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Subject: Olympian Replies: 139
Posted By: rx2 Views: 9,884
 
I had a similar problem also.  Put the tree in the ground potted and it looked like it made it through the winter.  But when green buds started forming at the tips, they all feel off except one. One branch died.  I took it out of the ground and put it in the sun.  A small fig started to form on the good branch. A couple of weeks later I think I see little green buds forming on about half the branches.  Just have to wait and see what nature wants to happen.  

Subject: Anybody got figs breaking dormancy? Replies: 105
Posted By: rx2 Views: 3,407
 
Just checked my Olympian and she be coming out of sleepy time. My DK looks like it will be a week or two away.

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Rick Lakewood WA Zone 8

Subject: Great deal on Grafting Tool Replies: 35
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I just learned the whip and tongue method last night. Very easy to do. They had a grafting tool there also and tried that also. The whip and tongue was a much stronger graft IMO. Save your money and get a knife for 10 to 15 dollars. But what the hay, I'm just a newbie.

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Rick Lakewood WA Zone 8

Subject: Ultra no maintaince rooting trial Replies: 13
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My money is on the fig. I lost 3 cuttings this year because of rot. One had about 3 nodes at the top that where still green. Cut it off and put it some moss and 3 weeks latter roots. Mine wasn't even the size of a pencil and made it. Bet on the fig.

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Rick Lakewood WA Zone 8

Subject: Root grafting Replies: 60
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Yeah. That was some root graft. Almost a root stock graft or was it a root stock graft? Very interesting.

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Rick Lakewood WA Zone 8

Subject: What are the best grafting methods? Replies: 19
Posted By: rx2 Views: 882
 
Try the Whip and Tongue method. It's a really simple and strong graft.

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Rick Lakewood WA zone 8

Growing DK and Olympian

Rooting to many for a newbie

Subject: Root grafting Replies: 60
Posted By: rx2 Views: 1,819
 
I have used root stock to graft apples and pears but never a fig.  It should work. Good luck.


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Rick Lakewood WA Zone 8

Subject: Rooting woes-help! Replies: 28
Posted By: rx2 Views: 745
 
Hi Rafael, No I did not notice any change as yet. Just did the change of soil and move a week ago. Patience is the key. Mine have been rooting for 5 weeks now and one I can see roots, 3 other have roots and they all have green growth even the two single nodes. Good luck and go slow.

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Rick Lakewood WA Zone 8

Growing DK and Olympian

Rooting way to many for first try

Subject: Rooting woes-help! Replies: 28
Posted By: rx2 Views: 745
 
Hi rafaelissimmo, I am a newbie at this also but I think you might be watering to much. I made that same mistake and two starts rotted completely and a third rotted about a 1/2 inch before the roots started. I went to a big box store and bought a moister meter and only water when it reads a 3. I made another mistake of not pushing the meter to the bottom of the cup and  pushed the meter to the bottom of the cup and it read an 8. Way to wet. I think I have about the same setup you have, except I am rooting in a fish tank now. Hope this helped.


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Rick Lakewood WA Zone 8

Growing DK and Olympian.

Rooting way to many for the first time. 

Subject: When to say goodbye to cuttings Replies: 25
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Troyb, thanks for starting this subject. I went and changed my rooting chamber to a 4 foot fish tank today. A lot of my starts where getting over 10 inches and had to go to a taller tub. I then checked for moister content and on all it was way to hi. Mixed up a 70/30 rooting mix of perlite to potting soil. I lost 3 starts due to rot. 3 starts had the beginning of roots and 3 just green leafage. Hope this will save the cuttings. Good lesson learned hear for the newbie. The fish tank will let me start about 10 new ones. Also have two single node with green shoots.



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Rick Lakewood WA  Zone 8


Growing DK and Olympian

Rooting way to many for fist try.

Subject: Rooting ? Replies: 11
Posted By: rx2 Views: 537
 
Right now room is not the issue. Like Richard suggested, I found a fish tank that is about 3 foot long. I have to make a lid and bottom for it and I will have at  least double the room. Now go out and find the plastic for the top, 1x2 and screening for the bottom, nails and glue and presto we have a new habitat. Thanks for all the help. I dislike ending up with dead sticks. Forgot to mention I found a 20 foot tree in Olympia that I have to go get some cutting from. I might have a few to pass around if any body wants. Don't know what type of tree it is. Just big and growing in the ground in WA.


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Rick Lakewood WA zone 8

Growing DK and Olympian
Rooting way to many for first try.

Subject: Rooting ? Replies: 11
Posted By: rx2 Views: 537
 
A bio-dome is my name for a humidity chamber. It is one that fits on a seed heating pad and is about 10 inches tall. I went out and found a clear plastic tub that is 13 inches tall and will use that soon. Plant growth is almost to the top of the 10 inch box. The bigger box is also wider so I will be able to add some new starts. Only about twenty more to go and I'll be done this year.




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Rick Lakewood WA Zone 8

Growing DK and Olympian

Rooting to many I got carried away.

