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loquat1

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Posted 1406734348	Reply with quote #1

So here's the weirdest thing I've seen this year (apart from the ant attack). Hitherto, my unidentified TbF has always ripened with a very attractive orangey-brown (or could also be brownish-orange) blush on one side. This year the ripening color is one of the most peculiar I've ever seen, & unfeasibly difficult to describe. The closest I can get to it is a kinda silvery greyish-green - with grey being dominant. It's a really bizarre-looking color, almost bordering ugly. Fortunately, taste is as good as ever. Has anybody else experienced anything similar? Is this something I should worry about? __________________ Costas

jdsfrance

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Posted 1406735237	Reply with quote #2

Hi loquat1, It comes from the weather and the amount of sun. My ufti (unknown from the Italian) will ripen anything from green to yellowish to brown to violet bottom and greenish top, to almost full dark, and some greyish. The more sun the darker gets the skin (normally, because sometimes this is not true). Yesterday I took a fig from an ufti that was full green skinned but soft and ripe of course and I thought ho! man! this is awful - a real experience . I gently gave it to the wife, and she reported that figs to be a really good/best one and she didn't share the fig with me :°°°( . I knew that the fig would be good because it was a bit over ripe but protected and it wasn't bad looking except for the color. __________________ ------------------------ Climate from -25°C to + 35°C Only cold hardy figtrees can make it here

loquat1

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Posted 1406736677	Reply with quote #3

That explanation makes perfect sense jdsf, except for one minor point: previously, the fruit always ripened the same color regardless of amount of sunshine. Last year was one of our hottest summers on record, but the one before that was one of the worst. Yet ripe fig color was exactly the same. Still, at least you've put my mind at rest - basically nothing to worry about. Thx. __________________ Costas

cis4elk

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Posted 1406739194	Reply with quote #4

Costas, Can you share a picture of the silvery fig? __________________ Calvin Littleton,CO z5/6 Wants List: For everyone to clean-up after themselves and co-exist peacefully. Let's think more about the future of our planet and less about ourselves. :)

loquat1

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Posted 1406741142	Reply with quote #5

Sure can do Calvin. I'm in the middle of filing a couple of tax returns, so will post a little later today. Thx for your interest. __________________ Costas

loquat1

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Posted 1406746270	Reply with quote #6

So here they are: The only thing missing from these pics is the silvery sheen we saw, which doesn't seem to reproduce well here for some reason. Still disappointed this fig hasn't been identified yet, but if it keeps changing its disguise, guess it's gonna stay that way. __________________ Costas

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