Abundant Fig Harvest

[Naturalized-Texan]

Yesterday and today I have harvested 3 cereal bowls full of figs from the medium-sized fig tree growing next to our garage. They are delicious and very sweet. I have to harvest figs every day to beat the birds to them. Yesterday I saw no figs that had been eaten by the birds. Today I saw about a dozen figs at least partially eaten by birds.

For some reason, this year's fig harvest is the best since we planted that tree. I suspect that the reason for the abundant harvest was a wet April and May followed by an almost completely dry June that allowed them to ripen as sweet as they are.

[Large_Al]

I planted a fig tree last year. I didn't get any fruit. This year I have some starting to grow, little things the size of a small marble. I like figs so I hope I get there before the birds.

[Naturalized-Texan]

There are still a lot of green figs the size of a small marble on our tree. It looks like we will be trying to beat the birds to harvest figs for a quite a while yet.

[Riverboat]

I don't have squat on mine. Driest June on record.

[Naturalized-Texan]

I harvested another large cereal bowl of figs again today.

[Keb]

I "learned" to eat figs growing up. My Dad loved them and my Mom made sure to serve them as a special treat. One of his favorite sandwiches was chopped dried figs and pecans mixed into cream cheese and then spread on a very dark bread (not sure what it was). Anyway...........I'm jealous that you all have fig trees.