This is what I call success!
If you really know @papa-pepper, then you know I'm a propagator of plants. There are many reasons that I like this hobby, but more importantly, if you propagate food plants, then you'll get more free food!
Last year, in a plant propagation series that I periodically post in, I share about propagating Fig Trees, which is very easy. While we were waiting to purchase our land and begin planting on it, we were hard at work preparing plants for us to use later on. Recently, we were able to enjoy the first fig off of one of our trees.
OUR FIRST FIG!
JUST A TASTE OF WHAT IS TO COME
As we continue, we will be planting a lot of various food-bearing plants. Figs trees are just one of the many ones that we already have. From the fig trees that I already have, we could produce thousands of more fig trees, which is amazing to me. Each one of them can both produce figs and be used to make more fig trees. The new trees can then be planted, given away, or sold to others.
I think that this fig was not completely ripe yet, but it was tasty and a great foreshadowing of the life ahead of us. Red-Pepper actually spent a bit of time with me last year making and planting fig cuttings, and now she too can taste the fruit of her labor. My @little-peppers can grow up being familiar with skills like this rather than having to learn them at my age. Also, it is my hope that all of the hard work we put in now will be there for years to come!
This was a very happy moment for us to celebrate, and a true testimony to the possibility of having fresh, healthy, free food. We got the fig cuttings for free, so this fruit cost us nothing. We planted and watered, so we did invest some time and effort, but I think that we are already getting a great return on that investment!
As always, I'm @papa-pepper and here's the proof:
proof-of-fig
Until next time…
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Congratulations! Figs are so good, when I have my own land I shall plant some as well haha
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Growing plants is a rather difficult job. It requires a lot of time watering, weed removal and other subtleties. At first glance it seems so simple - you've planted the seeds and wait for when the fruit will fall on you. I congratulate you on your harvest! Apparently, you have done well.
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Wow, those look divine! I love adding figs to a cheese plate or making a salad with figs, arugula, Gorgonzola, pecans and balsamic vinegar. Enjoy the fruits of your labor! Literally. 😜
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Your kids are super lucky to have a father who cares about teaching them. Your family seems awesome!
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Thank you for that. It is a big part of my life!
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Congratulations! I love when you can grow your own.
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indeed if we are happy with anything until we want to sacrifice an example in this post would plant with perseverance until he fruitful
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That fig looks good. I have never had fresh figs makes me want to try one.
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First time I've had them straight off of the plants!
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It's the best! This brings back memories of my childhood walking around my gran's garden picking and eating fruit of all kinds. Figs are ripe when soft to the touch.
Enjoy!
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Waooo so nice
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Thank you! It was a blessing!
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You did a wonderful job on the video and the fruit looks amazing. Great job and thanks for the tips.
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OVERGROW the World!
Do the do!
Heck man you could brand '@papa-pepper 'Awesomesauce' a blend of organically grown figs and peppers cultivated locally in Arkansas.
"From our garden to your table, @papa-pepper only chooses the finest quality ingredients. Sit back, relax and feel the warmth of the homestead. Enjoy. "
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Hard works and patient are worth waiting for!
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Very true @bien!
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Absolutely @papa-pepper ,cause im waiting for my seeds now..they are slowly growing..😊 as my friend i do alot of pepper for my garden..😂😂
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very nice .... please visit my blog too
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Very cool that you're having success growing figs, especially from cuttings like that. Nice thing about figs is that they also dry/preserve well in the long term.
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Yes they do. Thanks, and very good point!
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My wife would be sooo jealous! She desperately wants a garden but we just do not have the proper land for one.
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This one was grown in a pot... ans still produced.
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Our problem is lack of sun light; we have a lot of trees surrounding us. We barely can get certain areas of our grass to grow. She could probably manage placing a pot somewhere proper, she just has her heart set on a proper garden.
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Watch out for fig wasps. You don't want to eat one of those.
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I'll be careful!
