I only have a celeste fig tree that's about 7 yrs old, it gave us a lot of figs this year, very sweet and delicious. From that tree I'm growing two more and one of them has 2 little figs, I think that one is about 3 yrs old. I bought my tree at Lowe's one day because I couldn't find fresh figs at any grocery store and when we went to Lowe's for something else I saw it and bought it on an impulse, it was around fall so that winter I thought the tree died (like every plant I touch), but when spring started it came back to life. Then 2 yrs later my husband was cutting the yard early in spring and assumed the tree was dead so he ran the lawn mower over it. After that it grew like crazy that same spring and gave us the first couple of figs. (I sure talk a lot, sorry :) )
Nice! This tree is a 6 year old fig tree. It's taken the tree 5-6 years to produce stellar figs. Keep in mind your trees will produce inferior fruit the first few years. They will continue to get better and larger.
Back in the 80's our old Italian house builder would always plant a fig tree in the back yard. It was a simple brown turkey but you could always tell when the figs were ripe when they would sag on their stem. If the stem was straight, it wasn't ready!
I’ve got a very young, maybe 2 year old fig tree, I’ve had it 1 year from another lady at an allotment. It’s a brown turkey fig as apparently they are ok in the uk climate. I have never ever had a fig before so don’t know if I like em but thought it’s worth growing something. I got an apple,pear, plum ,and fig trees all dwarf rootstock so have them all in large containers, and they are doing well, no fruit as too young but that’s ok as I’m happy to wait, paid £10 each which is great!!!
Thank you for this video! I harvested my first fig a few of days ago and was so disappointed that it tasted like nothing. I waited and harvested my second fig this morning. It was better, but now I know that I should have waited a couple more days. I can't wait to try a truly ripe fig!!
Let your figs get ugly. Ugly figs are beautiful figs! A ripe fig looks overripe to the untrained eye. It'll be soft, squishy, probably start to crack, may develop honey dripping from the eye depending on the variety, etc. Keep pushing the limits of ripeness until you find that perfect spot. Then, remember the characteristics. Picking figs is like cooking a steak; it's a developed skill.
My Chicago hardy is slap full this year. Thank you for this vlog! I ordered bird netting this week because we have a bird herd of English house sparrows this year. I am hoping to preserve this harvest.
I just started got my first fig tree last year and have been picking the figs and never realized how delicious but the very last fig I had I picked too soon and it wasn't nearly as good so not I know that next year to be more patient and let them fully ripen, thanks again for your 2 minute tip!
Thank you for this tip. This is my first year growing figs and I actually have a few on my Olympic tree. I was wondering how I know when to pick them. 👍🏻
Another first year fig grower. Thanks for this video. I can't wait to taste a truly ripen fig. I'm guessing it might be next year though. I've started a rather impressive collection of fig varieties and have several still on my wish list. Thanks for sharing all the tips and videos.
My fig tree would only produce if I had a super mild winter. I never took care of it. After watching this channel, I cut it way down, and insulated it. Sure enough, it came back to seven feet tall. I've been keeping it low, and stopping new plant/fig growth, but not a single one has ripened yet! I'm hoping that I'll get some in early September, but the figs are not getting any bigger, or softer.
Pruning is absolutely key for fig production, especially on younger trees. The figs we generally eat are main crop figs, which form on the new wood that grows in the spring. In order to have figs, you have to have many feet of new wood. For that reason, we prune our trees back every winter when the trees are dormant to promote the growth of new fruiting wood in the spring. You need many feet of new wood grown in April and May for figs to set in June. My guess is the tree wasn't setting fruit, because it lacked vigor and wasn't producing enough new fruiting wood in the early spring. They need to grow quickly once the frosts stop for effective fruit set.
I've just dabbled with fig trees, but I finally got a few ripe ones this year. My problem is the birds peck at them, and when there are holes in the fruit, that draws ants. I suppose one solution is just grow lots more trees, more than the birds will ravage. It worked for my mulberries.
I've got a possum that eats them if I try to wait until they are perfectly ripe. I've used organza bags and it even eats those whole. I heard they can continue to ripen on the counter and will be trying that next. I'll be investing in some kind of electronic scarecrow after that if it doesn't work.
I've had the same problem. I caught a possum last week in a trap with an apple covered in peanut butter and relocated it in the woods a few miles away. There is still another possum lurking, though. Organza bags are great for insects and birds, but for mammals, try insect netting.
