Fig Tasting Reality Check - Comparing 'High End' Varieties

In this video I show you guys some of the tastiest varieties I grow. Only to find that most are not at the quality they should be due to the rain we've been having.

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[spendleton]

I love my Texas Everbearing fig trees. They produce TONS of small, really sweet figs that ripen in just a few short days. I love it.

[Omicronian]

My choices for down here in SW Florida I am more about splitting and mold resistance. I would rather have edible fruit over "must haves" that spoil before ever getting a fully ripened fruit.

[jamiedougherty]

Great video Ross and great points. This is definitely some great insight into the varying levels of frustration we experience as we jump through hoops every year to get to eat our fav varieties! We are still learning new lessons every year right? I love that part of it and I think your videos really show the importance of paying attention to what’s going on your own backyard versus another grower a few hundred- to a few thousand miles away 👍🏼

I have noticed that Moscatel Preto can really vary in size from year to year and I prefer them at medium to med/large size at most myself, but dang do I love that unique caramel flavor! Lol! The hang time to perfection could be pretty long at times, so thats a great point especially in a very rainy season.. it’s still my all time fav but looking forward to the knowledge this season will bring 😉

Keep up the great work Ross! I miss all of you guys (my fig bros!) big time btw!

[MG-txyb]

Is it the water hitting the figs that makes them split? Or the moisture in the air and the drenched roots? If someone had a retractable awning they could unroll to keep the rain off their trees would they still split from the moisture in the air? How do they deal with it in the tropics where it rains half the year? Magnesium (epsom salt) helps tomatoes not get blossom end rot. I wonder if a regular dose of epsom during fruiting might help the figs withstand the fluctuations in weather.

[Iloveorganicgardening]

I am finding that it's a fine line between being perfect and having them be rotten with my Celest. is that because of the rain?

[tgstanleyfineart]

I've watched quite a few of these and I have no idea what you are counting from...What is day 0 referring to?

[mikedan]

How do you keep figs from being eaten by possums, Ross?