Sunday, October 1, 2017

Go Gardening - Tasting Violette de Bordeaux, Florea, & Olympian Figs

Tasting Violette de Bordeaux, Florea, & Olympian Figs



The Brebas are winding downward together with these are close the in conclusion ones I'm picking off of my fig trees.

Violette de Bordeaux

The Violet de Bordeaux tertiary yr inwards dry reason has finally hitting it's maturity level. The figs are operate past times notch this yr inwards damage of taste.  The color, texture, season together with did I scream color of my VDBs this yr were spectacular! The breba productivity kinda stunk though because I exclusively pulled close v figs from this tree.



VDB for whatever Seattle grower should teach inwards ground, yous volition endure rewarded nicely amongst about of the best figs to eat.





Taste: 8
Sweetness: 7
Size: four (40 grams)
Productivity: .33
Total = 19.33 


Florea

This is a keen fig! My 2yr one-time tree grown inwards a ii gallon pot has proven to endure incredibly productive. It had 10 figs on basically a unmarried branch! I intend it perchance a proficient candidate to teach inwards dry reason here. It's definitely a keeper.


There's a existent rigid punch of sweetness together with strawberry from the Florea. It's pocket-size only carries a large season stick.




Florea: Breba (8/14/17) - 2yr one-time plant
Taste: 8
Sweetness: 8
Size: iii (22.6 grams)
Productivity: 6.6
Total = 25.6


Olympian

The Olympian has gotten amend together with amend over the in conclusion twain of years. It definitely has adapted real good to the climate that nosotros bring hither inwards the PNW. The brebas are large together with real attractive amongst it's brilliant yellowish necks.




The gustation on these were less figgy than the Gene's Vashon, it was sweetness together with melony. My variety of fig. Very niggling seed compaction compared to the Gene's Vashon. I'm glad to bring this guy inwards dry reason it volition exclusively teach to a greater extent than productive amongst time.




Taste: 7.5
Sweetness: 7
Size: seven (68.7 grams)
Productivity: .6
Total = 22.10




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