A real fig fanatic at work

MFJFIGS

MFJFIGS

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Hey Fig Enthusiasts!
I have an interesting project underway—the crew started work this morning! I’m building some specialized structures around my family’s top three front-yard fig trees: Smith, White Marseilles, and Violet Sepor.
I'm Aiming to boost overall health, protect against pests/weather, and improve climate conditions for these varieties. I'll post some photos of the end product when it's complete, stay tuned! 🛠️ fig
 

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A picture is worth a thousand words 😆
I will share photos showing progress and the final results 💗

Yes, pests control, and controlled environment are part of it.
 

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MFJFIGS said:
A picture is worth a thousand words 😆
I will share photos showing progress and the final results 💗

Yes, pests control, and controlled environment are part of it.
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Very impressive. I have done the same with some of mine. We have heavy clay soil, so I often leave small gaps between several of the blocks to allow excess water to seep out.
 
TorontoJoe said:
I just want people who can dig for me... gets more difficult every year...
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I had a narrow escape in the fall of 2025 when I slipped while trying to take some cuttings from one of my fig trees for a member. It was a wake-up call. While I absolutely love my small orchard and enjoy everything about gardening, I’m finding that my body just isn’t what it used to be. The bending, heavy pruning, and shuffling heavy pots are starting to take a real toll on my back and arms.
I’m not ready to give up gardening, and I'm lucky enough to have some help to keep this habit going.
 
MFJFIGS said:
I had a narrow escape in the fall of 2025 when I slipped while trying to take some cuttings from one of my fig trees for a member. It was a wake-up call. While I absolutely love my small orchard and enjoy everything about gardening, I’m finding that my body just isn’t what it used to be. The bending, heavy pruning, and shuffling heavy pots are starting to take a real toll on my back and arms.
I’m not ready to give up gardening, and I'm lucky enough to have some help to keep this habit going.
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I got very sick end of December. Some sort of flu. I mean it was bad. I started feeling bad on boxing day and I was basically on my back for a month. Into February I was still hurting and it was getting to my head. I literally had to leave to get somewhere warm to get feeling closer to normal. I'm still feeling the effects today. That said, I can't give up my garden no matter how much it hurts. That would be painful more than my back feels right now.

Getting old sucks... but it's better than the alternative .....
 
figpocalypse said:
The first company to release a humanoid robot is going to get my business. Ill have it watering and chasing off squirrels 24/7.
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😆, I’m with you on that! The first company to release a functional humanoid robot to do all of the above is getting my money immediately. My younger son is actually doing his master’s in robotics at UPenn, so I’m just waiting for him to build me a custom 'fig-bot' to finally get me off his back! 🤖🍎
 
I am sharing a quick photo update. Yesterday and today, I put 10 new trees in the ground using the sunken pot method, all of which had a great head start inside my grow room. I can't wait to see how they take off this season.
Four of my favorite varieties -including two loaded BMKK- are now situated right along our south-facing natural stone wall, which creates a really lovely, sheltered microclimate. It’s the perfect spot giving them 10 to 12 hours of direct sunlight every single day.
I’ve also included a few photos of some of the trees I put in the ground last year (two Florea and one Marseille Black VS). They've already pushed out some great new growth!
I’m really looking forward to seeing how everything progresses this year.
 

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MFJFIGS said:
I am sharing a quick photo update. Yesterday and today, I put 10 new trees in the ground using the sunken pot method, all of which had a great head start inside my grow room. I can't wait to see how they take off this season.
Four of my favorite varieties -including two loaded BMKK- are now situated right along our south-facing natural stone wall, which creates a really lovely, sheltered microclimate. It’s the perfect spot giving them 10 to 12 hours of direct sunlight every single day.
I’ve also included a few photos of some of the trees I put in the ground last year (two Florea and one Marseille Black VS). They've already pushed out some great new growth!
I’m really looking forward to seeing how everything progresses this year.
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I think having all that stone around is going to help a lot.

Are they all coming back out come winter?
 
TorontoJoe said:
I think having all that stone around is going to help a lot.

Are they all coming back out come winter?
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Yes, Joe, they are.
I also plan on reducing my collection drastically end of the season.
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The trees inside the three large stone planters are permanently in the ground. Each of these will have its own makeshift greenhouse to get an early start end of March / first week of April.
 
MFJFIGS said:
Yes, Joe, they are.
I also plan on reducing my collection drastically end of the season.
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The trees inside the three large stone planters are permanently in the ground. Each of these will have its own makeshift greenhouse to get an early start end of March / first week of April.
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Nice! That’s real work…consider me impressed! :)
 
All that hard work will pay off.
I've got some ideas for around here...just need some time to get them in action.

Keep on sending those updates, I love seeing this stuff work out. :)
 
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