snaglpus
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Posted 1468460181
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Well, since I'm at home the next few days, one of my black jack figs has figs ripening. Just look at the color of this fig! Isn't it beautiful?
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akrouus
1436231528
Posted 1468465386
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i got a black jack, and tasted a few for the first time last year, and while it does seem better in flavor than BT, it was definitely nothing to write home about. it was a first year plant, and this year (2nd yr) its loaded, so hoping for improved taste.
Nick
SCfigFanatic
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Posted 1468466700
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My Black jack has produced for last 2 years.
snaglpus
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Posted 1468501451
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Here is a tip and I hope many folks are reading this. If your figs do not have much taste, give your tree some Epsom salt or sea salt mixed with water. But be careful, too much salt can kill your tree.
Elfarach
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Posted 1468520424
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You can say that again Dennis... It's my wife's favorite fig.
Smyfigs
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Posted 1468542787
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Dennis, Ibought my mom a BJ. It has sone really beautiful figs on it. Its in a pot but figs have wonderful taste!
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Bluemalibu
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Posted 1468543826
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To describe the flavor, it would have to be what a divinely-rich watermelon might taste like. There was no figgy-flavor whatsoever. But rather think seven year-old Watermelon/Blackberry Brandy... and so, from here on out, I'm going to call my little tree Black Jack's Watermelon Wine... LOL!! I like a lot of acid in my fruit... such that it bites back; and this fig was delicious, but much more mellow, so, simply for that reason, I'd dock it half a point, and score it a 9.5/10. The skin was very thin and delicate, not at all chewy. It just disappeared in each bite of fruit. There were open eyes and outer-skin fractures on about half of the ripe figs, and no honey-drips whatsoever. We are inundated with honey bees and Yellow-Jackets here, and I have never seen a single fruit bothered by them. The little tree has been a robust grower for me, and it has four or five figs on every terminal branch, (eighty or so that are yet to ripen?) so I really hope to have ripe fruit to share with the members at our get-together here next month. Blue Fig Heaven. No fog, no snow; just lots of sunshine!
snaglpus
1244258188
Posted 1468546520
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The darker the fig the richer the flavor. Tomorrow, I'm going to transfer my black Jack's to my GH. It's over a 100 in there on some days.
Bluemalibu
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Posted 1468549691
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Originally Posted by snaglpus
Fig Heaven. No fog, no snow; just lots of sunshine!
akrouus
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Posted 1468610741
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Black jack or improved BT...if you had to choose one dennis
Nick
snaglpus
1244258188
Posted 1468629932
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Hmmmm, Black Jack is richer in flavor but that's a tough one. I'd say Black Jack. Both would be amazing if fertilized by the wasp.
snaglpus
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Posted 1468778482
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They are getting ripe! I covered the to keep the birds away.
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akrouus
1436231528
Posted 1468785696
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thanks for your thoughts. i do have what may be an improved BT aka Aaron's vineland/burbank. looking forward to comparing to BJ
Nick
Elfarach
1409716614
Posted 1468794904
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Dennis, are they always that shape? They have a more flat look compared to Blue's or mine...
akrouus
1436231528
Posted 1468798955
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simon, i do, a second year plant and its exploded this year. last year (in its first year from a local nursery) we got about 4 or 5 big BJs that look just like Dennis' pictures in this thread. identical. but, honestly, my wife was not interested in eating more than her first because it was so bland and watery. this thread gave me hope though, so looking forward to more later this summer.
Nick
Elfarach
1409716614
Posted 1468852687
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Let me know if you wanna trade an airlayer, I like having different strains of the same variety...
snaglpus
1244258188
Posted 1468860002
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Picked these to babies this morning! Sweetness scale from 1 to 10: 8
akrouus
1436231528
Posted 1468896453
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i didn't know the same variety can have different strains..i guess i am still learning on this forum. thanks for the offer. if you want any of my cuttings (since i haven't tried air layering yet), let me know later in the year.
Nick
Elfarach
1409716614
Posted 1468900520
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I was under the impression Black Jack was a strain of Brown Turkey or improved BT... Am I getting my terminology mixed up?
snaglpus
1244258188
Posted 1468959640
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There are a couple of different strains of Black Jack. No, it's not the same as Brown Turkey. There is a Monrovia strain and another one. The Monrovia strain has the larges fruit from its cousin. At least that's my observation.
GeneDaniels
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Posted 1469017039
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Seven trees in the ground : Hardy Chicago, Celeste(?), LSU gold, Italian Black, Southern Brown Turkey(?), Strawberry Verte, and Unk yellow. Trees in pots: VdB, CdD, and Sicilian?
snaglpus
1244258188
Posted 1469672427
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If you're serious about growing some great tasting figs, but this book: Chico's Organic Gardening and Natural Livings.
