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Taste Test So Far This Year

17 years ago

Have been rating figs as they ripen. My ranking:

1. Celeste (old Louisiana variant). The brebas are good. The main crop is excellent. Very sweet and rich.

2. Negronne (Burnt Ridge). First year I let fruit. Very tasty. Unique flavor. Sweet and rich. Hard to describe taste, but very enjoyable.

3. Mission (local nursery). The sweetest and richest fig I have. Outstanding every year. I have another mission that is good, but this one is excellent.

4. LSU Gold (Louisiana). Very sweet with nice richness. Very similar to White Texas Everbearing but richer.

5. LSU Purple was very poor last year. They are much better this year.

Awaiting main crop of golden celeste, the brebas are falling off; The White Texas Everbearing are good every year. Very sweet, but little richness; Awaiting main crop of Texas Everbearing. It is a good fig. Rich and sweet. Suprised it doesn't get better reviews; Awaiting ripe Hunt. This is first year I let fruit. Hoping it will be good; Awaiting ripe (old Texas homestead Celeste). Larger than regular Celeste, very sweet, but not quite as rich as LA Celeste. The skin is so tender, you don't know it's there. If it tastes as good as the mother plant, it will move into my number two spot. Sal's is just starting to fruit. Awaiting taste test. First year for Sal's; Awaiting ripe Native Black. Most brebas fell off. Main crop making now.

Got rid of Magnolia. Cardboard was more tasty. Got rid of Smith last year. Very poor tasting, but from forum views, I probably should have given it more time like the LSU Purple. Will provide another review in fall after tasting everything.

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