Tough, Dry Figs: Why Your Ripe Figs Are Dry Inside

By Amy Grant Fresh figs are high in sugar and naturally sweet when ripe. Dried figs are delicious in their own right, but they must be ripe first, prior to dehydrating for optimal flavor. Fresh picked fig tree fruit that is dry inside is definitely not desirable, however. If you have what appears to be ripe figs, but they are dry inside, what’s going on? Reasons for Dry Fig Fruit One of the more common reasons for tough, dry fig fruit may have to do with the weather. If you have had an especially long spell of excessive heat or drought, the quality of the fig fruit will be compromised, resulting in fig tree fruit that is dry inside. Of course, there isn’t much you can control about the weather, but you can make sure to irrigate more frequently and mulch around the tree with straw to aid in water

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