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We all know nothing in life is free, it at least requires some time and effort but look at what you get in return. For all of us that don't know what a fig tastes like will you describe it for us ?? Thanks for sharing and happy eating.
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TO be honest I am not a fan of figs myself but my wife likes them and ones grown on your own trees must just taste so much better than any store bought ones ;)
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The fig varieties "CELESTE" and "BROOKLYN WHITE" could grow up by you... just saying. Mine produced in a pot too!
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I may watch out for them and try one :)
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Oh great! I love plants so much, I keep on trying to plant everything I can get. I tried once to plant it, but failed. Perhaps, the climate in my country doesnt fit with this plant. Lucky you! God bless you and your family.
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Usefull article and I'm totaly agree, fig is 100% healthy food.
Her is fig from my garden.
Also have noni, it's also good for health, but noni is quite specific fruit
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Great stuff! Thanks man!
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My first time to see this kind of fruit.
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Woow fruit
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Well done @papa-pepper - the first fig is a moment to behold in time. I remember tasting my first freshly-grown fig.
Not only is it an amazing fruit in general, but knowing you grew it yourself just takes the flavor and experience to another level.
Love what you are doing on Steemit, and thanks for your recent vote. I apprecate it!
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Congratulations on your first fig!!! It's come a long way:)
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Thank you, it was good to see and even better to eat!
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Nice.... I want some.. Smiles. Thanks for sharing.
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woow,, nice post
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Great job! Wish I had a fig tree!
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Yeah, @papa-pepper! Congratulations on the first of many figs. I planted 3 cuttings last year and we got our first fruit this year. It is amazing. I love free food and figs are so good. Kids like them and they are better than candy. And the kids got to help plant them. A great learning experience...
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That is great! Each plant can make so many more!
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Congrats @papa-pepper, looks like you're well on your way to generational figs!!!
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ohhh man those figs look freaks delicious ... I'm so jealous right now lol 😂. enjoy your first fig brother!
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I once rented a house in Portland, OR, that had a fig 'Brown Turkey' (my best guess), and a plum (just prunes), but both of them made the tastiest fruit prolifically, and grew as robust as weeds in Portland.
I wanted to espalier apples and pears along the house to shade the west side from the baking afternoon sun, but things changed, and we got more rural.
I hope you and your beautiful family enjoy the fruits of your planning and labor for many decades to come!
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That sounds so cool! I miss our Plum tree that we planted in Wisconsin.
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So cool man. It's great that you have some room to plant things. In my house we can plant only small herbs. Enjoy the figs!
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That was part of the reason we wanted to buy some acres, you need room to grow food and have animals.
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Very nice! It's just really a matter of time before hardwork is paid off :)
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so awesome to see edible fruit trees in ur yard! thi encourages me to go buy some avocados and some other fruit trees that i can grow here! I want a local steemit edible plant fruit tree club because i have cloning gel and indoor lights and can clone plants now so i should be cloning a bunch of fruit trees etc for steemit users!!!
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My favorite part of this video is you encouraging the kids to taste the fig. You're a good Papa and I really enjoy seeing good dads at work. Especially when you saved half for Mama.
I didn't realize you could get figs to produce in pots. That would be a fun one to try someday!
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Figs are so good!! They are ripe when they kind of hang down and are soft to the touch. Do you know what varieties you have so far? We jsut did a bunch of airlayering on a Panache fig tree which is getting way too big. We should get pretty good size trees from it.
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I could eat figs everyday for the rest of my life. My parents had a small fig tree indoors for a while, gave 5-10 figs every year. I don't know what happened to it.
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"The new trees can then be planted, given away, or sold to others." Free healthy food, that just keeps multiplying in benefits.
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Absolutely!
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I "figured" it was a tasty fruit lol.
Dam, figs are the best! Put them in salads or just eat them fresh Mmmmm...
I got to says, sometimes your gardening post make painfully aware that I don't have enough outdoor space :(
Literally a driveway is what I have to work with haha...
