Fig season grow journal 2025

[Fishinjunky]

UPDATE JULY 6th

Everything is doing good and loaded with figs. Except for Campaniere the pot got to hot and it dropped all its leaves.




Chicago Hardy (stage 3 tree form)


RDB (stage 2 tree form training)


Unknown Sicilian Dark (stage 3 tree form)


Kesariani (stage 3 tree form)


Red Lebanese BV (stage 3 tree form)


Florea (stage 3 tree form)


Improved Celeste (stage 2 tree form training)


Left to right
Pastiliere, Teramo, De Tres Esplets, Iranian Candy (stage 1 tree form training)


Campaniere defoliated

 

[Topfigs]

Your trees look fantastic—healthy, vigorous, and beautifully maintained. Great work!

 

[ETXfigs]

They look great! I really like the shape of the Florea. I have one that I'm training/shaping just like it. It's only 2nd year tree but in a year or two, it should look like that one.

 

[superdave336]

Good looking trees.

 

[Fishinjunky]

Your trees look fantastic—healthy, vigorous, and beautifully maintained. Great work!

Thank you

 

[Fishinjunky]

They look great! I really like the shape of the Florea. I have one that I'm training/shaping just like it. It's only 2nd year tree but in a year or two, it should look like that one.

Awesome! Thank you

 

[Fishinjunky]

Good looking trees.

Thank you

 

[ktrain]

Man you got the touch.
Great looking healthy trees, nice work man.

 

[Fishinjunky]

Man you got the touch.
Great looking healthy trees, nice work man.

Thank you

 

[Ben]

Beautiful trees! I really like your pruning techniques.

 

[Fishinjunky]

UPDATE JULY 30th

Yesterday I harvested the first fig of the season. It was Florea tasted peachy very sweet delicious! The tree is 2 years old in 8 gallon pot has around 80 figs.

 

[superdave336]

Good looking tree and tasty looking fig.

 

[Fishinjunky]

Good looking tree and tasty looking fig.

Thanks

 

[Fishinjunky]

UPDATE AUGUST 3rd

We harvested 10 more Florea yesterday. We let them hang longer to get the caramel flavor. They were delicious! very sweet with a caramel and peachy flavor. I love this variety its early and delicious!

 

[ktrain]

@Fishinjunky Wow man, those are awesome specimen!
Some of the best Florea that I've seen....Congrats!

 

[Fishinjunky]

@Fishinjunky Wow man, those are awesome specimen!
Some of the best Florea that I've seen....Congrats!

Thank you!

 

[Fishinjunky]

UPDATE AUGUST 4TH

The next to ripen is Ronde de Bordeaux. We harvested 4 RDB yesterday they were so delicious jammy berry flavor. The tree is 1½ years old in 8 gallon pot. It's on stage 2 of tree form training

 

[superdave336]

Looks good. I can't wait to try mine.

 

[GIV]

You certainly hav the process locked down, well done

 

[ktrain]

You sure you're not in California? Lol