I love September. It's when most of my figs ripen. This week I got to eat my very first Black Madeira! And boy was it amazing! Now I want even more of them.
Cordi Stella
Smith Fig
Black Madeira
Unfortunately, I have a fig bandit and they've been stealing my ripe figs. Which caused me to pick them a bit early for fear of losing my figs.
It's February and the Smith Fig has pushed out 12 awesome looking Brebas.
Update:
Looks like the Smith plant is working overtime to pump nutrients into the new leaves and figs. The cutting that was made almost 2 months ago has not calloused and is spewing a lava flow of latex. It should heal over on it's own.
Smith Fig. It's mid September and the Smith fig is in it's ripening stage. This is the largest one yet from my 3yr old tree. Ok at 31 grams it's not a whopper but compared to the first fig which was tiny. It looks much bigger!
I love the beautiful color on this fig. The taste is so rich and sweet and delicious!
Hardiness: Untested outdoors. I bring it in for the winter Type: Bifere Fruit Ripens: July and Sept Fruit Color: Teal green/purple and red interior Taste: One of the very best, very rich, perfectly sweet and has a bit of umami Fruit Weight: 35grams Leaf Structure: 3 large lobes and cankles
Note: This is a difficult one to root. It takes 4 to 6 weeks to root. The longer the cutting the better for rooting. I've had whole trays fail while other varieties cut the same time rooted successfully.
Considered the best fig of the south, the Smith fig is a 100yr old heirloom Louisiana variety that came out of the well respected Becnel Nursery. I tend to agree this so far is my top tasting fig.
It's a relatively small fig. Beautiful color! Yellowish green with purple
marks. The flesh tastes as buttery as it looks! It's not overly sweet
which I prefer but that mouth feel and umami haunts you a for a couple
of days. I love this fig! Perfectly sweet with slight strawberry tones. The flesh on this fig has a taste of it's own, which complements the berry tones.
The fig grows well in humid environments and has a tight eye which is resistant to splitting. For Seattle weather, I would shuffle this fig or keep it a heated greenhouse in the winter.
Check out the amount of dew on this fig. It looks like it's been dipped in water and there is no sign of splitting what so ever.
If you love figs as much as I do don't forget to join my fig addiction group Fig Addiction
Today I met a great new friend. Someone who appreciates figs as much as I do. My new friend David was nice enough to part away with his 2 yr Smith and JH Adriatic Fig plants to me. These plants look amazing. Very healthy and already pushing out main crop figs.
I'm glad i met David. He's been growing figs for years and seems to have such a genuine passion for them. He's definitely a person I can sit down and chat with for hours. There's so much more to learn.
I love the looks of fig leaves. You can spot them from a mile away. Makes fig hunting relatively easy.
I'm so excited to taste these new figs.
here they are sitting in their new home. I'll probably up pot the Smith this weekend.
