Wasp Service 1

lampo
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Glad to see and read more people speaking and talking about those useful tiny bugs
and there is a reason for that.
They help us to grow, ripen, eat and taste great figs,..probably some of the world' best !

(Inchário Preto)
Grown in ground, fully organic, NO irrigation at all, just the scarce rains from the winter.

Francisco
Portugal

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Bluemalibu
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Yes, you have to love those little winged wizards!..
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Jsacadura
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Beautiful figs, Francisco.

I sure hope some of mine got pollinated (if they were, they are probably more than 1 month behind in terms of development), so i have an opportunity of tasting one of these beauties.

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lampo
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Originally Posted by Bluemalibu

Yes, you have to love those little winged wizards!..
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Thank you..you have very nice figs, hopefully also assisted by those wizards!
Francisco

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lampo
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Originally Posted by Jsacadura
Beautiful figs, Francisco.

I sure hope some of mine got pollinated (if they were, they are probably more than 1 month behind in terms of development), so i have an opportunity of tasting one of these beauties.

Ola Jaime ..Oxalá assim seja!
Yes, one month is a good guess.
Good luck

Francisco

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pino
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Francisco, great looking figs thanks for posting!

Not only do the little fig wasps give us amazing taste and colour, also give us new fig varieties.
After all figs started as a seed some long ago day.

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lampo
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Originally Posted by pino
Francisco, great looking figs thanks for posting!

Not only do the little fig wasps give us amazing taste and colour, also give us new fig varieties.
After all figs started as a seed some long ago day.

Thank you Pino.
Yes you are absolutely right.. With the local abundance of pollinated figs from a large number of varieties, all sorts of birds mainly and rodents as well, eating and dropping seeds here and there some result in very interesting new figs, growing wild, still non-baptized....
like this small black

Francisco..

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Sas
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Beautiful photos as usual.
I have a Preto that does not need the wasp, but in your world, what's the difference between a Preto and an Inchário Preto?

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lampo
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Originally Posted by Sas
Beautiful photos as usual. I have a Preto that does not need the wasp, but in your world, what's the difference between a Preto and an Inchário Preto?

Thank you Sas. .. we just have one only world !

'Preto' is a common black fig synonym to 'Black Madeira', Violeta, San Vincent,...may be other names (no wasp needed)
Originates in Portugal and was taken to the US mid XX century by immigrants from the Madeira Islands

Ínchário Preto' is a different fruit. It's a Smyrna (caducous) type, also from Portugal and to my knowledge has no synonym. To ripen, like all smyrnas and SanPedro maincrop, it has to be visited by the fig wasp to have its female flowers pollinated.

The Portuguese word 'preto' is mostly used as an adjective and it translates to 'black' - 'negro' - 'nero' - 'noir' - 'schwarz' - etc
and on some instances it may be a noun.. which is the case of your Preto (fig)
I hope this clarifies the problem.
Francisco

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