Does anyone know anything about gardening?

Any fig propagation experts on here? I thought it was fairly straightforward to root a cutting from a fig tree. Took a few from a nice looking tree on my commute over the winter, used rooting gel and put them in pots indoors. All rooted, some even had some good looking leaves but all have subsequently withered and died. Anyone know where I might have gone wrong?

Overwatered? I restricted the roots of ours, never watered it and it’s bonkers happy.
Edit: It wasn’t a cutting though, proper tree.

Be interesting to know what you discover. I have also failed, need to try again.

I did the same recently and foxes dug them out of the pots. Maybe foxes hate fig trees and don't want to see them multiply?

My fig cuttings died in the heatwave we had a few weeks ago

Ah, disappointed for you all. Maybe fig propagation isn’t the piece of cake it’s been sold to me as on YouTube?

Here’s one I thought would definitely take, which died and I’m still not sure what I did wrong. Best guess is that things weren’t sterilised enough when I did the propagating. Could have used new pot/compost/sterilised secateurs etc. one of the failed ones had mould around the roots. Maybe you can over water? Pretty sure I can rule out foxes in my particular circumstances.

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Definitely easy to over water cuttings (of anything). With so little leaf they don't transpire much and with little or no root they cannot take up much water, and those look like pretty big pots so will hold more moisture too. All that moisture that can't be absorbed will increase the chances of rotting. A very gritty compost mix is usually recommended for cuttings too, for the same reason

What I personally do for cuttings is, after an initial water, don't add any more at all until I see signs of new leaves growing

If local wildseeds charities don't have it, eBay might? I get lots on there.

Tesco or your LGC.

For anyone who doesn't want to fuck about with cuttings anymore, gardening express have figs on special offer

https://www.gardeningexpress.co.uk/fig-tree-ficus-carica-brown-turkey?queryID=afd7fab929b2c7138b418529f272dbec&objectID=16785&indexName=magento_live_default_products

Any idea how much postage is? I don't have an account so can’t see.

I ordered one, postage is £6.99

Cheers, that sounds like sensible advice. I meant to get some horticultural grit/perlite/vermiculite, and some proper compost, but didn’t get round to it.

Thanks, Kat. I’m tempted but I’ve been wanting Brunswick Fig tree, so might hold off.

Finally cleared the dumping ground border and through some flowering plants in as I had no idea what else to do

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Great improvement. You're going to have to do something to block out your neighbor's garden now aren't you.

neighbor's garden

I was going to say how handy it must be having a builders merchants next door.

Spray gun update.

After reading about Geka on here I decided to upgrade. Also had a get a new push connector. The Geka stuff seems really robust and not outrageously expensive.

From bottom upwards:
Cheap B&Q own brand, metal, seemed promising but started leaking from trigger plunger after a couple of weeks
Hozelock plastic, lasted a couple of years but then split along the handle. Repaired with amalgamating tape but as the split goes all the way to the connector, this was only semi successful.
Hozelock metal and plastic, trigger stuck in after less than a year and resisted attempts to free it.
New Geka one with metal water lock connector.

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Looking good man.

The man is a local hero. He looks after/manages the community garden in the Rec and he builds all the local street planters. So he takes in donations of wood for said planters and things like the compost bins in the community garden, that's what's under the tarps. I don't mind the "mess", as I know it's for the local community.

I've never had any trigger hose gun that lasted more than a season. I now have a cheap thumb lever style from Asda and it has lasted longer than my Hozelock Pro.

Had a couple of drinks last night and decided we need more ‘texture’ in the garden, gets on eBay. So today I had to go and pick up the boulders I bought…
These pale into comparison with the next one I’m gonna buy :)

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Nice, what colour delphiniums? Is that a little fuchsia in the middle too?

Purple, and yes.

Any ideas where I might be able to get some big rectangular stones?.I'd quite like a trilithon.