Figs of the day

[TorontoJoe]

#1 - today was Nerucciolo d'Elba coming in strong now. Packing a lot of berry-licious punch in a very, VERY small package. This one produces by far more figs per node than any other variety I've ever grown.




#2 - Paradiso came in earlier than usual this year. I don't think I've ever eaten one before middle of August. Very ripe. All came in around 50g



Honourable mention goes to Stella. At nearly 120g it's huge, but I was quite disappointed on splitting it open. I left it on the tree too long and with rains it ended up fermenting. I'll spare you what the inside looked like.

[Drfig]

Nice joe

[goodfriendmike]

I think Nerucciolo d'Elba would be great dark chocolate covered. Perfect size.

[TorontoJoe]

That's a good idea.

[Vitooch1]

Looks great Joe, that thing is a giant but the rain has been our enemy this year.

[verifine]

Nicely done....looking forward to my nde ripening some figs next year

[Recklesstown_Chad]

Nice. Those nerucciolos are looking delicious!

[Sparky]

I had to look to see if this post was from September of last year. How is a grower from the Great White North getting main crop so early??!!

[TorontoJoe]

If I'm not mistaken your last frost is later than mine... and I'm sitting literally steps from Lake Ontario... that said, it never hurts to learn some Italian...

[alawren8]

You are correct, I was hoping I could bypass that by greenhouse in the day and shuffling them back inside to keep above 10 C at night in the spring (steps away from Georgian Bay but I guess it's colder). They do seem further along than last year. I'm just envious. What do I yell at them?

[TorontoJoe]

Newer trees will also ripen earlier every year until they fully mature. This can take years

[Evan]

TorontoJoe any idea how long you let NDE hang on the tree before picking? Rough estimate.

[TorontoJoe]

This fig is truly unusual in that it turns dark very long time before it’s ripe….. so I wouldn’t define hang time and I would with any other figs. Only to say…. A long time

[Evan]

TorontoJoe good to know...I have a few ripening now...I'll leave them on the tree for a month or so

[Tom from England]

Paradiso looks great, the ones to the right remind me a bit of Doree. thanks for the pics.