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I had to see how many Fig Lovers we have here. All our Fig trees froze to the ground this year. Several I pulled up with my Backhoe and Potted in 25gal Pots. This is the first Black Mission Fig to start ripening. We will need a knife.
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Beautiful fig. My grandparents had a couple varieties of figs planted at their house and we tried to get it but my uncle ended up with the place. My grandmother made the best fig preserves. Haven’t had any figs since they passed away in 2020. Well I’ve had a couple fig newtons but do they really count? Lol
I love figs. I really started enjoying them in the Middle East. Preserves are the best
I have lots of figs.
Glad to see another fig hound.
PPG has lots of figs too.
When my nieces and nephews were small.
They came to our house, they always asked if we had any Pig jam they could take home! LOL
Of course they never left empty handed.
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a grande by golly .....good stuff
Beautiful fig! Haven’t had any figs for several years. Been thinking about planting one to have my own. Can you tell me how hard are they to grow? I’m from North Carolina. Thanks ✝️
They are some good eating
Need to keep a keen eye out for squirrels. They take one bite out of that one, a bite out of the other one, and so on. My fig tree isn’t doing very well.
Need to keep a keen eye out for squirrels. They take one bite out of that one, a bite out of the other one, and so on. My fig tree isn’t doing very well.
That thing is huge, you sure it's a fig! Looks like an air balloon!
So after a few discoveries they are very easy to grow. Pelletized Lime - Crushed Oyster Shells - Rock Phosphate are the secret ingredients. You can grow there 3 varieties, Chicago Hardy, Celeste, Brown Turkey, and possibly Texas Everbearing. I had numerous trees freeze to the ground this year even young Turkey Figs. They are best planted on the South Side of a structure near concrete even better.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dexterpreacher
All the Tree Rats have been wiped out, they are so tough on the fruit tree production I can have them on the place.Quote:
Originally Posted by Micanopy
Since I can palm a basket ball I thought a photo with normal figs might give a different perspective.
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Small to large - Brown Turkey, Celeste, Mission figs
Not sure about the others but I know I’ve had and like the brown Turkey. That’s one of the varieties my grandfather grew. Do the varieties taste about the same?
Most figs taste similar but the LSU Figs are all much sweeter, Black Mission - Black Italian taste stronger Fig flavor. Celeste make better mock Strawberry & Raspberry preserves & Quick Breads or Baking in general. Turkey figs make the best Fig preserves. A lot of the varieties I have are for drying. A perfectly dried fig is like Fig Newton good. Good for you too.Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperDave336