Fruits and Nuts: Finally...Figs!, 1 by ritchh

ritchh wrote:
Just picked a plate full today about 3 weeks later than normal. I really can't complain as my 50+ year old tree died back to the ground 2 winters ago and despite the fact that the figs are half pre-dieback size the tree is loaded (300-400 on the tree), about 10 ft. high and they're sweet as sugar. It grew to about 3 ft. last year from shoots that broke thru the ground the end of June with no fruit. I wrapped it last winter (first time I did in almost 20 years) and treated it 4 times this year with Messenger. Having no control it's impossible to tell what effect the Messenger had but it certainly did it no harm. Now as long as the warm weather holds I should be able to have fruit for the next 3 or 4 weeks. Now its time to go spend a fortune on the good imported Prosciutto!

Rich