While walking the garden this morning, I checked some of my young fig trees. They are in 3 locations. A few are older, but most of my 'trees' are still in pots, entering either their second full year, or were started from cuttings this past winter. Last year I picked off most of the baby figs forming so only got to taste a few of the newer ones. This year I won't pick off so many, unless there are many. The trees did very well either way, but then this is coastal S.California and the weather is very forgiving.

The great part of what I saw this morning was how many figs are going to fruit this year, most of which I have yet to taste. A few here and there, but when taken as a whole, (barring raccoon attacks) we are going to be able eat a good number of figs.

Figs have been spotted on Unk. Pastilliere, Sicilian Red, Atreano, King, Scott's Black, Mary Lane, Jon's Black Ischia, Melanzana, Sal's, Bissiri Dark, Black Triana, and a host of others I've been wanting to try (but can't remember this moment). I've been doing some pinching to encourage more. This is quite exciting. :) :)

Two sad notes: My larger Zidi with two branches had the larger branch broken off to due recent strong winds (something fell on it), but the plant is still strong. No figlets - too bad. I wanted to find out if we had the wasp in our immediate area. I've seen it in a caprifig about 15 miles away.

And I found one fig in a 5 gallon pot without a label. Dang! Unless it's great, it will probably end up on the 'give away' list.

I would love to see some pictures of your fig trees when you get a chance. You have quite an impressive collection. Good luck keeping the pests away.

Hi Gina yes them walk arounds can be fun course here its a quick walk around but i can only dream of being out there in Paradise !

Next walk around we want photos!  And the wasp has been documented to get 100 miles.

http://www.pnas.org/content/106/48/20342.full

Of course that was an *African* fig wasp, not a European fig wasp...

I'd love to be able to post photos, but the computer is hanging on by an e-thread and it's not possible. Bummer.

Thanks for the info on the wasp. I've tried to find how far they can go in the past, but didn't find anything. Although I've seen it, there might not be a thriving population since my location is not a fig growing area. But there are a few isolated caprifig trees that I've found in town. 4 thus far - one in a park planted in the 1930s or so. Time will tell if the wasps get to our property to actually pollinate anything.

ah.. morning walks.. well.. morning standing 360 for me. mine are all on the back deck. step out the door and there they are. i only hope they will hurry up and ripen already :) 

If more people had the opportunity of doing a daily " the fig walk" , we would have a much calmer , saner, happier, healthier, wiser world, Gina.

Very true. :) 
Don't most avid gardeners do a morning walk around their yard to see what's happening? It's such a pleasant, quiet time, often cool, and you see so much. I find it very refreshing.

Gina, if there are caprifigs with wasps nearby you could always cut a few fig laden branches with wasps and hang them on your trees that require caprification.  I recall reading a member post using this method in Turkey. That way you could transport the wasps directly to your trees.