Fig Life

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Clearing Land: How I Almost Killed Myself Cutting Down a Tree I've been working on clearing the land that I purchased earlier this year. Much of the property was covered in blackberries and dense forest. I will be plant...

No power yet, but lights are hooked up; powering them with a generator to extend the work day. Evaporative cooling system is mostly complete.

It’s a burn day

Exterior is close to being done. It will probably be a couple of months before I get the electricity hooked up by PG&E so it may be a while before the interior is finished.

Update: Front endwall is covered, gable fan mostly installed, curtain system coming along, electric service panel mounted on new pole

I cleared the brush and trees off this hillside but I left this wild fig tree—for now

Making progress on the evaporative cooling system, installing electrical conduit, and finishing preps for the shade curtain install… an excavator will be onsite next week so we will shift back to working on the in-ground utilities

Progress on the endwalls and interior

The second sidewall is done, along with a door and some work on the back endwall.

I have a wall

If I had to sell today, I could market it as a really nice carport 😄

I have half of a roof

Making progress on the roof; gravel on the floor and road

A lot of activity today: trusses were lifted in place, holes were dug for the bench anchors, and I burned a bunch of brush.

A lot of progress this week. The trusses will probably go up next week. That will be exciting to see!

10/26/23 - Post foundations poured full of concrete, all utility line inspections complete, utility trench refilled with dirt and compacted

10/25/23: The last two tall posts are staged, all six utility lines are in the trench, pressure drop test of lines completed, and trench under the access road is being refilled

Greenhouse posts are staged for pouring the foundation

Greenhouse update:
This week - Foundations, utility trench, gravel

Grading is complete on my greenhouse pad! I posted a summary of the work on YouTube

New Greenhouse Construction: Grading the Hillside This is a narrated compilation of videos and photos of the process to create my new greenhouse pad. This is the first video in a series that will document th...

My first fig to ripen in California—Faja de Ovelha (probably caprified)

Variegated CDA graft - I’m excited about this one

FigLife is moving to a new growing location near Sacramento, CA! Fig tree sales will resume in 2024.

Fig Life Vision: To Sell the World's Best Fig Tree Varieties at Affordable Prices

I posted some thoughts on growing figs on the East Coast with the minimal amount of work

https://youtu.be/cLaXRD_g69E

Growing Fig Trees on the East Coast with Minimal Effort In this video I outline some of my recommendations for how you can grow fig trees on the east coast with the minimal amount of work. I use several fig trees ...

Spring tree sales have begun on figlife.com!

Check it out:
https://figlife.com/shop-figs

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The Spring '22 FigLife tree sale will begin at 9pm eastern on Sat Mar 12th! I've updated the website with the list of varieties I have available and the prices.

https://figlife.com/

Celebrating the joy of growing figs! Fig Life is about the joy of growing figs. It is about the search for new varieties, the growing process, and of course the taste of a fresh fig!

The Spring '22 FigLife.com Tree Sale is coming soon!

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FigLife.com Spring Fig Tree Sale - Mar 12 ...

Tips for the intermediate and late stages of the rooting process:

https://youtu.be/utxFtz5C-ko

Rooting Fig Cuttings - Tips for Late in the Rooting Process This is a follow-up to a video I created a couple of months ago about rooting. In this video I describe some of the things that growers should consider durin...

Rooting Fig Cuttings - In this video I describe some of the tips and techniques that I use to root fig cuttings

https://youtu.be/--L72iKIH7A

Rooting Fig Cuttings - Process and Best Practices In this video I cover the processes and best practices that I use when rooting fig cuttings. I use a "direct plant" fig rooting process. There are many diffe...

I will begin selling cuttings via my website on Monday, Dec 6th. These will be cuttings of the varieties that are more commonly available. Rare or high-priced varieties will be sold via Figbid or will be used to create new trees for sale in the spring.

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FigLife.com Cutting Sale Begins Dec 6th ...

Winter Fig Sales Have Begun!

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FigLife.com Winter Sales Have Begun! ...

How I Get Ripe Fruit from my Fig Trees in a Single Year - A great thing about fig trees is that you can take a small cutting and turn it into a fig tree that will produce good tasting fruit in less than one year. The ability to produce fruit in a single growing season is not only a rewarding experience for impatient people like me, but it also enables growers to improve decision making by providing an initial look at the fig variety within a one year timeframe. In this video I describe the strategies I use to maximize the probability that I get figs from my new trees in their first year.

https://youtu.be/BPRx41zr1Jo

How I Get Ripe Fruit from my Fig Trees in a Single Year A great thing about fig trees is that you can take a small cutting and turn it into a fig tree that will produce good tasting fruit in less than one year. Th...

This is part 2 of 2 of my best "new" fig varieties for 2021. I was able to try a lot of new varieties in 2021, and I summarize and rank some of the varieties that were memorable for me this year in this video. My list includes some rare varieties that not many growers have, and are probably considered "new" by most definitions, but it also includes some varieties that are just newer for me personally, or for which there is not a lot of information about. I tried not to simply create a list of "hot new figs" that everyone is talking about but instead list the figs that were impressive to me personally for some reason. My experience is heavily influenced by my own growing conditions and methods; during the 2021 season I grew my figs in Northern Virginia and I used pots for all the figs I described. I also use grow lights and a greenhouse to give my figs a headstart in the spring, and hopefully a little extra growing season.

I hope you enjoy this summary of my "new" fig varieties for 2021!

https://youtu.be/bdAWSwy1im4

Best "New" Fig Varieties of 2021 (part 2 of 2) This is part 2 of 2 of my best "new" fig varieties for 2021. I was able to try a lot of new varieties in 2021, and I summarize and rank some of the varieties...

Best "New" Fig Varieties of 2021 - I was able to try a lot of new varieties in 2021, and I summarize and rank some of the varieties that were memorable for me this year in this video. My list includes some rare varieties that not many growers have, and are probably considered "new" by most definitions, but it also includes some varieties that are just newer for me personally, or for which there is not a lot of information about. I tried not to simply create a list of "hot new figs" that everyone is talking about but instead list the figs that were impressive to me personally for some reason.

https://youtu.be/TfMzaXotQDg

Best "New" Fig Varieties of 2021 (part 1) I was able to try a lot of new varieties in 2021, and I summarize and rank some of the varieties that were memorable for me this year in this video. My list ...

Post-season fig tasting 2021 - This fig tasting is so late in the season that it isn't even late-season; this is a post-season tasting. In this video I try a few of my last remaining figs. From Northern Virginia--its the 2021 post-season fig tasting!

https://youtu.be/-7yCdy8_iNY

Post-Season Fig Tasting 2021 (N. VA) This fig tasting is so late in the season that it isn't even late-season; this is a post-season tasting. In this video I try a few of my last remaining figs....

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