A Fig Grower’s Journey
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Cuttings Everywhere!
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These are the cuttings I am currently rooting at home. I use 15 Starbucks venti cups, and each cup has four cuttings being rooted in water. Not to mention Mario Fabrizi, who has his very own grande Starbucks cup. I change the water daily, and I try to handle them as little as possible. Keep…
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My YouTube Channel
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Just in case you haven’t noticed, I have a YouTube channel where I post videos and shorts very often about figs, Greek recipes, and the Greek language, among other topics. As of today, November 18, 2024, I have 1,720 followers. I created the channel on Jan. 9, 2013, but it remained dormant and unused for…
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My Philosophy on Removing the Apical/Terminal Bud
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The apical bud of a fig tree is the growth tip responsible for producing new growth and elongating the plant. It is common practice to remove, cut, or pinch this bud to encourage earlier harvests and increased branching. While the apical bud is a type of terminal bud, not all terminal buds are apical buds.…
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Introducing Mario Fabrizi
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About three weeks ago, I began rooting a tiny cutting from a large fig tree that I ‘inherited’ from a family in Brewster, NY. The cutting was very thin—so thin that I initially tossed it onto the compost pile. But then I decided to give it a chance. Normally, I root thicker fig cuttings because…