Subject: Rooting ? Replies: 11
Posted By: rx2 Views: 537
 
Thanks all. It's a hurry up and wait thing. Might have to move the cuttings to a taller bio-dome due to the green growth.

Subject: Rooting ? Replies: 11
Posted By: rx2 Views: 537
 
When should I move the rooted fig to a 1 gal pot? Should I wait until the whole cup is full of roots or up pot now with 2 or 3 small roots? They are in 16 oz clear cups, drilled drain holes and fill with potting soil and perlite 50/50 ratio.

Subject: Dominick Fig Tree Cuttings Available Replies: 31
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My cutting have a lot of green but no roots yet. But green is good right? The plant should be getting the sugars to make roots. I hope. 

Subject: Drastic measures for cuttings Replies: 21
Posted By: rx2 Views: 695
 
Ok   I don't feel so bad now. Being a newbie I thought one crisper bin was out of control and I ran out of room to start more cuttings. It looks like this is a common practice in the fig world. I still have to go and raid another tree I found in Olympia. I only have one bin compared to a hole fridge. Happy rooting everyone.

Subject: zone 5 cuttings for postage Replies: 16
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Thanks Jesse. Got mine today and they look great. Will start to root after the 4th of February. Have to make more room.


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rick Zone 8 Lakewood WA

Growing DK and Olympian
Rooting Negronne, Domonick, Chehalis unk, Lakewood unk and Olympia unk

Subject: Cuttings Available Replies: 42
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Wow what a tree. I didn't know that DK fruit got that big. I have a 3 year old tree and hope to get figs this year. The cuttings will not last long.

Subject: Dominick Fig Tree Cuttings UPDATE Replies: 34
Posted By: rx2 Views: 1,773
 
I started my on the 13th and just noticed green leaf just starting to form today. No roots yet. Does this mean there might be hope for this brown thumb?

Subject: zone 5 cuttings for postage Replies: 16
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I'm not in zone 5. Plan to plant in Idaho zone 6 this summer on land a friend has.


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Rick Zone 8 Lakewood WA

Subject: New Fig Grower Replies: 26
Posted By: rx2 Views: 962
 

Keith , A long time ago I was tinking about Star Wars and R2D2 when I was creating a new e-mail account. So it was rx2.
Make it a great day,      rick

Subject: New Fig Grower Replies: 26
Posted By: rx2 Views: 962
 
Welcome Heather, I am new to this also but you might have a panache fig. You can go check out the variety section on the home page. I would leave your tree alone and let it grow if you have the room. And yes you can use the cuttings to root a new fig tree. That's what I did. The first two ended up as dead sticks but third times a charm. If this brown thumb can do it , I am sure you can to. Good luck in your rooting.

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Zone 8a
Rick Lakewood WA

Subject: "Starter Kit" Replies: 41
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Got mine today. Like Joe they have to go into the fridge. No more room to root right now.
Thanks Aaron

Subject: New Users online now! Replies: 12
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Trying to root what I got from Coop and some negronne cuttings I got off the street. I use 50% potting mix and 50% perlite. Have to wait and see if this works.

Subject: Buying Fig Trees and Cuttings From the Internet or eBay Replies: 20
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Very well written. It has given a newbe like me more info on buying cutting. Thanks   rick

Subject: Dominick Fig Tree Cuttings UPDATE Replies: 34
Posted By: rx2 Views: 1,773
 
Thank you thank you for the cuttings. Got them today and called my friend at WSU and going to meet tomorrow.

thank you again.      rick

Subject: Dominick Fig Tree Cuttings Available Replies: 31
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Ditto here too. Took a while to figure out how to do it though paypal but done now. I plan to give half of these to the Master Garden folks at WSU Tacoma.

Subject: newbie question when to transplant Replies: 17
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Thanks for the tip on waiting longer. The roots where turning a yellow-green and I thought that was bad. Then I saw a picture of a start and the cup was full of yellow-green roots. Leson learned Thank you. And yes Charlie an air layer in the spring. More questions to come then. 

Subject: newbie question when to transplant Replies: 17
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Yeah we got roots. Thanks for all the advice. Going to pot in a one gal pot. You all are going to turn me into a green thumb. Next project is an air layer in the spring for Charlie.fig 002.jpg 

Subject: Ft. Chaffee Arkansas Fig Trials Replies: 37
Posted By: rx2 Views: 1,725
 
Great work Charlie. I have a small Olympian that I might be able to air layer this spring. They are said to be good to a zone 6. Just let me know and I'll give it a go this spring.

Subject: newbie question when to transplant Replies: 17
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It got potted. I premoisten the mix and put it in a clear cup with drains so I can see the root growth. I am sure it would have ended up as dead stick number 3 without all the advice. Thanks again for all the help. Pictures to follow if the roots show up.

Subject: newbie question when to transplant Replies: 17
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Thanks all for the advice. Just the completely differrent from what I would have done. I have some organic mix called gardner and bloom. This potting soil is very loose compared to MG. Mix that 50/50 with perlite and water when dry. Trying to keep cost down and at the same time keep the tree alive. I think I am seing alittle green popping out of the brown thumb. Thanks again for all the advice.

