I'm no expert, but I would be careful on too much fertilizer in the last few weeks, you are eating the figs after all

I agree though I'm still learning too.  Here in zone 7a I stopped fertilizing about 3 weeks ago to prevent lots of new growth (and unlignified wood) from getting damaged when the cool weather comes in a few weeks.

Hi Chrisb,
If it works, why not ?

But better, you need a good feeding program during the whole season. You should feed less ,in cold zones, as of the beginning of August.
A little more nutrients at ripening time would help short term but not in the long run. You can't have thin stems holding up the weight of big fruits.

My Chicago Hardy, Figo Preto, Brown Turkey and Mission put on some late figs. I normally feed weekly with MG for Tomatoes 1 TBS/Gal. Two ago I switched to Greenlight Super Bloom 12-55-6 with the hopes of bringing along the fig on a fast track before 1st of November. In just two weeks the trees and figs have really taken off. I might add that the temps have started to fall below triple digits which probably contribute to some their growth and general good health.

I like the idea of no nitrogen with your Beastie Bloom since I don't need a lot of green growth this time of year.

I trade with PlanetNatural and they carry Beastie Bloom, so off I go.

Thanks for posting this Chris.

Its a nice idea but really, nature is the only additive necessary. If your fruit has the required 70-100 days needed to ripen and warm temperatures, you shouldn't need anything else. That said, I also agree with Mario1 and Rewton on their thoughts.

Thanks for everyone's thoughts. Lets hope for a long warm fall.

Chris

I'm going to add a different perspective...

I personally would not be worried about fertilizing at any time, including the last few weeks, IF I was using organic fertilizers (which I do!).  I personally would not add chemical fertilizers to food crops at any time, as a personal preference, and certainly not late into the bloom phase.

Also, it's worthy to note that you (like me) are growing in a container, and unlike plants in the ground, plants in containers need to have fert's added since they will eventually deplete the fert's in the container.  And, since usually the plant needs to spend some time in the container before it begins to fruit, depending on the size of the container, the nutrients can be depleted just when the plant needs it the most (during fruiting).

The Plantone is supposed to be organic (although, I don't believe it's OMRI approved) so it should be fine to continue with that as a top dressing.  During fruiting, the plants like higher amounts of Phosphorous and Potassium so you could also top dress with some bone meal and potash and add some rock dust or sea minerals for the micro nutrients.

I am a big believer that the plant will only take in the nutrients it wants/needs and, if those amounts are present in the soil, then adding more fert's won't increase the nutrients absorbed by the plant.  I fertilize to make sure that all the nutrients the plant wants are there when it needs them.

Chris, give them some 5-1-1 liquid Fish Emulsion.  Your climate is pretty similar to mine, 8a.  Only feed it once then no more till Spring.  My Hardy Chicagos have been ripening over the past 2 weeks and should finish up ripening this week.  Your tree must be in a shady spot.

The past 2 years, we've had 25 degree temps in November.  So now is the time to start planning winterization.