My Fig Season is done

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gofiger

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Posted 1474921288	Reply with quote #1

Got back Sunday from 3 days away and have now harvested all the figs from my lone Hardy Chicago tree that will ripen. My total for this season was 167 ripe figs. My tree is a potted tree that I bury and it is 3 years old. It has 3 main trunks and is only 4 ft high. This is my first year being on a forum like this where many are far far more experienced then I. My question if anyone can help is are my results "normal"? Just asking because I am trying to understand what I can expect in the future and just how big I should let my collection get. Weigh in with whatever you have to offer and thx all for helping to make this a very enjoyable season where I am learning something new pretty much every time I check in here. Regards, Steve __________________ Steve Zone 5b-6a Oshawa Ontario That's Canada eh! Wish List: A Canadian member that is willing to share there cuttings with me.

cjccmc

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Posted 1474925418	Reply with quote #2

167 figs from a 3 yr tree seems pretty good to me. And if you got to enjoy most the critters have been very kind. Both my in ground trees were done by end of Aug. Between souring, insect attacks and feeding all things larger than a grape I maybe get 1 out of 4 at the ripeness I like them. I did score some perfectly ripe Mission figs at a farmers market recently, very rare to find correctly ripened figs for sale. __________________ Conrad, SoCal zone 10

drew51

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Posted 1474925786	Reply with quote #3

Sounds typical, good haul no doubt. __________________ Drew Zone 5b/6a Sterling Heights MI

tinyfish

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Posted 1474930486	Reply with quote #4

Not that I would know but that sounds very good too me.

gofiger

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Posted 1474931144	Reply with quote #5

Quote: Originally Posted by cjccmc 167 figs from a 3 yr tree seems pretty good to me. And if you got to enjoy most the critters have been very kind. Both my in ground trees were done by end of Aug. Between souring, insect attacks and feeding all things larger than a grape I maybe get 1 out of 4 at the ripeness I like them. I did score some perfectly ripe Mission figs at a farmers market recently, very rare to find correctly ripened figs for sale. My count was based on total ripe figs. If I came home and found 3 figs completely eaten by yellow jackets they where counted as ripe even if I never got a bite. I was keeping track for total ripe only...no matter who got to enjoy them. If I had to make a guess I would say I probably lost 2-3 dozen to yellow jackets. And last week my lowest branch which had 5 good ones ready to go was completely bare and a 80% eaten fig 10 feet away on my picnic table. I'm blaming that on this evil grey squirrel that has been poking around the yard recently!!!! Glad he wasn't around all summer and I hope he moves on before next year. __________________ Steve Zone 5b-6a Oshawa Ontario That's Canada eh! Wish List: A Canadian member that is willing to share there cuttings with me.

ricky

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Posted 1474936432 · Edited	Reply with quote #6

It sounds very good, I have 2 Hardy Chicago that I plant spring time in ground, so I assume that it is 2 years old tree, one tree do ripen 20 figs, Another one ripen less than 10, For strange reason, Hardy Chicago do not grow well here at cooler Summer, I do have squirrels around, Luckily they do not like my figs because there are many walnut trees around here, At October, There are some hungry rats, They will climb up my fig trees and eat whatever figs left over. I do have few black mission figs ripen, They are very tasty. __________________ - BC, Canada, PNW Zone 8 with windy ( Zone7 - branches damage at winter) - Wish list - Granthams Royal, RdB, any heavy breba varieties or early one crop varieties.

pino

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Posted 1474938321	Reply with quote #7

Steve You must have treated this tree really good. As Donald Trump would say; 167 figs from a 3 yr old potted fig tree is "huge" IMO to maintain or increase that level of production you will need to plant the tree in ground. __________________ Pino, zone 6, Niagara, JCJ Acres Wish; Peace on earth and more figs Italian 258, Galicia Negra, Luv, trade suggestions welcome.

Smyfigs

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Posted 1474987434	Reply with quote #8

You did good by my experience! And just ine tree? Wow! Good job! I have been considering butmrrying my trees but land is limited. Would you post oics of your tree? __________________ Meg-Hardiness Zone 10a Looking for... Socorro Blk Wuhan Jolly Tiger Lamperia Preta Herschtetten St. Jean Black Ischia "The best way to show my gratitude is to accept everything, even my problems, with joy." ~ Mother Teresa "Do not pass by a man in need for you may be the hand of God to him." ~Proverbs 3:27~ "He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted." ~Job 5:4

gofiger

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Posted 1475004916	Reply with quote #9

Quote: Originally Posted by Smyfigs You did good by my experience! And just ine tree? Wow! Good job! I have been considering butmrrying my trees but land is limited. Would you post oics of your tree? I am probably one of a handful of people left on this planet who is a working able body and minded individual who does not own a camera or a cell phone...so sorry no pictures in the immediate future. My wife is always offering to teach me how to fit in like a real grown up and join in but truthfully I have never had any real interest. However since I have joined this site I have really noticed how a picture can say a thousand words and how much the visual is helpful. Perhaps there is hope for me yet...lol. __________________ Steve Zone 5b-6a Oshawa Ontario That's Canada eh! Wish List: A Canadian member that is willing to share there cuttings with me.

DevIsgro

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Posted 1475009920	Reply with quote #10

We all drool over fig pictures ... __________________ Currently growing 50-60 varieties, this season's cuttings dependant. Hopefully I'll get to taste a few more this year...

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