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phoenixtropicals Site Admin
Joined: 06 May 2008 Posts: 1207 Location: Mesa Arizona
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Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 7:30 pm Post subject: Tis the season for figs |
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My neighbors gave us a big bowl of figs. This variety is green even when ripe. They were nice and sweet.
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phoenixtropicals Site Admin
Joined: 06 May 2008 Posts: 1207 Location: Mesa Arizona
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Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 7:31 pm Post subject: Black mission figs |
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Here are some black mission figs ripe on my tree. This tree is not too big yet so we got about 10 of them. They were yummy. Figs are so easy to grow here.
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myamberdog
Joined: 21 May 2011 Posts: 323 Location: palm springs, california
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Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 10:17 am Post subject: |
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PT - the Mission look like they would taste bette than the greenies - is that true?
Fig-a-Liscious!!!!!!!
m.a.d.
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Dauntless
Joined: 20 Nov 2010 Posts: 174 Location: Mesa, AZ
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Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 11:05 am Post subject: Just for fun |
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While I have 4 different fig trees, Kadota, Black Jack, Panache Tiger and Violette De Bourdeaux, I have only tasted one Black Jack that the birds missed. This has been my one and only experience eating a fresh fig.
Since my trees are pretty young, I hope to some day have bowls of figs to share like your neighbors. What a nice harvest.
Do some of you more experienced fig tasters, have favorites? As mangomutt said, the darker ones look like they would be better than the green ones.
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phoenixtropicals Site Admin
Joined: 06 May 2008 Posts: 1207 Location: Mesa Arizona
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Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 7:00 pm Post subject: |
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The black mission have a richer flavor but a slightly funny after taste. The green ones don't seem to have the aftertaste. They are both good though. The birds don't seem to bother my figs much at all. Maybe they are too busy trying to find a gap in the net on my peach tree.
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CardinalTetra1
Joined: 31 Mar 2012 Posts: 4 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
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Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 7:11 pm Post subject: |
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I am growing Black Mission, Kadota and Brown Turkey here in Las Vegas. The trees have been in the ground for 10 years and produce an abundance of fruit. After slicing them into 1/4 inch pieces, they easily dry in the house, providing an almost year-round supply of fruit.
Dale
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