The ripe, the sour, and the waterlogged

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Matt_from_Pittsburgh

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Posted 1278724269	Reply with quote #1

So I have a couple of Hardy Chicago figs that ripened during this week's heatwave. I planned to pick them tonight, but there was a whole lot of rain today and I'm having second thoughts. I think they puffed up a just a little. It's not supposed to rain this weekend. Would it make sense to give them a couple of days to dry out (if that's even possible)? Or will they be more likely to split or sour? __________________ Matt Pittsburgh, PA Zone 6ish

Dieseler

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Posted 1278725310	Reply with quote #2

Hi , i would wait till they droop (hangmans neck) and with slight twist of forfinger and thumb they come right off . Extra ripe you may seem some cracking to the skin. If you can please post pictures one of my favorite figs. In my area i only seen them split once and we had 9 inches of rain that weekend at that time all my plants reacted same way . Here is picture of onne hanging over stem of a leaf . Here another but a breba. Notice the dates. Attached Images Hardy_Chicago_4.jpg (124.47 KB, 33 views) Hardy_Chicago_22.jpg (122.87 KB, 38 views)

Matt_from_Pittsburgh

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Posted 1278740392	Reply with quote #3

Hey, Martin. I usually look for the drooping neck, but both of these figs are wedged in from above and below, so it's been tougher to tell whether they're ripe. They started ripening a week or more ago, and they both have a fair amount of cracking. They're both soft to the touch. They're main crop figs. The tree came out of dormancy really early (I think February), so these two got a decent head start under a grow light on my windowsill. You can see that some of the leaves are burned. I put this tree in almost complete shade at the beginning of the season, but the small amount of direct light was still enough of a shock to the tender leaves to cause a lot of damage. Attached Images HC_1.jpg (25.81 KB, 29 views) HC_2.jpg (28.11 KB, 27 views) __________________ Matt Pittsburgh, PA Zone 6ish

Matt_from_Pittsburgh

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Posted 1278818179	Reply with quote #4

I picked them today. Very tasty. Rich, but not supersweet. My wife thought they had a little bit of a plum flavor. I bought this tree from Edible Landscaping a year ago. These were the first two figs to ripen. Attached Images HC_3.jpg (53.26 KB, 14 views) HC_4.jpg (69.88 KB, 25 views) __________________ Matt Pittsburgh, PA Zone 6ish

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Posted 1278824561	Reply with quote #5

Thanks Matt for posting those pictures and description of taste. You mention Rich but not supersweet ahhhhhhhh i love it singing thats Amore in my head. Edible Landscaping Sals now thats a outright sweet fig which i have also. ; )

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