BrightGreenNurse
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Posted 1433017337
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I'm excited for what may be my first year of getting a small crop of figs. I have one three year old tree (Sumacki) and two VdB trees that are growing beautifully...still no signs of figs though. I don't know if zone (6b), variety, rain (plenty of rain), heat (a bit cool so far, mostly 70s), fertilizing, or time of year (seems certain varieties are predictable as to which week they start to ripen), is most influential when it comes to figlet development? Anyone else in zone 6b or 7a seeing baby figs yet? They will probably appear when I stop looking for them constantly!
FiggyFrank
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Posted 1433039506
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About half of my potted trees have figlets, while the other half haven't pushed any out (yet?). These were stored in an unheated garage over the winter and came out of dormancy around March. My ground trees are growing from the roots since they died back over the winter, and they usually won't push out figlets until sometime in June.
jdsfrance
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Posted 1433060141
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Hi Brightgreennurse,
Tiffanyp8904
1404505489
Posted 1433117801
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Haha. I look constantly too. My neighbors must think I'm crazy. It's me poking my little head into all my plants and just staring. I bet if someone took a picture it would be really funny. However, I don't care, I'll still keep looking at them every day. Sometimes two or three times!! It makes me happy.
Rewton
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Posted 1433120590
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Most of my container trees that are in their 2nd year or longer are just starting to show the main crop figs - most around the size of a grain of rice. My in-ground trees are putting out new shoots from the base and only one of these (Ronde de Bordeaux is showing any sign of main crop figs. Some of the brebas from the container trees will probably be lost in our most recent heat wave unfortunately.
