Labeling your plants It’s not much an issue if you only has one fig tree. You might be confused about varieties when you have twenty. You might want to jump right into rooting your cuttings or up-putting your plants. I like to write the variety name on the rooting cup before I start the rooting […]
Pre-root the Cuttings – Zip Lock Bag Method
Clean the cuttings under water and use light brush if necessary. Remove the wood from either end until remove all the dead tissues Prepare the rooting media (Sphagnum Moss or Coco coir) Stir water in the rooting media and let it soaked for 30 minutes Squeeze excess water from the rooting media (need to squeeze […]
Patch Graft
Patch graft is a grafting technique that use only bark from the scion and grafting it the the root stock. Unlike the whip and tong or cleft graft which woody part of the scion are grafting on the the root stock. Compared to the t-bud graft and chip graft, the patch graft might have better […]
How to root fig cuttings
Most fig varieties area easy to root. By rooting the cuttings from the mother plant, you can obtain the genetically identical fig trees from the mother fig tree. Here is how I root the cuttings either purchasing the cuttings from auctions or from my own fig tree. Rinse the cutting with water (Sometimes I use […]