Usually, by this time, it has lots of fruit almost ripe.
This year, it put on a lot of new branch growth and height, so I figured it was one of the years fruit trees don't produce much, putting most energy into increased size. The wee lil tree produced a LOT of fruit last year, so I expected a low yield year. But, now it's blooming?
And Sam the Turkey Fig tree has been confused for a couple years now. Leafed out in early spring, then dropped leaves at the usual time last year, followed immediately by a new flush of leaves in Oct. We are in AZ but at an altitude where we do get frosts, so Sam's new fall leaves did not fair well.
This year, the spring leaf growth on the little fig tree was pathetic. Most of the summer spent with no leaves at all. Small branches dried and died. Figured Sam was a goner as the heat has been terrible and watering didn't seem to help at all. Now, suddenly, he's trying to leaf out again. Not especially vigorous, pretty pathetic actually. Seems little Sam just isn't gonna make it.
The jasmine (shaded most of the day) has nearly doubled in size this year. Will have to make some additions to the trellis when/if it goes a bit dormant for the winter. It does stay beautifully green all winter, but then I tent it if we have temps below 20° at night.
Didn't even plant peppers, tomatoes, eggplant this year and I am getting on in years and summer came early here and hit really hard. Getting ready to plant fall/winter veggies as we are expecting a wet winter due to El Nino. Got a little pop up mini green house for one of the raised beds if temps get really low this winter. Not sure what to expect anymore. Even the birds and bugs are behaving oddly.
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