From lflondon@worldnet.att.net Sat Sep 25 20:19:56 1999 Date: Sun, 26 Sep 1999 00:20:22 GMT From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." To: london@metalab.unc.edu Subject: Re: fig bushes? (was nandina and figs) On Wed, 22 Sep 1999 23:35:53 -0400, in triangle.gardens "Mitch C. Amiano" wrote: >Rooting of figs is something generally difficult to prevent, even >when you are really neglectful. > >Some tips: You can root figs in water. Very small (less than 6") >cuttings seem to do poorly by comparison with medium sized cuttings >of 6 to 8". Very old wood and very young wood tends to root more slowly. >Hormones can help, but aren't absolutely necessary. Cuttings seem to >root better within an inch or so of a bud or branch, and worse for wood >farther from a bud node or branch especially when the cutting still >has the branch on it. > >I would think that any cuttings you take now will have a tough time >making it through the winter. > >malkin_weber@my-deja.com wrote: >> >> Can you say more about how to root fig cuttings? Do I need to use >> rooting hormone or will they root in water? Plant outdoors in November >> or keep indoors till spring? >> >> A friend has a fig bush that sends up sprouts around the base, and I've >> tried digging some up and planting them, but they didn't survive >> (possiby because I was not as careful as I should have been). Is there a >> trick to this? >> >> thanks >> melissa >> >> In article <37c4a441.0@newport>, >> "ukusa" wrote: >> > By the >> way, in November is when you root fig cuttings. >> >> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ >> Share what you know. Learn what you don't. From lflondon@worldnet.att.net Sat Sep 25 20:20:22 1999 Date: Sun, 26 Sep 1999 00:21:44 GMT From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." To: london@metalab.unc.edu Subject: Re: fig bushes? (was nandina and figs) On Fri, 24 Sep 1999 17:40:16 GMT, in triangle.gardens tomato lord wrote: >I trim my fig tree after it goes dormant...either late winter or very >early spring....you do not have to trim it ..it will just become to >large to get to the fruit. > >The easiest way to get another fig tree is this. > >leave 1 of the branches longer do not cut it...in the spring before the >growth starts...bend the branch over...scrape the bark(not completely >off, but down to the wood)...then cover the scrape upto about 5 inches >on either side....now the branch goes down into dirt and then sticks up >out of the ground.... > >That fall you can now cut that branch off from the main tree and it >will have its own root system for you to plant it somewhere else!! > >good luck >Martin > >In article <37E9A019.A79A0868@ipass.net>, > "Mitch C. Amiano" wrote: >> Rooting of figs is something generally difficult to prevent, even >> when you are really neglectful. >> >> Some tips: You can root figs in water. Very small (less than 6") >> cuttings seem to do poorly by comparison with medium sized cuttings >> of 6 to 8". Very old wood and very young wood tends to root more >slowly. >> Hormones can help, but aren't absolutely necessary. Cuttings seem to >> root better within an inch or so of a bud or branch, and worse for >wood >> farther from a bud node or branch especially when the cutting still >> has the branch on it. >> >> I would think that any cuttings you take now will have a tough time >> making it through the winter. >> >> malkin_weber@my-deja.com wrote: >> > >> > Can you say more about how to root fig cuttings? Do I need to use >> > rooting hormone or will they root in water? Plant outdoors in >November >> > or keep indoors till spring? >> > >> > A friend has a fig bush that sends up sprouts around the base, and >I've >> > tried digging some up and planting them, but they didn't survive >> > (possiby because I was not as careful as I should have been). Is >there a >> > trick to this? >> > >> > thanks >> > melissa >> > >> > In article <37c4a441.0@newport>, >> > "ukusa" wrote: >> > > By the >> > way, in November is when you root fig cuttings. >> > >> > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ >> > Share what you know. Learn what you don't. >> > >-- >From there to here >from here to there >funny things are everywhere.. > > >Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ >Before you buy.