Tasting 8 different figs on September 19th 2018

[@ofon2000]

One of the people that never seems to even get slightly tired for his love of growing and eating figs while also providing top notch content about it. You're a gem in the community Ben!

[@LearnToGrow1]

I’m growing Desert King and Honey figs for the first time. Thanks for your informative videos on figs! Greetings from Snohomish County!

[@lucrative11]

Ahhhh, I'm jealous of all the figs you get to taste. I've only got 6 varieties right now, and I'm trying to not end up with 400 pots to water, lol. You've done a great service to people looking at growing figs by documenting all of this. Thanks again, man!

[@BeeWildHomestead]

I only have 4 varieties and they aren't any of these and now I am hoping mine will taste as good.

[@heystevo]

By the way, Ben, if you can ever propagate a lot of the Golden Riverside, you'll make a fortune selling them. It does sound like winner. I think that you've helped open the eyes of a lot of western Washington residents that didn't realize that so many different figs could be grown in that part of the state successfully.

[@MikeKincaid79]

I agree 100% Steve. Watching Ben's videos gets me excited to know what I can do with figs here. I'm definitely on board with the Golden Riverside. Ben, if you see this comment and ever have a spare G.R., I'm ready to pay the piper!

[@heystevo]

I'm glad that you like the Hollier fig, Ben. It's been one of my favorite in ground trees here in eastern Washington. I find that it is much more productive if not irrigated in the summer. I've tested same varieties........one irrigated and one not, and the one not irrigated produced a lot more figs. That will not work, of course, on potted trees. I bought my Hollier fig from Louisiana Nursery years ago, and I called them with a question about it, and they didn't know what I was talking about when I said "Hollier". They pronounce it "oh-lee-a. I guess it's a french name. Like you, I'm getting a lot of new figs to taste now. One surprisingly good fig this year for me is Corleone. We still haven't had any rain, and daytime temperatures in the 70's have promoted a good fig crop this season. I bought organza bags to protect my hardy chicago figs that usually get swarmed by the birds, but this year, I've had good crops on my hardy chicago trees and very little damage from birds. The I-258's have produced well this season and started ripening in August, but I'm not convinced about planting them in the ground. Here's one for you, Ben. One of my in ground trees resembles a Stella in leaf form and stems, but the fruit is a light bronze but shaped like a stella fig. The taste is like a sweet peach and a tangy apricot combined. I've had others taste it also and had similiar comments.......one even described it as "peach and brown sugar". Would you have any idea of what it could be?

[@benbseattle]

Interesting id like to see photos of your peachy fig. is it longue dauot maybe

[@MikeKincaid79]

Really like watching your tastings. Helps me figure out what I want to get and since we live so close, I know what will actually ripen lol.

[@benbseattle]

Next yr you can stop by and do the tasting meetup

[@juliosdiy3206]

Awesome reply.

[@aaroncunneen328]

Thanks for the descriptions I have never tried a fig before, this year i planted a brown turkey and Black Genoa im so excited to try thise

[@EnlightenmentGarden]

Nice fig assortment and well done with lots of good details! Thanks for sharing this tasting!

[@GraftingTactick]

Wow, are they all from your garden, magnificent 💕👍👍

[@darlagoddesshate]

You know something is good when you see that "I want more of this but I also want to savor it" look

[@gapey]

Socorro black was my fav from our fig tasting over the weekend so had to come and see what you said about it. We only had one to try though so had to split it 10 ways. Perhaps it would have ranked higher in our overall ratings if people had a bigger piece to try.

[@petershu1049]

I love watching your figs tastings. Thanks for sharing

[@rose5150fl]

I've never seen such huge figs! Awesome trees☺️

[@aaroniouse]

Cool knife! it reminds me of one I found next to a bronze drum in a dream I had.

[@a.m.rootedinbuffalo331]

Awesome video ben those figs look amazing 👍

[@nwlady1844]

Hello, Really enjoying your fig tastings. Very informative. Will you have cuttings from Lampeira Preto and San Miro Piro for sale soon? I could pick up or ship which ever you prefer. thank you, mary

[@frankmeng7138]

Ben, I am sorta jealous lol I only have Chicago figs😊

[@jcomm120]

Great review, thanks so much. Gonna start home growing some soon in Fr.!!

[@TheGardeningArtist]

I’m down in the Olympia area and I’d love to get a few of the varieties you have. Yum!

[@Viva_la_natura]

these videos are awesome; really relaxing to hang out and watch; I want that golden riverside! off to fig bid with fingers crossed. I just adopted your fig cutting propagation method.

