Into gloomy rainy weather here, autumn has definitely arrived. Still getting figs ripening, but the damp is starting to get to some. Need some sunshine!
Here's a couple picked yesterday.

Well done John.I think the sunny weather we keep hoping for is on it's way in about 9-10 months ;)

Thanks Haroon,

It's been a funny old year. Nice spring and early summer followed by the usual changeable rubbish.
All of my figs have successfully ripened main this year. Some are almost done. Due to the warm sunny conditions up to June they actually ripened two or three weeks in advance of normal. This is really all down to my greenhouse. I doubt otherwise whether I would have got a main crop, except maybe from brown turkey, white marseilles and ronde de bordeaux. I made the mistake of moving my Verte? (the ? because I am no longer sure of the variety) out of the greenhouse for a few days a week or so ago and it got caught in some heavy rain. It's back under glass now but I'm left with quite a bit of splitting mouldy fruit.
So basically I recommend that if you can grow your figs under cover you will be able to grow many more varieties with a decent chance of success.
If you can't do that then stick to early varieties that are resistant to splitting.

This is the edit " Sorry Haroon just read your other post about in ground variety recommendations so I can see that you've already got my advice covered."

It's sound advice John,I'm taking a 3 pronged approach-early split resistant varieties in ground,everything else in pots outdoors to start with and what won't ripen in pots goes into the poly tunnel(when I get permission from the allotment committee to put it up!).

Only a handful of my trees are old enough to set main,what Brebas I had the squirrels ate :(.

Currently everything is in pots outdoors at the moment,I think the only ripe figs this year will come from BT and Hardy Chicago,possibly Michurinska 10 but as the squirrels set me back a few weeks of growth nothing is certain now.If I get the polytunnel up soon they might finish under cover

Haroon, glad to see that you didn't think I was teaching you to "suck eggs", (wonder where that phrase comes from). Anyway looks like you've got it covered.

Stormy,
It's only Verte and to a lesser extent Ronde that have had the splitting issue for me.
Verte was splitting before it's soaking but it wasn't going mouldy. It definitely doesn't like the rain. Next year I may try adding silicon to the regime as that is supposed to help prevent splitting. I start all of my figs in the greenhouse but move some of the lighter pots out, once the weather warms up, and then back in again later in the year to help ripening. It can get hot under glass at times, so ventilation is important and shading during the hottest months.
I have found that the best figs for resistance to splitting are the ones with thin skins. So for me that would be White Marseilles, Rouge de Bordeaux, and Pingo de Mel.
Petite Negri, Noire de Caromb and Brown Turkey are also pretty good.
As far as my two year old CDDB is concerned my three figs are swelling nicely and should be ready to pick very soon. It's in a small pot and very young so I can only say that it seems to be coping with the greenhouse conditions ok.

Hi John,
Ventilation is a real issue in a greenhouse. I have 4 roof windows opening as soon as the inside temp hits around 23C, bit still that does not seem to be enough when the outside weather is moist.
Do you ventilate differently and what about at night when temps cool down, like now?
Appreciate your comments!

Looks very nice, Congrats.

Stormy,
I have roof vents and side vents as well, which open and close automatically. If the weather's really sunny and hot I can open the double doors. I have fences around the garden which keeps out the local wildlife both four and two legged. I also have a heater which doubles as a fan. My garden is also in a windy position so I don't get too much moist stagnant air. If I did, I would use the fan more.
Cheers

Those side windows are really great, might install one or two next year. I definately need to air more, as some of the windows often get foggy, even if that would mean a loss of heath.
I also have a problem with splitting on my Cendrosa, might try the Silica DiOxide if I can find it. I think it's hard to give the right amount of nutrients to plants in pots, as they don't have access to natural soil.