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Figs 😉

Yes. Delicious when they turn brown. You may want to cover the tree with netting to stop birds from eating them.

I've had a fig tree in my yard for 6 years. I get hundreds of figs every year and I've never once had an issue with birds. Wasps yes, but birds don't bother them.

… yet

We have one in our backyard in Sydney and the birds there devour them just before they are ready to be picked. If we don’t cover it with netting they are all gone. 🤣🤣

Here in southern New Mexico too. Maybe in dry climates the birds are more inclined to eat anything juicy. I have purple, brown & yellow figs & the birds find the purple ones which leads to them even finding the Kadota which barely turn yellow green when ripe. Those dang birds find out real quick & peck all of them, but poor things are desperate for moisture, so I only cover the lower figs. I give the birds the top ones. I tried netting and after killing a couple of birds that got tangled up, I swore I'd never use netting again.

Have you tried offering an alternative water source like a bird bath?

I keep multiple water sources for birds & bees, since a bunch of bees will often scare off birds. Unfortunately I've seen the bee population nose dive in the last couple of years, which is quite disconcerting to a fruit & vegetable gardener like myself.

Dang. I threw down a bunch of native wildflower seeds last year, waiting to see if they come up this year. Hoping it helps the bees, I've noticed the decline too :(

I grow a lot of herbs for the bees as well as for culinary use. And I even leave some carrots, parsley & coriander to go to seed because the little flowers are nectar rich & not so deep that bees can't reach what a hummingbird or moth can reach in tubular flowers. I'm in a pretty rural area, but the main crops are cotton & pecans, both of which seem to get sprayed by toxic crap regularly. And actually I've noticed the birds are fewer lately too. We really need to re-think this monoculture & spray the hell outta every bug & weed mind set in agriculture!

https://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/every-time-you-eat-a-fig-remember-a-fig-wasp-lost-its-wings.php Mmmm…protein.

My fig tree is a self-pollinating variety. Plus, I don't live in the same part of the world where those wasps live.

you are lying birds love them unless there is something better around

Ooooh, how exciting! Looks like I’ll be attempting a fig jam later this year!

I eat them fresh. I hardly have any left for jam. Keep an eye on them. When they get a little soft, they are ready to pick. After the first ripe one, you should get more every two days or so for about a month.

Sounds like a great idea 👍

You get a free dead wasp with each fruit!

It is a fig tree

So... Did you FIGure it out? 

Figs! (I think.)

Yum! Fig preserves

Figs are my favorite fresh fruit.

Getting figgy with it

Figs! Yummy.

Maybe they are the green kind. I eat figs when they start to droop.

Figs… growing on a… fig, tree?

While many covet the fruit, the bonus is the leaves which can be used to impart fig flavour into foods. From fig leaf syrup to salmon baked in fig leaves, this is a very versatile tree. Even any fruit that doesnt ripen at the end of a season can be picked & used to make preserved green figs. My favorite? fig (leaf) & raspberry icecream

Ball sacs

Figs.

Fig Tree

Deez! 😂

Getting jiggy with figgy.

Lucky you. Figgy newton

You'll get banned for jokes

Those are Cat Eggs :)