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BIGGEST Cutting We've ever Rooted: How to Grow a Fig Tree From a Cutting | Extreme Plant propagation
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3 жыл бұрынThis is the biggest cutting we've ever rooted! Extreme plant propagation in the truest sense. If you ever wanted to learn how to grow a fig tree from a cutting (and I mean a really big fig tree) then you've got to see this. This fig cutting is 2 foot long, 6 inches in diameter, the densest wood I've ever dealt with, and it came from the trunk of a decades old fig tree. I treated this cutting as I would any other hardwood cutting, by preparing the bottom surface with rooting hormone and sticking it in a good draining rooting medium. It got left out in the open without any form of mist or humidity around it. I just watered it every day or every other day to keep the wood moist around the base. Looking forward to training this one up as a bonsai fig tree!
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@msbuglinbowlin9086 3 жыл бұрын
I worked with a woman years back who said she had taken branches off trees and they grew. I've tried with no luck. This gives me new hope!!
@MikeKincaid79 3 жыл бұрын
There is always hope!
@triciac1019 3 жыл бұрын
Are you using rooting compound?
@jordanhuguenard8315 3 жыл бұрын
I just rooted 4 Moringa branch cuttings, I watered it once so the soil was damp, the mistake people normally make is over watering, rooting branches like that do not require much water, I didn't put any hormones on mine, it just takes patience and a bit of water, and even If I use a rooting hormone, I use Aloe and that works incredibly well
@MoonGoose-9876 3 жыл бұрын
I stacked 6 inch diameter willow as firewood and it rooted. As long as the tree is suitable for rooting, you can get it done.
@baddriversofcolga 3 жыл бұрын
Have you attempted Figs? They couldn't be much easier to root.
@stelviodelbrava6218 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing mate! Next: propagating old Sequoia log used in 1800s home construction. Wow, it rooted!!
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
Ha, wouldn't that be cool!
@hakdov6496 3 жыл бұрын
i built a raised bed this spring with some logs from a maple tree that I cut down 6 months earlier. A couple of weeks later, they started to sprout new growth. Amazing.
@MikeKincaid79 3 жыл бұрын
Haha, that's pretty cool.
@capttuttle7422 Жыл бұрын
I have seen that too huge pieces a year old sprouting new grout and it's been chainsawed on both ends
@woodstockxx 2 жыл бұрын
You’re like the Steve Irwin of the plant world..sooo enthusiastic..I wish all kids shared this kind of interest & enthusiasm for plants & hope to see stuff like this being taught in schools someday..it’s exciting, rewarding, teaches patience..Mother Nature is amazing ! 😁👍
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, everything you said is spot on! I just can't get enough of working with plants. I'm honored by your first sentence.
@woodstockxx 2 жыл бұрын
@@MikeKincaid79 - 😂😂 .. Irwin brought a whole new & exciting dimension to his field..don’t get me wrong, I adore Attenborough but Irwin was cool AF .. I love all living organisms but don’t have the space to venture into it as much as I’d like to, unfortunately..your vid is the first of its kind that I’ve managed to watch all the way..very informative & has given me the kick up the a#se that I needed, to take some cuttings from local plum & apple trees..thank you dude 😉👍
@Chef1Mat 9 ай бұрын
So cool, i am trying this. I was thinking the same, Steve Irwin of plants@@woodstockxx
@kimberlyhughes4515 3 жыл бұрын
Mike, your enthusiasm is contagious...and your daughters are proof😁!
@MikeKincaid79 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! We make a great team.
@berthapoblacion4019 2 жыл бұрын
You can root any thing with water & peroxide.
@sarahtco3230 2 жыл бұрын
@@berthapoblacion4019 how much hydrogen peroxide? Or what ratio?
@berthapoblacion4019 2 жыл бұрын
@@sarahtco3230 Two gallons of water 1 ounce of peroxide. even if you go over it it won't hurt the plant's. to tell you the truth I,don't even measure🙂 the dollar store has 32oz for a dollar i,buy several bottle's at a time coz each time i,water with peroxide.
@Pepper-rn4hh 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, I was going to say something very similar. You seem like a very positive person and your daughters too. I hope that they are not in public schools. Public schools are indoctrination camps. So, very evident in the times that we find ourselves in today (2021).
@juliec4750 3 жыл бұрын
That video was a lot of fun! It was terrific to see your girls out there getting involved. When my son was 3, he stuck this big stick in his sand box, started watering it and calling it his “tree.” Darned if the thing didn’t sprout and start growing! It turned out that the stick was cottonwood. My husband & my son transplanted the new tree away from the house, into our field. That was 28 years, ago! That tree is now enormous (I dunno, maybe 40 ft?). Please propagate MORE TREES! Smoke Tree, Hawthorne, Sourwood, Hazelnut, Locust…I’d love to see it. Thanks for sharing with us, Mike!