I live in hot dry area "zone infinity". Last summer planted fig, it was first year thrived in heat gave me about 30 great figs. Somehow this summer fruit never really ripened, we dry and inedible.
I bought 4 cuttings of Marseilles Black, have them growing in pots this year. Two got beat up by rust really bad and stunted the growth, but the other two I might throw in the ground this fall!
I'd love to learn techniques you use to preserve your figs. Jam is one way, but I'd like to learn some more. I'm learning basic water bath canning, but fear that figs might not have the correct acidity for that. Please share your fig recipes, both fresh and for preserving. Thanks!
My fig tree is 2 years old (it was a large potted cutting off a huge very productive tree) and last year there was one fig and this year nothing. Any thoughts as to what I could do?
@@reneefoster2187 me too. We moved two years ago. I left a fig tree I planted many years ago and just gave a tremendous amount of fruit. I miss that tree. 😀
SO TRUE, once you taste a perfectly ripe fig, it is a game changer. Great video. Once we tasted that first ripe fig, it started our fig journey. We are in central NC and we are up to 9 different varieties of figs and we are searching for a delicious honey fig to add to our fig collection. Please let us know if you have any suggestions.
I don’t know my fig variety, it’s a green one and I like it a little earier when it tastes sweet and fresh and not as sticky-honey- sweet. But I struggle to get fruit every year since temperatures get pretty low in sth. Germany in winter. Maybe I had to look for another variety. Brown turkey survives, but I like the green figs much better.
Dude Millenium Gardener what fig variety was that you just ate and said it tastes similar to that of strawberry preserves? Im going to purchase one and I want that 1 in this video lol. I am doing my research right now. (Im in zone 7)
Smith. It's my best early fig, and really one of the best figs in existence. It will grow in Zone 7, because it ripens pretty early. Smith was a decent fig the first few years, but now that the tree is 6 years old, the fruits are incredible. They have gotten so large and jammy, it's just incredible. Every year, it gets *better!*
The fig in this video is Smith. It's a little later than Chicago Hardy, but the flavor is on another level. It's a magical fig. My tree is 6 years old, and the fruits have gotten to be incredible quality. Other standouts I have are I-258, White Madeira #1, Col de Dame Blanc and Noire de Barbentane, but they're quite a bit later. If you have a long growing season, they are really special figs.
You can't get rust off your trees. Once it begins, it's just going to be there until the figs go into dormancy. Rust is caused by uneven watering. If you allow your figs to go through any drought stress at all, they'll get covered in rust. I stopped rust on all my in-ground trees through heavy mulching and this hose during try periods: ruclips.net/video/TpdBB63VUxg/видео.htmlsi=5Am304-jR6Ec94MI For trees in containers, you need to mulch them heavily, install drip irrigation and hang shade cloth overhead. That keeps my container tree rust-free. It's all about keeping them moist. Organza bags help, but the tiny ants can still get in. Try this tape trick: ruclips.net/video/Slz_c3zUcvY/видео.htmlsi=6uF9b2VOwugvvSG1
I personally go by the feel of the bottom of the fig. Picking a ripe fig is sort of like how an experienced chef can "tell" when a steak is medium rare by the feel. I grow a lot of fig varieties that don't have long necks and don't really droop. Smith is a good representation of that. Something like, say, Olympian pops right off when perfectly ripe, but Smith in this video won't. When a Smith is perfectly ripe, the neck won't release. It tears off and leaves the remnants behind like in the video. The neck varies from variety to variety for me, but the squishiness of the bottom is pretty consistent.
HELP ME. I bought a fig tree from Lowe's and decided to overwinter in my house and then move it out side in the spring. I live in Connecticut. During the month of February it started producing figs inside. The figs never matured and they died. Since moving the fig outside in April all I've gotten is new leaves. In the past I have bought Michigan Hardy fig plant planted it in the spring did really well and then prepared it for Connecticut winter by mulching around it but come springtime it was gone it was dead. That's why I decided to have a fig tree inside and move it out in the spring. Again no figs outside on the tree. Suggestions?
