Experiment: When to pick caprifigs for best pollen harvest

[JoePAFig]

I left it whole and used a food dryer on a very low temperature setting to dry the fruit externally, then cut it in half to allow the inside to dry a little before tapping out the pollen

 

[GoodFriendMike]

Thanks @JoePAFig.

I was thinking of drying whole figs in my dehydrator to see if it helps.

Wonder if that would cook the pollen?

 

[9ah-figlet]

Wonder if that would cook the pollen?

I wonder too. But if I can’t get the pollen out because it’s too wet, I’ve got nothing to lose by trying it and learning. I’d start slowly, but I’m running out of figs to experiment with. Three of my Enderud got eaten by critters last night.

 

[GoodFriendMike]

I wonder too. But if I can’t get the pollen out because it’s too wet, I’ve got nothing to lose by trying it and learning. I’d start slowly, but I’m running out of figs to experiment with. Three of my Enderud got eaten by critters last night.

The squirrel's seem to love mine. Not sure why. They take one bite and leave the rest.

 

[JoePAFig]

Wonder if that would cook the pollen?

I've set the dehydrator on very low temp, no warmer than outdoors on a sunny day assuming that it wouldn't damage the pollen

 

[RandyK]

Definitely following along! I had a terrible pollen harvest this year, so this is very informative for me.

 

[9ah-figlet]

Bees were buzzing around my ripening Saleeb so they must smell “good” to other critters too. When I arranged my fig patch, I put my caprifigs and Smyrnas on the perimeter closest to the woods thinking that they wouldn’t be taken as much. Ooops!

Aren’t Saleeb and Enderud supposed to be edible? I can never remember which crop.

 

[GoodFriendMike]

Bees were buzzing around my ripening Saleeb so they must smell “good” to other critters too. When I arranged my fig patch, I put my caprifigs and Smyrnas on the perimeter closest to the woods thinking that they wouldn’t be taken as much. Ooops!

Aren’t Saleeb and Enderud supposed to be edible? I can never remember which crop.

Main crop. Mammoni

 

[Bofig]

Thanks @JoePAFig.

I was thinking of drying whole figs in my dehydrator to see if it helps.

Dehydrators introduce heat and air flow so may be counter productive