On Thu, 18 Oct 2018 14:09:42 David wrote:

Just discovered that our Brown Turkey has ripened as second crop fig.

There may be one or two more small ones with a chance as well.

I was just about to start a thread on this subject as well! I was going
to ask if anyone else was experiencing the ripening of a second crop
this year.

I've had a fig tree for nearly thirty years. During that time the crops
have been very small, usually only about half a dozen. until two years
ago when I had a crop of about fifty fruits.

Although I've had an embryo secondary crop every year, this year is the
first time ever that it has ripened and for the last week there must be
several hundred figs ripening. They are small compared to the earlier
crop but I've weighed some and they are between 50 and 70 grams each
which is, nevertheless, a respectable size.

Unfortunately the recent rain (which I missed as I was in France until
two days ago) has spoiled the look of this second crop but nevertheless
they are every bit as sweet as those from the early crop.

I took several rooted layers from my tree in Reading a few years ago and
planted them in my garden in Normandy. Only one survived (the roots of
the others were eaten by voles) and, although it isn't more than about
three feet high, it too has ripened a fig during this last week, but it
never had an early crop.

I'm now going to bed but not before I've had one or two figs!

David

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David Rance writing from Caversham, Reading, UK