Ripening after picked?

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GeneDaniels

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Posted 1440978026	Reply with quote #1

Are we sure that figs cannot ripen more after being picked? I picked a few Jack's Black yesterday and one was left uneaten in the window sill. It sure looks darker today than yesterday. Of course I could be wrong, but it sure looks like it. __________________ Zone 7b (Central Arkansas) Seven trees in the ground: Hardy Chicago, Celeste(?), LSU gold, Italian Black, Southern Brown Turkey(?), Strawberry Verte, and Unk yellow. Trees in pots: VdB, CdD, and Sicilian?

jc_figs

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Posted 1440980015	Reply with quote #2

Maybe some varities do all trees arent the same __________________ Name JAILEN feel free to call me jc ........wish list...... black madeira ,ischia b lack, green ischia, patrics super giant, rdv, negronne, maltese falcon, lsu gold, lsu purple, lsu tiger, lounge d out, golden, celeste, black jack, black mission, brunswick, blue ischia, panache, strawberry latte, armenian, mvsb, col de dame, col de dame grise, col de dame noir, hardy chicago, peters honey, peti negri, unknowns, magnolia, kathleen black, labanese, and any othere except bt, and celeste improved bt or celeste are fine ,cuttings/plants zone 8a goldsboro north carolina. I'm proved Celeste or BT welcome!! figs growing brown turkey celeste and unknown yellow fig

james

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Posted 1440997075	Reply with quote #3

UCD has studied the use of ethylene gas without luck. __________________ In containers - Littleton, CO (zone 5b) In ground - N.E of Austin, TX (zone 8b) 2016 Wish List: Dārk Pōrtuguese, Grānthāms Royāl, Lātarolla, Negrettā, Nōire de Bārbentāne, Rockāway Green, Viōlet Sepōr, Viōlette Dāuphine. Iranian figs are always welcome.

musillid

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Posted 1441018052	Reply with quote #4

My son purchased a flat black mission figs shipped from California, and brought them home to me. We ate a few the first day and they were just ok. The next day we ate a few and they were distinctly sweeter and tastier, less insipid. Two days later they were even better. Oddly we noted those that had a little surface mold tasted the best (after the mold was washed off.) These figs were still not as good as tree-ripened, but the point is that over time they did seem to ripen. __________________ Dale non compost mentis in Zone 6a

tylerj

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Posted 1441025119	Reply with quote #5

I also bought a flat of black missions from California last week and noticed the same thing. The longer they sat on the counter the sweeter.. juicier... figgier lol they tasted. A couple years ago my niece gave me a fig from her parents tree (I believe it was a pingo de mel). It was barely even soft yet but she said just leave it on the counter and it will ripen. I was surprised that it actually did and even tasted pretty good. Obviously it would have been better picked ripe from the tree but it was still good. __________________ London, Ontario zone 6a Wish List: Martinenca Rimada, Genovese Nero AF, Galicia Negra, Brooklyn White

GeneDaniels

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Posted 1441025143 · Edited	Reply with quote #6

I realize that some taste change may be the result of a some natural dehydration, thus a slight intensification of flavors. But the fig I am talking about got distinctly darker. Or at least it sure seemed that way to me. Either way, it encourages me to let my figs sit on the window sill for a day or two before eating. __________________ Zone 7b (Central Arkansas) Seven trees in the ground: Hardy Chicago, Celeste(?), LSU gold, Italian Black, Southern Brown Turkey(?), Strawberry Verte, and Unk yellow. Trees in pots: VdB, CdD, and Sicilian?

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