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Trade figs for blueberries (low chill)

Is anyone growing low chill (< 500 hrs) blueberries interested in trading for figs? I don't care about yield as much, flavor is the top priority. I've heard Sweetcrisp is one of the best, but definitely open to other choices. My preference in terms of taste is juicy, with a good acid / sugar balance (i.e. sweet but tangy)

Pylot,

I have about fifty blueberries with most in the ground now. It will be a little bit before I can really tell what their taste will be. They are only two years old. All of mine except Centurion has flowered and fruited well this year which had almost no chill hours. My normal chill hours is 450 for 8b Pensacola FL.

I meant to answer this sooner. I don't have any to trade - not sure if you wanted cuttings or plants. No extra plants, and it's the wrong time of year for cuttings.  But I do grow the low chill blueberries, about 50 plants, all in pots, all ripe now. Eek! I should be outside picking now.

 

It's very low chill here - frost is rare. I have Emerald, Jewel, Biloxi, Southmoon, Misty, Star, O'Neal, Sharpblue, Abundance, Sunshine Blue. I was lucky and able to get in on a group buy directly from the whole-saler via a fruit/nut club here in California, but that avenue (as far as I know) no longer exists. According to my taste buds, the two with the best flavor are Misty and Southmoon. Emerald and Jewel produce the most. I would love to try some rabbiteyes, but I already have enough. :)

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