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18-10-2007, 10:57 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Sacha
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Fig bounty!
On 17/10/07 23:22, in article
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"Pam Moore" wrote:
On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:12:40 +0100, Sacha
wrote:
Ray has just brought in a 3l. plant pot half filled with ripe figs. The
other half has gone to one of the family!
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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