[@tahirgalnasky6876]

Nice variety but so small. I don’t know the names but what I have are much bigger. The only problem they are not turning to a big tree because most of them die in early fall cold or late spring frost

[@TKESB_AZ]

HI Ben, great channel!! Any chance you would make a video about growing your figs? (What fertilizer/soil amendment you use, watering/volume how often , soil mixture, pruning or not..etc...) (Maybe a top 5 favorites figs to grow - taste vs amount of fruit the plant produces etc). Just staring on my fig collection a I'm in Tucson, AZ :-)

[@benbseattle]

yes i have those videos already. Not all on one video but a bit more spread out amongst a few videos

[@muhammeddidarulalam375]

where r u from... I do want to collect all thesee varieties....

[@mariotrejo8205]

Hey Ben. Do you sell cuttings or fig plants.? I’m interested on a Golden Riverside.

[@juliosdiy3206]

So r all figs sweet, mellow sweet or r they like apples with some tart in it? I have not taste them before cuz i have not seen them in any store be4.

[@cy4330]

Ben, perhaps you could help me a bit since you have so many varieties in your garden. I bought a very expensive Atreano fig tree from a local seller now it's about 2 feet tall but the leaves are those I have never seen before. I have like about 40 types but this one is strange. The leaves look like a snow flake with seven skinny lobes and each lobe is quite densely toothed like an oak leaf. They look somewhat like Iranian Mountain Fig. Or anyone here has Atreano with that kind of leaves? My area is hot and humid above 30C?

[@ABESLIN]

Hey BEN, do you have any scions or fig trees for sale of all the variety you own.

[@davidbutton8497]

Have you ever tasted the tiger fig panache bright red like strawberry 🍓 inside later 🤟🏃‍♀️🤟outside colour green with yellow stripes ♥️♥️🌴🌴

[@erikar9258]

So we dont have to plant them. We can leave them in their pots 😮😮 I'm new to this .

[@alanvillanueva2445]

Hello, can you point me in the direction of that golden riverside please. I would really like to purchase one.

[@asadullah6047]

i would cherish a Golden Riverside cutting.. I'm from Malaysia. Can't find it here atm..i would love to get some cutting if can

[@randywiley1220]

are figs cold hardy enough to grow there or do you cover them in the winter?

[@hulksmash5467]

Did you harvest in September?

[@DWade-ok2db]

What state do you beleive may have the best Golden Riverside variety for flavor and size?

[@jboy8735]

I have only eaten the dried figs how different is the taste from the dried fig and the non dried ?

[@firstname7769]

Are golden riverside and golden rainbow the same??

[@tecsonics]

Nicely done presentation. However, I imagine if you had a tasting panel of ten people, you may well get an assortment of opinions about preference.

[@FigsnThings]

could you plant the golden riverside in-ground in Portland OR do you think?

[@benbseattle]

For sure

[@jere29555]

Do you sell cuttings? If so, how much for the Golden Riverside cutttings?

[@lomrithsa]

I love golden riverside fig but we don't have anything here in New Zealand would you kindly send me the seed of golden riverside fig for me ??

[@ronaldbriggs5901]

Golden river looks like yellow long neck. ☺

[@benbseattle]

Its one of the figs that I think might be a candidate for what my GR actually is. From some accts my GR is probably not an actual golden riverside

[@ronaldbriggs5901]

@@benbseattle golden riverside and yellow long neck are from the same breeding program

[@MinhTran-ol9wg]

Hello Ben Do you sale any of your fig cutting online I leave in FL I have roughly about 24 figs tree but like to have some cutting of golden riverside if possible

[@stevenlenarduzzi5271]

Great show but none of these figs are actually ripe close but not quite

[@alanstansbery]

where can I get a cutting of the Ben's Golden Riverside?

[@kevinwhite9937]

Wonder if less water would produce figs with a thinner skin. Never seen so much white around the pulp.

[@benbseattle]

More sun, Less humidity would thin the skin.

[@rosemacaskie]

you GUys get so romantic when talking aobut figs.

[@hummerklein2567]

I only have one tree and don’t know what I’m doing my husband just died a year ago this month and I cut it down actually the guy next door chopped it up with a machete and it’s all over the place running around on the ground It’s screaming help I’m crying what must I doo please I live in Md and I love figs so much it’s next to my house and porch in need of repair The tree is wanting to live

[@geraldn.6871]

What happened to your violette de bordeaux fig?

[@benbseattle]

It's in ground ive eaten brebas from it this yr but I didnt make a video since it's already been done before

[@geraldn.6871]

Ben B. Seattle : thank goodness. I just bought a violette de bordeaux fig tree, I worried it dies easily.

[@blkxdragon]

Gerald N. You will find that the Violet de Bordeaux is one of the most hardy productive fig trees you will own in the northwest.

[@rr8393]

my figs are dry insade ?

[@norah3904]

Just wow!

[@harrysissen9706]

Fig plants wanted

[@chrisjones3901]

Never knew the skin was eaten lol