The figs that formed indoors in February were probably a breba crop, which is an inferior fruit produced on 1 year old wood. They typically drop in most climates. The figs we generally eat are main crop figs, which form on the new wood that grows in the spring. In order to have figs, you have to have feet of new wood. For that reason, we prune our trees back every winter when the trees are dormant to promote the growth of new fruiting wood in the spring. You need many feet of new wood grown in April and May for figs to set in June. If you want to grow a fig tree in ground in Connecticut, you are going to need to give it more than 6 months in ground to establish to survive the winter. Mulching around it probably isn't enough. What I recommend you do is plant the tree in ground in April after the hard freezes stop, let it grow all year long, but then once it gets hit by the first couple light frosts in fall and drops its leaves, you then cut it back to a single trunk 24-30 inches tall. Then, build a cage around it with four 5-ft t-posts and run 48 inch tall fencing around it. Then, stuff it with 1-2 bales of wheat straw so the fig tree trunk is completely insulated with at least 12 inches of straw on all sides, but more is better. That will keep the trunk insulated all winter long. Then, uncover the tree in April and use all that rotted wheat straw as mulch around the tree. Repeat the process every year.
That’s why store bought figs are unpleasant when compared to fresh, ripe figs - Tastes like soft candy. Only “transportable” if not ripe - as they will break open otherwise.
Fortunately I'm in Central California so most of the farmers markets have fresh locally grown figs. I regret never getting a fig tree planted. I'm planting a couple this year but I'm 69 with health issues so not sure I'll see much of a harvest. Still going to try!
MarseillesBlack, Hardy Chicago and Celeste are good for us. Look up Off the Beaten Path nursery in LancasterCounty PA and SIW farm stand, which has fig info for 7B. Lots more good choices.
There is no best fig, because taste is individual. I can tell you my favorite early season, humidity tolerant fig is Smith. That is the tree featured in this video. If I were forced to grow only one fig tree, it would probably be Smith. It is the perfect balance of taste, earliness, humidity tolerance and abundance. But that's just an opinion. If you love strawberry jam, you'll love Smith, but if you don't like strawberry figs, it won't be for you.
Are they in containers? If so, figs in containers struggle when it gets hot, because they're very water hungry. In ground, they produce incredible fruits. But, they do need thick mulching. When we had terrible drought in June, this was a game changer: ruclips.net/video/TpdBB63VUxg/видео.htmlsi=5Am304-jR6Ec94MI
Most of my favorite figs are in the 40-60g range. Too large and they tend to lack flavor and be watery, too small and they're...too small. A 50g fig tends to be perfect 🤤
Drooping and cracking and it is ready to crash your taste buds. And I only have 7 figs planted but been eating them here in New Zealand for almost all of my 76 years 😊😊
Definitely a different taste when a fig is ripe , but to me thats over ripe , yes probably taste delicious, but if your picking lots of them will go mushie by the time you take them indoors, you wouldn't gift them like that or sell them.
It is! It has been an absolutely outstanding performer for me this year. It was a decent fig when the tree was young, but now that it's 6 years old, it's absolutely stunning. The fruits have changed a lot and have gotten large and of top tier quality.
That's just a problem from rain, most likely. Figs will open at the eye and split when it rains. When that happens, they have to be thrown away, unfortunately. You just need more dry weather.
Yeah it all sounds very good. But the reality is needing to pick the fruit before it is fully ripe, to harvest something that hasn't been savaged by birds or removed by squirrels
You just need to bag them or cover them in insect netting. There is no reason to pick figs early: ruclips.net/video/j10cX2qZxIU/видео.htmlsi=igQiJHmx17Ge0RJg
You obviously don't have to compete with raccoons and birds. If I use your method I'l get zero. I harvest as soon as they feel soft to the touch and in a day or two on the shelf they taste just as sweet and delicious.
Sure I do. It's a major problem. I just caught and relocated a possum last week, and I have to bag my fruits with organza bags and use insect netting when it gets dry, because birds will use them as a water source. Since we got 17 inches of rain from Debby last week, the birds have left, but now we have an explosion of wasps eating all the fruits. You just have to bag them: ruclips.net/video/j10cX2qZxIU/видео.htmlsi=bOFJ835Ur1YbnhOw
@@2MinuteGardenTips Not practical in my case. My tree is about 20 feet tall and has way too many fruits on it. And, I tried the netting one year. I had to rescue 3 birds because they got stuck in the netting. I would net if my tree were smaller though.
