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Picked my first ripe fig this morning, and I was reminded why I have been going to so much trouble to acquire and grow these things. Man, was it good! Fully ripe, dark and soft. Jammy and sweet - but not too sweet. I had only noticed it the other day. It was an 'unknown Negretta' from Marius. Breba. And there is another a day or two away. It's in a particularly warm spot in the garden, and we've had another unusually warm, dry winter. No wonder that fig is on my personal list of favorites.
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Rub it in Gina! Just rub it in! Glad someone is eating figs this time of year!Dennis
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I am just getting them out of storage and here you are eating, something I hope to do laterArt
St Louis County, MO Z6BComment
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Nice to hear! No photo of the U. Negretta - tree or fruit?Tony WV 6b
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I envy you, mine have just leaved out 2 weeks ago.Rotterdam / the Netherlands.
Zone 8BComment
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Most of my figs have started swelling buds, A few have baby figlets. And I'm a month ahead this year
Bob C. KC, MO Zone 6a. Wanted: Martineca Rimada, Galicia Negra, Fioroni Ruvo, De La Reina - Pons, Tauro, BFF, Sefrawi, Sbayi, Mavra Sika , Fillaciano Bianco, Corynth, Souadi, Acciano Purple, LSU Tiger, LSU Red, Cajun Gold, BB-10 any great tasting figComment
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That is phenominal and a little scary that you are eating ripe figs in mid-April, Gina. I believe that it was your praise of this fig that led me to aquire it. No figs yet though, on my young plant.Gary USDA 9A
Sebastopol, CAComment
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It is a good one - hope it tastes as good for you as it does here. As for ripe figs mid April, that's early here too. But we had an extremely warm winter and everything is early. I even have had a couple ripe raspberries! Bizzaro weather.Comment
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