I have no real problem in Florida -- but up here I am in a quandary.
I have a pair of two-year-old Celestes. I nipped off the tips (a hint from a CA commercial grower.)
But the figs sre coming so ssslllooowwwlllyyy.
You can see from the photo that the foliage is rather luxurious. But when do we eat?
: )
Here one can see a couple of the figlets.
Can any other DG'er help?
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Figs seem to set their own schedules. Here the second crop of Latarula's got finished off by squirrels a couple of weeks ago, but the Petite Nigras are just now ripening the second crop only a couple at a time.
Most years the entire season is finished at the end of July. Whether the cooler and much wetter summer was a factor is unknown.
Up here you basically start from scratch each year, since the frosts burn the tops of the plants.
Down South I have been on a campaign to suggest to the squirrels another, better place to live. It seems to have some effect.
: )
Flyboy...
I swear I had to enlarge your pics to verify that you didn't post pics of mine!
~Chills
(though I don't know if the fig in question is Celeste)
Chills~
They certainly looks like twins. When did you plant yours? And what happens over the winters?
This is what my Celeste looked like when I unwrapped it around May 20th, this year. I cut back to the first live bud -- and held my breath.
It was growing so fast (and figlet-less) that I took the advice of a commercial grower from CA, and nipped the ends.
What do your figlets look like?
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I planted it last spring. I wrapped it last fall, but unfortunately I unwrapped it before the Easter freeze. All growth shown is new growth (everything over 4-6 inches died).
I have another pic (from the same day as the previous pic) in which a figlet is visible. Currently the figlet is about the size of a quarter (it was smaller in the pic).
~Chills
I guess we're in the same fix.
I'll post when I get to eat the first one.
Good luck.
Be well
:)
