A fig season lasts four weeks, and color tells you nothing
How to tell if figs are ripe using weight, give and a bent neck, why color misleads, Black Mission against Brown Turkey, and uses for a soft box.
fruit storage
Which trick keeps a cut apple white for six hours?
How to keep apples from browning, tested six hours: lemon water, salt water, honey water and plastic wrap scored side by side. Lemon finished third.