First ever fig pops

[Kompakfigs]

@JC Figgy, have you done the modified treepot method? I know it’s expensive initially but I find it much easier to deal with after leaves and roots develop. At a certain point the peat becomes hydrophobic that overwatering isn’t an issue at all.

 

[JC Figgy]

@JC Figgy, have you done the modified treepot method? I know it’s expensive initially but I find it much easier to deal with after leaves and roots develop. At a certain point the peat becomes hydrophobic that overwatering isn’t an issue at all.

Sorry, I’ve not done that method, since I dislike using treepots. I’m not quite sure what you mean by easier to deal with? Compared to fig cups or fig pops?
I think I mentioned in another post, I don’t like tree pots only for two reasons. One they tip over and fall By themselves unless supported in something else. Two some of them are so tall when I go transplant into a squat nursery pot it sticks up past the rim.

 

[Kompakfigs]

Sorry, I’ve not done that method, since I dislike using treepots. I’m not quite sure what you mean by easier to deal with? Compared to fig cups or fig pops?

Unless the roots have outgrown the treepot I can wait longer to up pot to a larger container.
I’ve noticed with the more growth, I don’t have to worry about overwatering because the peat moss becomes a tad hydrophobic.

 

[IAK]

I hope that is not the case cuz I need more treepots as well.

Order placed in 3/20. They are supposed to be arriving today.

 

[IAK]

Unless the roots have outgrown the treepot I can wait longer to up pot to a larger container.
I’ve noticed with the more growth, I don’t have to worry about overwatering because the peat moss becomes a tad hydrophobic.

If I had the room, I would do the treepot pop for everything. I try to time it so I can up-pot fig pops into the treepots in time to harden them off/shuffle them in the spring. Because the treepots are more space efficient, I can cram a bunch into totes to carry them in and out. I’ve kept them in a treepot for year.

 

[JC Figgy]

Unless the roots have outgrown the treepot I can wait longer to up pot to a larger container.
I’ve noticed with the more growth, I don’t have to worry about overwatering because the peat moss becomes a tad hydrophobic.

I see. once I get to 1G nursery pots and they are acclimated outside I don’t worry too much about them easier.

 

[DianaNE]

@JC Figgy When you go from figpop to the 1 gallon do you plant them with out disturbing the root ball or do you try to loosen things up and spread the roots? Wonder if spreading the roots might prevent root circling.

 

[BucksCountyFigs]

@JC Figgy. When you go from figpop to the 1 gallon do you plant them with out disturbing the root ball or do you try to loosen things up and spread the roots? Wonder if spreading the roots might prevent root circling.

Personally I do not loosen the rootball when going from fig pop to a pot. It goes against what you do for other types of plants, but when the roots are very young like in a fig pop, whenever possible, I try not to disturb them at all.

 

[JC Figgy]

@JC Figgy When you go from figpop to the 1 gallon do you plant them with out disturbing the root ball or do you try to loosen things up and spread the roots? Wonder if spreading the roots might prevent root circling.

I don’t mess with the roots at this point. They can still be fragile and break off.

 

[rayray]

I did the fig pops outside, and I don’t know how I did this but there’s an earthworm in the Proscuitto unk.

edit: Since he was on top I opened it up and was able to grab the lil guy and put him in the vegetable garden. I would have been tossing and turning all night.

 

[Jigfig]

I did the fig pops outside, and I don’t know how I did this but there’s an earthworm in the Proscuitto unk.

Worms are good in pots…. Fig pops probably not so good for the worm lol.

 

[rayray]

Worms are good in pots…. Fig pops probably not so good for the worm lol.

That's what I was thinking, maybe not enough oxygen depending how long the pop goes--I was able to grab the guy and put him in the garden, now of course there's going to be a shovel hazard lol

 

[rayray]

Don’t know if this is good or not or even if it matters but 12 of the 16 fig pops are budding.

So far all 16 look healthy and the pops have signs of humidity condensation on the inside of the pops which I assume we want?

On a side note, sadly I managed to kill my last years cuttings through up potting way too soon and or planting in ground way too soon.

However, and I really don’t know anything about this variety but a Mavra Sika cutting placed in ground way too soon survived the winter with minimal protection and well the little guy is budding. That says something about Mavra Sika because we had a very cold winter with a few nights below zero degrees.

The Mavra Sika was protected by a plastic pot, some straw and a tarp. The exact same way as all the others.

Edit: The Mavra Sika, and the Strawberry Verte (also survived the horrible winter 2025) both came through the forum for being a newbie member. So, I don't know what Mavra Sika this one is since there's several called this name from different sources. Strangely enough, it could be the Mavra Sika from my hometown if this is the Bass version but who knows? Mavra Sika = Black Fig

 

[cdh]

A couple of office binder clips makes 4 or 8 tree pots impossible to knock over Once connected.

 

[cdh]

To date I have never overwatered a fig. What does that even look like? Baptism?

 

[BucksCountyFigs]

A couple of office binder clips makes 4 or 8 tree pots impossible to knock over Once connected.

How do you get them so close with the foliage??

 

[cdh]

They get a little crammed. Its certainly not a perfect situation.

 

[rayray]

My first visible root, it’s on a Croze. The Unk Prosciutto had a leaf forming in the pop so I had to cut a little hole in the bag.

They started, 3/31/26

Do I water these fig pops or just let the condensation do its thing? I look at them and they don’t seem dry.

 

[JC Figgy]

My first visible root, it’s on a Croze. The Unk Prosciutto had a leaf forming in the pop so I had to cut a little hole in the bag.

They started, 3/31/26

Do I water these fig pops or just let the condensation do its thing? I look at them and they don’t seem dry.

Looking good. Shouldn’t need any water this early on. It’s when they start popping leaves they get dry quicker or 4-5 weeks. Whichever comes first.

 

[snarfing]

My first visible root, it’s on a Croze. The Unk Prosciutto had a leaf forming in the pop so I had to cut a little hole in the bag.

They started, 3/31/26

Do I water these fig pops or just let the condensation do its thing? I look at them and they don’t seem dry.

i uppot or water (depending how the roots look) once i dont see any condensation on the bag personally. its been working. like not even up at the top