I left a lot of memories at the Stoner home which included my first real garden. Among the things that I miss from Stoner Place includes the fig tree. This tree likely preceded the Eppleys… I know that Ron cut it back the the trunk about once a year and that he did not favor figs from the tree.
I wasn’t always interested in figs either and for the first many years the birds had no competition with me… they could have em! That all changed one day and I began to enjoy the taste and the fight was on!
Since I’ve left that property, I have continued to propagate that fig tree with no success… Until now!
What I learned is that fig cuttings do well standing in water. I’ve learned that dry roots are difficult to recover from. I’ve learned that standing in mud is a viable way to root a watered cutting. I’ve learned that short hard wood cutting 6-12 inches with 1/2 inch or so diameter is better than larger cuttings. I learned to be patient and how to transition from water to soil. I learned that mulch does wonders to both keeping mosquitoes at bay and later keeping soil moist.