Picked my first ripe fig this morning..

[Gina Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Gina]

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.

[Snaglpus Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Snaglpus]

Rub it in Gina! Just rub it in! Glad someone is eating figs this time of year!

[Gina]

Yep... and I just had a second one this afternoon. Every bit as good as the first one, and best of all, the birds haven't found them yet. (They are busy scarfing up all my blueberries.)

But, that's all for that tree. And only a few more on the horizon on other trees.

[Bevman Member Find all posts View Profile Close Bevman]

I am just getting them out of storage and here you are eating, something I hope to do later

[Taverna78]

Yes ahaha my trees are still rubbing their eyes waking up! Congratulation to you Gina!

(I gotta move)

[drphil69]

Same here! I don't even have a leaf yet and you are eating figs! Ug, I need to move south.

[Gina]

I'm not only south, but West too. SoCal in a Mediterranean climate where figs originated.

[mountainfigs Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close mountainfigs]

Nice to hear! No photo of the U. Negretta - tree or fruit?

[Gina]

Sorry, no.

[Rob Ster 010 Member Find all posts View Profile Close Rob Ster 010]

I envy you, mine have just leaved out 2 weeks ago.

[Harborseal Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Harborseal]

Most of my figs have started swelling buds, A few have baby figlets. And I'm a month ahead this year

[figgary Veteran Find all posts View Profile Close figgary]

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.

[Gina Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Gina]

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.

[rusty hooks]

Bizzaro indeed...it's supposed to frost here tonight...