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[Anton Callaway <marillen@earthlink.net>]

We've had our first 'Desert King' this past week.  Very hot dry weather- 
perfect for ripening the figs.  They are marvelous this year!  Birds haven't 
bothered them yet.  The occasional fruit with ants is a different-favored 
treat.  I just eat the ants and all- gives the figs a spicy whang.

Anton
Piedmont NC
Zone 8a/7b

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>From: Richard Harrison <rharrison922@yahoo.com>
>Sent: Jun 27, 2009 1:30 PM
>To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
>Subject: Re: [NAFEX] figs ripe
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>Kevin,
>    What variety is your fig? I don't have any fig variety ripe--or near 
>ripe--that I know of. Negronne's "breba" figs are gone. Celeste will be a 
>while yet. Green Greek--can't tell. Conadria---not yet. San Piero---not yet. 
>Marseilles--not yet...............
>                                                       Regards,
>                                                       Richard
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>--- On Sat, 6/27/09, Kevin Moore <aleguy33@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>From: Kevin Moore <aleguy33@yahoo.com>
>Subject: [NAFEX] figs ripe
>To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
>Date: Saturday, June 27, 2009, 11:01 AM
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>My figs are ripe about two weeks earlier than usual. Must be the excessive 
>heat. The strawberries have aborted their second flush and the elderberries 
>aborted too. Probably too dry. No rain for a month now. I guess I should put 
>some irrigation in for the strawberries. Maybe next year. Last of the 
>grapefruit still holding on.
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