had my first Black Madeira today.

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bullet08

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Posted 1380301057	Reply with quote #1

not sure what to say. it holds lot of promise, and i can taste the future. but as 2 yr old tree with first yr fig.. it was hard to say that i was impressed. it was few days early. few birds were circling it, so i took it. the sweetness was there, the drip of honey was there. the skin was just right thickness, there was slight sweetness, and bit of that extra. but it didn't give me "wow". there is another one turning dark and in about the same state as one i ate. i'll wait till sun. to take that one to see if there is any difference. i'm thinking it will improve next yr to be a great fig. __________________ Pete Durham, NC Zone 7b "don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy and the lash." - sir winston churchill "the problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." - the baroness thatcher *** all my figs have FMV/FMD, in case you're wondering. * * and... i don't sell things. what little i have will be posted here in winter for first come first serve base to be shared. no, i'm not a socialist...***

Dieseler

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Posted 1380301536	Reply with quote #2

Does anyone get to eat a fig perfectly ripe anymore or am i one of the few that has no critter problems. Most of the post " had to pick early" . Thats a real shame not being able to eat a perfectly ripe fig instead cause it makes a big difference even a day or several. Pictures?

bullet08

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Posted 1380305256	Reply with quote #3

pix will come with next BM :) i pop that sucker off the tree and threw it straight into my mouth. __________________ Pete Durham, NC Zone 7b "don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy and the lash." - sir winston churchill "the problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." - the baroness thatcher *** all my figs have FMV/FMD, in case you're wondering. * * and... i don't sell things. what little i have will be posted here in winter for first come first serve base to be shared. no, i'm not a socialist...***

eatmoreyeah

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Posted 1380347481	Reply with quote #4

Quote: Originally Posted by bullet08 pix will come with next BM :) i pop that sucker off the tree and threw it straight into my mouth. How your post is worded, is straight comedy! ;) I too should have my first Black Madeira in a couple of day.. I made sure to protect it from possible critters to let it 'marinate' on the tree. I just hope I can with hold myself from picking it to early. Charles __________________ Currently Seeking: Bourjassotte Grise/Noire, Brogiotto Nero, D'All Osso, Francazzano Nero, Grise de St. Jean, LSU Red, Melanzana, Natalina, NDB, Rigata Rossa A, Sultane and Tacoma Violet. Have a healthy inventory for trades.

lampo

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Posted 1380353959	Reply with quote #5

Pete, Nice to hear about your BM's ..please make sure the brakes are ok, otherwise we shall not be seeing any pictures ! Francisco

Chivas

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Posted 1380367196	Reply with quote #6

For me the BM last year was the first year and ripen half october or so, it was col, similar to now which is colder than you Pete, it was good tasting but not wowing either. What did surprise me though was that it has a thick, rich syrupy taste and a hint of some fruit. This year the taste has improved, although this year has been cold for me, the taste is more fruity, not by much, but with the cold weather here it is not developing full flavour, if the heat was normal here I imagine the flavours would have been fantastic, it still has that rich syrupy taste a bit more berry and floral taste for me but I think the rest that ripen will be made into a tasty jam as I should be able to enough for half a litre of jam at once but don't be disappointed, if you get the heat I think you will love her, the cold just doesn't do her enough justice, and Martin is right, if you can wait 3-4 more days, the flavour will improve quite a bit. __________________ Canada Zone 6B

newnandawg

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Posted 1380370082	Reply with quote #7

Martin, I am eating lots of perfectly ripe figs, especially after getting 250 organza bags. Do you have to deal with the birds at all?

vito12831

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Posted 1380374088	Reply with quote #8

hello all We ate our first Black Madeira after waiting four years for a ripe one; it was the worst fig I ever ate. It was white inside, dry and tasted like sawdust. Obviously something was wrong. I'll give it one more year. Vito

BLB

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Posted 1380374781	Reply with quote #9

Organza bags for me too. Pete you really should them, they deter almost all of the birds around here. Unfortunately still no sign of ripening on my Black Madeiras. Weather forecast looks good though so I'm hoping. Vito, wow something really did go wrong!

Chivas

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Posted 1380384658	Reply with quote #10

I just drape bird netting over my trees and tie it at the bottom, its a pain to harvest but the birds don't get any, only the ants. __________________ Canada Zone 6B

Dieseler

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Posted 1380389302	Reply with quote #11

Mike no no problems with birds here . I have large fountain in middle of most the fruit bearing trees the birds come sometimes landing on branches of the plants fly to fountain take there baths and thats it. The fountain has been there for very long time.

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