First of all, thanks for the introduction, you are too kind. It's good to call you a friend, Lou. You're a great guy and very knowledgeable about this subject. You're also a great teacher. I definitely learned something here today, as I always do from your videos. I haven't heard about genetic drift until watching your videos but I'm intrigued by the concept and will look into it more. I am completely honored to grow your figs and the cuttings look fabulous! Of course, I'll keep you informed on how things are going with your cuttings, Lou.
@loumonti10
Жыл бұрын
Hi, Mike! Your comments are deeply appreciated, especially coming from such a distinguished gardener as yourself! Yes, I love interjecting (and allowing for) a diversification of ideas on my channel. I so enjoy the comments and input from my subscribers. After all, my channel has been intentionally educational from the start, and everyone's opinion, including my own, is very welcome here! Haha! I often include my favorite video caveats..." For what it's worth" and also..."neck on the chopping block" and for good reason! Lol! My goal has always been the same, however, and that's has been to provide some acceptable level of entertainment and information to any and all viewers that might be interested! Thanks again, Mike! Warm Regards from, Lou Monti
@jefffletcher1930
Жыл бұрын
New to figs, really enjoy your knowledge and enthusiasm. Keep up the good work sir!! Thanks for helping teach an older guy something new!!
@loumonti10
Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! Regards from, Lou Lou Monti
@stevegill866
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for passing on this knowledge from experience. this is a true and kindly gift to all of us. In your case it goes back a few generations. This comes across in the quality and tone of your words. Thank you kindly, Steve
@roccoconte2960
Жыл бұрын
Excellent video Lou everything you say makes so much sense.
@AveryOCason
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this great advice
@markcampolo577
Жыл бұрын
Wow !! You aren`t joshing ! LOL . Look how big that trunk is !!!
@slamrock17
Жыл бұрын
I am taking cuttings in a few days from my Chicago Hardy tree. I am so glad I saw this. Thanks.
@loumonti10
Жыл бұрын
I hope that I was of some help, Pete! Regards from, Lou Monti
@geraldinebusch
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your knowledge in order to add to our knowledge...it's PRICELESS!!!
@loumonti10
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for 5he kind words! If I can make even the smallest contribution, then, it's certainly worth the effort to me. Regards from, Lou Mont
@djboyce4857
Жыл бұрын
Dj Boyce 0 seconds ago I have chosen the figs you have recommended to grow and implemented your soil and growing techniques to great success. Thank you. Your videos mean so much to me and so many others. you are the real deal. My wish list fig is your "special Celeste" variation. Hopefully one day i can obtain a cutting. Cheers and respect!!
@loumonti10
Жыл бұрын
Hi, there! All that I can say is thank you very much for your comments! I don't sell anything, as I've often said. Your comments are very satisfying and well recieved. They are the very reasons that I set out on this fantastic journey in the first place. Thanks for watching and thank you for your kind words! Lou Monti
@tarekharb8978
Жыл бұрын
Mike has a great channel with tons of information just like you Lou. Keep up the great work.
@loumonti10
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!!! Regards from, Lou Monti
@matthewking2209
Жыл бұрын
My 5 original figs did not have FMV and the ones from tissue culture I have are said to be FMV free as well. Now that I have gone down the rabbit hole of figs some of my new trees this year clearly show signs of FMV like my White and Black Madeira. I'm guessing I could spread this to my other trees through my pruners? Mikes enthusiasm is contagious.
@PEMACANON
Жыл бұрын
I love figs
@wanderingmonk007
Жыл бұрын
Lou, which distributor did you give your uncle Marios Adriatic to?? It's early, that sounds awesome!!!! It's also cool you have several types Celeste!!! Love your videos!!
@Avemarianow
Жыл бұрын
Awesome Mike is very worthy!💙♥️🤍
@loumonti10
Жыл бұрын
Yes, he certainly is and he needs no introduction from me. He has a huge following, and no wonder! It was an honor to mention him in my video! Thanks for watching! Lou Monti
@lizl6606
Жыл бұрын
Mike's channel is awesome and knowledgeable He will love your offerings and maybe show us how they grow to trees Even though I'm not able to grow figs in my area I like to gain more knowledge on anything greenery thanks for your teachings 🇨🇦🦩
@loumonti10
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching! Appreciated! Mike is certainly one of the good guys in my book! One great guy and very knowledgeable!!! Regards from, Lou Monti
@pjorge8363
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this great information and vast knowledge. Best Wishes to you and yours! 😊
@loumonti10
Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! Regards from, Lou Monti
@markcampolo577
Жыл бұрын
You got that right brother ! I learned the hard way. The bigger the cutting the better !! Not those kinds you get that are half the size of a pencil thick ? Cin don !!