Arkansas? Sure you can! Arkansas can produce absolutely incredible figs. If I can do it in NC, your weather is significantly drier than mine, so your figs will be much better quality than what I can produce. Our heavy rains and humidity actually harm the fig's quality, so your drier summers would produce beautiful figs.
Yes. We got 17 inches of rain from Debby. I threw out an entire 5 gallon bucket full of figs. Sad, but you can't do anything about it. Figs are from the Mediterranean, so they adapted to rainless summers and never had to deal with rainfall. You just have to pick off the rotten fruits so they don't colonize fruit flies and wait for dry weather. Smith, which is the tree featured in this video, is phenomenal for rainy climates like mine, because it only needs 2-3 dry days to produce exceptional fruit.
No offense but not every fig can you wait to pick perfectly ripe. Sometimes it’s better to have a bowl filled with just ripe figs sitting in the fridge than one or two perfectly ripened ones because a lot is lost to rain and animals.
This is a Smith. DSJG is a fantastic fig, but it's late and takes *forever* to ripen. It's hard for me to grow, because I need a week-long dry spell to get them. When it happens, boy are they a treat.
@@2MinuteGardenTips Yes, DSJG sure does take a long time to ripen. I think I let my latest one hang for 14 days after it started swelling. Worth the wait!
It's probably due to the variety grown and lack of ripeness. Many legacy trees are "Brown Turkey" and Celeste. Both varieties are very underwhelming. If you were to have a perfectly ripe Smith, I-258, Col de Dame Blanc, White Madeira #1 or a number of other jammy, syrupy figs, it would knock your socks off.
What is your favorite variety of fig? Let us know in the comments below!
Came here to ask
What is the one you are eating in this video
😇 Fig Heaven 😇
Smith or black Madeira but Lange d’oute is catching up as it ages
I only have a celeste fig tree that's about 7 yrs old, it gave us a lot of figs this year, very sweet and delicious. From that tree I'm growing two more and one of them has 2 little figs, I think that one is about 3 yrs old. I bought my tree at Lowe's one day because I couldn't find fresh figs at any grocery store and when we went to Lowe's for something else I saw it and bought it on an impulse, it was around fall so that winter I thought the tree died (like every plant I touch), but when spring started it came back to life. Then 2 yrs later my husband was cutting the yard early in spring and assumed the tree was dead so he ran the lawn mower over it. After that it grew like crazy that same spring and gave us the first couple of figs. (I sure talk a lot, sorry :) )
Great! 😊🌱💚🌻🐝🐓
All of the June bugs know when my figs are ripe. I have to be one day ahead to get them.
Perfect timing. This is my 1st year growing figs so i needed this video
Nice! This tree is a 6 year old fig tree. It's taken the tree 5-6 years to produce stellar figs. Keep in mind your trees will produce inferior fruit the first few years. They will continue to get better and larger.
I bow to the fig master, wow, 100 trees.
Looks like you fig-ured it out
Lol nice.
figging genius
Zing.
@@WillWilsonII Dad jokes!😋
😂 Punny!!
Back in the 80's our old Italian house builder would always plant a fig tree in the back yard. It was a simple brown turkey but you could always tell when the figs were ripe when they would sag on their stem. If the stem was straight, it wasn't ready!
I’ve got a very young, maybe 2 year old fig tree, I’ve had it 1 year from another lady at an allotment. It’s a brown turkey fig as apparently they are ok in the uk climate.
I have never ever had a fig before so don’t know if I like em but thought it’s worth growing something.
I got an apple,pear, plum ,and fig trees all dwarf rootstock so have them all in large containers, and they are doing well, no fruit as too young but that’s ok as I’m happy to wait, paid £10 each which is great!!!
Thank you for this video! I harvested my first fig a few of days ago and was so disappointed that it tasted like nothing. I waited and harvested my second fig this morning. It was better, but now I know that I should have waited a couple more days. I can't wait to try a truly ripe fig!!
Let your figs get ugly. Ugly figs are beautiful figs! A ripe fig looks overripe to the untrained eye. It'll be soft, squishy, probably start to crack, may develop honey dripping from the eye depending on the variety, etc. Keep pushing the limits of ripeness until you find that perfect spot. Then, remember the characteristics. Picking figs is like cooking a steak; it's a developed skill.
My Chicago hardy is slap full this year. Thank you for this vlog! I ordered bird netting this week because we have a bird herd of English house sparrows this year. I am hoping to preserve this harvest.
