How does dry, hot weather effect figs?
A. This depends on a number of factors. In general, summer heat at its normal time and with normal moisture conditions is beneficial. A few varieties, however, such as Gillette, King, Genoa, and Green Ischia, are better adapted for cool summer areas. On the other hand, a long-lasting heat wave beginning in early summer, as experienced in the Southeast in 1998, can reduce or even eliminate the crops of some varieties, such as Alma, Celeste, Hunt, Kadota, Marseilles, and Tena normally well adapted to hot summer areas. Under the same conditions other varieties, such as Brown Turkey, Hardy Chicago, Conadria, Nero, and Sal’s Fig will fruit close to normally.
