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I bought This one as a ''Brown Turkey" at a local nursery. The only reason I have to doubt it ,is because the figs ripen green. So what do you guys think?

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Thanks, Jason and Martin for the advice on posting pics. Still have to work on pic sizing

Where did Maritn's post go?

You didn't tell us how the figs taste when they're ripe, only that they ripen green. 

So--How do they taste and do they have a closed eye?

I don't know if anyone is interested, but when I put birdnetting on a fig tree, I put two of those green, 6' plastic stakes into the pots, or ground so the netting will rest on the stakes instead of the tree itself.  The reason for that is it saves the plant wear and tear and lets the air circulate around the tree better.  I put something on top of the stakes to keep them from going through the holes in the netting and that works very well for me.

This evening, I put the bird netting on two more of my potted trees.  It was still light out when I put the net on the Smith tree, but it was starting to get dusky out by the time I unrolled the net for the Hunt tree.  It's hard enough to keep eyes focused on the netting when it's daytime, but to try and see that stuff in low light is almost impossible.  I ended up wrapping it around the pot the best I could and will have to adjust it correctly tomorrow.  I didn't want the birds to get the two Hunt figs that are getting ripe, nor the one Smith fig, either.

Thanks,

noss

 Thanks noss, I've not tasted a lot of fig varieties but to me it  tasted sweet and figy .the inside color was a light brownish.and I'd have to wait till my main crop ripens to tell if the eye is closed or not. I thought about using bamboo steaks to keep the netting off the trees ,just haven't got to it yet .Thanks for the help.

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