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Ripening in Ground 6b?

I have tons of little figs on my trees. First year overwintered in ground. When do you all start to see them ripen? I'm so anxious!!

Figs will be in the stagnant, "do-nothing" stage for 2 to 3 months, depending on variety.
Then it all happens very fast; they'll change color, swell, droop, and be ripe in 5-10 days.
In Zone 6B, you'd have to have little rice grain-sized figs by July 1 to ripen in time (for early ripeners).
I have some that ripen in July, some that just start to ripen when the first frost hits.
Waking them out of their dormancy early with a hoop house, greenhouse, or sunny window helps a lot.
Pinching helps immensely.
Late ripeners need a warm September and October to ripen.
Do a search for MGGINVA's ripening order lists, as well as HERMAN2's posts.
Search PINCHING.
Congratulations on your first figs.

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