How to Harvest and Store Figs
Figs are a generous fruit as well as a tasty one. Under ideal circumstances they produce two crops a season - one in spring and an even heavier crop in August or September. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Drying Screens
- Drying Screens Or Racks
- Garden Shears
- Gardening Gloves
- Baking Dishes
- Knife
Instructions
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Pick figs for eating, baking or freezing when they are fully ripe, but pick for canning when the fruit is ripe but still firm. Fruit that has fallen to the ground is perfect for drying.
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Fruit is ripe when it is soft to the touch, its color is completely developed and it starts to bend at the neck.
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Fresh figs will come off the tree easily when you pick them; however, if a white sap is released from the stem when the fruit is picked, the fig is not yet fully ripe.
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Eat fresh, or keep in the refrigerator for up to one week to use in cooking or for pureeing.
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For longer storage, can or freeze the pulp or dry the fresh fruit.
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