I'm with you on that one.....clots rise to the surface. Best not say any more or it will get all political and I don't think this is the right page for that.
Just one thing though.....how can we keep consuming the Earth's natural recources and expect everything to be fine and dandy?
We are in Thanet, near the sea, thin chalk soil. The fig tree is about 5years old, in sun, roots restricted by 2 concrete fence bases. It seems to be Green figs (don't go really brown). We sometimes get 2 crops a year, July and autumn, usually edible. But it needs pruning as we cant reach the figs, but the birds or squirrels can. I guess I should do this after any crop in autumn
I just squeeze mine (very gently). I don't get many though. I had none after an unseasonable air frost took all the leaves off about 4 years ago. I may get one or two this year. The tree is 21 years old and in a very big pot. Probably needs a bit of a compost refresh as it's not been touched for a few years. Once you have had fresh figs that are ripened on the plant, you will never want to buy them again. Re climate change, it's not so much baffoonery as greed and selfishness that stops change from happening as quickly as it needs to (or, possibly, sadly, disatrously, at all), surely. But yes, probably best stick to figs, here.
We are in Thanet, near the sea, thin chalk soil. The fig tree is about 5years old, in sun, roots restricted by 2 concrete fence bases. It seems to be Green figs (don't go really brown). We sometimes get 2 crops a year, July and autumn, usually edible. But it needs pruning as we cant reach the figs, but the birds or squirrels can. I guess I should do this after any crop in autumn
Hi, figs are best pruned in winter because they can bleed from the cuts at other times of the year. There is a bit about pruning in the link which might help
My neighbour has a very venerable fig tree which tries to grow and fruit, they are delicious, but as he doesn't eat figs he keeps hacking it down to a few feet whenever the mood takes him. I grew up with 2 huge fig trees trained on arches right across the garden. I use to hunt for the new figs each year, tuck them behind leaves, hoping the grownups wouldn't find them when they were ripe! As above, once you have eaten a freshly picked, ripe fig you will never want to buy them from a supermarket.
I have a small fig tree, between three and four feet tall, in a pot, where it has been for a couple of years. This summer, it has produced three figs, which suddenly start getting bigger over the last few weeks. Over the last few days, the fruit has been changing in colour, and today I noticed that they were starting to split. Here are the two that I picked this afternoon. Not as dark as I thought they would go, ( Brown Turkey variety ) but I have just eaten one of them, and it was delicious!
I’ve now eaten the three figs that ripened on my little fig tree. Really enjoyed them! There are a couple of small figs which have started to grow. Are these ones I should remove, or leave until next year?
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Re climate change, it's not so much baffoonery as greed and selfishness that stops change from happening as quickly as it needs to (or, possibly, sadly, disatrously, at all), surely. But yes, probably best stick to figs, here.
Hi, figs are best pruned in winter because they can bleed from the cuts at other times of the year. There is a bit about pruning in the link which might help
https://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/grow-plants/how-to-grow-figs/
As above, once you have eaten a freshly picked, ripe fig you will never want to buy them from a supermarket.
There are a couple of small figs which have started to grow. Are these ones I should remove, or leave until next year?