Yesterday I set up some dormant cuttings from fig tree called Hardy Chicago. My small tree of that was destroyed by voles. Fortunately the tree it came from is still alive. Figs grow easily from dormant cuttings. I hope they grow.
Wow he certainly like those fig cuttings! I haven't checked my fig trees outside for a few days. I think most are OK. Coldest temp so far was mid teens. Most of my fig trees should survive down to 10F. He's right, they don't need to be grafted. I grew all of mine from cuttings. I stuck several fig hardwood cuttings deep into the soil in a raised bed. We'll see if they take root and grow.
Takes me back. Helping my dad out on the plot many years ago. Sowing seed direct into the ground was the main practice. So to mark the rows, we would use whatever sticks, twigs available. Time and again, as the seeds germinated and the plants grew, so did the marker twigs. Many self rooted. As time passed and I furthered my horticultural studies, it soon became evident that such a simple method of rooting and increasing stock was usually simple. Learning, budding and grafting later provided benefits also. Budding roses for instance can increase ones stock rapidly. However to do so, you require a rootstock. Grafting roses, generally speaking is very seldom practiced. No disrespects but some gardeners confuse, 'budding' where only a bud is used, to 'grafting' where a piece of branch etc is used. The latter mainly in tree propagation. So perhaps we can conclude that. Whilst that certain part/ingrediant of a plant remains, similar in a way to human and animal life. There is this energy, desire, impulse to survive.
