In our yard we have a little green fig tree that has launched into an abundance of fruit-bearing over the recent past. In its initial 8 or 9 years, it languished. Its little buddy expired fairly early on (not unusual for fruit trees in our front yard soil, which could be described as a gravel bed with a slim overlay of topsoil.
An idea of how many figs this tree is putting out-- every branch is laden like this with a couple of crops.
And a shot of some of the 'baby' figs that will form the second crop later in the summer/early Fall.
The same fig tree just four years ago-- barely hanging on, and only producing a few figs that year.
We have fertilized/amended the soil around its roots with lime and rock phosphate. Those mineral nutrients have made a huge difference.
Here my d.h. is demonstrating that the tree is about 6' in breadth, not that the big one got away.
These are recipes I have used:
Yummy Quick and Easy Fig Jam (along with some interesting facts about figs)
Fig-Quince-Ginger Jam (yes I also have a quince tree-- not thrilling, but good in this jam)
An idea of how many figs this tree is putting out-- every branch is laden like this with a couple of crops.
We have fertilized/amended the soil around its roots with lime and rock phosphate. Those mineral nutrients have made a huge difference.
What do you do with your harvest of figs? I would appreciate some more ideas. Comment below!
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| Yummy Quick and Easy Fig Jam (on Hubpages) |
These are recipes I have used:
Yummy Quick and Easy Fig Jam (along with some interesting facts about figs)
Fig-Quince-Ginger Jam (yes I also have a quince tree-- not thrilling, but good in this jam)
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