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Figs coming in like crazy
Posted on 6/23/26 at 12:16 pm
Posted on 6/23/26 at 12:16 pm
Picked about 100 of them this a.m. before the birds took them out and there's a hell of a lot more to follow.
This is my normal yearly 2-week window of heavy fig picking before they start to taper off.
I'll be putting up quite a few pints of fig preserves for the next 2 weeks.
This is my normal yearly 2-week window of heavy fig picking before they start to taper off.
I'll be putting up quite a few pints of fig preserves for the next 2 weeks.
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Posted on 6/23/26 at 1:03 pm to gumbo2176
what variety? Where are you?
Jealous
Jealous
This post was edited on 6/23/26 at 1:04 pm
Posted on 6/23/26 at 1:16 pm to luvdoc
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what variety? Where are you?
Jealous
Not sure about variety since it was already fairly large and fruiting when I bought my house in 92. My guess would be either Celeste or Brown Turkey.
In N.O. in Mid-City.
Posted on 6/23/26 at 1:17 pm to gumbo2176
mine have another week at least but i will have many gallons to pick. Andy you are free to come pick when they are ripe you know
Posted on 6/23/26 at 1:33 pm to gumbo2176
It is Pride mo... oh, FIGS!
Posted on 6/23/26 at 1:53 pm to gumbo2176
ours still have a couple weeks. If it doesn't stop raining everyday, they will be trashed anyway.
Posted on 6/23/26 at 2:10 pm to Turnblad85
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If it doesn't stop raining everyday, they will be trashed anyway.
True. Too much rain destroys figs with them splitting open, and I've had a few years of that to happen. Same for tomato plants too with too much rainfall.
Posted on 6/23/26 at 2:56 pm to gumbo2176
I have a Celeste and they’re about 2 weeks away from eating. I’m in New Roads, LA and quite sure the mockingbirds are waiting to pounce.
Posted on 6/23/26 at 3:29 pm to Koolazzkat
it’s the crows and the squirrels here. If they stay to their half up high we are good. If they don’t there’s usually repercussions
Posted on 6/24/26 at 6:55 am to gumbo2176
Speaking of figs. I planted two Turkey fig trees in 2019. Every year they grow back from the ground, not the previous years growth. Is this normal for fig trees? I don't remember this being the case in other fig trees.
Posted on 6/24/26 at 8:20 am to Deek
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Every year they grow back from the ground, not the previous years growth. Is this normal for fig trees? I don't remember this being the case in other fig trees.
My tree was well established when I bought my current house and fig production has mainly been from older, established branches.
Although, at one time I had some sort of pest infestation that started killing the main trunk and branches of the tree and I cut it all back to ground level several years ago and waited to see what would happen. It started putting out fresh growth from the root system and has grown back to its original size with great production.
Posted on 6/24/26 at 9:44 am to gumbo2176
figs fruit on new wood (this years growth). Regular pruning while dormant will encourage more new growth in the spring and thus more fruit. Older trees often go into decline because they’ve gotten as big as they can get…cutting a big tree back can give it new life
Posted on 6/24/26 at 10:03 am to Deek
That is normal in cold climates or if you have a harsh winter. Two years ago during the snowpocalipse (down to 3F) all my trees in zone 9b had to grow back from the roots. Last winter we had several nights of 20F and the existing limbs had zero die back.
Correct - main crop figs fruit on new growth. Some varieties have a breba crop that fruits on old wood. Breba crops are usually less quantity, less quality, and earlier compared to main crop fruit.
Correct - main crop figs fruit on new growth. Some varieties have a breba crop that fruits on old wood. Breba crops are usually less quantity, less quality, and earlier compared to main crop fruit.
Posted on 6/24/26 at 11:43 am to gumbo2176
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I had some sort of pest infestation that started killing the main trunk
The greatest pest threat to fig trees is the Ambrosia beetle. If you see what looks like toothpicks or wooden hairs sticking out of the trunk, you have them. You need to immediately cut down the tree and burn the remains to prevent spreading to any other tree you have. I had one Celeste that recovered after cutting the trunk to the ground.
Posted on 6/24/26 at 2:37 pm to Bamafig
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Bamafig
Sounds legit
Posted on 6/24/26 at 4:26 pm to Bamafig
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Posted on 6/24/26 at 4:29 pm to Bamafig
I had an enormous fig tree I planted as a cutting and shaped over 15 years, ultimately with 45-50 varieties grafted onto it that got ambrosia beetle borers and outright died
My experience has been that, particularly after a late freeze that kills off new spring growth, the damaged plants put off a scent of decay/alcohol that is ambrosia beetle Chanel number 5
My experience has been that, particularly after a late freeze that kills off new spring growth, the damaged plants put off a scent of decay/alcohol that is ambrosia beetle Chanel number 5
Posted on 6/27/26 at 5:25 pm to gumbo2176
Oh I love me some fig preserves.. That reminds me I need to check my Key Lime tree. It usually is a very heavy producer.. Same thing here the tree was very young when I bought my house in 2008.. It's pretty hearty..
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