However, sad as I may be, I have some big plans for next year partly due to a collective inspiration by you and a few other steemians who do the outdoor thing : )
This post reminded me of a great little success I once had a few years back when I was new to gardening.
I'm no expert in plant Propagation even still, however, I have this one little success story to share with everyone!
A few years back I had planted a few cherry tomato younglings in both the ground at my old place and urns on my old deck. They grew really well that year and then one day a squirrel literally decapitated an entire booming plant from it's roots...
My heart sank my friends. It was my second year grown tomatoes I think and now one was dead. or so I thought initially.. I did some research and I wanted to transplant and regrow a clone bc I had read about that being a successful option. Of course, when I went to get "rootgrow" (something recommended for this situation) from the local nursery the gardener there told me that my baby was doomed and that it would't survive or grow roots again..
Crushed as I was, I'm also a stubborn ass bastard, so I shrugged off his advice and opted to try and save my plant. What did I have to lose at this point.
I ended up just placing the "healthiest" portion that wasn't yet dying off into a long glass of water and put it inside, on a window ledge i direct sunlight...
It took a few weeks (i think 3) but roots indeed grew and then I eventually transplanted it back into its urn and what do you know, it ended up providing a bunch of tomatoes in the end!
Just goes to show!
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Looks pretty tasty... Incredible to create free food that's also Good 4 You.
Thank You 4 Sharing Papa !!
Cheers !!
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I agree, the price is reasonable and the food is trustworthy!
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Your labor is not in vain. Worth the wait.
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Nice fig farming! If you want to know they are ripe, look at the little butt-end of the fig fruit. In your proof-of-fig-farming photo, it's still solid. When it opens with a little hole, then it's ripe! They do get soft and saggy, too. You and your family have got some good eating ahead! :D
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In Aceh there are farmers who also plant tin trees
https://steemit.com/food/@rismanrachman/ternyata-di-aceh-ada-sosok-mirip-papa-pepper-yang-berbagi-pohon-tin-2017913t912491z
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You are amazing @papa-pepper. Nice to see your happy family and your FIG tree!
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Thank you! It is exciting!
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I would love a tutorial on how to propagate fig trees! I have one tree that's a few years old, but I'd love to have an entire fig forest one day!
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I love planting. I am proud of myself for being successful in planting potatoes and tomatoes!
Now I am awaiting for the harvesting, in 2 months' time.. you have green fingers...
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It is good to be growing!
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Great job 👍🏾😏
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@papa-pepper Sharing to acquire this observed a lot more (and maybe open the eyes of a few)! Thank You for any effectively submit and documented write-up!.
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I love figs, although I haven't tasted the fresh fruit, just the dried fig rings. I have heard that figs have dead wasps inside them, who get trapped while pollination. Is it true?
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LOL, no, that's not true. If it was, I wouldnt be eating them. Sounds like it comes straight from a body-horror novel or something.
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Hehe, read this: https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/blogs/are-there-really-wasps-your-figs
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Thanks @siddartha! Now I cant even eat figs without thinking about the digested female fig wasp inside.
God. Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction.
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Growing your own food is always a challenge. There are bugs, rodents, rabbits and bird to content with, at least where I live. But we persevere because there is nothing as rewarding as picking and eating the fresh produce from our own garden. Well done with your fig tree, I can relate to how proud you feel!
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Thank you very much @papa-pepper
I have also fig.
I tin tree planting in front of my house
his care is rather difficult.
If in our place.
Fig-easier living in cold area.
How easy to take care of a tin tree ... i need to learn a lot from you mr @papa-pepper
Thanks
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Your videos always have a way of stirring up fun childhood memories of being out in the garden with my mom grazing on the fruits of her labor. She had a magical way of bringing the joys of the country to our little yard in the city. Thanks @Papa-Pepper!
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WOW! I am always amazed when I see some of the plants you have propagated.
I have recently started full force into gardening and having an herb garden growing everything from seed. Which is an accomplishment for me (the gal who used to kill cacti).
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Excellent job! Way to go!