I just started got my first fig tree last year and have been picking the figs and never realized how delicious but the very last fig I had I picked too soon and it wasn't nearly as good so not I know that next year to be more patient and let them fully ripen, thanks again for your 2 minute tip!
Thank you for this tip. This is my first year growing figs and I actually have a few on my Olympic tree. I was wondering how I know when to pick them. 👍🏻
Another first year fig grower. Thanks for this video. I can't wait to taste a truly ripen fig. I'm guessing it might be next year though. I've started a rather impressive collection of fig varieties and have several still on my wish list. Thanks for sharing all the tips and videos.
I learned that the hard way last year but not this year...fig jelly...yummmm
The more syrupy, the better!
And fig pie, yum
Enjoyed that video - ty Millennial Gardener
Love your fig content, im currently at 35 varieties 🤣🤣. Doesnt seem to be stopping either.
I am guilty of this. Glad to have the right information
Great video ! We have a huge fig tree and I had no idea when to pick ‘em. Many thanks ! 👏
My fig tree would only produce if I had a super mild winter. I never took care of it.
After watching this channel, I cut it way down, and insulated it. Sure enough, it came back to seven feet tall. I've been keeping it low, and stopping new plant/fig growth, but not a single one has ripened yet! I'm hoping that I'll get some in early September, but the figs are not getting any bigger, or softer.
Pruning is absolutely key for fig production, especially on younger trees. The figs we generally eat are main crop figs, which form on the new wood that grows in the spring. In order to have figs, you have to have many feet of new wood. For that reason, we prune our trees back every winter when the trees are dormant to promote the growth of new fruiting wood in the spring. You need many feet of new wood grown in April and May for figs to set in June. My guess is the tree wasn't setting fruit, because it lacked vigor and wasn't producing enough new fruiting wood in the early spring. They need to grow quickly once the frosts stop for effective fruit set.
@@2MinuteGardenTips Thank you!
Yes! Thank you! 🤝
I've just dabbled with fig trees, but I finally got a few ripe ones this year. My problem is the birds peck at them, and when there are holes in the fruit, that draws ants. I suppose one solution is just grow lots more trees, more than the birds will ravage. It worked for my mulberries.
I pick fruit first thing every morning. You will beat the birds and wasps.
How do you keep birds and such from eating your figs? We tried netting one year, which was more trouble than it was worth.
Maybe dog helps.
If you keep the tree properly pruned it's easy to toss a net over the top.
I've got a possum that eats them if I try to wait until they are perfectly ripe. I've used organza bags and it even eats those whole. I heard they can continue to ripen on the counter and will be trying that next. I'll be investing in some kind of electronic scarecrow after that if it doesn't work.
I've had the same problem. I caught a possum last week in a trap with an apple covered in peanut butter and relocated it in the woods a few miles away. There is still another possum lurking, though. Organza bags are great for insects and birds, but for mammals, try insect netting.
Great video. I can’t grow them here, but if I could…this really helps. Good info!
I live in hot dry area "zone infinity". Last summer planted fig, it was first year thrived in heat gave me about 30 great figs. Somehow this summer fruit never really ripened, we dry and inedible.
I bought 4 cuttings of Marseilles Black, have them growing in pots this year. Two got beat up by rust really bad and stunted the growth, but the other two I might throw in the ground this fall!
I'd love to learn techniques you use to preserve your figs. Jam is one way, but I'd like to learn some more. I'm learning basic water bath canning, but fear that figs might not have the correct acidity for that. Please share your fig recipes, both fresh and for preserving. Thanks!
My dream garden, hundreds of fig trees!
My first fig on my new tree was like this. It was very dark, but still not ready. Thank you. I was probably only a few days from ripe. 🤦
My fig tree is 2 years old (it was a large potted cutting off a huge very productive tree) and last year there was one fig and this year nothing. Any thoughts as to what I could do?
Same here. Hoping next year will be different.
@@reneefoster2187 me too. We moved two years ago. I left a fig tree I planted many years ago and just gave a tremendous amount of fruit. I miss that tree. 😀
SO TRUE, once you taste a perfectly ripe fig, it is a game changer. Great video. Once we tasted that first ripe fig, it started our fig journey. We are in central NC and we are up to 9 different varieties of figs and we are searching for a delicious honey fig to add to our fig collection. Please let us know if you have any suggestions.
