Stuff like this always amazes me!
Just the other day I happened to pass by my neighbors house. He was tidying up his place and pruning a lot of the plants that he has around his house... including his fig trees. There, on the ground beneath his trees was a huge pile of dormant fig branches that were still alive.
My first instinct was to head right over and see if he had any purpose for them. As it turns out, he had no intention of doing anything with them other than getting rid of them. Soon, I was given permission to collect all of them and then I went a little further and helped him clean up the rest of the debris.
INCREDIBLE POTENTIAL!
I ended up with a very large pile of fig branches on my trailer. Technically, I could probably propagate these into over 200 individual fig trees. Each of the little nodes on these dormant branches are created with the potential to either grow stems or roots. If they are underground when they "wake up" then they will grow roots. If the node is above ground though, it'll grow leaves or figs.
The white spots on the nodes in the photo above are the beginning of new roots on some fig trees that I previously propagated.
I am so blown away at the potential of situations like this. First off, these plants have such a "will to live" that they can grow entire new plants from branches that are broken or cut off. Being able to turn one single plant into hundreds more is incredible in my mind.
This is just one pile that I obtained the other day. It consists of many straight stems of the dormant fig tree. Since you only need to technically have one node below the surface and one node above the surface to get a new plant, each of these stems can be used to produce multiple more plants.
it doesn't really seem like just just cutting up a branch into a bunch of pieces would be the way to get more and more plants, but, with some kinds of plants like fig trees, this is all that you really need to do.
We have already started many of these in our time in Arkansas, and not only that, we have even already gotten a return on our investment. Can you believe that in less than a year one of the tiny fig trees that we propagated in a pot actually produced some figs for us to eat? We were amazed! I posted about that exciting event a while ago, but here is the video if anyone wants to check it out.
SUCH AN AMAZING BLESSING!
Although I have not even trimmed all of the cuttings, we pile that we have is huge. Not only that, but the blessing is huge too.
Part of why we have chosen the lifestyle that we have is to provide for the majority of our own needs and also to have potential home-based money making opportunities. Plants like these figs give us just that!
First off, food-bearing trees are part of providing for our own needs. The more of our own food that we can grow the less that we need to purchase. The less that we need to purchase, the less money we need. The less money we need the better the chance I have of making it from home.
If we plant these fig trees and get "too much" of a harvest, then we have the opportunity to bless others with free figs, use them for bartering, or even sell them to others. Since each fig tree can be used to produce more and more fig trees, plant propagation can be a great home based business as well.
When we basically get hundreds of fruit bearing trees for free, we have nothing to invest but our time and creativity. This also makes it easier to get a good return on your investment, because your investment wasn't that much.
If you've been watching my life for a while now, you must think that "this guy lucks out all of the time." Well, I don't believe in luck, but I'll agree that I certainly have been blessed on a very frequent basis.
Now, as long as I am faithful and diligent to make sure that these cuttings are set up for success, we should be off to a great start with some of our life goals! Also, in case anyone out there is wondering, these are a variety known as "Brown Turkey."
As always, I'm @papa-pepper and here's the proof:
proof-of-a-whole-lot-of-free-fig-trees
Until next time…
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That is so awesome. Fresh figs are one of of my favorite fruits and also one of my favorite dried fruits. You are well on your way to a fig orchard. Luck is when preparation meets opportunity and you are well-prepared for luck and god’s blessings.
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Thanks @otage!
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I lived in Crete for a few years...we had a fig tree over our front door.
BAD IDEA...figs fall from the tree..PLOP...sweet juicy fig juice everywhere...flies love it.
Don't plant a fig tree anywhere NEAR your house..
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Got it! Thanks!
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This is great. I love figs. You're lucky to have your own fruit. All the best.
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Figs from a cutting in less than a year? Whaaat?
Tried this a few times with no success... Maybe the branches were too old.
I heard about a bullet proof method tho', never tried it tho'. It's called air-layering - google it if you're not familiar with it, interesting concept. One more bullet proof way to do it is by laying them down branches of live trees a little below the soil...
Anyways, I've given up on growing figs around here (continental climate), they're practically tasteless compared to the Medditerranean ones... Which have juice the consistency and the taste of honey dripping from them while they're still on the tree. Seriously, if you happen to visit this part of the world, you gotta try Dalmatian figs!
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Watch out for fig wasps. They are not a pleasant surprise.
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I'll watch out!
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Oh wow..imagine having figs everyday when in season!
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No kidding! How amazing will that be?
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I imagine trays of figs outside the gate where people just leave money on the side.
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Fig.uratively speaking, I'm constantly inspired by your deeply-rooted connection with nature.
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Thanks!
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Lets get some beef chunk and smoke em with those figs yea I can smell its aroma from here haha Lets spice up and sprinkle more herbs
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That sounds great!
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I like your good post!! Keep posting!
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nice post, sir
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Blessings pour down like a flood! Awesome to see you utilizing everything Creator has placed before you...
