There has been a lot of rain lately so I haven't been out in the garden...until today.
I have kept an eye on my young fig tree and, last time I looked, no fig looked close to ripening. However, today 3 were ready to pick! As I plucked them easily from the tree, I had in mind to chill them and, maybe, eat 1 per day. Did I achieve that? I am somewhat ashamed to say they didn't even make it away from base, i.e. I ate all 3 then and there! 
One of them had a rich deep fig flavour and the other 2 somewhat diluted (serves me right, huh!?)
There has been a lot of rain lately so I haven't been out in the garden...until today.
I have kept an eye on my young fig tree and, last time I looked, no fig looked close to ripening. However, today 3 were ready to pick! As I plucked them easily from the tree, I had in mind to chill them and, maybe, eat 1 per day. Did I achieve that? I am somewhat ashamed to say they didn't even make it away from base, i.e. I ate all 3 then and there!
Yummy. I would have done the same! In my garden tomatoes are happening and sometimes I stand and eat them like a mad woman..it is glorious good. Peaches are coming in and they taste so sweet. Blackberries are fab too. Not a lot of berries as other years but I am still grateful. I do have some birds and other animals that enjoy the berries too. Love this time of year...
There has been a lot of rain lately so I haven't been out in the garden...until today.
I have kept an eye on my young fig tree and, last time I looked, no fig looked close to ripening. However, today 3 were ready to pick! As I plucked them easily from the tree, I had in mind to chill them and, maybe, eat 1 per day. Did I achieve that? I am somewhat ashamed to say they didn't even make it away from base, i.e. I ate all 3 then and there!
Lovely! I've only had figs straight from the tree once, when we were staying with friends in Yugoslavia (which tells you how long ago it was). I remember them as superb - and I don't generally like figs. Maybe I'll get a tree. What type is yours? Is it in a pot?
Yummy. I would have done the same! In my garden tomatoes are happening and sometimes I stand and eat them like a mad woman..it is glorious good. Peaches are coming in and they taste so sweet. Blackberries are fab too. Not a lot of berries as other years but I am still grateful. I do have some birds and other animals that enjoy the berries too. Love this time of year...
My tomatoes are starting. The blueberries are just turning blue. We've finished all the currents, but the alpine strawberries are producing madly!
We have blackberries up on the land - more than we want. Brambles everywhere. But they won't be ripe until next month or the month after.
I love reading what everyone is doing.:)
Lovely! I've only had figs straight from the tree once, when we were staying with friends in Yugoslavia (which tells you how long ago it was). I remember them as superb - and I don't generally like figs. Maybe I'll get a tree. What type is yours? Is it in a pot?
Yes, I remember my first fig that I plucked from the garden...it was divine, beyond expectation!
I'm not sure what type it is but it looks like a Brown Turkey (not saying that this is the best tasting one - Black Mission looks like it would have a deeper and sweeter flavour). It's quite a young tree i.e. not a thick trunk and not too high yet bears a lot of fruit each year (I feed it potash once I see the fruit buds). It was already in the back garden, planted by my mother. Of course how well a fruit tree fares depends so much on its position (as well as getting the right soil type). It's in a corner that gets a lot of the sun i.e. from midday onwards.