--- sorry unripes Dec. 2013

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greenfig

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Posted 1388181856	Reply with quote #1

Ok, I've been waiting and waiting for those figs to get ripe and they do not oblige. Today I took some photos and said good bye to them :( Some almost made it, they even taste sweet but the texture is not there yet. That fig was still a cutting last February, so I have no complains. It grew fast and steady, the next year should be awesome! The pot is 2 gal, the coin is a quarter. Attached Images BonitaVerteTree.jpg (134.38 KB, 46 views) BonitaVerteTreeClose.jpg (166.34 KB, 50 views) BonitaVerteTreeCut.jpg (153.91 KB, 56 views) BonitaVerteTreeCut2.jpg (134.83 KB, 56 views) __________________ wish list: Violeta, Calderona. USDA z 10a, SoCal

OttawanZ5

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Posted 1388182417	Reply with quote #2

Here in our area we go through this sad routine in mid-October removing big fat hard or skinny green soft figs from plants. Those not removed get moldy on the branch. Hopefully you will have good luck with early ripening (hopefully me too). __________________ Ottawan-Z5a, Canada

greenfig

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Posted 1388182766	Reply with quote #3

Yeap, it is a sad routine.. Good luck with yours next year, Ottawan! This fig has also a nice early large breba, I am sure I will taste some next July. __________________ wish list: Violeta, Calderona. USDA z 10a, SoCal

needaclone

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Posted 1388191000	Reply with quote #4

That is heartbreaking. Some look so close... Jim __________________ Clarksburg, NJ - Zone 6b Wishlist - A wise man recommended: Nero600M . Malta Black . Tacoma (Takoma) Violet . Gino's . Adriatic JH . Vista Mission . Florea . Atreano . ...also...RdB, Bethlehem Black, Negronne, Grise de St. Jean, Livano, Col de Dame Blanc/Gris/Noir, Vasilika Sika, Longue D'Aout, Italian 258, Pennsylvania 6-5000

Aaron4USA

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Posted 1388462157	Reply with quote #5

what a shame, would they ripen indoors in sunroom i wonder

greenfig

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Posted 1388467692	Reply with quote #6

The trees are without the leaves already. Would the figs ripen on a naked tree? We have enough heat now but it is a little too late... __________________ wish list: Violeta, Calderona. USDA z 10a, SoCal

cyberfarmer

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Posted 1388469219	Reply with quote #7

Quote: Originally Posted by greenfig The trees are without the leaves already. Would the figs ripen on a naked tree? We have enough heat now but it is a little too late... I just watched this video on YouTube: He suggests that one way to force a fig to ripen is to remove all the leaves. I saw that a few people left comments telling him it was a bad idea. Wonder what the experts in this forum have to say about that. He also mentioned at one point that you can coat a fig with olive oil to encourage ripening. __________________ Paul the Fig Tree Destroyer in Fallbrook, CA (Zone 10A )

greenfig

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Posted 1388472268	Reply with quote #8

Paul, Thanks for the video. I did coat the figs with some olive oil. It helps! The first 4 or 5 figs ripened right away. The ones on the photos were oiled as well but didn't finish ripening so I think the tree has given up.. __________________ wish list: Violeta, Calderona. USDA z 10a, SoCal

bullet08

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Posted 1388493917	Reply with quote #9

2014, i'm going to place my trees in different location. right front of my south facing wall where it gets sun all day long. hopefully, the trees are old enough to handle the sun and heat beating down on them. need new drip line set up. the one i had worn through the rubber right at the faucet. will have to try to repair it and get additional ones for growing number of trees. __________________ 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...***

jdsfrance

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Posted 1388680489	Reply with quote #10

Hi Cyberfarmer, I think the guy is speaking about the leaves from the trunk and leaving 3 or 4 on each branch. At least that makes more sense to me. __________________ ------------------------ Climate from -25°C to + 35°C Only cold hardy figtrees can make it here

bullet08

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Posted 1388684513	Reply with quote #11

removing leaves does quicken the ripening of the fig. made that mistake last yr due to a week of no water on my older trees. drip line failed while i was off camping. figs didn't taste any good. but that might have been due to general suckiness of the weather last yr. __________________ 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...***

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