Duluth Fig Society

12/25/2024

Merry Christmas to all figs and lovers of figs

08/27/2024

FIGS: NOT FRUIT, Did You Know?
A fig is not just an ordinary fruit, in fact, it's not even a fruit.
Strictly speaking, figs are inverted flowers.
Figs don’t bloom in the same way as other fruit trees like almonds or cherries.
Figs have a very curious history.
They're technically not a fruit, but an infruity (a lot of fruits).
In a nutshell, figs are a kind of inverted flowers that bloom inside this large, dark, red-hued bud we know as figs.
Each flower produces a single nut and a single seed called an "aquarium".
The fig is made up of several branches, which give it this characteristic crunchy texture.
Therefore, when we eat one fig, we are eating hundreds of fruits.
But the most amazing thing, it’s the special pollination process that fig flowers need to reproduce.
They can’t depend on whether, the wind or the bees bring pollen as other fruits; some varieties need a species known as the fig wasps.
These insects transport their genetic material and allow it to reproduce.
For their part, fig-wasps couldn’t live without figs, as they deposit their larvae inside the fruit.
This relationship is known as symbiosis or mutualism.
Currently, the vast majority of producers of this fruit no longer need the work of wasps.
Most fig varieties for human consumption are part non-genetic.
This means they always bear fruit in the absence of a pollinator.---borrowed post---

07/28/2024

Been harvesting, no, eating, the breba crop figs on the trees. Some fig varieties have a spring or breba crop in addition to the late summer crop. Breba crops are smaller than late summer crops but just as loved and eaten

05/31/2024

Lovely new book I picked up yesterday...

05/21/2024

Today I put some of my fig prunings in soil after ca. 3 months in water. I changed the water every week and used vitamin B1 about every 3rd week. Some root nodes have formed and I'm hoping these canes are ready to root themselves. These are mostly Celeste and Black Mission varieties in the soil; the others will get planted soon.

05/20/2024

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05/20/2024

I recently put my 21 fig plants outside and they aren't happy. The wind and sun are burning them but they'll respond with new leaves and jump into their summer guise. I have several varieties, including Celeste (most productive), Brown Turkey, Kadota, Black Mission and Chicago Hardy... and a lot of cuttings in their rooting stages... I bring them into the basement in mid to late Oct and put them in a pitch dark room that is 40-50 degrees, water them once a month, and then move them into a slightly lit area in Feb and use artificial lights to wake them up... they quickly respond, but then moving outside is always traumatic for the leaves...

05/20/2024

Growing Figs in Cold Climates: A Complete Guide, by Lee Reich... a good short overview of many aspects of managing your fig pet/s

05/20/2024

What are you favored resources for figs in northern climates like Duluth?