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[Ben_O]

Hi all.

 

I wonder if there are any gardener type folk here who could help work out what this is growing in the garden of my new house.

We have pear trees, Apple trees and Elderberry but am not sure what this one is.

 

Any ideas?

 

 

Cheers

 

Ben

[alex-95]

Fig's

 

https://www.ashridge...ce/harvest-figs

Edited by alex-95, 23 July 2017 - 06:48 PM.

[panky]

Black Turkish Fig 

[nicklouse]

Mmmmmmmm Figs

[Ben_O]

Superb!

 

thanks for the replies.

 

L:ove Figs

[Mini Manannán]

Lucky boy Ben!

[Ben_O]

We shall have to see if they come to fruition first

[nicklouse]

they should do. the Parents get crop up in Hereford.

[Mini Manannán]

We get a small crop in the middle of the Irish sea, yours'll be a bumper down Sarf where you are Ben

[Ben_O]

I must check on them again.

 

I need to tidy up out there anyway, I just never have the time and the garden is so big, we can't keep on top of it  

 

Great to hear they should come good though!

[Ben_O]

Just picked a ripe one.

 

 

Looks ok

 

 

And the verdict.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tastes terrible

[panky]

They should be brown when ripe

[MacGyver]

https://www.google.a...56hT8ENj82U5PeA
Soft and brown... 😁

Edited by MacGyver, 01 August 2017 - 09:59 PM.

[Northernpower]

I don't think it's ripe, the last fresh figs I tried were only just ready for eating in mid September.

[Ben_O]

Ah ok.

 

I read that the Fig is ripe when soft, has moved up to the top of the stem and started to droop.

 

Apparently, colour is not important and not a necessary sign of a ripe fruit