Fig issue

[evangelos]

Hello everyone,
I was wondering if someone could help with a problem I have with my figs. They sprout and grow really well however at some point they turn yellow , go soft , rot and fall . Inside they are hollow as pictured. This is happening on all my fig trees, three in total which I propagated from fig cuttings that produced edible figs on the mother tree. Any help would be much appreciated.

 

[GoodFriendMike]

Was the mother tree in an area with the fig wasp? If so. Are you? That is how many of my Smyrna types look when they fall if I don’t hand pollinate them.

 

[evangelos]

Interesting question , the mothers are found in central London , apart from one which is in lesvos Greece. Out of interest, how do you hand pollinate???

 

[GoodFriendMike]

Interesting question , the mothers are found in central London , apart from one which is in lesvos Greece. Out of interest, how do you hand pollinate???

I take pollen from the profichi crop of the caprifig mix it with a little water. I use bottle water because my tap water doesn’t taste the best. Than use a syringe to inject the solution in to the eye of the fig.

 

[ktrain]

Looks like you could use a Capri over there, everybodys doing it. Lol
Including me.

 

[Motherwise]

I take pollen from the profichi crop of the caprifig mix it with a little water. I use bottle water because my tap water doesn’t taste the best. Than use a syringe to inject the solution in to the eye of the fig.

How much solution does it take? At what stage of growth does it need to be injected?

 

[evangelos]

Thanks for the advice, so would you have to inject every fig then???

 

[GoodFriendMike]

Thanks for the advice, so would you have to inject every fig then???

unfortunately yes. But it is worth it if it is a good fig.

 

[RedSkip]

unfortunately yes. But it is worth it if it is a good fig.

5 cc of pollinated solution? Is there a recipe for grams of pollen per volume of solution?

 

[GoodFriendMike]

@Motherwise @RedSkip
I have never really measured the pollen or how much solution per fig.
It takes very little pollen. Once you put the pollen in water you will see what I mean.
It is very fine.
The solution, if you do it my way (Lamonte way) which is a hybrid method. I inject until it comes out the second hole which is added close to the stem. If you don’t add the hole. The solution will normally seep out around the syringe or you will feel pressure on the syringe and when you pull it out a tiny bit of solution will come out as well.