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Diamond_72

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Hello fig friends,

I need your help. One of my fig tree gets his his first fruits this year.
The fig fruits were healthy but since 2-3 days the discolor. Now I am worried and do not know what my fig need.

My fig tree gets every 2 days water and in additon he have got organic compost.

Can anyone help me please? What can I try to do?

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mic

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Hi Diamond,

It may be just ripening.  If so, there is nothing to worry about.

Figs often start off green and change colour in the final stage.  How long has the fig been on the tree?  What type of fig is it? Is it also increasing in size?
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Diamond_72

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They dont increasing in size too much. The fruits has been on the tree since middle of april or beginning of may.
Can it be related to that I give the tree organic compost for 2-3 Weeks ?

The fig ist unknown.
mic

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From the middle of April to now is about the typical amount of time needed to ripen a fig. So it very well might be entering the final stage of development.

If it's not ripening, then it may be preparing to drop it. This may happen if it is a type that needs to be pollinated and it wasn't, or if the tree has grown more figs than it can finish, if it is going dormant, or if it is in shock. However in any of these cases I haven't seen the discolouration you are seeing. Maybe someone else can comment.

Is the fig shriveling up?

What organic fertiliser did you apply?
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Diamond_72

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No the fig dont shriveling up. The tree grows very well.
I have mixtured the soil of the tree with organic soil ( humus from local landfill). It has got a pH value of 7,3.
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Your tree looks to be healthy. I would keep taking care of it the way you've been. Sometimes a tree will drop it's figs no matter how you care for it. It's just the way things go. The best thing to do is to keep it as happy as possible and hope for the best.
Good luck.
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Diamond_72

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Now, the fruits loaf around. I dont understand it now.
I cut a fruit and look in the fruit.

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As Mic mentioned above, you will want to confirm that you have a common fig and not a type that requires pollination.
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I am sorry to see this very frustrating situation. One of the things I do is to try out figs, and see how they react to my area, and how well they do. If the fig does not work for you, and keeps dropping the figs after you have exhausted methods of care, I would suggest trying another variety in your area.

I have given away figs to other people (of course, in other Hardiness zones) to see if they have better luck with them.  That way, my work and care pay off with another variety... unless, of course, the particular tree has a sentimental value or something like that.

Best of luck there!
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