Zingarella Fig Tasting 2017

I didn't realize that Zingarella was such a late fig. I didn't get a fig from it until November.

Zingarella (11/01/17) 2yr Old Plant - Cold weather greenhouse ripened

Taste: 7

Sweetness: 5

Size: 2 (18G)

Productivity: 2

Total = 16

I had 2 ripe figs that I pulled off of this young tree. They almost appear to be brebas. So far all of the cold weather ripened figs have been disappointing but the zingarella still managed to keep some decent flavor. The problem with late ripening figs in November is that they do not have the heat to get it sweet enough.

It was mildy sweet with more melony tones. Much like the Black Zadar. It's a keeper but I need to see if i can get it fruit sooner with some tricks next year. 

Black Zadar Fig - A really Late breba November 2017

I never thought I'd pick a ripe Breba in November. Well the Black Zadar went and proved me wrong. It's been snowing all week and this guy still managed to ripen in 30 degree temps and short days.

Black Zadar (11/05/17) 2yr Old Plant - Cold weather greenhouse ripened

Taste: 7.5

Sweetness: 5

Size: 9 (86G)

Productivity: 4

Total = 25.5

The crazy things is, it was the Breba on this tree. I really love the fact that this fig is so different from everything that I've seen. It's bell shape is very reminiscent of an LSU Gold.

At 86grams this thing is pretty large. The biggest fig from the garden this year i think.

Because it grew all year in the greenhouse it never got much darker. Figs need the light of the sun to get their skin color.

I was half expecting this thing to taste like garbage because of the lack of heat and sun but it turned out surprisingly tasty. It certainly has all the attributes to make it great fig. Minus the fact that it's breba ripen in November!!! I wouldn't recommend this fig to be grown outdoor in any colder climate.

The flavor was like Honeydew with a mild sweetness. Both Nolan and I enjoyed it. Now if I could coax this fig to ripen sooner it will be an amazing fig,

The Video

Fig Tasting: Late October Figs Rob's Genovese Nero, Celeste & Florea

Fig Tasting: Late October Figs Rob's Genovese Nero, Celeste & Florea

Celeste, Rob's Genovese Nero, & Florea

Figure by this time of year the cold weather is gonna make the figs taste like crap but I couldn't resist and picked a few anyways. These score are not indicative of the true potential of these figs. If they had ripened with more sun and heat I'm sure they would receive a much better score.

So really the only purpose of these scores is to show why it may not be worth it to grow really late figs here in the PNW.

These 3 are an exception though. RGN has a Breba crop, Celeste ripens in late Sept. & Florea has a very long ripening time frame all the way into Oct.

Rob's Genovese Nero Main Crop (10/01/17) 3yr old plant

Taste: 4

Sweetness: 2

Size: 4 (32.9G)

Productivity: 1 

Total = 12

Celeste Main Crop (10/01/17) 3yr old plant

Taste: 4

Sweetness: 2

Size: 3 (26G)

Productivity: 1 

Total = 10

Florea Main Crop (10/01/17) 2yr old plant

Taste: 4

Sweetness: 3

Size: 2 (13G)

Productivity: 8 

Total = 16