@MikeKincaid79 3 жыл бұрын
I'd love to do more trees. I love sourwood and know where one is growing but I'd have to ask the owner for a few cuttings.
@juliec4750 3 жыл бұрын
@@MikeKincaid79 I’m sure they’d help out, since it is for educational purposes. 😁 We have some beautiful red Hawthorne up here. I tried rooting one, but it didn’t take. Maybe you can find some different cuttings (you know) just laying around in some parking lots. 😉
@julievarner8273 29 күн бұрын
@@juliec4750what a great idea!!!!
@febrianwijaya6648 2 жыл бұрын
Man woke up oneday and decided to speedrun bonsai
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
hahaha, that's it
@charleswilder2985 3 жыл бұрын
Really fantastic! I doubt I ever will see a larger cutting rooted! Wow! Tremendous roots on both of those! Those are beautfiul!
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, now it's time to figure out what we want our bonsai to look like!
@KimberlySYoung-ub5lo 3 жыл бұрын
Mike, you are the Steve Irwin of Plant Propagation! Thank you for your great motivating videos from Kennewick!
@MikeKincaid79 3 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful compliment! I loved that man and it was a sad day when he passed. Happy to motivate and entertain!
@KatherineTheGr8t 3 жыл бұрын
Oooh, that was an awesome comparison! No one tops the Crocodile Hunter...yet Mike has that same energy, spot on Miss Kimberly : D
@jamaicanagriboss1 2 жыл бұрын
Steve Irwin of propagation is pretty good way of looking on it
@lisaalbarras3029 3 жыл бұрын
Can't wait to see your bones fig updates! Congratulations on the figs and for having such genuine kind and hard working daughters.
@MikeKincaid79 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I'm looking forward to seeing how these trees develop too. Yes, my daughter's are very helpful and I couldn't do it without them.
@daniellepooler1854 8 ай бұрын
It’s been two years- any updates? Thinking about doing this with a neighbors trimmins
@cromcruach2958 3 жыл бұрын
Did the same with a large fig tree, with a 10cm trunk and about 150cm high , I had it in a very large plastic pot that died to root rot after a rain storm at the end of the spring, I sawed of the rotten bottom of the tree until I hit fresh wood, put some steril media in a bag added hormons and opened up a few minor holes in the bag bottom and tied the top of the bag. Moved it into the garage so the wood wouldn't dry out from the sun, a few months later I had roots and branches
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
Nice save!
@Divinemessages69 Жыл бұрын
Great to see another enthusiast, I do this all the time with my Cordyline Australis here in the UK, I cut them down as they were 10 feet tall, with thick branches, practically in half, sprinkled some rooting powder on the base of the cuttings and put them straight into the ground or in pots, they grow like crazy in no time
@greenthumbelina7331 3 жыл бұрын
W👀W! Mike, those massive 'cuttings actually rooted! Now that's impressive, and your lovely assistants are growing like, well, weeds! I'm looking forward to seeing you prune and shape those into Bonsai Fig Trees. I love your enthusiasm for propagation, it's positively addictive. Have a great week, Kincade family! ~Margie
@MikeKincaid79 3 жыл бұрын
So glad to spread the enthusiasm. Thanks for watching, Margie! I'll definitely do update videos on whatever we do with these cuttings.
@wilsonpaul3599 2 жыл бұрын
I've actually taken whole limbs that drooped real low on my fig trees and buried them whilst still attached to the tree and had them root. Cut them off later and place elsewhere. Marvin the fig man in Arkansas showed me that trick
@HadiHadi-zx3vs 4 ай бұрын
Hello Welcome How are you I want Shiraa Rooting hormone Minka please
@SuperManning11 2 жыл бұрын
Some folks are just naturally gifted in being great teachers and presenters. Mike is absolutely one of those folks! Watching this first thing in the morning is so much better than watching news channels. Maybe the world isn’t such a bad place after all.
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
Man, what a nice comment. Humbles me to hear such wonderful things being said. Thanks for that, Stephen.
@davinatest8467 2 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful gift to give his girls…..the lovely memories and the great knowledge for gardening and growing.❤️🙏🏼
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, I love spending time with them and involving them in everything I do around here.
@davinatest8467 2 жыл бұрын
@@MikeKincaid79 a very wise man
@homebuddha 10 күн бұрын
only a gardener relates to this level of enthusiasm and excitement well done Mike! Love the log & branch fig cuttings. Huge success! Envious!
@MikeKincaid79 5 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@elbabecerril9414 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome! The first figs I rooted 2 years ago fruited this year, its been great learning and comparing what you have been doing with yours, but you just took it to the next level not gonna lie, next time my husband says I'm crazy about my figs I'm showing him this video, LOL, keep propagating, I love the videos, saludos desde México!!
@MikeKincaid79 3 жыл бұрын
So glad you enjoyed it, Elba! Keep growing those figs!!!
