Yeah. All sorts of unpleasant substances fall from the sky, especially here in London. I really don't fancy eating bird droppings. If I'm at home I'll wash the fruit. If I was in the wild, foraging, I might take the risk. 😂
Thank, Dani .. The recent warm spell has really benefited the figs, making them them super sweet and jammy. I like to leave them on the tree as long as possible as this really brings out the sugars.
@@MoebiusUK yes, definitely. I have been eyeing up the couple of huge brebas that have hung on to my mislabelled Brown Turkey. I'm hoping the next few sunny days will help sweeten them up too.
Thanks, Brett ... It's definetly a really nice thing to gorge on sweet figs every day. Even if it's only for a short while. Yes, the season started slow but I think it's picked up in recent weeks because of the warmer weather ... 32C today. ☀
You fig tree looks great and loaded with fruits Dominic. Last year I espalier my only fig tree (a brown turkey fig tree). It has grown a lot of new branches and looks lush. Last year I had figs, but they dropped off. I am hopeful that I will get figs next year.
Yes, it's loaded. Every morning I go into the garden and pick about 5 really ripe ones to eat, I always look forward to fig season. 😋 I really hope your tree produces for you next year. I don't see why not as they're usually very productive in the UK.
I would say Brown Turkey has to be the most favourable variety of Fig to grow here in the uk. Those figs look delicious 😋 I’m waiting on a few varieties to ripen for me…I hope the warm weather will continue, so I get to enjoy them 🙌🏾
Yes, It's the perfect fig for our climate. I have a couple of other promising varieties I need to graft to this tree though. I hope this warm weather stays with us, Joe and your varieites ripen. Would be nice to see one of your fig tasting videos.
Your Brown Turkey figs look very tasty! Wow, even the main crop on your tree is quite advanced compared to my tree, mine are probably only acorn-sized. No sign of ripening on my Brown Turkey brebas yet.
Thanks, Peter . I think as your tree matures you'll definetly see ripe fruit earlier, I've no doubt about it. The larger the tree, the more fruit it'll produce and you'll start to see some fruit ripen earlier than others.
Thank you. Yes they really are amazingly tasty fruit. You're right, the darker they get the sweeter they becomer. I like to leave them until they get really dark and wrinkly.
I have a small Olympian fig that looks about the same as your tree, and is rumored to be an English Brown Turkey that was brought to Washington State and renamed. Looks like we're about on the same schedule as the fruit on mine is looking similar. We also have a Desert King fig that finished fruiting a couple weeks ago. Super delicious. Do you have that one? Guessing it would do well in the UK, too.
The ripe ones are brebas ... The smaller green ones are main crop. Brown Turkey isn't the earliest for breba. I think the reason it's so popular here in the UK is that it produces breba well after our last frosts. It's really delicious though.
What a great variety. I gotta wash the figs I pick plus opening them to check for ants lol. Do you dehydrate or process the excess fruit in any way? I don't have this problem yet
Thanks. Brown Turkey is the most popular variety in the UK by a long way. It does well in our climate. I haven't looked into processing them yet, I think I prefer them freah and I get just enough to gorge myself on them while in season.
You're like me. I almost always have to rinse my fruit off before eating them 😅
Yeah. All sorts of unpleasant substances fall from the sky, especially here in London. I really don't fancy eating bird droppings.
If I'm at home I'll wash the fruit. If I was in the wild, foraging, I might take the risk. 😂
Those figs look soooo good!! What a wonderfully fruitful tree!!
Thank, Dani .. The recent warm spell has really benefited the figs, making them them super sweet and jammy. I like to leave them on the tree as long as possible as this really brings out the sugars.
@@MoebiusUK yes, definitely. I have been eyeing up the couple of huge brebas that have hung on to my mislabelled Brown Turkey. I'm hoping the next few sunny days will help sweeten them up too.
You've done well to get a decent amount of brebas this year Dom, even brown turkey has let down quite a few growers 😱
Thanks, Brett ... It's definetly a really nice thing to gorge on sweet figs every day. Even if it's only for a short while.
Yes, the season started slow but I think it's picked up in recent weeks because of the warmer weather ... 32C today. ☀
You fig tree looks great and loaded with fruits Dominic. Last year I espalier my only fig tree (a brown turkey fig tree). It has grown a lot of new branches and looks lush. Last year I had figs, but they dropped off. I am hopeful that I will get figs next year.
Yes, it's loaded. Every morning I go into the garden and pick about 5 really ripe ones to eat, I always look forward to fig season. 😋
I really hope your tree produces for you next year. I don't see why not as they're usually very productive in the UK.
Very nice...❤👌😊
Thank you so much for your support.
These figs are delicious.
I would say Brown Turkey has to be the most favourable variety of Fig to grow here in the uk.
Those figs look delicious 😋
I’m waiting on a few varieties to ripen for me…I hope the warm weather will continue, so I get to enjoy them 🙌🏾
Yes, It's the perfect fig for our climate. I have a couple of other promising varieties I need to graft to this tree though.
I hope this warm weather stays with us, Joe and your varieites ripen. Would be nice to see one of your fig tasting videos.
Your Brown Turkey figs look very tasty! Wow, even the main crop on your tree is quite advanced compared to my tree, mine are probably only acorn-sized. No sign of ripening on my Brown Turkey brebas yet.
Thanks, Peter . I think as your tree matures you'll definetly see ripe fruit earlier, I've no doubt about it.
The larger the tree, the more fruit it'll produce and you'll start to see some fruit ripen earlier than others.
Looks amazing. Probably the darker brown ones taste the best, I'm guessing.
Thank you. Yes they really are amazingly tasty fruit. You're right, the darker they get the sweeter they becomer. I like to leave them until they get really dark and wrinkly.
I have a small Olympian fig that looks about the same as your tree, and is rumored to be an English Brown Turkey that was brought to Washington State and renamed. Looks like we're about on the same schedule as the fruit on mine is looking similar. We also have a Desert King fig that finished fruiting a couple weeks ago. Super delicious. Do you have that one? Guessing it would do well in the UK, too.
Are those brebas or main crop?
The ripe ones are brebas ... The smaller green ones are main crop.
Brown Turkey isn't the earliest for breba. I think the reason it's so popular here in the UK is that it produces breba well after our last frosts.
It's really delicious though.
What a great variety. I gotta wash the figs I pick plus opening them to check for ants lol. Do you dehydrate or process the excess fruit in any way? I don't have this problem yet
Thanks. Brown Turkey is the most popular variety in the UK by a long way. It does well in our climate.
I haven't looked into processing them yet, I think I prefer them freah and I get just enough to gorge myself on them while in season.