LSU Gold is starting to ripen a few figs again. It has been dry here and the fig was very good.(center fig disk shape) the rest are the Conadria which I really enjoy taste and seed crunch
Lsu Gold (darn Ants)
 

Conadria

Sal, they all look great. I had quite a few LSU Gold get ripe late and they were very good. I don't think they lasted long enough to take a picture though!

Hi Tim, I know what you mean lol, I wanted to weigh the LSU Gold as it was one of the largest I've picked and totally forgot, I would venture it was close to 100 grams if not more

Sal, I went home for lunch today and picked 1 LSU Gold and 1 Conadria. I split the LSU for Linda and my grand daughter Taylor (she's like a mockingbird) to share, they said it was great. I took the Conadria to work and shared it with another fig growing friend. It was also very good. I'll sure be glad when I can get a dozen or so at one time. Sorry no pics.
"gene"

Gene my Conadria later in season are showing more reddish pulp and flavor is improved, I think by them staying on the tree in cooler weather is giving them more time to mature inside. I just picked one which is more red then the rest I've picked so far, and flavor was great nice jam like texture. A change in season a change in color. I thought I had lost my mind as the only ones I had seen were from last season late in Dec and were dark red to purple pulp and then this year they were amber till a few weeks ago they started to show some more red. I hope you have a few left to verify my theory. All figs were taken from same tree

 

Sal I've one Conadria left on the tree and it's starting to swell and soften. Probably be ready by Sunday or Monday. I left the last one on the tree until it starteded to fall off. The stem had split from blowing in the wind and only a small piece was holding it on. It was light colored inside. I will try to leave this last on until it falls also so I can see if it has darkened inside. We are having nice cool dry weather now which is great but cannot forget to water daily.

Oh and by the way those figs look great.
"gene"

Sal, More time on the tree to develop during cooler temperatures makes a lot of sense.  I've had Kadota make the same color change from amber to deep red as the season progressed - and I chalked it up just to dropping temperatures. 

Last summer was cooler than usual, and everything slowed down.  Most figs were at least three weeks later than normal.  I got this Conadria breba at the beginning of August.  If just temperature were causing color change, I don't think it could have gotten this dark by August 1st.  I think you are right - the longer time on the tree allows more development. 

 

I've had some Dalmatie figs ripen recently that the interior pulp had darkened to a deeper red colored pulp than earlier figs. In fact, the tiny eye was actually leaking a RED colored honey. That honey was clear in earlier ripening figs. Recent Smith figs had pulp with a darker shade of red too.

I grow Moro Blood oranges. These oranges WILL NOT have that red coloration in them unless the night time temperatures are low.

.......bottom line. Seems like cooler night time temperatures bring out a deeper red coloration in some fruit.

Dan 

Thanks Mary Ann that is an awesome looking fig. I am new to fig growing and observing so I'm glad to hear I wasn't losing my mind and pulp color can be influenced by weather patterns.
Gene since our source and age of tree is the same it nice to compare.
Dan I hear those Smith figs are very good. Some of my trees are still putting on figs so it will be fun to see what happens

Well here it is, my last Conadria. Too bad the season has ended for these. This one had great fig flavor and good sweetness. I can hardly wait until next year for some more of these. Thanks Sal for posting yours and Mary Ann that is a wonderful looking fig.
"gene"