Ambrosia Beetle - interesting little bug, has hairs on it’s body that carry a particular fungus, when they bore into a tree the fungus transfers to the tree(and that is usually the riskiest part, as it’s hard to eliminate the fungal infection and also the bugs once they’re in), where they eat the fungus that grows as do their offspring.
Generally it’s only attracted to stressed trees, in my case the leafing out followed by a 26 degree day or two really stressed them out, plus now in a drought, I should have hooked up irrigation again sooner.
“afghanistanica” (Ficus johannis subsp. afghanistanica) is not a naturally occurring species of Ficus. Instead, it is a landrace species cultivated from crosses of F.c. rupestris and F.j. johannis, likely by the Hattians. There are a multitude of cultivars in several colors and flavors. In addition, there are feral F.j. afghanistanica which have been recultivated into the ornamental plant trade and can be purchased in the US. In general, the F.j. afghanistanica are typically non-persistent types requiring B. psenes wasp activity to retain their syconia.
@Richard thank you for that article. I am fascinated by the intersection of archeology and agriculture. What were fruits and other crops consumed today like two thousand to ten thousand years ago. With Easter week I’ve been reading about biblical era grapes and what wine would have been like in that region versus now.
@Centex
Back in 2006 when the article was published, it was thought that the Canaanites propagating figs around 9,300 BC in the lower Jordan valley had preceded wheat farming in Mesopotamia. However, more recent studies have shown that the Mesopotamian wheat originated in northern Anatolia and the native Anatolian farmers (NAF) began cultivating it around 12,000 BC. These were a race of short, dark-eyed peoples with straight black hair. Their population grew and began migrating around 10,000 BC in search of other lands to cultivate.
Whether the NAF cultivated figs is not yet known. At the time, native F.c. rupestris shrubs were a major component of the central Anatolian landscape.
Any thoughts on what might be wrong with my fig (if anything at all?) the new small leaves fell off and the older leaves are changing to this color. Happened while the fig was inside under grow lights a bit after waking up and growing really well- unsure if it’s too much water, too little water, too much fertilizer, too little fertilizer, or too much or too little light
might be mites. have a way to get a closer look? if not take a focused picture as close to the leaf as possible and you might be able to zoom in and see.
I would not say its any insect. Do you add any calcium? Lack of caclcium and magnesium makes the new leaves deformed in cuttings. But also fmv is not unlikely most have some amount of it and grow out with a little fertilization and age
I just added a small amount of miracle gro fertilizer (24-8-16) but no calcium or any specific fig formulation. I’ll try neem oil since I have it and I’ll add some calcium to the figs in case too
It does look very much like ca deficiency. Is there a supplement that is recommended (besides maybe tums )
Thank you! I just bought some Cali magic (great name for a product). I’ll add it to all my bagged figs now and probably will try “egg shells and vinegar” too for later
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