@wildchook745 3 жыл бұрын
Wow! Impressive, Mike. I cannot believe you rooted a fig trunk, so cool :)
@MikeKincaid79 3 жыл бұрын
Sure was fun! Love these types of projects.
@suechampion9985 3 жыл бұрын
I'm looking forward to seeing later also ☺. Beautiful young ladies helping too. I get excited with your excitement, I'm grinning when I see you excited. Have a Blessed day 🙌
@MikeKincaid79 3 жыл бұрын
You too, Sue, and thanks for watching!
@1tonygunalan 2 жыл бұрын
Mike you have done it again. Rooting anything you can get your hands on. It is a success. That is important.
@TriggaTreDay Жыл бұрын
Thank you sooo much for not making this process so complex. You kept everything so simple and you just made sure to water it ,give it sun, and give it time. And nature did what nature is good at. I will be getting some rooting hormone today, because I have 8 different fruit trees that I will be propagating this season. I hope they will be well established by the Full so that they can survive the winter.
@MikeKincaid79 Жыл бұрын
I try to keep it simple. Good luck with your fruit tree propagation.
@KIMJOHND 2 жыл бұрын
This is amazing. I never even seen a root hormone use on massive log like that. Great job, this will be my next experiment. Thanks for this video, great work.
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it, John. This project was a lot of fun. Good luck with your experiments.
@Toddis 2 жыл бұрын
Love the dad energy when you pulled it out of the pot I love to see anyone get that excited about plants 🌱
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
Haha, the girls and I had a lot of fun with this one.
@mjw7124 3 жыл бұрын
Got you beat. 3-4 foot wide log from lower portion of a curly Willow. It was too big for my chain saw so I dragged it into my chicken pasture for a roost. It grew.
@MikeKincaid79 3 жыл бұрын
Haha, I knew I'd hear some stories eventually. We had a cottonwood that we took down and I left the old tree trunk laying in one of my rhody beds and planted rhododendrons all around it. This was about 6 years ago or so. The tree trunk (about 3 feet in diameter and 10 feet long) started growing, lol. I had to poison the trunk so it would die off.
@John-vr8bb 2 жыл бұрын
You are great Mike! The enthusiasm and the way you involved your family... All I do is appreciate you enormously. Good job! 🥰
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much John! That comment means a lot to me and I appreciate your support.
@AndeeKiss 3 жыл бұрын
Just WOW! 🤩🥰 Those roots remind me of lightnings at night. ⚡🌌 I am really glad you tried it and I am happy that it worked out sooooo well! 👌🤞✌️
@MikeKincaid79 3 жыл бұрын
Aren't those the coolest roots ever!
@SuddenEden 3 жыл бұрын
The real Magic Mike, please stand up! Excellent! Thank you.
@MikeKincaid79 3 жыл бұрын
Haha, thanks for watching!
@royhughes2854 2 жыл бұрын
Dude, I wannabe just like YOU when I grow up! Wait.... I already am grown up. DAMNIT!! I missed the boat AGAIN!!!!! Oh well, I guess I have to just live vicariously through you!!!
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
Hahaha, what a compliment, Roy! Don't worry, even though you can't BE me, we can still be friends and we're all connected through a force that none of us fully understand. Glad you enjoyed this one!
@dberar55 3 жыл бұрын
WOW. Hilarious but amazing. You could also graft numerous other figs onto the top. Watched someone else on another channel do it. This may qualify as your best propagation video yet. Congrats
@MikeKincaid79 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I had a lot of fun doing this one and it was great getting the girls involved.
@JacobSimpson 2 жыл бұрын
Mike that is awesome! You rooted a log! You’ve given me yet another idea to try
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
LOL, have fun with it man!
@tarfap.kpamber9732 2 жыл бұрын
Exactly. He rooted a log!
@naturallynorthfarms6387 2 жыл бұрын
Your positive enthusiasm is soo engaging! Nice to see you have two all star cultivators ready to take the baton!
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
Yep, training them up right! Thanks for watching!
@ChocolateMelanin 2 жыл бұрын
Your enthusiasm makes me smile 😀 I planted a fig tree in my moms garden about 2yrs ago & it’s doing really well. I’ll get a cutting from it & see how I get on with it. You did a great job 🪴
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
Good luck!
@PhillWyattProjects 3 жыл бұрын
Cool to see a trunk rooting. You usually think of a cutting being tiny. I will have to try this myself!
@MikeKincaid79 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it's definitely not tiny, lol. Just couldn't help myself!
@Kai2z 3 жыл бұрын
Holy cow I didn’t know you can root a cutting this big lol it’s kind of funny I don’t know why. But great job Mike as always
@MikeKincaid79 3 жыл бұрын
I didn't know either but had a feeling it would work. Sure was fun!
