Bass
Registered: 09/04/07
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OttawanZ5
Registered: 10/20/07
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Reply with quote | #2 |
Bass
It is not getting the dark colour. I guess the weather is the culprit this year again.
I had similar problem with all my dark varieties that ripened a few fruits this year and they had only a hint of darkness but they were sweet.
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Bass
Registered: 09/04/07
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unfortunately lack of hot sun means lack of the dark color. However it was super sweet and really delicious. |
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aaron8888
Registered: 06/10/09
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what zone can a person grow this var. in? I live in zone 7b South Carolina so get hot summers and cold winters.----does anyone know? apparently not :( |
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ejp3
Registered: 10/23/07
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I recently picked up a couple of what my source called "madeira". No mention of color. When I grilled him further he said (and showed me the back of the tag), it was described as blue/brown. The mother tree was attained in 1978. Maybe this means that it is a blue/brown madeira or maybe its a black madeira that dosent get black in my (and your) zone but your picture at least to me looks blue/brown. Thanks for sharing. |
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genecolin
Registered: 07/29/09
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So close but no picture of the inside. Aw man. From the color of that tear I can just imagine what is just out of sight. Very nice Bass and I've got 8 months to wait to taste one again.
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leon_edmond
Registered: 09/04/07
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Dieseler
Registered: 07/10/08
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Looks can be decieving.
I also hope to try and get some next season in my cold area, time will tell.
Thanks for shareing Bass.
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pitangadiego
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Registered: 09/03/07
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We have had about a week of 80F weather. Picked 4 BM today - a bird had already sampled one, and one was split. But the other two were heavenly. The length of the heat wave had made them very sweet and flavorful, even though we have had some pretty cool weather (for us). Normally they do not attain sweetness and flavor after the first few cool nights. I think the length of this warm spell has apparently broken that curse. Might be an indication that they would ripen OK in a greenhouse that was warm enough.
When they are good, nothing beats them. Sweetness, complex flavor, juiciness. The whole roll-on-the-floor-and-beg-for-more ecstasy thing.
Way to go Bass.
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Bass
Registered: 09/04/07
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Reply with quote | #10 |
This one I picked earlier, it was super sweet as well. 
Here's a BM that split on the tree.
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pitangadiego
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gorgi
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nelson20vt
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leon_edmond
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Funny thing, my Black Madeira did not split under rainy conditions and I also have a dripper at the base of the inground tree as well. Maybe the dryness of our climate, the elevation at 5000 ft.,... who knows why but they didn't split and they did not sour for me. |
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Bass
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Reply with quote | #15 |
This was the only fig that did that on the tree. All the others I picked fully ripe they didn't even split. I still ate the split fig and it was really good but on the drier side. |
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petea
Registered: 09/21/09
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Bass
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Reply with quote | #17 |
Pete, Yes it was moved to my greenhouse to finish ripening. I couldn't let all these figs freeze on my tree.
I'm still getting a few figs here and there, I picked so far this week , as well as O'Rourke, Black Triana, Brooklyn Dark, Dark portuguese, Sal's, and Brooklyn White. Some weren't as good due to the cold weather, but the good ones were Ronde de bordeux, O'Rourke, Dark portuguese, Brooklyn white... Super sweet regardless of the cold.
We're getting our first hard freeze tonight with temperatures dropping to 28°F.
Bass
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petea
Registered: 09/21/09
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Bass
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Normally you shouldn't leave them out if they're really small. I still have mine out, I think they'll be okay. I think it depends on the tree, if it has lots of new green twigs and didn't harden off prior to the freeze. If your tree already looks dormant, you should be fine.
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