Battaglia 2021

[Vitooch1]

Here it is my very first!! I just couldnt wait any longer. The thing just looked soo.. appetizing I couldn’t resist anymore. Waited 11 days and it still needed maybe 2 more days. I was a little worried at first when I picked it but once I cut it open it was like going to a candy store lol 😂. Anyways the flavour wasn’t what I expected, it still was good and very jammy but didn’t have the strawberry flavour everyone was saying it would have. The aftertaste was a coconut flavour. weird but worth it 😃. Maybe because it’s a very young tree and formed figs from the cutting.

[cvarcher]

Ive heard strawberry also.It varies depending on age of the tree and how it was grown, location and time picked. I cant forget the shriveled up one that fell off my fathers tree laying on the ground. I broke it open and it didnt show any ants or spoilage but was nice and red. So I decided to taste it anyway. Best fruit punch flavor ever. Yet the ones picked off the tree had a more honey berry taste. I have a feeling to leave them as long as you can on the tree until it is ready to fall off. ( unless a long rainy period, bugs or animals are keying in. Then its panic mode.

[Vitooch1]

Heavy rain Is coming though this afternoon so I decided to just pick it. I got one more on the tree, now I know more or less when’s a better time to pick. But 11 days waiting to ripen was the longest I’ve ever waited for a fig.

[JMF75]

If that's from a very young tree than you have some really good figs coming your way. Nice job and thanks for sharing.

[Vitooch1]

JMF75 yes I started this cutting back in February.

[JMF75]

That's amazing results, Vito. Are you using the MG fertilizing schedule?

[Vitooch1]

JMF75 im actually using 20-20-20 and fish emulsion.

[figs and tropicals]

battaglia is a great variety. It doesn't get enough attention. your fig was definitely a bit under ripe...but on the first fig, you really can't expect much. The next couple may be better! And I think they taste like strawberry jam.

[Vitooch1]

it was a wonderful jammy fig but all I got was a coconut aftertaste it was surprisingly weird. Lol

[Vitooch1]

This fig actually took 115 days to ripen.

[cvarcher]

yes thats the unfortunate timing for Battaglia.

[Ktrain]

Excellent presentation,

Looks awesome!

[Terra]

What a beauty!

[Vitooch1]

Now I’m ready for a smith lol 😁

[TNJed]

Those with both, how does Battaglia compare to Adriatic JH?

[Vitooch1]

This is actually my first time ever trying out an Adriatic fig.