Stem rotten... 90% has gone dead!
2024/06/30: Repotted balance fig tree and try to place a cap at the main stem to avoid too much water at the center!
Let's see how they can survive!
Rooting well!
2023/12/24: roots look like over grown in small airlayer bag. Decide to cut today ir within next few days !
2023/12/23: Airlayer 2 thick matured fruiting branches ; also start fruiting too! Need another week; by end-Dec, to cut and transplant into pot for root system development .
Awesome fig must propagate to prevent termination due to unforeseen circumstances!
2023/11-16: End of harvest fig ripening season... in 2-4 weeks time; prepare to airlayer first 2 fruited branches for propagation!
2023/11/12: Super jammy honey fig is ripening from airlayer branch!
And ... every new node from mother plants has a new figlet !
Also, every new node from airlayer fruiting branch will have figlet too!
Sweetness Brix 21.5 scale!!!
Today's harvest 100gm for 3 pinkish Jordan Fig: 26, 30, 44gm each!
Another 5 more to go before airlayer down from 6ft to 3 ft for regeneration of new branches!
It's amazing color and taste!
Ripened fig kept in fridge while away traveling! Concluded that small figs are the best vs big fig like Brown Turkey, China fig, Taiwanese fig and all those sold in supermarkets ( are literally tasteless)!
So, try to grow your own fig trees for fruits of labour!
2023/10/25: today, bought another batch of good figs along roadside stop! Found a way to choose a fully ripen figs; fig must feel heavy ; light fig is usually has hollow center; non juicy! SG$6/kg!
Large China Fig (likely same as Taiwanese Poh Zhi Hong" !
BUT mild sweetness; likely the figs is 80% ripe upon harvest!
After tasting all the big figs, the small figs are still the best since it's fully ripened on the tree!
Small but absolutely tasty fig!
2023/10/10: ... look like it's going into dormancy! Time to repot this oldest 3 yr old fig tree; with new potting mix ... !
Dry fig in fridge
Fully ripen fig kept in fridge for 1 week (partial dehydrated) ; amazing taste like juicy candy sweet!!!
2023/09/28 Update: Pinkish Jordan Fig! Fully ripen attractes with mass of ants! Harvested a day late! Should have harvested 3 days once it starts ripening process!
Taste & Vision Note:
Skin is pinkish red!
Flesh color is pinkish red too!
Taste is very sweet , juicy and jammy! Concentrated tasty fig jam!
2023/09/27 Update: new leaves are sprouting and look like it's rooting well after transplanted in ground! Espalier to spread out the branches. Trimmed off short dormant branches. Airlayer off extra dormant branch.
Next step is to reduce the tree from 5 ft down to 2 ft above ground by airlayer half way at 2 ft above ground in 6 months time!
2023/09/20: Looking great! Dropped off once touched! 4 days from starting ripening to fully ripened!
2023/09/16: Finally 2nd batch of Pinkish Jordan Fig is ripening in progress! Unfortunately, I will be away for 1 week!
Iranian Golden Fig!
2023/09/14 Update: Sprouting new shoots... new leaves are growing well after all old leaves were removed durian transplant from pot to in ground!
Iranian Golden Fig
2023/09/14 Update: it is taking roots from new shoots are sprouting, new leaves are growing well ( old leaves remived during transplanting from pot to ground!
2023/09/14 Update: Notched above the node buds to agitate the node buds to sprout figlets & branches!
Wanting to grow more lower branches for more figlets and easier to harvest too at lower height.
Have you tried this method?
2023/09/11: admirable variegated jolly tiger fig trees!
Found a hidden ripened fig! Escaped from bird!