Xtremehorticulture

When are figs ready to pick?

Q.
We have a small fig tree, about two years old. It has figs in place, but we do
not know how to determine when they are ripe for picking.

A.
The figs are ready when the neck on the fig starts to bend and the fruit
“sags”. Here this white fig is ready and the neck is bent. The green ones are
not and are straight.
Once bent you must
pick right away. Once they are ready you will pick nearly daily. They do not
ripen off of the tree. They must be picked fully ripe.

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