Air Pruning pots for Figs update

7/7/15

Air Pruning Pot update. A little over a month and I'm starting to see some major difference in growth between two kadota fig cuttings. Both were started at the same time and size.  I purposefully chose the slightly smaller plant to go into the air pruning to pot.

Today it looks healthier and bushier than the control plant.

See the initial plant here.

The air pruning pot on the left just looks healthier and bushier.

Here they were in June.

I may have to go and get a few more of these.

Air Pruning Pot Update 7/26/15

It's undeniable that air pruning pots are the way to go with growing bigger healthier plants. These are Kadota Figs rooted at the same time in the same medium.

*The only one thing to note is that the air pruning pot does have a higher volume of soil. Which may account for some.

Update on Figs in Air pruning pots

I'm not sure if the air pruning pots are making much of a difference on the figs. They seem to be growing at the same rate as the others in regular pots.

Let's see if it will outgrow the control plant on the right which is actually larger at the moment.

Here's how they looked 3 weeks ago. Only time will tell. Let's check in on these in July.

Air pruning pots #1.

Air pruning Pots for figs

Air pruning Pots for figs.

I was walking through my local Mclendon HW store and saw these pond pots. They turn out to be great air pruning pots as well. The water in the trays is the same as what I use in my hydroponis systems.

They may grow crazy or rot. Because this is more of an experiment. I used an extra Kadota and Negronne.

How to get some major growth on your figs

I've tried many various methods of pots, from regular black pots, air pruning pots, home made pots, self watering pots, etc.

http://seattlegardenfruit.blogspot.com/2015/07/air-pruning-pot-update-72615.html

Here are some results from my experiment this year below.

Air Layering my Che Fruit 4/20/16

My 1st Che fruit plant that I purchased from Edible Landscape has been growing great but it's not branching the way I would like it to.  It's kinda long and floppy with not very much branching. Edible landscape claims that their trees are self fertile but we shall see.

I also picked up a male and female plant from Hidden Springs Nursery as back up.  They were shipped as bare root in November. I heeled them in for the winter and up potted them in February. Both are awake from their slumber.

 Che Fruit

2015 (The che is on the far left)

This is an expensive and rare fruit tree and very hard to find at any local nurseries so I'd like to have as many clones of it as possible.  So instead of pruning it to promote side branching I did an air layer and once it roots take a couple of more cuttings to root. They are related to Figs so maybe they will have the same easy rooting characteristics.

Here's what it looks like today. A long 6 ft whip with one branch at the bottom. Not too sexy in my opinion. I did not want to prune it last year because I wanted it to get established. This year is a different story.

 Scraped the bark to give it place for roots to grow from

Slipped over a sandwich bag that has the bottom cut out of it and zipped tied the bottom

I used the same medium I use to root my figs with, Coco coir, HP promix and perlite. Pre moistened

 Hopefully in 4-6 weeks the roots will begin to show.

Che Update: 5/9/16 Tiny little fruits are growing. I hear they drop their first season. So I'm not holding my breath

Unripened Che fruit