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Post by Granny Smith on Jul 8, 2013 19:00:30 GMT -5
I was just weeding around my figs and one of them has a little fig on it! I know that doesn't sound like a big deal, but I've been growing figs for at least 16 years and never got one before.
The old figs (Brown Turkey Fig) would die back to the ground every year and grow back from the roots in the summer. They never produced any fruit. The new figs are Chicago Hardy Fig from Stark's. I just planted them in March. We'll see how they do this winter. I hope they like it here.
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Post by Valerie on Jul 8, 2013 20:17:56 GMT -5
Those brown turkey figs grow like crazy down here. We had one at our old house that was every bit of 20 ft tall and probably 30+ feet wide. And I didn't know how to preserve them!!!  Many times I have wished for that fig tree now that I've learned stuff. I'm so glad for your fig, Gayle! Both of my little babies lost all their leaves from water stress, but one has a new leaf on it now! Both still are green when I scratch the trunk. |
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Post by michelle on Jul 9, 2013 7:01:43 GMT -5
That's so cool Gayle
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Post by BigM on Jul 9, 2013 7:46:56 GMT -5
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Post by Cyngbaeld on Jul 9, 2013 11:19:35 GMT -5
Neat. I love figs.
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Post by Granny Smith on Jul 9, 2013 18:12:38 GMT -5
You know, the only figs I've ever had were dried or in Fig Newtons. I'd love to try a fresh fig.
Ben got me good today. I had to go to town and, when I got home, he said, "That fig was sour". I just stared at him, speechless. He started laughing, then I realized he was just kidding. It's still out there.
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Post by mysisteringa on Jul 9, 2013 20:51:35 GMT -5
Hahaha
Good one, Ben!
Figs are sweet as candy when they're ripe. You're gonna love them.
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Post by Granny Smith on Jul 9, 2013 20:53:43 GMT -5
I can't wait to try it, but I will.
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Post by Valerie on Jul 9, 2013 20:56:09 GMT -5
They just look a little weird on the inside when you bite them. But don't let that stop ya! Go figs!!!  |
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Post by Granny Smith on Jul 9, 2013 20:58:35 GMT -5
Do you peel them? I don't know, I've never seen a fresh one.
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Post by Cyngbaeld on Jul 9, 2013 21:29:13 GMT -5
No, just bite into it. No peeling needed. Try to beat the birds to it though.
I once climbed a fig tree near Uvalde in south Texas and picked a ton of figs. Biggest old tree you can imagine. Thought I was Zacheaus.
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Post by Granny Smith on Jul 9, 2013 21:45:54 GMT -5
I don't think the birds will bother this one. The whole plant (tree?) is only about knee high with a little clump of leaves at the top. It's probably too small to support fruit, but I just can't bear to pull it off.
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Post by Cyngbaeld on Jul 10, 2013 7:32:37 GMT -5
It probably won't get too much this yr. I don't think I'd pull it off either.
When it is a little bigger you can take cuttings.
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Post by Granny Smith on Jul 10, 2013 7:57:05 GMT -5
Cool! I could, eventually, have a pick-your-own fig farm. |
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Post by mysisteringa on Jul 10, 2013 9:41:50 GMT -5
I always break them open and check the inside rather than biting into them. Sometimes they have maggots in them... mmmmmm LOLOLOL
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Many times I have wished for that fig tree now that I've learned stuff.
