Figs

[wildherbalian85]

I am very very surprised at the quality of the fresh figs that i bought at my local Morrison's today they where just like they should be as if they where picked today.... and they where very very ripe. The outer fig was a deep purple and very plump feeling with a syrup leaking from the base of the fig, inside was very juicy and extremely sweet And when bitten into, the fig practically melted in the mouth

Now out of the tray of figs half of them where like this... unfortunatly with a price of 2 figs for £1 i did not buy many.

[davidbr]

They must be imported, I suppose - Figs are well naturalised along the River Avon in Bristol, but I've never seen any ripe fruit on them. Presumably the weather in this country isn't warm enough.

[aeshna5]

Originally Posted by davidbr

They must be imported, I suppose - Figs are well naturalised along the River Avon in Bristol, but I've never seen any ripe fruit on them. Presumably the weather in this country isn't warm enough.

They can ripen in this country in sheltered places, though I don't know if any are harvested commercially. They ripen in the second year.

[wildherbalian85]

Originally Posted by davidbr

They must be imported, I suppose - Figs are well naturalised along the River Avon in Bristol, but I've never seen any ripe fruit on them. Presumably the weather in this country isn't warm enough.

Ahh of course they do.... i know of a lot of fig tree's (most in peoples garden ) around here and most will have ripe fruit.

The last 2 years have been terrible down here for figs but still a few of the tree's i know of have had ripe fruit. In good years i have known tree's to have 2 harvests of ripe fruit

But yes these where probably imported but i would be surprised if they had traveled far because once very ripe figs do not last long at all.

Fig tree's need to be cut back a little every few years otherwise they do not fruit so well.

[wildherbalian85]

Originally Posted by aeshna5

They can ripen in this country in sheltered places, though I don't know if any are harvested commercially. They ripen in the second year.

Figs ripen on the tree once detached from the tree they do not ripen. A fig is not actually a fruit but a flower.

In the proper climate there can be a potential of 2 crops a year from a tree.

[wildherbalian85]

YUMMY YUMMY

Almost ripe.....



and ripe





I ate around a dozen of these this afternoon

must admit that i expect sometime tomorrow i will be (something) through the eye of a needle... but it was worth it