10-11-2011. Was able to taste test today more then just one fig a day of Bayernfeige Violetta.
Surprised that we still have good tasting figs this late in the year.
Bayernfeige Violetta was a big disappointment it's first year of fruiting, for us, 2010.
There was so much talk about it when we bought it back in 2009. That I was expecting a really great tasting fig. It's first year, it was so bad that I was thinking about replacing it.
But, Herman had posted that the breba was a 10. So, I decided to keep it one more year, to test the breba. They were huge, Maybe 150 grams or so, Not really great tasting. But, kept me from cutting it down,
Then it set about 50 main crop figs. They have just started to ripen here in Connecticut, We have had 4 days now without rain, For a big fig I'm impressed with it's flavor
I had already chip budded Gino's and Ronde de Bordeaux to it. It's about 8 to 10 feet tall in it's third year. A strong grower.
A lot o people have been saying that Violetta is just a Brown Turkey. But, I don't
think they have tasted a Violetta yet.
We also, were able to taste test more Danny's Delight today and they were a lot better then the first one. It too is a keeper.
Bob, zone 5 Connecticut