figs very dry and flavorless (forum)

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I've a roughly 1-2 year old fig plant. Not sure black genoa or brown Turkey. It fruited around 6 months back but figs very dry and not sweet. It fruited again and I removed last fig today of only 4 figs it produced this season but all of these fruits were very dry, no sweetness or flavors and fill of dry seeds.

I believe I have been watering it well and I always removed matured soft fruits.

Please advise what is it that I've been doing wrong. Also it would be good to know if it is black genoa or brown Turkey.

Time: 8th July 2014 7:02pm

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symiot says...
Cause could be numerous reasons but maybe you've picked them too early. What makes you think it is either BT or BG? Did you get it from a nursery?

Time: 8th July 2014 7:37pm

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BenW says...
Mine were rubbish for a few years after planting. They just dried up and dropped off, or hung around and didn't properly ripen, similar to what you describe.

I'm pretty sure that's just what young fig trees do.

Last year, I gave mine a good whack of lime (acid soil here, and they like lime)and tipped any sideshoots once they had a few small figs on them. This forces the tree to put more effort into a few fruit, rather than trying (and failing) to ripen all of them.

Follow the technique discussed here http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/fig/msg0611441718628.html

My larger trees (about 1.5M) went from 0 edible figs to 60-70, which I was pretty happy with. The figs on the smaller trees were still rubbish though.

Time: 8th July 2014 8:01pm

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denise1 says...
I have had good success with a dwarf tree that has good air movement around it and is in some stony soil. It is 2m high. Some people plant them on a mound or bury some concrete rubble under them. This helps to avoid too much wetness and you can always add more water when needed. Consider fertilising for fruit production and not lots that make a tree too big.

Time: 9th July 2014 6:57am

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aka says...
Yes I bought it from Nursery. It had a label but I have lost it and I don't remember if it is BT or BG.
Fruits were pretty soft when I picked.

Time: 9th July 2014 1:46pm

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symiot says...
In that case it still might be immature. Give it a small feed of dynamic lifter or similar after the next lot of figs start to appear. I am sure you will get a better crop this season but don't pick them early. Figs do not mature further once picked. It is very unlikely that the way you have planted it would impact on the quality of fruit. Planting stones, slabs or other restricters in the hole are mainly to do with restricting the growth of the tree rather than quality. General growth is not your issue. Most fruit trees take a couple of years to bear worthwhile edible fruit. Although figs are tough and hardy, they can also be temperamental at the start but eventually you will be rewarded. Provide as much sun as possible, some fertiliser and water at the optimum times. Plenty of info on the internet re figs. I have purchased two figs at different years that were mislabelled by Flower Power. I just wanted to make sure though you didn't unknowingly have a capri fig that requires pollination. A nursery would definitely not even mislabel those...I would hope.

Time: 9th July 2014 3:46pm

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