Would you go dormant already? Geez!

ETXfigs said:
I don't know if you have thought about timing when your figs ripen. The growers up north are all about getting a head start in the spring. @grasshopper is knowledgeable about timing the figs in Texas. The idea is that the figs will ripen much better later in the season when it is not 100 degrees every day. I haven't really thought too much about it yet. I'm just trying to keep these cuttings from failing. But you are much farther south than we are up here, so it's just something to think about.
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I did notice we got more ripe earlier in the summer but it was like the didn't want to when it was the 100 plus days. Started wondering if next year it might need shade cloth for three hours out of the day
 
betdempster said:
I did notice we got more ripe earlier in the summer but it was like the didn't want to when it was the 100 plus days. Started wondering if next year it might need shade cloth for three hours out of the day
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That would probably be a good idea. I have not used a shade cloth but I would like to get one. I barley get enough hours of sun where my figs are, so I don't know if I should give them any shade.
 
I would say a shade cloth wouldn’t be a bad idea if you notice the high temperature stall. I’ve noticed it once our temps hit 105, my trees basically froze in time. Last year I didn’t notice it, but we didn’t have our normal summer.
 
Jigfig said:
I would say a shade cloth wouldn’t be a bad idea if you notice the high temperature stall. I’ve noticed it once our temps hit 105, my trees basically froze in time. Last year I didn’t notice it, but we didn’t have our normal summer.
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I agree, when I lived in Texas a heat stall was not uncommon especially for younger plants. Shade cloth helped. Some garden/feed stores sell it by the yard which makes it fairly cheap. I remember reading a post on the other forum from a gentleman in Saudi Arabia. Because of his extreme heat, he said his trees would drop leaves, go dormant in the summer and be active during all the other seasons.
 
Picked the last batch of good figs today. The weather has gotten colder now. The tule fog from the Central Valley really knocked the figs out.
This has turned out to be the weirdest fig season ever.
The figs are fully ripe but the syconium is a lot thicker than the fruits that ripened earlier, still soft and delicious though.
Top two are CDD Rimada and Grise from this year grafts. I didn’t think it would ripen.
 

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oat said:
Picked the last batch of good figs today. The weather has gotten colder now. The tule fog from the Central Valley really knocked the figs out.
This has turned out to be the weirdest fig season ever.
The pulp is fully ripe but the syconium is a lot thicker than the fruits that ripened earlier, still soft and delicious though.
Top two are CDD Rimada and Grise from this year grafts. I didn’t think it would ripen.
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The left CDD is uncaprified. The right one is caprified. My wife preferred the uncaprified one!
 
oat said:
Picked the last batch of good figs today. The weather has gotten colder now. The tule fog from the Central Valley really knocked the figs out.
This has turned out to be the weirdest fig season ever.
The figs are fully ripe but the syconium is a lot thicker than the fruits that ripened earlier, still soft and delicious though.
Top two are CDD Rimada and Grise from this year grafts. I didn’t think it would ripen.
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"Weird" is definitely how I would describe this season as well. All over the place
 
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