Fig Pinching Method

11 years ago

For those doubting Thomases who have expressed reservations that the "pinch after six" method of causing earlier maturation of your figs, I am here to testify. For two years now my celeste and brown turkey figs in northern Virginia have failed to ripen before the first frost. This past winter was harsh and my figs died down to the ground, but grew out from the roots. I knew that fruit maturation would be more doubtful this year. I used the pinch method after 6-7 leaves on a stalk and even with the freezing winter delay I have already harvested figs. First freeze normally occurs mid October so I will harvest even more. The pinch method works!

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radovan
11 years ago
Charlie Charlie Charlie, I am happy to hear good news that you did have a very good harvest but I did not use pinching method bcs some of my figs did not grow too much and ripening was like yours except I am in a much colder climate. plus, some of my fig trees were left outside and froze to the ground, shoots came up and gave me ripe fruits.
It means strange thigs do happen from year to year.
I leave 45 Km from Toronto= it's cold:-)
Monyet
11 years ago
A good thing happens this past winter,as most of my in the ground figs died,maybe not to the ground with some but i now have a chance to chainsaw them flush to the ground,as they starting to grow i pinch them at about 4 feet because of deer pressure, now they are 8 feet tall with a lot of multy branches, way too much.I did not get a lot of figs this year but grows.
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