I don’t know my fig variety, it’s a green one and I like it a little earier when it tastes sweet and fresh and not as sticky-honey- sweet.
But I struggle to get fruit every year since temperatures get pretty low in sth. Germany in winter.
Maybe I had to look for another variety.
Brown turkey survives, but I like the green figs much better.
I would like to start growing figs, what variety did you showcase in this video?
Dude Millenium Gardener what fig variety was that you just ate and said it tastes similar to that of strawberry preserves? Im going to purchase one and I want that 1 in this video lol. I am doing my research right now. (Im in zone 7)
This is probably not the variety featured in this video, but the most strawberry-jam-tasting fig I've eaten is called JH Adriatic.
Smith. It's my best early fig, and really one of the best figs in existence. It will grow in Zone 7, because it ripens pretty early. Smith was a decent fig the first few years, but now that the tree is 6 years old, the fruits are incredible. They have gotten so large and jammy, it's just incredible. Every year, it gets *better!*
Love this video! Sooo true!!
May I ask where you can buy Smith Figs online please. I realllllly want to buy one and plant this spring. I live in North Alabama if that helps.
Chacago hardy is mine. Other than that ive only had brown turkey and mission.
The fig in this video is Smith. It's a little later than Chicago Hardy, but the flavor is on another level. It's a magical fig. My tree is 6 years old, and the fruits have gotten to be incredible quality. Other standouts I have are I-258, White Madeira #1, Col de Dame Blanc and Noire de Barbentane, but they're quite a bit later. If you have a long growing season, they are really special figs.
Right on time and I harvested my lsu fig today too early. 😂 I was wondering what that white sap was
That's a giveaway that it's underripe. It probably needed another 3-5 days. Figs should look ugly when ripe.
@@2MinuteGardenTips I was excited for my first dog because the deer or some other animal ate my previous ones. Thanks for the helpful tips.
HI WHERE DO YOU PURCHASE YOUR FIG TREES?
What is the name of the properly ripened fig in this video that tasted like strawberries?
Smith.
The white sap is a great remedy for warts. Just apply directly on wart several times a day and the wart will shrink and fall off.
I’m thinking of growing a fig tree. What variety is the one you showcased in this video?
How do you keep the birds/squirrels away? We tried netting, but they still seem to strip the trees bare just when they’re at the perfectly ripe stage😟
Bag the figs with organza bags and cover the trees in insect netting: ruclips.net/video/j10cX2qZxIU/видео.htmlsi=2jiCvzg2Wrj7-RDL
Hey Anthony, what can I do to get the "rust" out of my fig? Oh! And the ants out of the "eye"😢. The organza bags are doing nothing!❤
Love for Dale🐕🥰🌻
You can't get rust off your trees. Once it begins, it's just going to be there until the figs go into dormancy. Rust is caused by uneven watering. If you allow your figs to go through any drought stress at all, they'll get covered in rust. I stopped rust on all my in-ground trees through heavy mulching and this hose during try periods: ruclips.net/video/TpdBB63VUxg/видео.htmlsi=5Am304-jR6Ec94MI
For trees in containers, you need to mulch them heavily, install drip irrigation and hang shade cloth overhead. That keeps my container tree rust-free. It's all about keeping them moist.
Organza bags help, but the tiny ants can still get in. Try this tape trick: ruclips.net/video/Slz_c3zUcvY/видео.htmlsi=6uF9b2VOwugvvSG1
Great information, but you didn't mention the most important and only indicator of ripeness--softness of the neck.
I personally go by the feel of the bottom of the fig. Picking a ripe fig is sort of like how an experienced chef can "tell" when a steak is medium rare by the feel. I grow a lot of fig varieties that don't have long necks and don't really droop. Smith is a good representation of that. Something like, say, Olympian pops right off when perfectly ripe, but Smith in this video won't. When a Smith is perfectly ripe, the neck won't release. It tears off and leaves the remnants behind like in the video. The neck varies from variety to variety for me, but the squishiness of the bottom is pretty consistent.
Sweet.
Thanks for watching!
HELP ME. I bought a fig tree from Lowe's and decided to overwinter in my house and then move it out side in the spring. I live in Connecticut. During the month of February it started producing figs inside. The figs never matured and they died. Since moving the fig outside in April all I've gotten is new leaves. In the past I have bought Michigan Hardy fig plant planted it in the spring did really well and then prepared it for Connecticut winter by mulching around it but come springtime it was gone it was dead. That's why I decided to have a fig tree inside and move it out in the spring. Again no figs outside on the tree. Suggestions?
