  I lost a couple to mold. mostly the smaller diameter cuttings.  

When there were some decent size rootlets,over an inch or so, and at least 1 leaf, I put them in plastic (disposable cup) pots with perlite and put them outside on my front patio.  (Are you all cringing now?) .  Lots of indirect light and pretty humid.   When they got to where they kept tipping over the plastic pots, (top heavy with leaves) I transplanted them to the 1 gallons and moved them over a couple weeks to the direct sun.  They are in a mix of 50% perlite and 50% soil.  Not sure which brand.  I water them every day or 2 and move them around so they don't root through their pots.  They have to stay small in case I need to bring them in this winter.     

Is that a method?  Tucson has had pretty amazing weather this summer, I am not sure I would have done the same if it was going to be 112 and no humidity.

I am new on the forum, have been lurking and learning for awhile now.  

I have never grown a fig before, but really love them and decided to give it a try, so not wanting to spend a lot of money, I started with a bunch of cuttings.  I was hoping to get 1 or 2 plants that would make it here.  

Here are pics of what I have--if it works.  Most I was able to get from Jon, but the vdb is from ebay Hermansur. 

My friend Judy has this fig in her yard, said it was a cutting from her father's tree.  He called it Turkey Neck.  I am not sure what it is, but I am thinking more along the lines of a BT.   I have never had the fruit fresh from her tree, but it is a dark fruit.   

Right now they are in full morning sun (until about 1:00).  I am watering them every morning and they are in a puddle for a bit to help with humidity.  They seem to be doing really well.  The white spots on some of the leaves is from when I had my roof pressure washed and they were splashed.  

The Kadota seems to be very sensitive to not being well watered, is doing better in not so much afternoon sun.  

I did not think they would all grow! but now I am hooked.  I go out and tend them every morning.  I can not wait to put them in the ground!