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Fast grown ficus group
Posted: November 14th, 2011, 3:20 pm
by Gerard
Two years ago when I first read about the "fast grow method" on this forum I planted three figs onto an old tree stump wrapped them in glad wrap and planted them into a bucket. The first two inches chicken manure and the rest pure diatomite.
Today was time to look.
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Re: Fast grown ficus group
Posted: November 14th, 2011, 7:37 pm
by bodhidharma
What can i say..NICE..
Re: Fast grown ficus group
Posted: November 14th, 2011, 10:01 pm
by hugh grant
bodhidharma wrote:What can i say..NICE..
Agreed
Hugh
Re: Fast grown ficus group
Posted: November 14th, 2011, 10:10 pm
by mugen
Agreed nice
Re: Fast grown ficus group
Posted: November 17th, 2011, 9:48 am
by emi93m
Unreal
how do I get my figs to grow like that
and how do I get you to plant them for me so nice
looks great mate Top Job!
Re: Fast grown ficus group
Posted: November 17th, 2011, 10:06 am
by siddhar
Great work Gerard
I think Ill give something similar a go very soon
Re: Fast grown ficus group
Posted: November 17th, 2011, 2:04 pm
by Pup
Thirded to the other two and one
Pup
Re: Fast grown ficus group
Posted: November 17th, 2011, 2:17 pm
by Andrew F
Safe to say that was a SUCCESS
Re: Fast grown ficus group
Posted: November 17th, 2011, 3:42 pm
by Gerard
emi93m wrote:Unreal
how do I get my figs to grow like that
and how do I get you to plant them for me so nice
looks great mate Top Job!
Thanks emi,
I can't help but feel that I must have cheated.
Chiken manure (dynamic lifter) 5cm in the bottom of the bin and diatomite with monthly powerfeed dose.
No tropical climate (Melbourne)
No greenhouse
Give it a go
I expect to take a couple of years to build some ramification, then it will be 4 years old and ready to show.
Re: Fast grown ficus group
Posted: November 17th, 2011, 4:10 pm
by shanemartin
Great work Gerard. What is your "powerfeed" recipe if you don't mind me asking? Also I've only just come across this "Fast grow method" discussion.... any chance you still have a link to the original thread?
cheers
Re: Fast grown ficus group
Posted: November 17th, 2011, 6:35 pm
by Gerard
shanemartin wrote:Great work Gerard. What is your "powerfeed" recipe if you don't mind me asking? Also I've only just come across this "Fast grow method" discussion.... any chance you still have a link to the original thread?
cheers
Sorry I do not know how to insert a link but if you search "fast growth method" oyu should find it
My powerfeed recipe
.......I buy a seaweed based fertilizer called "powerfeed"
Re: Fast grown ficus group
Posted: November 17th, 2011, 8:46 pm
by shanemartin
Sorry about the Powerfeed thing.... I hadn't heard of it!
Re: Fast grown ficus group
Posted: November 17th, 2011, 8:53 pm
by kcpoole
No worries shane
here is a link to Graemes original thread on achieving fast growth on Ficus ( and other trees)
viewtopic.php?f=12&t=3173
Ken
Re: Fast grown ficus group
Posted: November 17th, 2011, 9:01 pm
by shanemartin
thanks Ken,
just did a wider search and found it just minutes ago....
cheers
Re: Fast grown ficus group
Posted: November 17th, 2011, 11:18 pm
by Tony Bebb
Great work Gerard
Gotta love Figs. Nice placement on the rocks. 4 years will certainly give you great ramification.
Good to show what can happen quickly.
Tony