The figs that formed indoors in February were probably a breba crop, which is an inferior fruit produced on 1 year old wood. They typically drop in most climates. The figs we generally eat are main crop figs, which form on the new wood that grows in the spring. In order to have figs, you have to have feet of new wood. For that reason, we prune our trees back every winter when the trees are dormant to promote the growth of new fruiting wood in the spring. You need many feet of new wood grown in April and May for figs to set in June.
If you want to grow a fig tree in ground in Connecticut, you are going to need to give it more than 6 months in ground to establish to survive the winter. Mulching around it probably isn't enough. What I recommend you do is plant the tree in ground in April after the hard freezes stop, let it grow all year long, but then once it gets hit by the first couple light frosts in fall and drops its leaves, you then cut it back to a single trunk 24-30 inches tall. Then, build a cage around it with four 5-ft t-posts and run 48 inch tall fencing around it. Then, stuff it with 1-2 bales of wheat straw so the fig tree trunk is completely insulated with at least 12 inches of straw on all sides, but more is better. That will keep the trunk insulated all winter long. Then, uncover the tree in April and use all that rotted wheat straw as mulch around the tree. Repeat the process every year.
my aunts neighbor has a fig tree as big as a house. it hangs over the fence and when they’re ready i stuff my face til i get diabetes
😂
Planted a fig last year, no idea what type it is as it was a gift.
We are having issues with birds and ants getting to our figs before we do when we allow them to completely ripen. Any suggestions?
Yes. Bag the fruits and cover the trees with insect netting or bird netting: ruclips.net/video/j10cX2qZxIU/видео.htmlsi=bOFJ835Ur1YbnhOw
Thank you!
That’s why store bought figs are unpleasant when compared to fresh, ripe figs - Tastes like soft candy. Only “transportable” if not ripe - as they will break open otherwise.
So true. I have purchased figs from the store, but they were okay at best. Ripe off of the tree is a great experience.
@@jankilly3516 like paw paws
Fortunately I'm in Central California so most of the farmers markets have fresh locally grown figs. I regret never getting a fig tree planted. I'm planting a couple this year but I'm 69 with health issues so not sure I'll see much of a harvest. Still going to try!
Yessss more fig content 💪
It's that time of year!
Do you sell and ship your figs?
What’s the best fig to grow in the 7b zone?
MarseillesBlack, Hardy Chicago and Celeste are good for us. Look up Off the Beaten Path nursery in LancasterCounty PA and SIW farm stand, which has fig info for 7B. Lots more good choices.
There is no best fig, because taste is individual. I can tell you my favorite early season, humidity tolerant fig is Smith. That is the tree featured in this video. If I were forced to grow only one fig tree, it would probably be Smith. It is the perfect balance of taste, earliness, humidity tolerance and abundance. But that's just an opinion. If you love strawberry jam, you'll love Smith, but if you don't like strawberry figs, it won't be for you.
@@janking2762 thank you !
I have four figs and with this heat it’s hard to keep them happy, keep anything happy
Are they in containers? If so, figs in containers struggle when it gets hot, because they're very water hungry. In ground, they produce incredible fruits. But, they do need thick mulching. When we had terrible drought in June, this was a game changer: ruclips.net/video/TpdBB63VUxg/видео.htmlsi=5Am304-jR6Ec94MI
You're obsessed 😂
It's not an obsession. It's just a passion. When you find what you love, it's all you want to do.
What kind of fig was that?
I WANT FIGGGGGSSSSSSS!!!!!!!! What kind was that??
Smith. It's my best early fig, and one of the best all around figs out there.
I too like giant figs
Most of my favorite figs are in the 40-60g range. Too large and they tend to lack flavor and be watery, too small and they're...too small. A 50g fig tends to be perfect 🤤
❤ figs 😋
My favorite!
Drooping and cracking and it is ready to crash your taste buds. And I only have 7 figs planted but been eating them here in New Zealand for almost all of my 76 years 😊😊
Definitely a different taste when a fig is ripe , but to me thats over ripe , yes probably taste delicious, but if your picking lots of them will go mushie by the time you take them indoors, you wouldn't gift them like that or sell them.
