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| About the Author Enid Stillhard Yamba 21st June 2007 3:02pm #UserID: 27 Posts: 2 View All Enid Stillhard's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Enid says... Hi, Here is the picture, we now have a concern as the fruit has gone black. Whilst it is winter with temps of as low as about 8 degrees, we think that was not the problem. It seems the ants got into it! Any ideas of what to do now? And how to avoid it? Thanks.
| About the Author Enid Stillhard Yamba 21st June 2007 3:06pm #UserID: 27 Posts: 2 View All Enid Stillhard's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author hana1 eastwood 22nd June 2007 12:21pm #UserID: 82 Posts: 1 View All hana1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Dave3 24th June 2007 8:58pm #UserID: 91 Posts: 9 View All Dave3's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author sheila mccart panania 5th September 2007 7:01pm #UserID: 284 Posts: 2 View All sheila mccart's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Enid says... Hi all, Thanks for your replies. Sorry I did not get back to you sooner. The tree is now planted in the ground. The black spots have gone and I hope it will bear fruit again. We do get some strong winds here, but once the roots have taken hold we will take the stakes out. However, we find that we need to give some "guideance" by loosly staking it, otherwise the trees grow with a lean. Thanks again, regards Enid | About the Author Enid Yamba 27th October 2007 11:14am #UserID: 384 Posts: 1 View All Enid's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Gary4 Maleny, Qld 10th December 2007 8:42am #UserID: 494 Posts: 1 View All Gary4's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Elizabeth says... Gary, in my layman's opinion it looks like your fig has rust. I bought a small fig about three weeks ago from a nursery and with all the wet humid weather we have been having in Sydney my tree is being attacked by what I believe to be rust too. If anyone could offer us any advice re treating this problem safely then it would be much appreciated! | About the Author Elizabeth Sydney 11th December 2007 11:20am #UserID: 500 Posts: 10 View All Elizabeth's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Correy says... Here is my guess. My fig tree had similar leaves to the one in Gary's picture. And when you look on the underside of the leaves there are these small white worm things that hide very well. What I did was pick them all off and then this year I have been spraying with this insect spray: http://www.ecoathome.com.au/displayproduct.asp?id=1008 Seems to be working for me. The fruit is just starting to develop for me now. Perhaps you have something different though. | About the Author Correy Woolloongabba, QLD 11th December 2007 11:35am #UserID: 3 Posts: 493 View All Correy's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author taree 28th January 2008 8:37am #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author jo4 camden 27th February 2008 5:20pm #UserID: 724 Posts: 1 View All jo4's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Scott G says... I netted my tree once to stop the birds. It was reasonably successful. The figs that were close to the netting still got picked at. The net was on for a while because my figs ripened over an extended period. The net was not very friendly to the new leaves. But some figs are better than none – yum! | About the Author Scott G The Gold Coast 28th February 2008 8:39am #UserID: 44 Posts: 117 View All Scott G's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Marina Victoria 3rd March 2008 7:59am #UserID: 732 Posts: 6 View All Marina's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author WA girl perth 3rd March 2008 5:36pm #UserID: 720 Posts: 9 View All WA girl's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Marina says... I bought my fig tree from Grevillea nursery. It had the top damaged but it hasnt deterred the tree from giving me huge figs last spring and is now full again with figs. I dont net my tree as the fig tree is only 1 metre high and its close to my shaded pergola. The birds are more interested in my veggie garden.
| About the Author Marina Victoria 4th March 2008 7:46pm #UserID: 732 Posts: 6 View All Marina's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jo says... We have recently 'inherited' a small orchard, inc a fig tree, which I have deduced to be a 'white genoa' (has green skin when fully ripe). Would appreciate some adice on when to spray / fertilize. There has been some evidence of borers (which we pruned off last spring), and we have had an OK summer crop of delicious figs, when we have been able to beat the cockatoos (will try a net next year...) Thanks in anticipation...Jo | About the Author Jo5 Picton 9th March 2008 9:51pm #UserID: 752 Posts: 1 View All Jo5's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author t dk sydney 7th July 2008 2:28pm #UserID: 1139 Posts: 1 View All t dk's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Reena1 Cape Town 20th January 2009 10:41pm #UserID: 1896 Posts: 1 View All Reena1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Brad says... Any idea what is causing the light brown colouring on the photo of the fig cutting I started late last winter? It only seems to affect the variety I was told is "late", but has larger single pronged leaves (so far any rate). The affected leaf yellows off and I've had one drop already so I'd like to fix ASAP- I'm thinking its likely fungal - so might try sulfur. But would appreciate it if anyone can diagnose. The neighbouring other varieties (3 pronged leaf, I'm told fruits twice a year) don't seem to be affected (yet?) and seem quite happy
