UK gardening - Re: Fig bounty!

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Re: Fig bounty!

Sacha

2007-10-18, 9:25 am

On 17/10/07 23:22, in article 3p2dh3p9qp2kmg9cr5takrjntguest79k6@4ax.com,
"Pam Moore" <NOSpam.moore@NOSPAMvirgin.net> wrote:

> On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:12:40 +0100, Sacha
> <sacha@gardenweeds506.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
>
>
> Lucky you!
> I have over a dozen figs still on my plant, all only about walnut
> size, hard and green. Is there anything I can do with them? Do they
> stand a chance of ripening now? Will they ripen indoors if picked?
> Otherwise, I shall just have to sacrifice them and hope for more
> sunshine next summer.
>
> Pam in Bristol

I wouldn't be hopeful, Pam. I think they sound too tiny to ripen. I think
we must hope for more sun next year. And Ray tells me that I was wrong
about which fig tree we have these fruits from. The ones he picked *are*
Brown Turkey and the one in our courtyard is Brunswick. Brown Turkey is 'up
the field' and has a lot of sunshine, while Brunswick gets the warmth of the
courtyard wall and paving but is in shade some of the day.
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Sacha
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children.'

Pam Moore

2007-10-18, 8:25 pm

On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:57:02 +0100, Sacha
<sacha@gardenweeds506.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:

>On 17/10/07 23:22, in article 3p2dh3p9qp2kmg9cr5takrjntguest79k6@4ax.com,
>"Pam Moore" <NOSpam.moore@NOSPAMvirgin.net> wrote:
>
>
>I wouldn't be hopeful, Pam. I think they sound too tiny to ripen. I think
>we must hope for more sun next year. And Ray tells me that I was wrong
>about which fig tree we have these fruits from. The ones he picked *are*
>Brown Turkey and the one in our courtyard is Brunswick. Brown Turkey is 'up
>the field' and has a lot of sunshine, while Brunswick gets the warmth of the
>courtyard wall and paving but is in shade some of the day.

Thanks for the advice. I don't know what variety mine is, but it has
produced well in its second year, with a fruit at every leaf joint
now, though sadly it looks as if they will be wasted now. I've had
about 6. (and a half, after slugs or snails had had the other half!)

Pam in Bristol

Sacha

2007-10-18, 8:25 pm

On 18/10/07 23:26, in article h9nfh3p08n6v75rvgtan6somtu9c9udedf@4ax.com,
"Pam Moore" <NOSpam.moore@NOSPAMvirgin.net> wrote:

> On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:57:02 +0100, Sacha
> <sacha@gardenweeds506.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
>
>
> Thanks for the advice. I don't know what variety mine is, but it has
> produced well in its second year, with a fruit at every leaf joint
> now, though sadly it looks as if they will be wasted now. I've had
> about 6. (and a half, after slugs or snails had had the other half!)
>
> Pam in Bristol

Oh, bad luck but.....that may be 6 more than others have managed this year.
;-(

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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

Sacha

2007-10-19, 1:25 pm

On 19/10/07 00:13, in article
C33DA742.5C84C%sacha@gardenweeds506.fsnet.co.uk, "Sacha"
<sacha@gardenweeds506.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:

> On 18/10/07 23:26, in article h9nfh3p08n6v75rvgtan6somtu9c9udedf@4ax.com,
> "Pam Moore" <NOSpam.moore@NOSPAMvirgin.net> wrote:
>
>
> Oh, bad luck but.....that may be 6 more than others have managed this year.
> ;-(
>

And I must add that something quite strange must be going on here re figs
this year. Ray brought in another dozen this evening. The soil here is
certainly very fertile but can be very wet, IOW, everything figs are
supposed not to want!

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

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