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this tree is outside my daughter's office at the local state university... makes me very anxious to have one of my own

I have a fig tree.This year it's growing perhaps a hundred figs.They aren't ripe yet.

they aren't ripe here yet either. some are, but most aren't

I have fig trees in containers.
One is Kadota, the fruit is medium size, with yellowish green skin when ripe and amber flesh.
The other 6 are either Black Mission and/or Brown Turkey with large to medium fruits, purplish black/purplish brown skins and pink/amber flesh.
Fruits are still green.

good to see you papito. i will have a brown turkey in a container for a while soon. i have one coming that someone rooted for me. i will keep it in a container until it gets big enough to not get mowed over.

my figs are ripeing!The tree is huge-about ten feet! This year s it's second yar of bearing fruit and it's third year growing.My dad planted a branch of a fig tree that grew in my uncle's yard in Los Angeles and you should look at it now!I'll have a pic up in a few days.

Very nice...so are you going to get one Jiffy?

i am tamara. one of our members is sending me one

Here's a pic of my fig tree:

It's pretty big,isn't it?I couldn't fit the whole tree into the picture.

Great Jiffy.

Your pic needs to be resized Enrique...

Here's the resized pic:

Big Jim here:

Glad I saw this post. I have a Black Mission Fig tree on the side of my yard. The first fig came off it earlier this year...almost fell off it was so ready to leave the tree. When I tasted it, it had almost no flavor to it. Is that normal? What could I have done wrong?

Thanks in advance!

big jim, that is a puzzle to me,but i'm not familiar with those. all the figs i've ever eaten were brown turkey figs, like the one i'm getting and the ones in my picture. i love figs.

O.k. a question from someone here who has never seen or eaten a fig. Do you just pick them and eat them raw? or do you cook them?

I was told you could eat them raw, bake them, dry them out, etc. If you look up recipes for figs on google, you will find all sorts of things.

Don't they make fig bars?
They are pricey ......

i've eaten them raw, pickcled, dried, baked, jammed, jellied, pied, cobblered, tarted, what else? nearly every way except soup and grill.

Hi Jiffymouse, thanks. I try to visit/browse as often as I can. Sometimes, I don't have full access to a computer.

Big Jim, you will know that the figs are ripe when the narrow neck softens and the fruit droop slightly, the texture will be soft and the skin thin. Sometimes, the skin splits to reveal the flesh. At this stage, the ripe fruits should be sweet.

Tamara, I eat ripe fruits within a day or two of picking. More info on figs here.

well, i got my fig tree today i'm so excited.


just wondering how long until it bears fruit now. i'll have to do some research.

i'm a happy camper

mine took a year to yield a small harvest;the next year(this year)it yields a big harvest and any lower branches that sag to the ground have to be pruned out.

thanks for the info enrique. between what you said and papito's link, plus my memory (faulty as it is) i think i may have it. just have to decide where to put it.

I've got wigs ready but it's just too hot to pick them. Maybe Saturday morning if the junebugs don't get them first.

Don't give fertilizer to figs.They will get vey big but few fruits will grow.Just water and weed as needed.

Actually, I've got figs ready. With this humidity and my big hair I need a wig that's ready.

I did see that but didnt want to say.LOL

I dont like figs.
Arent they fattening or something?

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ok

I am safe .Wont grow in zone 5.......

Sounds good tho.

Gee papito, I need to go get those figs.

Hi everybody,

Found and joined this site in my quest to find out more about fig habitats! I bought the most deliciously ripe, fresh, purple figs yesterday and am jealous of people in southern California whose fig trees need no tending to in their back yards.

I'd like to know if they will grow row ow well in Salinas, CA. Does anybody know what zone that's in? The colors between zones 9-10b on the map is very similar, and I don't know exactly where it would be...

Anyway, figs are fabulous! Give them a try!

Hi yajina,

Welcome to the forum from another Cali gardener.

Your USDA hardiness zone is 8b.If you are using the Sunset Western Garden Book, your Western climate zone is 15.

You can certainly grow figs. They don't need pollinating and most varieties bear two crops a year. Check these: Black Jack [similar to Mission], Brown Turkey, Celeste, Genoa and Mission [Black Mission]

Deciduous fruit trees,
Western climate zone 4-9, 12-24
Full sun
Regular watering

They require about 300 hours of chilling.

Happy gardening!