i think they are figs. they are on all 3 of my plants. negronne, kathleen's black, and gene's paradiso. they are coming on top of the leaves where leave stem and the branch meets. they look something like inchworm. so from what i read, this is not breba, but main crop.

what do i have to do to keep them from dropping off? i have been watering the plants almost daily since leaves are drooping by the afternoon and the stems look dried out. after the watering, i don't do full watering but just enough to cool the pot, i can see the leaves perk up again. am i watering too much?

pete

Those are main crop figs. Sounds like you are underwatering if your leaves are drooping every day.

i think it's more of too much sun. if i leave the plants under shade all day, the leaves are fine. i moved the plants where they get about 6-7 hrs of sun but with temp reaching 90 degrees now days, it's rather hot. i guess next spring, i'll change the soil to something that will hold more water.

pete

Try setting the pots in a shallow (1 or 1.5 inches deep) tray of water for a couple of days and see if that improves the drooping. If it works, I'd make sure there's water in the tray during the late morning and afternoon, and then empty it in the evening. If you don't see any problems, then I'd just leave them in the trays with "wet toes," 24-7 during the hot season.

"wet toes" thing is working out well. i don't have time to water it in the morning, but i usually fill up the tray when i get home in the afternoon. the plants look happier and seems to be growing even faster.

pete

I'm glad it's working for you. I don't remember who first suggested it, but I read about it on the forum and gave it a try, with good results. Four of my potted figs are in water trays pretty much all the time: two are recently-rooted cuttings, and the others are up around the 3-gallon size.