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Chuck what's the reasoning for cutting leaves, I though leaves produce sugar

[QUOTE=Mario_1]Chuck what's the reasoning for cutting leaves, I though leaves produce sugar [/QUOTE]~well i have read a lot about leaves slow down ripening time ?? but then i read one that said not true ?? i had a unknown that was growing like crazy voles ate it last winter so it had to come all the way back from the ground. it is over 6 feet tall now full of branches and nice leaves.but no figs at all,so i decided to pinch buds ,after that i got 35 figs really quick that came on,so i was afraid time is running out here for ripening,so i read an article ,or saw a post somewhere where this guy showed how he cut the leaves off and left about an inch and a half stem on for each leaf cut,so i decided to try it figuring what do i have to loose,so i went on and did my 10 container trees too. to try to get the figs before winter ,although i can put those in the green house if need be. i am experimenting ,so i really don't encourage other to do what i do,m until i get my decision on my results ,but so far it seems to make a diff,~

[QUOTE=sppsp]Nice collection,... But what happened to the leaves?[/QUOTE]~i took them off do a search on removing leaves ~http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/any-truth-to-this-end-of-season-remove-leaves-and-tips-to-ripen-figs-faster-6227167?highlight=removing+leaves&pid=1277051850

http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/any-truth-to-this-end-of-season-remove-leaves-and-tips-to-ripen-figs-faster-6227167?highlight=removing+leaves&pid=1277051850

Don't know about the leaves, but we've had great success with a dab of olive oil in the ostiole.

[QUOTE=mic]Don't know about the leaves, but we've had great success with a dab of olive oil in the ostiole.[/QUOTE]~thanks ,did not know that~

Only commenting based on what I've read, but isn't there a time window for when to add the oil?

What's your fertilizer schedule like and how old are these plants? My container plants are not fruiting anything like this lol

I remember reading a blog from Bass about dabbing olive oil on a fig to hastening maturation / ripening. He said that you had to brush the fig with the oil when it was 3+ weeks away from normal ripening and that the oil would speed things up markedly. I don't remember that he specifically directed that the oil had to be dabbed on the ostiole versus a more generalized light dappling but I will re-read the blog. Again, would be keen on understanding the science of the process if this works...  

Tony

Here is the link to the Bass Blog:  http://www.treesofjoy.com/content/oiling-fig

T

[QUOTE=wwjbrickd]What's your fertilizer schedule like and how old are these plants? My container plants are not fruiting anything like this lol[/QUOTE]~i use fish emulsion early season,i mix three tbs per gallon of water ,then in about  4 weeks i will give them fruit tree spikes or sticK a broom stick in two sides against inside edge of bucket about 6-8" DEEP AND FILL WITH 10-10-10 FERTILIZER,AND THEN IN A MONTH OR SO GIVE THEM A SHOT OF GARDEN MIRICLE GROW 1 TBS PER GAL. WATER ,THIS IS MY PLAN THEY DO LIKE IT MUCH~BROWN TURKEY YOUNGEST HERE 7 MONTHS OLD, STARTED FROM A CUTTING SENT TO ME FROM FLORIDA I ROOTED IT  IN JAN 2016. IT HAS 15 FIGS ALREADY AND SOME RIPENING NOW,,THE OTHERS RANGE FROM 1  TO  2.5 YEARS OLD~

Cheryl; yes, the figs can't be too immature.

Tony; we were a bit disappointed last season when it started getting cold and the figs didn't look like they were going to make it, again. So we tried a drop in the ostiole and it worked, within a week it was ripe. So we tried lots more and most of them worked too. I vaguely remember someone suggesting it was to do with gas, either stopping oxygen from getting in, or stopping ethylene from getting out, but I'm not sure.

As documented by Marcello Finocchiaro at http://planetfig.com/articles/fareng2571.html

“When the figs reach more than two third of their final size, their maturity is accelerated by inserting 3 or 4 lines, in the eye, with a punch soaked in olive oil”.  Source: "Le Bon Jardinier, Almanach pour l'année 1833", par A. Poiteau et Vilmorin.

"It consists in placing a drop of olive oil in the eye (ostiole) of the fig, with a cut feather, a straw or a small oil-can”. “It is a delicate operation which must be performed in the morning or in the evening, when the sky is dark."  Source: "Figues, éditions Target" par Pierre Baud.