Is that a Smith?
It is! It has been an absolutely outstanding performer for me this year. It was a decent fig when the tree was young, but now that it's 6 years old, it's absolutely stunning. The fruits have changed a lot and have gotten large and of top tier quality.
I suppose i could give fig a chance.
This variety is Smith. I *highly* recommend it. It's early and tolerates humidity better than most figs.
How to prevent ripe figs from being eaten by FIG BEETLES?
Bag the fruits and cover the trees with insect netting: ruclips.net/video/j10cX2qZxIU/видео.htmlsi=bOFJ835Ur1YbnhOw
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Great video..
MY FIGS ARE OPENING FROM THE BOTTOM!HELP!
That's just a problem from rain, most likely. Figs will open at the eye and split when it rains. When that happens, they have to be thrown away, unfortunately. You just need more dry weather.
Yeah it all sounds very good. But the reality is needing to pick the fruit before it is fully ripe, to harvest something that hasn't been savaged by birds or removed by squirrels
You just need to bag them or cover them in insect netting. There is no reason to pick figs early: ruclips.net/video/j10cX2qZxIU/видео.htmlsi=igQiJHmx17Ge0RJg
If I waited that long the ants would beat me to it 😭
I wish I could eat Figs .But I bet they are probably the highest fruit in sugar ever.😢
The 2nd half of this video is how I like to treat my wife.
You obviously don't have to compete with raccoons and birds. If I use your method I'l get zero. I harvest as soon as they feel soft to the touch and in a day or two on the shelf they taste just as sweet and delicious.
Sure I do. It's a major problem. I just caught and relocated a possum last week, and I have to bag my fruits with organza bags and use insect netting when it gets dry, because birds will use them as a water source. Since we got 17 inches of rain from Debby last week, the birds have left, but now we have an explosion of wasps eating all the fruits. You just have to bag them: ruclips.net/video/j10cX2qZxIU/видео.htmlsi=bOFJ835Ur1YbnhOw
My problems are birda, ants and fig beetles. The competition is real.
Bag the fruits and cover the trees with insect netting or bird netting: ruclips.net/video/j10cX2qZxIU/видео.htmlsi=bOFJ835Ur1YbnhOw
@@2MinuteGardenTips Not practical in my case. My tree is about 20 feet tall and has way too many fruits on it. And, I tried the netting one year. I had to rescue 3 birds because they got stuck in the netting. I would net if my tree were smaller though.
Can’t grow figs in AR.
Arkansas? Sure you can! Arkansas can produce absolutely incredible figs. If I can do it in NC, your weather is significantly drier than mine, so your figs will be much better quality than what I can produce. Our heavy rains and humidity actually harm the fig's quality, so your drier summers would produce beautiful figs.
Big problem is getting to much rain. It damaged the fig and the taste is awful.
Yes. We got 17 inches of rain from Debby. I threw out an entire 5 gallon bucket full of figs. Sad, but you can't do anything about it. Figs are from the Mediterranean, so they adapted to rainless summers and never had to deal with rainfall. You just have to pick off the rotten fruits so they don't colonize fruit flies and wait for dry weather. Smith, which is the tree featured in this video, is phenomenal for rainy climates like mine, because it only needs 2-3 dry days to produce exceptional fruit.
No offense but not every fig can you wait to pick perfectly ripe. Sometimes it’s better to have a bowl filled with just ripe figs sitting in the fridge than one or two perfectly ripened ones because a lot is lost to rain and animals.
Figs just taste kinda like dirt. They can be good if doctored up right but fresh figs ain't great
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This is a Smith. DSJG is a fantastic fig, but it's late and takes *forever* to ripen. It's hard for me to grow, because I need a week-long dry spell to get them. When it happens, boy are they a treat.
@@2MinuteGardenTips Yes, DSJG sure does take a long time to ripen. I think I let my latest one hang for 14 days after it started swelling. Worth the wait!
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I grew up with fig trees in my parents and grandparents yard, it is my least favorite fruit.
It's probably due to the variety grown and lack of ripeness. Many legacy trees are "Brown Turkey" and Celeste. Both varieties are very underwhelming. If you were to have a perfectly ripe Smith, I-258, Col de Dame Blanc, White Madeira #1 or a number of other jammy, syrupy figs, it would knock your socks off.
I don’t like figs.