We have a large fig tree trained against a south facing wall and I have taken a cutting from this which is now against the east facing wall in the fruit cage. I believe it is Brown Turkey.
The fig has 2 crops each year but rarely does the second crop ripen in this country.
In 2020 we had a fantastic crop 462 figs. They start to ripen in July with the bulk being picked in August and an odd few in September and early October.
This tree was getting out of hand, even blocking the door of a nearby greenhouse. So in the winter 2020/21 We gave it quite a drastic prune.
As a result we only picked 29 figs in 2021, most in September.
In 2022 we have picked 97 figs, 22 in October and amazingly 3 in November.
These were certainly from the second crop, they are usually hard green and small, they have to be removed over winter to stop the tree using energy in the Spring to try and ripen them.
The effects of a very hot and exceptionally long summer/autumn.
You can see here the small green second crop at the end of October and one has ripened. When ripe they swell and turn dark brown droop downwards and are soft to touch. All the leaves have already fallen off.
A fig in November ready to eat.
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