My 4-H experience:
I have been involved in 4-H for many years during that time I barbecued, practiced archery and participated in many other activities. 4H is a wonderful organization that you can join via your local club usually out of your USDA center.
What we did:
Recently we did a demonstration for our local 4-H members showing them how to root their own fig trees. This was a huge success, and the attendance was quite good, about 20 people. We showed them how to strike their cuttings using a simple version of the Coco Coir and D.E. method shown on our website and while some needed a little help we all had fun.
Details of the process:
We taught them the basic
anatomy of a cutting, the node, leaf scars, lenticles, and “fruit nodes”. Then how trees transport nutrients around via the xylem and phloem. Next, they went through the steps of striking cuttings, labeling the cutting and cup, cutting the ends of cuttings and wrapping or dipping the tops with parafilm or wax, and optionally scoring the sides and dipping the bottom of the cutting in rooting hormone.
After that they got to fill a cup with soil and carefully stick their cutting into the soil, covering the top of the cup with press’ n’ seal to keep the humidity at 100%.
At the end they were sent home with a guide to potting up cuttings which can also be found on our website and freshly stuck fig cuttings which will hopefully grow a lifelong passion for figs, and a fig tree they can enjoy.
Outro
It is so nice to give back to the community and show the younger generations how to grow their own fruit trees. We hope to continue teaching more people even if they are far away, how to grow fruit and give figs the place they deserve, in your mouth .

