r/Figs 22h ago

Show & Tell Summer has come to central Texas

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7 Upvotes

This is why my potted figs get watered 4-6 times a day in the summer. They seem to like the heat if they are watered enough.


r/Figs 8h ago

Question Was told this is a peters honey…

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So I bought this as a cutting 2 seasons ago and this is the first year I am seeing the fruit myself. The seller on Facebook marketplace told me this was a peters honey but it doesn’t seem like it considering it is turning darker. I’m not very well versed in the fig community and growing but anything helps. I’ve been trying to figure out what it could possibly be. I picked the first fig a bit too early so there wasn’t really any flavour to go off of but the center or the eye of the fruit was like just starting to turn reddish/dark if that helps.
I’m really not sure what it could be, maybe a brown turkey or an Olympian?


r/Figs 23h ago

Question Is this fig safe to eat?

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13 Upvotes

The center has yellow spikes and texture is drier. It doesn’t smell or taste funny, just a little unusual than the other figs i’ve eaten. Please advise


r/Figs 5h ago

Question Fig advice, Zone 6

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I bought what was labeled an Olympian fig at Menards last year, on a whim. Planted it in a sheltered area, covered it last fall with straw, it died but came back this year. We had the coldest winter in about 15 years last year, so I was pleased.

These little fig starts popped out mid July. The Internet has me thoroughly confused as to how long it takes for a fig this size to reach ripeness. What say you experts? We typically have fairly warm weather till mid-late Oct.

Next year I plan to get a Celeste and a Chicago Hardy, they seem to be the choice for my zone in southern Indiana. Also, I plan to fold and pin this years growth and cover it very well with straw in a cage. If I do this, is it possible to get a breba crop?


r/Figs 7h ago

Question Should I be concerned about these leaves?

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So this is suppose to be a white maderina fig sapling and I recently got it and some of the leaves look like this. Even some of the newer leaves that grew in has some of this speckled browning but not as bad.

Any idea what might be causing it or should I be concerned?

Also any advice on should I prune or just let it grow? I was thinking of pruning the lowest branch and then just let the rest do its thing.


r/Figs 7h ago

Question Sister’s boyfriend gave me this little fig. How do I care for it?

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I was given this little guy back in May and eventually moved it into a planter with a mix of compost, coconut coir, and vermiculite. I recently snipped off several lower branches after watching a couple of YouTube videos, but it seems like all of those videos are for older figs, so I’m not really sure how I’m supposed to be pruning/caring for it at this stage!

Also… In the past couple of weeks, it started sprouting two other little guys beside it. Not sure if I’m supposed to be pulling those out/cutting them, or what?

Any advice about pruning/feeding/etc would be so, so appreciated. My sister and her boyfriend are going through a lot right now, so I’m worried about bothering them too much with a billion questions. Thank you so much! 💖

I’m apparently in “USA hardiness zone 7A”, by the way.


r/Figs 8h ago

Show & Tell The Magnificent Seven.

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13 Upvotes

First harvest. Two-year-old plant.


r/Figs 3h ago

Question What is Causing this browning?

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r/Figs 9h ago

Question I 258 and black Madeira

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5 Upvotes

I’m in zone 6A. Any chance these will ripen ?


r/Figs 14h ago

Question Your early Greg

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I’m growing a few fig cuttings and noticed that one of them is growing vigorously while the others are still dormant. They’ve all received basically the same care and were potted at the same time, except my exquisite fig, aptly named Greg, decided it wanted to leaf out first. Now I’m wondering if Greg has already rooted, and how much longer I should expect Kazery and Del Sen Jaume Gran to take before they start rooting.


r/Figs 19h ago

Question When to remove the stake

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I got my fig tree several months ago. When should I remove the stake? Someone told me to repot it so I’m planning on getting a bigger pot this weekend. Hopefully that’ll make it larger and therefore stronger. But right now, it seems like it’s leaning a little and I’m not sure if it needs to be re-staked and straightened or if it’ll straighten itself? Is it too young to stand on its own?


r/Figs 22h ago

Question Any advice on what could be happening?

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Southeast US. Pretty much every branch has sad leaves. Some of the only ones that look healthy are the ones growing off the main trunk. Only thing I’ve done lately was remove some sod, expand the mulch area, and trim a few branches.

Could this be disease that entered through the exposed cuts? Too much water? We’ve been getting lots of rain


r/Figs 22h ago

Show & Tell Fanny and Finny the Fig

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I just joined this sub today but I wanted to show off our fig trees.

The Celeste fig (Fanny) that I bought off fb marketplace back in May. She was just a twig with some small leaves. Stayed dormant until just about a couple weeks ago and now she is flourishing! The first picture is what was advertised by the fb seller but the tiny leafs were about full size leaves when I got her. The second pic is what I took today!

Picture 3&4 are of Finny who I think is an Italian honey fig. He is our mature fig tree (that’s always been in my boyfriend’s backyard that I didn’t even know existed for the past 2 years!) and I’ve only had 1 ripe fig so far even tho it was overripe (pic 5&6). The fig was so yummy and tasted like peaches and honey.

I’m just so happy right now because I’ve gotten really into gardening and growing fruit trees this year. I’ve really enjoyed scrolling through this sub and admiring everyone’s figs and wanted to share mine as well!


r/Figs 8h ago

Who is my culprit here?

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I have been growing inground and potted figs for 5 years now. For the first time ever this has happened a couple times. Something is eating through my fruit bags and stealing my figs. Thing is, they are not doing much damage to them after stealing them. Did some research online. My thought was squirrels or chipmunk but I assumed they would eat them. According to ChatGPT could be a caterpillar, earwig or slug. We have had an unprecedented amount of rain in middle TN this year and not sure if this really could be an insect but curious to anyone’s knowledge and experience in this situation. As you see in the pics, it has eaten through bottom of the bag and barely eaten the fig.


r/Figs 4h ago

Question How many different varieties are you growing and what’s your favorite?

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Started collecting figs this year and had no idea the insane amount of varieties that existed. I had previously only tried brown turkey


r/Figs 4h ago

Question Which leaves provide nourishment to the "fruit"

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My young Chicago Hardy has just a main stem and 7 developing figs within 6 inches on the upper portion of the plant. A large flush of growth is occurring below near the base.

For pruning consideration, do all leaves contribute to fig development or only leaves above or only below.

Also when branches form and figs appear on the branches, which leaves provide those figs nourishment.