@kwlweapons
Жыл бұрын
Right on, this is good advice, taking cuttings from the most vigorous and productive branches as well as the ones that get the most sunlight. I will definitely be keeping this in mind next season when I take some cuttings. Speaking of cuttings do you have an email where one can reach you? I’d like to request a few cuttings to propagate some of your awesome trees. Maybe we can even set up a trade if I have any of your interest. Thanks again for making this video and showing the fig and horticultural community how propagation should be carried out to insure the best material is getting reproduced and distributed.
@thevagrowinggardener1898
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this one Lou! And I love Mike’s channel! Awesome gift! Are you familiar with Colonel Littman’s Black Cross?
@tomisnt
Жыл бұрын
Well said! I'm fairly new to figs but the wisdom you say is backed by formal education around the world, and the old guys that came here and had to refigure things out! But the old guys succeeded in the long run and produced more figs?
@msss6937
Жыл бұрын
Hello, how many varieties of fig trees do you have?
@Avemarianow
Жыл бұрын
Yes but most are out for the $$$$ and they send scrawny cuttings and they never make it! I have a museum of them.😢
@loumonti10
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for supporting my point and your welcome input! Regards from, Lou Monti
@nickangelovski4358
Жыл бұрын
Love Mike K
@loumonti10
Жыл бұрын
I completely understand that! Mike is the real deal and he's a great people person, too! He's genuinely a positive force in the wonderful world of gardening and in the general growing community, as well! Thanks for watching! Lou Monti
@richarddetriquet9642
Жыл бұрын
Have you ever taken the cuttings in November when dormant and just plant them in the ground? I remember the old timers doing it that way and just waiting till late Spring for them to leaf out. I never hear about that technique anymore.
@loumonti10
Жыл бұрын
Hi, Richard! Yes, that certainly can be done, but I think that it's good practice to try and take cuttings as close to planting as can be practical. Fresh is better. Thanks for watching! Lou Monti
@richarddetriquet9642
Жыл бұрын
@@loumonti10 I remember those old timers sticking the cuttings in the ground in November/December and letting them overwinter in the ground. And this was in Newark, New Jersey. They claimed that the roots would grow through the winter and leaf out in late spring/early summer. I guess it worked to some degree, but just cant remember.
@BertVanKets
Жыл бұрын
You are mixing up mutations from sexual reproduction with asexual reproduction. There's hardly any mutations with asexual reproduction what using cuttings is. You copy the genes from one plant to the next. There is no difference in DNA between branches of a tree. You can not compare the difference between brothers to branches of a tree. My brothers and I don't have the same DNA and aren't the same creature. Maybe if you take epigenetic into account, you might see changes between different cuttings, but in my humble opinion that's stretching it. What you can say is that a good healthy cutting is a better guarantee that it will contain more nutrients and moisture and will increase the chances of providing a healthy plant. But do not include DNA in that picture and certainly not sexual reproduction.
@loumonti10
Жыл бұрын
Hi, there! I completely disagree with you! Have you ever heard of a fig grower referring to one of his fig trees as being a Sport from another tree? In this instance, the two trees appear to be noticeably different from one another, but the Sport apparently came from the other similar tree. If genetic drift didn't occur in nature (over time) what else could ever account for so much diversification (so many varieties) among certain species of plants and animals. Trees are not Humans, but like Humans,, the enormous and numerous variations of plant and animal species (including past and present Humanoids), at least to most true scientists, is attributable to evolution, not all of which is completely understood. The process of evolution certainly includes many variables and modifiers, like geographic separation, genetic and other mutations over time, and the process of adaptability and the overall eventual changes attributable to the effects of food and nutrition (and temperature) variations, as an animal or plant continues to be morphed, over time, into what it eventually becomes. The process of evolution is not only not entirely understood, but it is not, still to this day, fully accepted by all respected scientists within the scientific community, nor is it accepted by various religious groups and other social circles withiin the general population! This is why evolution is still referred to as the Theory of Evolution and not the science of evolution! You are certainly entitled to your opinion and to disagree with what I personally believe and with my own personal results, observations, and accomplishments, but I submit to you that there are many things in nature that aren't fully understood by mankind, many unsolved mysteries remain, and there is still an enormous amount of ignorance pertaining to how we Humans interpret and perceive the world around us in which we live! Our species is imperfect and we still haven't even learned how to cure the common cold! We are still in our infancy as an intelligent species, and we have made countless mistakes in the past, only to be forced to rewrite the books, often steeped in our vast ignorance and arrogance! We often rush to some foolish final conclusion about the vast observable phenomena within the universe around us, only to learn later about how wrong we were! There are many things about which I am not certain, but there is one thing that I am certain about. I am certain about our cast lack of knowledge (as a species) regarding so many undiscovered things in this vast universe within which we are all immersed! Thank you for your comment and warm regards from, Lou Monti!
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