@tonypeperoni5818 3 жыл бұрын
@@MikeKincaid79 im pretty sure are long as you keep the cambium alive the cutting has hope to root and grow or so it seems
@helenachase78 2 жыл бұрын
Bahahaha ! Awesome
@helenachase78 2 жыл бұрын
Good thing you didnt put it on upside down.
@silverio6691 2 жыл бұрын
@@helenachase78 I'm glad he didn't do that either. otherwise we would not be true believers in Mike Kincaid. This guy and his two little girls performed a great theatrical magic trick or we are seeing a miracle. It does not matter which. What does matter is that his enthusiasm and excellent lecturing talents when combined make it so inspirational. Mike is telling me to hang on and to continue my experimentation with rose propagation. The lady at the local STOP SHOP store flower department (her name is Wendy 😎🤩) who provides me with a vast number of broken stems from damaged Ecuadorian beautiful rose blooms, is so sorry for me that she has guaranteed an endless and unlimited number of cutting from any plant displayed behind and in front of her counter. And, after all this, I still put my David Austin Lady of Shallot upside diwn in the King Clone Hydroponics tank!... 😎🖤
@kathrynpiche7060 2 жыл бұрын
I saw this on your FB , wow!! Your excitement is contagious! Love this, congratulations Mike.
@trevormanuel9869 2 жыл бұрын
Hello dear how are you doing?
@johnhamilton9229 2 жыл бұрын
All the smiles of your team made me smile beginning to end.
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Glad you enjoyed it John.
@margaretmarshall3645 2 жыл бұрын
Just wow. I found this video when I was trying to find out whether fig cuttings need to be from the newest year’s growth or not. Apparently not!!! Very impressed-and inspired to experiment this winter. Keep up the good work in the garden and on KZfaq!
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
So glad you enjoyed this one and it helped answer your question, Margaret! I actually prefer wood that is at least 3/4 inch in diameter. I did a video on fig cuttings over a year ago in which I took cuttings from wood that was further down the branch in the beginning of the growing season. The tops of the branches were already growing leaves. They still rooted. Figs are so much fun to experiment with.
@deckchaironthetitanic 3 жыл бұрын
Mike I have to laugh as I have 3 new volunteer fig trees in my yard. I'm thinking of keeping one & naming it Mike.
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
You never know, Mike might be a real gem of a fig!
@newbutt 3 жыл бұрын
That's CRAZY, Mike! LOL. you know what I'm doing next Spring trip to grandma's! Thanks for sharing
@MikeKincaid79 3 жыл бұрын
There ya go, David, chop her tree down, hahaha!
@bernardbokenfohr4368 2 жыл бұрын
First time I see a cutting this size and didn't expect it to root that good. Greetings from Costa Rica. And as a matter of fact, I love figs.
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
Hey, thanks for hanging out on the channel and I’m glad you enjoyed it.
@PsychicIsaacs 3 жыл бұрын
Not figs, but I have succeeded in rooting any size of Opuntia ficus indica (Indian Fig Cactus) cuttings and also sections of Yucca elephantipes trunks just by digging a hole and planting them in the soil. I grow figs and took three suckers off my (comparatively small, 3 ft tall) parent Black Turkish fig, and apparently, they have all taken, by just planting them in the soil! I noticed this morning that one of the transplanted suckers has new Spring growth (I live in the Southern Hemisphere), so I will have to check the others later. A neighbour gave me some Goji suckers a couple of weeks ago, and I think they have rooted as well. I love gardening and knowing how to propagate takes your gardening to a whole new level! Thanks for the videos, from Victoria, Australia.
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome, and thanks for sharing your experience.
@instakillgaming 2 жыл бұрын
definitely don't stop doing these, genius idea. I'm going to wait until I need to cut down a tree or find a live log somewhere else and do the same, might need more rooting powder though lol
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
I'm constantly trying new things. You never know where this channel will take us.
@randyscrafts8575 2 жыл бұрын
Kimberly Hughes commented on your enthusiasm. Can't agree more! Keep that spirit man! It's contagious and as she said, and yes your daughters show it. It's a great environment for them to grow. 👍👍
@zgns145 2 жыл бұрын
Great video. Your shared experience and enthusiasm crowns you the Steve Irwin of Plant Propagation.
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
I'm honored
@Ninjatron318isgaming 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome to see you are interested in Bonsai! Get a lot of projects going, these figs could be used and also Japanese Maples make great bonsai. Going to nurseries and looking through the more neglected plants or trees sometimes leads to cool finds to work on too. Keep up the good work!
@MikeKincaid79 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I've still got a ton of Japanese maples in 1 gallon pots and thought about turning them into bonsai.
@jessicasmith270 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much
@interstellarsurfer Жыл бұрын
MFW professionals do this every day.
@vl.3552 2 жыл бұрын
love your videos! you plant interesting stuff, never boring. always excited to see what you are doing. love your energy and enthusiasm. i learn new things from your channel. thanks for sharing and keep up excellent work!