| About the Author Brad2 Como, Perth 21st February 2010 6:23pm #UserID: 2323 Posts: 762 View All Brad2's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. WA 21st February 2010 8:06pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Brad2 Como, Perth 22nd February 2010 2:21am #UserID: 2323 Posts: 762 View All Brad2's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. WA 23rd February 2010 10:45am #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Michael29 Sydney, Australia 23rd January 2012 2:36pm #UserID: 6444 Posts: 1 View All Michael29's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author chris31 port macquarie 13th February 2012 7:15pm #UserID: 6544 Posts: 1 View All chris31's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Shawn says... I'm desperately hoping someone can help me with getting rid of something causing my black genoa figs to start "rotting" on the branch. It's affecting <50% of my fruit. They start when they are still green and hard and develop a soft, gooey spot near the opening which then makes the whole fruit mushey and if left, causes the whole fruit to be covered in a black fuzzy mould. I'm desperate as this whole procedure take only a day or two. HELP
| About the Author Shawn2 Hervis Bay, NSW 22nd February 2012 4:01pm #UserID: 6602 Posts: 1 View All Shawn2's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Prickles says... I 'acquired' a black fig sucker from a between tenants house many years ago. There were two very large, very old fig trees in the yard, plus numerous suckers (scorched earth these days). My tree gives a light crop in spring, and a much heavier crop in February. The fruit is large and beautifully sweet. My fig intrigues me because it produces a very red jam. I've been given surplus black figs from different people, but they always produce a brownish jam. Does anyone know what my variety might be? | About the Author Prickles NSW Southern Tablelands 21st March 2012 8:03am #UserID: 4615 Posts: 21 View All Prickles's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John I. says... Hi Prickles, Sorry I don't have an answer for you but perhaps you can find something on this web site: http://www.figs4fun.com/ | About the Author JohnI Melton 22nd March 2012 10:10am #UserID: 1975 Posts: 248 View All JohnI's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Prickles says... OMG! I didn't know there were so many varieties! And just to complicate things, I live in an old country town - the original fig (possibly earlier that the tree from which my sucker came from) could have come from anywhere, at any time. Perhaps its suckering habit made it unpopular as a nursery/orchard variety. The birds have polished off the last of this season's fruit. I'll have to wait until next year, cut one in half and compare with the photos on Figs 4 Fun. Thank you for directing me to this site - it is fascinating. | About the Author Prickles NSW Southern Tablelands 22nd March 2012 9:05pm #UserID: 4615 Posts: 21 View All Prickles's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Prickles says... Reply to Michael about the shells - but I stuffed up. As John says, it is scale insects. Some species of ants have a symbiotic relationship with scale insects. The ants 'farm' the scale insects to eat the honeydew which is released from the scale. I've read that the ants will even carry scale insects from an over-crowded branch to a less crowded spot. I had a massive scale problem on a couple of ornamentals. I'm sure the ants cleaned the white oil off the scale. I had no luck with the scale until I also started to control the ants, using ant baits. They turned their noses up at a mix of borax and icing sugar. So, if you notice ants marching up the trunk of your fig ... | About the Author Prickles NSW Southern Tablelands 22nd March 2012 9:18pm #UserID: 4615 Posts: 21 View All Prickles's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author MaryT Sydney 4th April 2012 9:09am #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jason says... I finally got a fig from an old resident variety that's been growing here in Portland. I was quite surprised to see it was a green skinned fig. It was more pink/red inside than the typical white fig, more than white Genoa which is more than Excel. White Genoa tastes better than Excel and this Portland one was better than Genoa, just a little better imho. Only those three have ripened fruit thus far. | About the Author Jason Portland 12th April 2014 2:27pm #UserID: 637 Posts: 1217 View All Jason's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 12th September 2014 7:43am #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author TMary Neutral Bay NSW 12th September 2014 9:54am #UserID: 9334 Posts: 159 View All TMary's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author IJH Morley WA 10th April 2018 12:45pm #UserID: 18253 Posts: 1 View All IJH's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Julie says... IJH, The blue blocks from the supermarket have a hole in them (I think!) Could you thread string through and hang or tie them in the tree? I recently had a huge problem with mice, that were not taking baits. Systems Pest Control sold me some very effective baits that are not available in shops.Gone in a week, but I saw one today, as they never go away for good! | About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 11th April 2018 7:29pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Fruitylicious1 says... Hi IJH Vermins hate Peppermint smell. Dab some cotton balls with pure peppermint oil and put them strategically around the garden and shed where there is a suspected rat activity. Plant some catnip around the garden. Rats hate them too. Always keep the garden clean and tidy by removing food scraps and water sources like bird bath and drink bowls for dogs. Happy gardening :-) | About the Author Fruitylicious1 TAMWORTH,2340,NSW 12th April 2018 6:44am #UserID: 16885 Posts: 709 View All Fruitylicious1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Phil49 Port Macquarie 8th November 2018 1:32pm #UserID: 19315 Posts: 1 View All Phil49's Edible Fruit Trees |
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