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Subject: Figs not ripening Replies: 10
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I have not been good about fertilizing - Funny you mention chicken manure because one of the old Brooklyn guys used to swear by that too. We lived near a live poultry place and he would get it there. Where do you get yours? I live in Long Beach so SSS is not a good memory - glad we past that. I'm not good about labeling but have a few varieties - if you want to trade cuttings that would be OK by me

Subject: Figs not ripening Replies: 10
Posted By: jtmarino Views: 253
 
My Celeste trees fruited in October and gave nice figs until early November so I did get to enjoy some after all. A strange season here in NY. I pruned and covered most of my trees that did not give fruit so hoping for better results next year. When I pruned I stuck a bunch of cuttings into a pot of soil and most of them are looking good and producing new green leaves. When I was a young kid in Brooklyn the old guys would argue about whose figs are better. My father liked the "white" ones. They never discussed species it was black or white to them. I am thankful now that I have kept his white figs going - they came from cuttings that a neighbor brought from Sicily about a hundred years ago. He took cuttings and planted his in 1983. I took cuttings from him in the late 1990's and planted them where I live now. Funny how you either love or hate figs - when you show somebody fresh figs they either drool or look disgusted.

Subject: Figs not ripening Replies: 10
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We had a long hot/sunny summer which is why I had my hopes up for this year. I am also hoping you are correct about them being back to juvenile state and this will correct eventually. The other factor here was super-storm Sandy which struck right before a really cold winter. Could saltwater damage be a factor?  Do you think that a burlap wrap is effective? I'm curious if others have an easy way to protect from freeze damage in the Northeast. THANKS

Subject: Figs not ripening Replies: 10
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Greetings all - this is my first post. I live on Long Island and have fig trees growing here for last 12 years. Several different varieties from different sources including "white fig" or celeste, chicago hardy, giant patrick, and some others.  Some plants are a few years younger than that but they are established. A couple years ago the majority of the trees died down to the roots because of a really cold winter but they came up again from the ground. A couple did not completely die down but Since that cold winter the trees are growing to nice heights and producing many unripened figs but I want to eat some figs off the tree already. I did not get any this year yet and I fear that it is too late now as we are almost done with September. In the past I would get figs late august into September. The white figs and the Hardy used to ripen first and then the rest but they are all stalled. I put 3 "new ones" into the ground that were in pots for 2 years - they are about 2 feet high. I have not wrapped trees for many years but will probably wrap the new ones for this winter. I use burlap and tie them up with that. My uncle used to do the newspaper, tar roofing paper and the metal pail on top method. he wrapped his trees every year even after they got very large.... Advice wanted - THANKS