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome! I'm so glad you enjoy the videos and thanks for stopping by for this one!
@Melanieallen968 3 жыл бұрын
Oh wow!!! Amazing figtree cuttings!! Im excited for you! 😁
@MikeKincaid79 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Melanie, this should be fun going forward!
@loloholmes2793 2 жыл бұрын
Holy crap you never cease to amaze me with your propagation skills.
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
Much more to come!
@georgel1055 2 жыл бұрын
Bonsai: One week you have two trees, the next month you have twenty (or more) and you have no idea where they all came from. I know from experience. Amazing to see your results.
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks George, and yes, plants can quickly become a hording problem.
@monkeygraborange 3 жыл бұрын
You should talk to Nigel Saunders at The Bonsai Zone here on KZfaq... he’s extremely experienced and knowledgeable and I’m sure he’d be able to give you some good pointers.
@MikeKincaid79 3 жыл бұрын
Good idea. I'll look him up.
@kaepora 2 жыл бұрын
I think of him as the bob ross of bonsai.
@phall777 2 жыл бұрын
WOW. I JUST DID THIS T0O WITH A TON OF THESE AND WAS WONDERING IF MY EFFORTS ARE FUTILE. SO ENCOURAGING AS I LOST ALOT OF AIR LAYERINGS FROM EITHER BEING TOO DRY OR TOO WET. BUT STILL AM HOPING MY PLAIN CUTTINGS PULL THROUGH. THANK YOU.
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
Got my fingers crossed for you!
@denvernow7294 2 жыл бұрын
The most enthusiastic and wholesome commercial for rooting hormone I've ever seen.
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
Lol
@simplifygardening 2 жыл бұрын
Love Herons bonsai great channel
@giselau5606 3 жыл бұрын
Graft different figs on top! Would be cool to see it develop different branches that can be told appart…like 4-5 main branches of different type! Also, can you do one on olives? Would be much appreciated…just an experiment to see different sizes and their rooting speed! If you buy a decent sized, cheap olive for about 100 dollar you have plenty of material and so many Bonsais to sell/give away!
@MikeKincaid79 3 жыл бұрын
I'd love to. Not sure if they'll grow in my climate though. I'll have to look into it.
@giselau5606 3 жыл бұрын
Mike Kincaid I’m based in Germany, which has mild climate and doesn’t get too cold in winter, but yea you need a certain temperature….although i’m sure in a greenhouse they’d do just fine!
@guynorth3277 3 жыл бұрын
Olives would be so awesome!
@MoonGoose-9876 3 жыл бұрын
@@MikeKincaid79 I am in West Oly and I have a potted olive. Let me know if you want some cuttings.
@pottersjournal 3 жыл бұрын
@@MoonGoose-9876 I have a potted one in Pittsburgh but can't root any. Hope Mike can show us the trick to rooting the olives.
@jiggjohns1028 3 жыл бұрын
That’s awesome, my cuttings of mulberry, blueberry, and gardenia are getting roots to following your method with the totes.
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
That's so great! Glad to hear it.
@lobe2032 2 жыл бұрын
Mike you are the BEST ever, I would never have even tried that, heck I would never have even thought of that. You are so enthusiastic about everything and everyone, with git up and go, catches it, thanks for inspiring me once again. Love to you and your family. 😊😊😁😁🤗🤗
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Glenda, glad you're a part of this. I love showing all the fun I have around here with cuttings!
@heystevo 3 жыл бұрын
Quite impressive, Mike! Were these cuttings from the Jim Wilson fig tree? You've definitely opened up possibilities for propagating much larger cuttings.........especially in areas where larger fig trees exist. I would love to see someone take a large cutting like you rooted and graft a bunch of different varieties onto it.
@MikeKincaid79 3 жыл бұрын
That would be really cool, having multiple varieties on one of these cuttings. Yes, that was from the 'Jim Wilson' tree. That particular trunk has to be at least 50 years old.
@marshalllee2509 Жыл бұрын
Yes, that would be awesome
@armengeorge Жыл бұрын
Hi, did you do a further follow up video on them? I'd be curious to know how similar cuttings would do a year and two years out if planted. Would the figs produced be larger/sweeter than those produced one, two years out from smaller cuttings? How different would the yields be even between the two cutting you rooted one, two years out following planting. Btw, love what you were able to do. And, thank you for sharing.
@kanenechiokolo3887 Жыл бұрын
I don't get the substance spread on the upper cut and what it is for.
@armengeorge Жыл бұрын
@@kanenechiokolo3887 I don't believe it's the upper cut. I suspect what you believe to be the upper cut is in fact the lower cut when the limb was inverted so he could apply rooting hormone--the white powder--to stimulate root growth when it's potted.
@tschichpich Жыл бұрын
Plants are so fascinating. Just the middle of a tree can become a new tree. awesome
@MikeKincaid79 Жыл бұрын
I love exploring the possibilities with plants!
