The fig tree is only a few years old, brought here in a pot after I bought it from Wilkinsons for £3.50 in January 2017, just before we moved here.
Col took up a paving slab from the patio to make a sheltered spot for it and I watered it all through last year's and this year's dry summers.
I wasn't expecting any of the small figs to actually get big enough to eat before frosts stopped them, but I've been watching them slowly get bigger until at last they started to turn brown and were quickly picked and eaten.
There were 7 more after these two ............delicious.
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Sue
How wonderful. It looks delicious in the photo and a real treat!
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We've had our fig for 15 years. Initially it lived in our conservatory. After the 4th year, I picked a fruit every day for breakfast all through the summer months. It moved to Norfolk 4 years ago and now lives outside. Im hoping that by next summer it will have adjusted and start bearing fruit again. Fresh figs are a real treat - enjoy!
ReplyDeleteHow lovely I have a fig tree and this year it was ladened however I am pleased that the second crop doesn't ripen as I have figs everywhere i have bottled and frozen and given away tons.
ReplyDeleteI have a big fig tree, it was here when we moved in over 35 years ago. There are hundreds of figs every year. When my hubby was alive he used to pick them and put them out for sale on his egg trolley but now he's gone I'm afraid they just drop and rot.
ReplyDeleteIt is the one fruit I have tried which I really don't enjoy I'm afraid.
ReplyDeleteYour figs look delicious, I have thousands of damsons this year and are giving away so many.
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I love figs but our tree hardly produced any.
ReplyDeleteThey look pretty good. Our baby fig tree produced its first fruit this year. Only about 4 or 5 but perfect and very tasty. I am hoping this tree survives our winter, unlike the previous one it replaced that was ripped from the ground by a storm.
ReplyDeleteLovely, I would love to get a fig tree one day.
ReplyDeleteWe had a big tree we planted in the last house. It produced the most amazing dark purple fruit at the end of summer.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful. Sadly, I have been looking for figs to make a chutney I have a recipe for but as yet there are none in the stores here.
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ReplyDeleteYum. I love figs and have several that I have planted on my allotments, many years I was given a White Marseille and wish that I had known that you can & should prune them otherwise they get too tall / big. So I eat the lower ones & lots very of excited birds eat the uppermost ones, I (meanly) net all the other trees. Homegrown Summer & Autumn fruits are truly delicious.
ReplyDeleteIf you have a fig tree with no fruit, try to feed it with chicken pellets or ciric powder for fruit trees and never pick off small figs, not big enough for this year Hergest because some figs harvest two yearly so do not pick them off they will grow on and ripen for next year. My name is Tony from Hatfield I love figs and been growing them and eating them for 10 years email me with any questions, and I will try to help you, tonyvarnavas@yahoo.co.uk
ReplyDeleteThis is encouraging: I bought two grafted Fig plants at the back end of 2018 online and had low expectations this year in view of their age and this year’s weather. I also bought two young grafted small potted Fig plants this year from the local garden centre, to compare developments. They are all indoors; lasts years have shot up in height, one is more bushy and lower and one is much taller, nearly 3’ and more like a small tree. This year’s two purchases are quite bushy and comparatively short and bushy. As expected they haven’t fruited but I have learnt a lot about how they develop and what they like and don’t like, so it’s all good. I live in the Midlands so our climate is relatively cooler than down south. I’m a patient person and love growing small edibles. The Fig plants are showing signs of slowing down and moving into Autumn mode in preparation for Winter resting; I’m looking forward to next Spring; maybe next year they will grow a Fig or two between them!
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