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Figs you just don't like

This question may have already been asked. Having given the fig tree a chance to grow up some, maybe two to three years old or older.  Having tasted more than three figs on the same tree ripe enough, in order to get what the fig really taste like. We also must consider climate locations, soil types, and ripeness and a few other effects on figs. But what figs you just don't like and what were your reasons, that is if there are any you don't like. -:) 

Celeste is usually really great, so it could have been the conditions.  As for me, love em all... even the BTs!!! Yum :) I have noticed the larger uncaprified figs seem to be less flavorful and difficult to ripen fully/evenly. 

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I agree Mario, I don't seemed to like the larger ones, although many forum members have bragged on some of the larger ones. Al the Celeste does seemed to have gotten a bad rap in the last few years for different reasons, but from my experience with them a fully ripe Celeste any strains has always been sweet. I also have eaten some good BT in some years. Yes I have a Dianne fig mispelled are large is always bland never sweet so far and it's almost three years old as you said Mario I don't have the wasp in my area for caprification. 

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I agree Mario, I don't seemed to like the larger ones, although many forum members have bragged on some of the larger ones. Al the Celeste does seemed to have gotten a bad rap in the last few years for different reasons, but from my experience with them a fully ripe Celeste any strains has always been sweet. I also have eaten some good BT in some years. Yes I have a Dianne fig mispelled are large is always bland never sweet so far and it's almost three years old as you said Mario I don't have the wasp in my area for caprification. 

Carl
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I agree Mario, I don't seemed to like the larger ones, although many forum members have bragged on some of the larger ones. Al the Celeste does seemed to have gotten a bad rap in the last few years for different reasons, but from my experience with them a fully ripe Celeste any strains has always been sweet. I also have eaten some good BT in some years. Yes I have a Dianne fig mispelled are large is always bland never sweet so far and it's almost three years old as you said Mario I don't have the wasp in my area for caprification. 

Carl
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Celeste really shines when growing in the south.
Here rain is not a,issue. Never ever drops fruit
A decent size tree can make hundreds of figs every season. Yes they are like candy lol. But yet needs a early hot season to ripen correctly.
Richie
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Figs that are unripe, buggy or moldy are bad  The rest are usually only bad if the climate doesn't suit them.  I'd like to hear from someone in the SE US, SoCal, CA's Central Valley or S Europe who grows Pied de Boeuf on how it tastes there.

There are only 2 figs I don't like a  Negronne (not) which looked more like a tasteless Brunswick . 
Also a verte that refuses to ipen figs.

Will be using these for grafting rootstocks.

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So far from what I' ve experienced in pots, the smaller figs have more flavor than the large ones. So if I had to choose between large fruit and other varieties. All the large ones in pots would be out the door first.

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Here's what I noticed or so it seems, Although still experimenting but, I have found that LSU Purple are sweeter in pots than in ground for me here in the S.E.
I think I read where Denis implied that one of his larger fig tasted better in pot. I am putting a Dianne in pot and LSU Gold in pot as in the ground here it is tasteless very bland\watery will find out if its true. Could be the root constriction in the pot have something to do with....will find out sooner or later. Has anyone noticed this to be the case?

Carl
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There are only 2 figs I don't like a  Negronne (not) which looked more like a tasteless Brunswick . 
Also a verte that refuses to ipen figs.

Will be using these for grafting rootstocks.


Pino Negronne has been pretty decent so far down here in the SE, will know more this year because the tree will be old enough to get a better taste test.

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There are some places in Europe that seedlings pop up from places that the roots are very tight, sometimes tighter than in a pot. I wonder it that defects taste too.

I will have 4 varieties of figs in the ground that are large. The rest are medium. I will see what I think of those larger varieties, most of the large, 3 of them are supposed to be very good. If they are not then there is always Jam, home made Gelato/ice cream and drying.


That's what I intend to do Al cook the large ones down for Jam, jam, jam, man.

Thanks

I didn't like all the figs I ate before last year.
A neighbor had a productive fig tree when I was growing up and Mom made jars and jars of tasteless fig jam that were mostly sugar. She would add strawberries to try to give them some flavor, but real strawberry jam was so much better, I never ate the fig jam. 
The tree in my back yard here has produce two and three crops per year of the most tasteless green figs you could imagine over the last thirty-five years. The birds like them. I've never been able to ID it, but perhaps it's a caprifig or a mediocre variety of Marseilles. Figs grow and seed wild here. 
Last year I discovered the fig boards, some wonderful tasting figs, and all my dislike of figs changed. (Thanks everyone!)

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I didn't like all the figs I ate before last year.
A neighbor had a productive fig tree when I was growing up and Mom made jars and jars of tasteless fig jam that were mostly sugar. She would add strawberries to try to give them some flavor, but real strawberry jam was so much better, I never ate the fig jam. 
The tree in my back yard here has produce two and three crops per year of the most tasteless green figs you could imagine over the last thirty-five years. The birds like them. I've never been able to ID it, but perhaps it's a caprifig or a mediocre variety of Marseilles. Figs grow and seed wild here. 
Last year I discovered the fig boards, some wonderful tasting figs, and all my dislike of figs changed. (Thanks everyone!)


Prehaps you can take pictures of the leaves and fig and maybe one of the pros here can help ID it. Some maybe even interested in the seeded figs in your area.

McNasty the fig that was growing beside the sidewalk when I purchased my house 14 years ago.    I waited and waited for a fig and when it did produce one it was yellowy watery and utterly devoid of taste which might explain why the squirrels left it alone.   It would produce a little nasty fig every year or so.   Last year my husband took a chain saw and cut it to the ground.    LOL   it has sprouted up again.   Now I wonder   so tenacious and my precious good figs  slowly are growing.   McNasty reminds me of Little Shop of Horrors.   

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Mara, I was thinking that perhaps by adding some Azomite and organic compost to your soil you might improve the taste of your figs. Have you tried this before?
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