@vicwickgardens9174 2 жыл бұрын
That's incredible 👏 😍 KZfaq stopped showing notifications for a bit. I've missed your videos. They are always so motivating 💕
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoy them. I hear that people don't see the videos from time to time and I'm not sure why KZfaq changes things up all the time. Best thing I can say is to come back and check in from time to time. I appreciate your support!
@kevinkaczowski1254 2 жыл бұрын
I’m really surprised that such large cuttings took root. Of course the timing and the fact that they were in best environment surely helped. I’m wondering if other plants can be propagated this way as well-I’ll have to try myself. I was a little surprised that you did not gingerly spread the roots apart and place into a larger container. But maybe bonsai protocol did not call for that?
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
I will definitely work with the roots more later this winter now that they’re hardened off
@ggriffith2097 2 жыл бұрын
@@MikeKincaid79 Any chance we can get some updates soon? Really interested in your bonsai idea.
@brinkman4925 2 жыл бұрын
hey mike, i'm wondering about trunk rot. i always hear about not getting the trunk covered in soil or mulch because of rot, but there's plenty of trunk under the soil here. Is it different because its a cutting or do you have to do something to mitigate rotting of the cutting during planting?
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
This isn't really soil. It's finely ground fir tree bark that drains really well and is inert. If I had done this in soil, it would more than likely have rotted.
@brinkman4925 2 жыл бұрын
Ah I see, thanks. 😁
@Hohmies86 2 жыл бұрын
@@MikeKincaid79 just learned something new! Thank you 🙏🏼
@natewelch6608 2 жыл бұрын
🤩 wow amazing. My in laws lost a huge weeping willow and I propagated a ton of them and some were big branches. But nothing like that. How cool! So neat. Keep it up Mike!
@kennethwoolard5910 2 жыл бұрын
I love your enthusiasm! I have just propagated my first hibiscus! Working with nature is so much fun!
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
Yes it is!
@jorgecanales798 2 жыл бұрын
That was so cool! I have a question that I don't know if you've already answered but, where do you get your pots from? I'm currently looking for nursery pots at a good price
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
All over the place. I buy them used and find them on Craigslist, Offer up, Facebook, etc. I've also bought them from nurseries that are going out of business.
@TheGiveittomeall 3 жыл бұрын
It's so frustrating to see such amazing results when everything I cut and try to root just dies. I guess for now I'll just buy the clearance stuff from the hardware stores cuz propagation clearly isn't working for me.
@MikeKincaid79 3 жыл бұрын
It does work. Don't give up. You may be only one more try away from getting it!
@triciac1019 3 жыл бұрын
Are you using rooting compound?
@wordvendor1 3 жыл бұрын
Keep trying!! I've been doing it, so I know you can!
@TheGiveittomeall 3 жыл бұрын
I won't quit!! But it IS September, so I'll just try other avenues next year like putting up a small hoop house. Maybe cutting from larger stems. Maybe I need to water less, maybe more. I'm just experimenting at the moment. The honest truth is I've hardly grown anything until this year, so I'm really just in the elementary stage of learning. The positive is I've learned that I DON'T have a black thumb as I have lots of near dead, clearance stuff I've purchased and planted... and it's thriving!!! I'll keep watching and learning. Thank you so for the positivity and encouragement!
@TheGiveittomeall 3 жыл бұрын
@@triciac1019 yep. Always with the routing hormone.
@RanchExplorerHQ 11 ай бұрын
Oh my goodness! Wow! Figs are super amazing! Great fun 🤩
@RanchExplorerHQ 11 ай бұрын
Hey Mike do you happen to know what type of fig bonsai you’ve got there?! Phat fig! Nice
@MikeKincaid79 11 ай бұрын
No idea of the variety but it sure does produce great figs!
@RanchExplorerHQ 11 ай бұрын
@@MikeKincaid79 😂 that’s awesome thank you 🙏 for sharing.. the girls did a good job too!👏 YESSSS
@marciahofer4502 3 жыл бұрын
Mike you really must have green thumbs!! That was an amazing video! I never thought a tree trunk could be rooted, except for Cottonwood trees. They will root just laying on the ground!! I can imagine how excited you were to discover roots! Truly amazing! 😃
@MikeKincaid79 3 жыл бұрын
This one was so fun to do. I really enjoyed the girls helping out too, in fact, they helped cut the log off the tree.
@marciahofer4502 3 жыл бұрын
@@MikeKincaid79 Your girls have grown like weeds! I couldn't believe how big they are. They are so cute and enjoy helping their daddy! I love the videos with them helping you! It's nice to have special family time! They do a great job!
@mjt2582 3 жыл бұрын
This is so inspiring, thanks for sharing! I have a few mulberry cuttings about a quarter of an inch in diameter and 8-10 inches long. Each potted in a 1 gallon with grafting tape on the cutting above dirt to keep from drying out. I have no clue how often I’m supposed to water them, or if at all? Or keep them in a saucer and water from the bottom? Any recommendations? I live in SoCal. Thank you!