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Last year my fig tree also had its first fig and it only had one fig, which the birds got before me, I am hoping that this year it will have more figs!!
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The best thing for a family is to provide their own food, that is to say, to sow, to harvest, to collect their own vegetable and fruit plants. It is the healthiest for the health of people and of course also for their animals.
I hope your crops are successful I wish you the best for you in the present and future and many blessings of God for you and your family.
@papa-pepper
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Figs are so prolific!! We have 4 trees and we cannot even eat the fruit of one and we love figs! We they are ripe, they are almost too soft feeling. That is when they are at their sweetest! Yummy!
You have done well and I must tell you, I love how you interact with the kids.
Upped and Steemed
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True currency right there. Food & Land. Skills to live like a we were meant to. Not as slaves to the banking cartels and giant corporations. Figs are sooo good too. My mother has a monster fig tree that has got to produce 100's of big figs. Good on you. Thats some good eating there. Cheers
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Love figs, almost tasted them being tasted by you and your lovely kids! What a lovely story. Watching you grow things and enjoying them is part of the joy of being able to see into your life. I used to eat lots of figs when I lived in Greece where you get whole groves of fig trees, especially on Zante. Fortunately this year we're getting some in the supermarkets and they are good. You are a good father and your children have a lesson learned that will stay with them for life - growing and eating produce you tended yourself. Marvellous. I wish you all well.
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Awesome great job.
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I forgot to resteem you I was so enchanted with your post! Will do so now as the lessons you give are priceless.
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Excuse my nosiness, how did you start the fig tree saplings. I'm guessing that you started from germinating the seeds. If you did start from seed, would you mind sharing some of the details. Like germination time, did you plant them in the dirt or put the seeds on moist paper towels.
As a side note, have you ever heard of a technique called air laying. I'm not certain of all the steps but it involves taking a cutting and splicing it to a root stock.
Nice looking plants and figs.
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So that's how a fig looks :o
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@papa-pepper Intriguing put up - many thanks . Have to be terrifying to own this issue..
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Your own harvest! How good is that!? They make a great desert too - in the oven heated with a bit of brown sugar and topped with cold vanilla curd ♡♡♡
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Can't wait to get enough to try that! Thanks!
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your childrens are so lucky....they have caring father...
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Oh wow @papa-pepper ! Hard work really does pay off for generations to come and your @little-peppers ! Your propagated fig trees turned out great ! Awesomeness to have success ! This is @karenmckersie. and its Mt first day using my new account @momskitchen ! Its going to be only about food posts and followers with like minded posts as well , I will also be res teeming food stuff like this one ! im now following you on my new account , and heres the introduction link if you get a chance to check it out please follow back ! I have upped and resteemed this post ! Looking forward to seeing more now that they wont be buried so easily amongst my over 1700 people I follow in my original blog ! Haha ! Thanks heres the link / https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@momskitchen/let-me-reintroduce-myself-plus-my-new-alt-account-moms-kitchen-loaded-with-all-original-photos-and-content
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Congratulations on your first fig! Our tree came to us as a propagated twig, and now showers us with food in midsummer. I hadn't thought of propagating more trees off of it until you mentioned it. My postage stamp yard in suburbia is getting a little crowded by trees, but maybe one more fig could fit. We dried most of the harvest this year, and those tasty nuggets have already disappeared into our greedy gullets.
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I am having such a hard time with our fig tree. It will be doing so well then it will start to wilt and drop its leaves.
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Fantastic, @pappa-pepper! My neighbor has a fig tree and I've never had the courage to eat one. I could sure use some advice on how to get my indoor-growing coffee tree to make beans. Could I have a male, and if so, how can I tell? Thanks!
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Man it must be freeing to grow your own food. What are some other fruit trees do you plan on growing?
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好可怜啊，就一个无花果，还要分三份，根本不够吃啊。
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fig good for body :D
https://steemit.com/food/@miflinux/terbukti-buah-daun-getah-pohon-ini-memberi-banyak-manfaat
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