Subject: newbie question when to transplant Replies: 17
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Right now it is in spangum moss. The longest 2 roots are maybe 1 inch. I was going to use MG potting mix with coir or perlite to pot it in.

Subject: newbie question when to transplant Replies: 17
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Thanks, This is the first one that lived. The other two ended up as dead sticks. It started as a green cutting.

Subject: newbie question when to transplant Replies: 17
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I did it finally did it. ROOTS on my negonne green cutting. They are about an inch long now. When do I transplant into dirt mix. Do I wait until roots are seen in the cup or put into dirt now. If I wait, should I feed it with liquid MG or just keep giving it warter.

Subject: Newbie Replies: 23
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I am a newbie myself. You might want to try an Olympian. They are hardy to zone 6 by what I have read. I have one and live in zone 7. They are said to have large fruit. I hope to find out next year. Good luck with all your figs.

Subject: Help with first fig Replies: 3
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Thanks all for your avice. Today I went and weeded a sport in the flower bed in the font to put the trees. I went to get the Olymipian and the big fig was gone. I mean gone, nothing left. Not a hint of what took my first fig. I was heart broken but the flower bed got weeded and there is a spot for the Olympian and DK. I will plant in pots and find a home for them in the spring. Thanks again for the advice.

Subject: Help with first fig Replies: 3
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I just walked out side and looked at my baby olympian and one of the figs started to droop. a closer lok I saw it had inlagered, started to turn purple and the one leaf was turning yellow. Will a small plastic covering help ripen the figs or am I to late to do anything? Being a newbie I thiught I would have to wait till next year for some figs. Seeing this got me excited for a Sunday.
I'm near tacoma WA.

Subject: Trees and cuttings update Replies: 48
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Thank you Charlie for your great gift. Now I have to explain to the wife why I need another tree. She thought one was to much and now there will be four. Send help. HA HA HA
Make it a great day, rick

Subject: need help with green cutting Replies: 6
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I started this about 10 days ago. The tree I got the cutting from is in front of a produce store. They said I could have a cutting but no figs. I didn't want to be greedy so I just took one. I can go back for more if needed. But don't have the room for more my other half says. I am just a newbie and have a DK and an olympian. Didn't even know if I would like a fig. The guy that gave me the DK gave me some fresh figs. Well, I think I am a figaholic now.

Subject: need help with green cutting Replies: 6
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A friend told me to get a negrone. They grow good in pots. I found a 25 year old tree and took a green cutting. Put it in a cup of water with a one liter soda bottle over it. I am starting to see white bumps, maybe roots? When should I add something solid like dirt? Hate to kill this one. I ended up with a dead stick back in Feburay.

Subject: confused Replies: 4
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More confused now. I thought the DK was a comon fig and did not need the wasp. That's why I got it living in Washington. The figs are on this years new growth, the part of the tree.

Subject: confused Replies: 4
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I was reading something about a breba corp in the northeast. Question is if I am just starting to see figs start now on my DK and Olympian will they rippen before the frost? I am a newbie and caught the fig addiction. Live in Tacoma WA

Subject: www.LosAngelesFigForest.com Replies: 59
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Hi Aaron, Non profits are easy to set up. First check with the state and see what they need. Then deal with the IRS. This can take up to 6 months or more. I live in Washington state and have helped set up a few non profits. A lot of clubs are non profit, so go to the state and get their paper work and change to your needs. Worked great for me.

Good luck Rick
Lakewood WA

Subject: Plz help... Replies: 6
Posted By: rx2 Views: 445
 
My dessert king did the same thing. Burnt ridge nursey said it was sunburned. My leaves fell off and new started. Mine is doing fine right now. I'm a newbie at this but I found out that potted plants need more water but don't let them soak in water.

Subject: newbe needs help Replies: 6
Posted By: rx2 Views: 455
 
Thanks for all the help. Can't put in the ground this year. Too much work, have to remove a small fir tree by the house first. I guess I got bit bad so I just bought an Olympian. Its future home is in the middle of the front yard. Have to build a BIG planter first.

Rick
Lakewood WA  Zone 8

Subject: Olympian Replies: 139
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I just got this one from Burnt Ridge a week ago. Plan to trans plant to 3 gal. Anything else I should do? I am trying to change my brown thumb into green with fig trees. Hope I make it go right. I am new to all new to all this.



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Subject: newbe needs help Replies: 6
Posted By: rx2 Views: 455
 
Thanks for the help all, Yes there are dainage holes in the bucket. I live in Tacoma WA Zone 8 so I don't think I can get a second crop. I plan to winter the tree outside this year under a carport and put it in the ground next year. I hope all the green this year will have figs next year.
Thanks   rick 

Subject: newbe needs help Replies: 6
Posted By: rx2 Views: 455
 
Hi all, I got bit by the fig bug last year when a friend gave me a dessert king. I was told to let it go dormant. I did and the top of the tree died and started to rot. I brought it inside and for 4 to 5 months it looked like I was trying to grow a dead stick. Now I have this. What fertilizer should use and should I clip the tops?
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