@MikeKincaid79 3 жыл бұрын
Water daily or every other day. I like to water more often but keep the wood exposed to air.
@HOMESTEADHEART 2 жыл бұрын
Okay Mike I'm gonna do this! I have a 5+ year old peach tree with 4 huge branches coming from the base. 4 in. In diameter at least. You've inspired me. Can I do this now in Georgia or should I wait until spring?
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a fun project. I'd wait until closer to spring, just before the bids start to break.
@HOMESTEADHEART 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome Sauce!
@DankFroot 2 жыл бұрын
Peach tree might be a bit more difficult. Figs are known for their ease of rooting from hardwood. It certainly is possible with peach still, so best of luck!
@WVRetreat 2 жыл бұрын
I tried rooting my peach tree from cuttings and it did not work. Also, tried air layering them. After doing some research I found that peaches are much more difficult to root than figs.
@enigmaoffc3148 2 жыл бұрын
Let us know how it went!
@PAFigs 2 жыл бұрын
I'm speechless Mike! I'm also sitting here looking at a puny cutting I started and feeling a bit inadequate 😆
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
Hahaha, this was a fun one. I was so excited to see it root. These figs are amazing man!
@hamidbenabbou6886 2 жыл бұрын
So great work ! So proud of you Beautiful family !
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, Hamid!!
@laud2574 2 жыл бұрын
The roots of the tree are bad, they aren't growing in the right direction, they should be growing down straight vertically so then they can reach the water that is acumulated in the ground. They are in spiral, in horizontal direction and growing up, not down. This is because they arent planted in the ground, but in a pot that is too small for the right growing of the Roots in the time. When these trees with these bad roots are planted in the ground, they can't survive too much because of this problem. A way to revert the problem is cutting this roots that took the bad direction, including the mother root or the first big root , so it can continue growing in the good direction or branching in the right direction. Sorry for my english, I'm from Colombia but I have read many articles of this topic because I'm very interested in growing trees in the Amazonas.
@kdh130 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks. What a great way to re-cycle unwanted trees ... and get an almost instant tree in the process. Great work.
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
Yes! That's exactly it, an instant tree!
@bidhanchandranaik7197 2 жыл бұрын
Great tips man,it may be used for making quick forest,bonsai,gardening etc.Thank you all.
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I intend to train this one into a bonsai.
@WS1_AUTOS_N_STUFF 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome 😎 kids definitely need to get more involved with things like this 👍 I turned this on quick and my son and I watched the whole video 👍
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! Yes, less screen time and more outdoors for kids.
@pjqziggy 2 жыл бұрын
Love the enthusiasm. I know the feeling after getting ONE cutting out of 4 take root last year. Also Herons Bonsai is chill.
@grahamallen3941 3 жыл бұрын
Wow Mike, that is truly amazing my dear friend. Cannot wait to see you turn them into bonsai’s!! I had 4 very nice figs of my young tree. The leaves are just about to drop. I will be taking more cuttings after the two I took last year have rooted. Take care and be safe. Graham🇬🇧🇬🇧
@MikeKincaid79 3 жыл бұрын
Yep, about time to start taking more fig cuttings again. You take care too, Graham, and good luck with your figs.
@itzikvil1 2 жыл бұрын
I like your enthusiasem and patient with your girls and also how you have them be part of the process abd feel part of it. Cheers for that you gave me lot of motivation with my kids and my plants :)
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Glad to hear it. Your kids need you and will never forget the time you spend with them.
@sarahtco3230 2 жыл бұрын
How exciting and FUN!!! I am definitely going to try this. My friend's have a ficus in the floor of the bar at their house. They moved to SD and I was wanting to try and root some branches to regift it to them in their new home. Now I'm going to take some cuttings and try but going forward I won't be afraid to try bigger things!!! Thanks and thanks to your girls for helping us learn more!!! 💜💞🙏🍀💫✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
Have fun!
@sarahtco3230 2 жыл бұрын
@@MikeKincaid79 thanks!! And thanks for taking the time to share!! Have a great afternoon!!!
@stelviodelbrava6218 2 жыл бұрын
Hey Mike, I think fig trees are a miracle. They multiply so easy and produce fruits in waves whole summer until fall
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
They are amazing! Can't wait for my trees to get established and start pumping out figs.
@Samsung-zp8io 9 ай бұрын
I have shown this one to my grand daughters for inspiration. Surely the wonderful girls will take up as a hobby when are grown-ups. Love and admire their enthusiasm.
@MikeKincaid79 9 ай бұрын
“Raise them up in the way they should go, and when they are old, they will not depart from it”. -somewhere in the Bible Good luck to you and your granddaughters.
