You probably think this is a stupid question. I have read tons on this subject and I still need help from my learned friends. (Youse guys)
I live in south central Pennsylvania and my two year old RDB has some seeds in the figs I have gotten this year. What gives? I can't imagine there is a nearby caprifig in the country area I live in. And even if there were I thought we didn't have any Blastophaga psenes fig wasps here.
Shouldn't I NOT have seeds if I have not been pollinated??
I am going to save some seeds and try to get them to grow.
Laura

Hi Laura, your fig will have seeds, they just won't be fertile. A hen still lays eggs, but with no rooster around, she can't hatch them.

Same with almost everything, all that seeds say is the opportunity was there. 

Laura,

The seeds from your figs are just hollow tiny shells, no kernel inside! put in a glass with water, they will float, if thrown in rooting media they will never germinate.

If your figs were pollinated, those seeds would have a fertile kernel inside, sink in the same glass of water and germinate if having a convenient media to root.

Have a look into this topic from our fellow member Speedmaster, illustrating what was said about fig seeds.

http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/my-first-pollinated-syrian-saydawi-fig-7043868?pid=1283998815#post1283998815


Happy figging
Francisco

Hi all,
Just admit it : common figs don't need the wasp to raise seeds ! Read my topic on "fig pollination myth kill" .
I don't have the wasp, and I get seeds from my figs, and they are fertile . I have seedlings growing - although I messed most of them at this point - But the seeds hatched, so they are viable even without wasps.

So yes, it is normal/usual that you find fertile seeds in figs even if they haven't been caprified .

I agree JD. It's tough for everyone to agree, but I have several fig plants from seed that are growing and growing tall. NO WASP. I showed photos on this forum and it's like....are you kidding or are you sure, I almost believe but not quite. Even with pictures, I guess the concept of self pollinating doesn't exist with common figs, only with other plants. Now, I do not know what the end result will be because they are only a few months old, but time will tell. But, common figs produce plants. I will repost the photos:

 

  

 

  

 

 

Simply put; figs like anything else in nature are trying to reproduce their species.
Whether the seeds are viable (or not) is another matter - just google "the weird sex of figs".

Thanks George, I did a Google and came up with a very nice, interesting, and confirming thread from garden web:

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/fig/msg021249416662.html

Thanks.