Slightly off topic, but I saw that there was some good advise given
here about fig trees and their fruit, so I hoped someone might answer
my fairly basic question:

I have a fig tree that is fruiting quite well. How do you know when
the fruit is ripe (ready for picking)? Does it go soft or hard or
change color or what? Sorry I dont know what type of fig tree it is,
but it is about two or three years old and about six feet by six feet
spread across my south facing fence.

Thanks in advance

Chris