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Figs for the backyard​

as weeds by taking a firm grip on them and pulling them upwards out of the ground.

We currently only carry self-pollinating fig varieties, so you won’t have to worry about finding a mate for your tree, or rely on nature to get pollen spread from a male flower to a female flower. You’ll have a reliable crop of figs year after year.

Harvesting​

Know your harvest time. Many fig trees produce fruit that ripens in the late summer and early fall, so it’s good to know where your tree falls on the timeline. Harvest times aren’t an exact science, since fig trees in warmer climates have the potential to fruit earlier.




Figs taste their absolute best once they ripen because this is when their juices taste the sweetest. If you harvest your figs too early, they might be bitter and dry. However, you also don’t want to wait too late to harvest, or the fruit could go bad!

The trick is to wait until your figs fully turn their mature color. Some figs have shades of rust brown, some have dark purple hues, and others stay green. Also, look at the neck of the fruit: if it has a slight bend instead of sticking straight out, then your figs are ready to be harvested.

When picking your figs off the tree, gently remove the fruit from the stem. Make sure that you don’t rip the neck during this process.

Figs can be stored in a refrigerator for about a week, and they should be placed there once their skin starts to wrinkle or develop creases. If figs are dried either by sitting in the sun for a few hours or in a dehydrator, they can be stored for months.