Ah yes, the shining armor of your creation. Wrap it around the entire structure to shield it from the harsh sun, reflecting light and heat like a guardian watching over a fragile secret. Beneath that humble foil, roots will quietly form well protected from the sun’s rays.
Do all of this ahead of time, and when the day comes, you will move with confidence and purpose, not scrambling, not improvising, but executing.
And as you step back and admire your work you’ll know: this is how fig trees are multiplied… and how patience is rewarded.
I often find myself wandering into All Things Delicious—and not by accident, mind you, but by a sort of gravitational pull that only truly exceptional baked goods can exert. The name is not clever marketing. It is, quite simply, a statement of fact.
Now, I wouldn’t say I have a favorite dessert… because that would require discipline, and discipline tends to dissolve the moment I step through their door. BUT, if pressed, I must confess: they make a chocolate mousse that borders on the absurd. Silky, rich, unapologetically indulgent, and crowned with chocolate shavings that seem to exist solely to push a reasonable person into making unreasonably yummy noises. Yes, I am that person, sitting there at All Things Delicious located in Pine Bush, making involuntary “yummy” sounds while enthusiastically shoveling spoonfuls as if time itself were running out.
But, I digress.
I often take a few of these mousses to-go. Not just for the obvious reason (which is immediate and repeated consumption), but because they come in these perfectly sized, humble little plastic cups. And I save every single one. It is nothing but Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Refuse.
Because here’s where the magic happens. These cups are not just containers. They are destiny.
They are, without exaggeration, the absolute perfect contraption for my air layering experiments. The size? Ideal. The shape? Practical. The sturdiness? Surprisingly heroic. With a few careful modifications, they cradle soil around a fig branch like they were designed by a horticulturist with a sweet tooth.
So yes, while others may walk into All Things Delicious for dessert, I walk out with dessert and a future fig tree in the making.
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