Will the figs ever ripen?

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ahajmano

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Posted 1355933980	Reply with quote #1

Hi all, I have several white genoa's just sitting on the tree doing nothing for months. 1) will they over-winter and ripen in spring? 2) are they a lost cause, and I might as well take them off the tree to free-up some energy.

pitangadiego

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Posted 1355937462	Reply with quote #2

Remove them. __________________ Encanto Farms Nursery http://encantofarms.com http://figs4fun.com http://webebananas.com "pitangadiego" everywhere

barnhardt9999

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Posted 1355944029	Reply with quote #3

Hard to argue with the post before me... but here is a source that says thay may ripen in early spring. See page 129. http://naldc.nal.usda.gov/download/15714/PDF If it was me, I'd leave one or two of them on just to be sure. __________________ 8a

bullet08

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Posted 1355944871	Reply with quote #4

if it's young tree. definitely take it off. the older tree, i don't think it makes any differenc. last year i left few on. they all turned nasty and i took them off before full winter kicked in. __________________ Pete Durham, NC Zone 7b "don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy and the lash." - sir winston churchill "the problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." - the baroness thatcher *** all my figs have FMV/FMD, in case you're wondering. * * and... i don't sell things. what little i have will be posted here in winter for first come first serve base to be shared. no, i'm not a socialist...***

pitangadiego

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Posted 1355945197	Reply with quote #5

Haven't seen any literature, but leaving them to ripen in the spring may delay the following crop, much as the breba crop pushes back the main crop. __________________ Encanto Farms Nursery http://encantofarms.com http://figs4fun.com http://webebananas.com "pitangadiego" everywhere

rcantor

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Posted 1355945318	Reply with quote #6

Is the tree dormant? If not and you have the lighting to support the tree indoors they may ripen if you bring them in. I've ripened some that way. Then I let the tree store energy for a month before letting it go dormant. __________________ Zone 6, MO Wish list: Galicia Negra, De La Reina - Pons, Genovese Nero - Rafed's, Sbayi, Souadi, Acciano, Any Rimada, Sodus Sicilian, any Bass, Pons or Axier fig, any great tasting fig.

ahajmano

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Posted 1355947043	Reply with quote #7

Thanks guys, and the moderator. I will remove all the unripe figs. Southern California here, so tree has not gone completely dormant, and may never do so. Some leaves seem to be still growing. I don't have enough experience with figs, but so far every baby fig tree I have encountered has unripened figs on it going into winter. This includes the 4 I have waiting to be planted, the White Genoa I planted 2 months ago, and all the plants at the nurseries. Its great information to have, that I should just remove them altogether.

garden_whisperer

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Posted 1355952167	Reply with quote #8

I would __________________ Dave Zone 6b Illinois "Be the change you wish to see in the world"

pitangadiego

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Posted 1355966140	Reply with quote #9

The weather this week should help communicate to your trees that dormancy is an option. __________________ Encanto Farms Nursery http://encantofarms.com http://figs4fun.com http://webebananas.com "pitangadiego" everywhere

ahajmano

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Posted 1355988942	Reply with quote #10

Good point, it sure is cold! I had some light frost and my apple banana got fried :'(

twobrothersgarden

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Posted 1356057531	Reply with quote #11

I have two fig trees that still have ripening and unripened figs on them...I just pulled a sweet and very ripe fig off of my black mission on sunday... None of my fig trees are going dormant...I'm just going to let nature do its thing...If they ripen they ripen. __________________ Henry, Brawley, California, 9B YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/thetwobrothersgarden/videos?view=0 Ebay: http://www.ebay.com/usr/two-brothers-2013

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