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That's right, He made it all for a purpose and designed it all with incredible capabilities!
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Yes he did!
See only he knows how many apples are in a single seed...
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Figs are a great fruit. You can eat them in many different ways ad they can be dries to keep over the winter. We have a few fig trees but will propagate more this year. My homestead could stand a few more trees and now I have two sons starting their own homesteads they will need a few trees too.
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You are so good papa pepper, i need to learn skills like that. About 2 years ago i tried growing orchids, but they kept dying. i tried the water only method. i tried it all and they kept dying. i love plants but i need to maybe take a class or something on how to properly care for them.
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Fig wood is great for smoking salmon.
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Hay @
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Next year at the local farmers market I can imagine a stall giving away fig trees in black plastic planting bags,
The leftovers of what you haven't kept for yourselves, with a continuing supply each year as you prune the ones you have kept.
Watch out Arkansas, you are about to be taken over by fig trees.
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Hay @papa-pepper I am a fan of your and I like the you had discribed the information About this plant and it's really a great to know about the process of planning this tree. So I do appreciate your efforts.
Ok need to know something about steemit, I had learn a lot of articles, watch lot of videos , but made vary point to understand how a new person would grow and all, and also tried a lot of things, but I know what , but something is missing which I don't know ? And what you know and all the big member know something great, plz sir help me understand what is the most important thing that should be done to grow here. I want to be successful like you.
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You are on the right track, you are just very new. This can take a long time. For over a year I have posted multiple times every day, interacted with others, given away a lot of STEEM and SBD, and helped a lot of others. It was a lot of work and it still is. I could not have done it in two months, and neither could you.
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Okkkk I actually have to understand it I read it many time may place that is built create a strong relationships and intract with people and grow your community. What actually it's meaning?
Sir does putting post multiple time a day is important?
And how I can help others to grow ?
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Nice post, no doubt you are very good in your publications
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awesome bro..i love homesteading .love to plant more ^_^
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Me too, it is the path to the destination that I am looking for.
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Figs for everybody!
That's crazy potential for a ton o' fig trees.
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I love it! I love the idea of always planting more and trying to grow more. Thank you for sharing!
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I'll have to bring some your way when I visit.
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That would be great! Thank you!
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lucky you, we've got some fig trees on the land we're looking after, the fruit is awesome and great for the kids to just pick themselves. If you get an abundance of fruit, sticky fig and caramelized onion chutney is amazing. Good luck.
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Wow that is awesome, thanks for sharing! There is a big wild fig tree near me and I have a small one growing at the front of my home. No fruit yet but hopefully soon!
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Thank you so much for the tip, I was not aware that you could grow them just from the branches. Looks like I have to go see my friend that have some trees tomorrow.
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That’s so awesome. I had no idea fig trees could do that!
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That's awesome. not many trees are that easy to propagate up here in Canada, but I have had some success with my grape vines, which is very exciting!
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Yeah, grape vines are some good ones too.
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Great post. I invite to visit my blog. Good luck.
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A good find. And it looks very easy to propagate I going out fig hunting next weekend and taking some cuttings!
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I have never eaten a fig but I read about them in the Bible a lot. Your kids are sweet and so it seems - you have the sweet life as well.
All the best!
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Thanks! We often read of them there as well! Nice to grow our own and enjoy them fresh, though they are a treat when we purchase them dried from the store too!
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Depending on where you live, you may be able to grow some. In the states we have them from New York and Chicago all the way down to Texas and Florida.
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That's an amazing blessing ... now just watch out for spring when all the little iridescent fig beetles come to nest.
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That’s incredible! I have one propagated fig tree that’s almost one year old but still haven’t got fruit out of it. If you got yours after just one year that’s really cool. What else did you do that made it bear fruit so fast? And where will you plant all your propagated trees?
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that's cool and nice...
Never throw a living tree hehehe
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Wow, that really is amazing! It is so cool that these fig trees will grow from the branches that were pruned off of the original tree. We live in Panama and were told that we could basically put anything in the ground and it would grow. We get a lot of cuttings, stick them in the ground and we're amazed that they start getting taller! We just recently planted a lot of avocado trees that we grew from seeds. I hope that your crop sprouts up quickly and you have an abundance of figs to be able to share! I bet there is all kinds of stuff you can do with them. We have a friend with a fig tree - I need to go ask her if we can have a branch. Maybe we could turn one branch into tens of trees! :)
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Oh nice! What climate do you have ib your place?
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Wow! These plants are very expensive to buy...on ebay ...easily ~$8. starting point for those in the pots.
Sounds like you'll make a good haul at the farmer's market. Of course, if you know how to mail bare roots that would be a good way of selling your plants as well.
Thanks for the info on propagating.
Peace.
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nice sir,
https://steemit.com/food/@miflinux/terbukti-buah-daun-getah-pohon-ini-memberi-banyak-manfaat
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