@mnilsson2704 2 жыл бұрын
This was the best plant video I have seen this year. Impressive tree in the making.🌴 I do large cuttings of ash, horse chestnut, lilac trees and willows. Mixed results but great fun.
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
Wow, thanks so much for the compliment! Yes, it's a ton of fun working with plants and trying different things!!!
@mnilsson2704 2 жыл бұрын
@@MikeKincaid79 obvisously the climate in Scandinavia is a huge challenge.
@Zackking109 2 жыл бұрын
So much exciting, many tree can be saved from this method
@robertdurkin7596 2 жыл бұрын
That wonderful video, amazing to your 2 daughters to helping you with gardening, awesome of big log to plant to grow big tree in your yard, Good job, Mike! 😁😁👋👋🌲🌲
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
We'll have an update of this one soon.
@robertdurkin7596 2 жыл бұрын
@@MikeKincaid79 I'll forward to see your new video soon !😁😁👋🌿🌿
@RocketPipeTV Жыл бұрын
When someone is that enthusiastic, you know they’ve found their passion! I can’t wait to root my 7 cuttings from the fig I had to leave behind in my old house. Didn’t find that bark, I’m gonna try in my home made compost mixed with some perlite.
@MikeKincaid79 Жыл бұрын
Good luck and have fun with it! I know you'll get some to root. Figs are a lot of fun.
@ikabexit7585 2 жыл бұрын
Great dad teaching real stuff to his kids in a world full of BS. thank you for your video and th love you share
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
Haha, love the comment! "In a world full of BS" LOL. Ain't that the truth. Well, I guess the only way to turn it around is to raise the next generation better.
@StevenBCrosby 5 ай бұрын
I agree with the Steve Irwin of the plant world. I watched him as a kid and now i find myself watching all of your videos as an adult lol. Love it man. Very cool.
@MikeKincaid79 5 ай бұрын
What an inspiration of a man he was. I’m humbled and honored to be mentioned in the same sentence as him.
@lorettamaeder7219 2 жыл бұрын
This is a great re-watch for information and entertainment. This is a less traveled road that I will try for myself.
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
It's almost fool proof with a cutting this size. Have fun Loretta!
@sugardoll5236 2 жыл бұрын
I love how passionate you are!! I don't know anything about plants but you got me totally into it!
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
Lol, great!
@MicaRayan 2 жыл бұрын
That was an exceptional growing method! I just love it 😍 very nice garden
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, it was a lot of fun rooting this huge cutting!
@MicaRayan 2 жыл бұрын
@@MikeKincaid79 Great experiment! Is this hard wood you working on, similar to those of fiddle leaf fig? I have some. But just tiny and heaven knows, it took months and months to propagate thus its root get solidifies
@birgitjohnsen159 Жыл бұрын
You are just the coolest gardener I've ever seen on Yuotube. Thanks for so much fun and wisdom from Birgit Johnsen, Bornholm in Denmark
@MikeKincaid79 Жыл бұрын
I really appreciate your nice comment. Thank you Birgit!
@RRaucina 2 жыл бұрын
I followed your lead and stuck my shovel upside down in the dirt on the north side of the barn. Got a nice hickory tree started now.
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha, that's pretty funny! You'd definitely be getting calls from all the local news outlets, lol.
@dakotalindsay706 2 жыл бұрын
Right now I'm doing a 4 foot tall by 3 1/2 inch wide pair cutting and it's been a little under a month and it has started rooting love your videos keep it up very educational
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
Sounds like fun! Good luck Dakota.
@georgiapeachnut2490 3 жыл бұрын
Watched on tv. Better for the old eye. Just came to me I can still tune in and comment on my phone 🤔Great video. Thanks for teaching so thoroughly. 👍
@MikeKincaid79 3 жыл бұрын
No problem, I love making these videos for you.
@googlejeon5232 2 жыл бұрын
I've never seen a big fig tree before It's been 40 days You've done a good job. Good job, little lady
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
Figs are a lot of fun to work with and very tasty fruit. Definitely a nice tree to have and you can grow them just about anywhere.
@janb8015 4 ай бұрын
Just stumbled upon your video while looking into Air Layering. Awesome job with these cuttings. I hope you still have them. At the end of this video I was thinking how it was fate that you chose to do 2 cuttings because one day (hopefully in the far future) each of your daughters will have their own tree to reflect on and remember this amazing moment they had with you =)
@MikeKincaid79 4 ай бұрын
Glad you found me. Still have them both and that sounds like a cool idea!
@leopardhorses 2 жыл бұрын
THAT is amazing !!!! Have never seen anything like that before !!! So inspirational!!! Your daughters are so sweet !!!
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it.
@wilsonlobo972 4 күн бұрын
amazing!!! love and blessings to Emily and your sister from India.
@heinrichvonofterdingen6789 2 жыл бұрын
I really got excited seeing the development on this video, impressive.
@MikeKincaid79 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I’ll have an update soon.
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