Because of the fig armor I'm using I've gotten to eat a few figs this week. Today I picked a China White, a Conadria, and a Mead. All were very ripe. The one thing I noticed with the China White and the Conadria is that the very ripe ones although very sweet and juicy, did not have as much depth of flavor as one that was just fully ripe like I picked a couple of days ago. The mead while sweet, was very good and tasty.

China White on left, Conadria on right, Mead in middle.





Here are a couple of examples of fig armor

The bottom ends of 2 20 water bottle, one of them split down the side to slide over the fig stem and the other slipped inside the first to seal it off. The rubberband keeps it together. Not the clearest picture but I hope you understand.



Another piece of armor made with two small plastic cups. Again one is split down the side to slip over the stem and the other is kept whole to slide over the other.

Looks like a workable system. I've been using a method somebody else on the forum suggested (sorry, I tried to find the original post but couldn't), of using those clear plastic clamshell containers that cherry tomatoes and other small fruits are sold in. They come with ventilation holes and snap-corners to fasten the lids shut, and they work great as well.

Ken I saw that post too and tried it. It worked but was too big and the weight was enough to pull the fig down prematurely. It caught in the wind also. These are light and the fig doesn't know it's there.
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