How to root Fig Cuttings from beginning to end

This is how I am rooting fig cuttings this year in 2017. It's been a great success with some failures. Mainly due to the heat mat spiking temperatures and drying out some of the fig cuttings. But once that was under control I've managed to pull out a lot of successful new plants from my rooting bins.

Don't waste your aquarium water

I used to be a aquarium hobbyist before I got into gardening. I stopped the Aquarium business but the reality is Planted Aquariums are just gardening in a smaller space and well underwater.

This was a tank I maintained a few years back. It's called a Dutch style planted tank. And yes every plant in there is alive and real.

I used to do water changes once a week and dump the water into the lawn. What a waste! Now that I think about it I added all sort of goodies into the water that would have made this liquid gold for any plant in your garden, 

Here's the list of fertilizers I used:

Mon	Flourish
	Excel
	Iron
	Phosphorus
	Nitrogen
Tue	Trace
	Excel
	Iron
Wed	Potassium
	Excel
	Iron
Thur	Trace
	Excel
	Iron
	Phosphorus
	Nitrogen
Fri	Potassium
	Excel
	Iron
Sat	Flourish
	Excel
	Iron
Sun	WC - MG

I also pumped the tank with CO2 add that with the fish poop and you can probably bottle this thing up and sell it for some serious $$$ lol. 

Another benefit of having an aquarium would be that it raises your humidity in the room you keep it in. Your plants will love the extra humidity in the winter months when the humidity levels are at its lowest in your home. 

So reuse your water changes and make your plants happy with fish poop!

Time to get more figs in the ground

This year I plan on planting more varieties in ground.



So far I already have.

1. Chicago Hardy
2. Peter's Honey
3. Desert King
4. Longue D' Aout
5. Vern's Brown Turkey
6. Violet De Bordeaux
7. Ronde De Bordeaux

All of the above have fruited for me here in Seattle.

for 2017, I plan on testing some more in the ground.

1. Lattarula
2. Gene's Vashon
3. Gillette
4. Olympian
5. Excel
6. Marseilles
7. Brandon Unknown
8. Grantham's Royal
9. ORourke
10. Dalmatie
11. King Fig
12. Osborne Prolific
13. Gino's Black
14. Battaglia Green
15. Improved Celeste
16. Vasilika Sika
17 Mt Etna Unknown
18. Improved Celeste
19. Florea
20. Conadria
21. JH Adriatic
22. Atreano
23. LSU Gold
24. Stella
25. Jurupa



The list will continue to grow after I sort out the greenhouse.