This plant is in a 1 gallon pot.  A couple weeks ago, I noticed this little figlet.  I almost pinched it off, but decided to see how far it will go.  I have 19 of these plants under grow lights so I can sacrifice some growth for a possibly edible fig.  ;)
Temperature is consistently around 66-69 F.  This is my unknown Carini fig.  Thanks!

Don't know about the fig but that is a beautiful tree you have going there.

FiggyFrank, you are dreaming!  Pinch it off.  It will not ripen indoors.  Sorry! 

Let your fig develop roots for better figs next year!  If you were a vineyard owner, you would know, the roots are king!  Nobody in wine grape growing allows the vines to take energy from the roots to develop clusters which won't be anything they will be after 4 years.

Same thing with figs.

Suzi

Aww man!  ;)
Like I said, I have 19 of these plants, so I can sacrifice root growth if it means this one will ripen.  I figured they need more heat and light, but I may stress this little guy just for fun.  I'll update the thread when it either falls off or gets picked.  :)

Happy dreams in 2013!

I can't see the photo but if you have 19 of the same plants and insist on ripening this fig then you need it under a lot of light.   I use something like 2. 23 - 26 W CFLs (100 W equivalent), both 5000K or 1 6500K and 1 2700K.  The equivalent light in grow bulbs would probably work fine.  I can't see what type of bulb you're using.  CFLs can be much closer than incans meaning more light on the leaves.  Keeping temperatures over 70 F (over 80 is even better) during the day and over 65 (over 70 is better) at night will help.  Then you need to fertilize it with houseplant strength fertilizer at every watering or Osmocote applied every month.  I've ripened figs indoors and that's how I do it.  On the other hand a plant this small may die if it shunts all its energy to the fig.

Bob,

Understood.  Thank you for the great details, as always.  I have these under three 4' shop lights using t8 bulbs for 13hrs a day.  Not sure on the wattage, but I'd say standard output.  I'll keep an eye on the fig and pick it if it's stressing the leaves.  Again, not expecting it to ripen, but watching and learning.  Take good care.

OH.. so cute.. I would let it grow also.. and for sure you know you will have brebas...nice.

T8 will be fine.  That's what I use.  I have 2 dual tube T8 shop lights on either end of a 3' square surface and 2 26W CFLs in the middle 1/4 of the way in from each end.  I do 14 to 16 hrs on.  Also know that the figs in future years will probably taste better than figs from baby plants.  Or, you may be pretty disappointed in the taste of a fig you get off a baby plant but you never know until you try.  I've had great figs off of 6 month old plants so it will be interesting to see you push the envelope even further.  Let us know how it tastes.

I used to grow all my plants under shop lights many,
many years ago before technology got better!
Back then, I found a combination of warm white, and daylight T8's worked best,
with a 25 watt incandescent bulb at each end for red spectrum light.
with 4 shoplight double fixtures, I could grow some great plants!
(the good ol' days!)

But, Now! Compact Fluoressent T5 twisted bulbs are 1000% better!
right now, I'm running twelve - 26 watt/6500K Daylight bulbs = 22,400 lumens 

I'm about to order an 85 watt (Photography grade) 6500K twisted compact fluoressent bulb. 18.00 each. on Amazon.com
1 of them = 10,200 lumins, (or equals about six or seven of the 26 watt bulbs)

(Don't buy from lights of America! they get a lot of very bad reviews!)

Frank - I just love the little figlets!  Go ahead and let her ripen -  just like you said, it's not the only one you have;)  You may also see what the difference could be with lower temps.   My LSU Purple gave me a breba last year (bought from a garden center about 4' tall), and it was OK.  The main crop ripened a couple weeks later and WOW!!!!  That was in July.  I had a second crop start to ripen in first week of Nov. and they were pretty good, definitely not as good as July.  There were still a few in Dec. - YUK!  It was hard to believe they all came from the same tree.