Peters Honey Fig - First Taste

[@drea4195]

Had a Peter's Honey for about twelve years. (then a combination of gophers, drought, and less-than-ideal planting site eventually destroyed it). I think this fig is underappreciated for certain! I love honey figs because they remind me of the Kadotas that I grew up eating in the Valley (California). My Peter's Honey was productive and fairly hardy for its size -- it ripened beautifully in my current semi-coastal climate. I've since planted a new Peter's Honey in a better spot, with better gopher protection. I would never want to be without this fig if I can help it.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

That's great to hear Drea. I'm thinking our climate may be why we struggle getting a ripe fruit from these trees! I've been told that some humidity is the key with this variety and that is something in very short supply here in the desert! I'm still keeping my fingers crossed it will improve with maturity.

[@damehinojosa334]

What would be your favorite Honey fig to plant? Kadota, or Peter's Honey? Thank you!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Great question Dame. It's a toss up on those 2 for us. Neither of them ripens figs very well for us here in AZ in our experience and from what I can gather it's probably the lack of moisture. That being said, of the few fruit we've had ripen fully the Peter's Honey seems to be a bit sweeter.

[@jillshomesteadexperience6706]

Thank you for being so informative

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Thanks Jill. Glad you're finding the content useful!

[@danielfisch655]

Great video, thank you for sharing.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Thanks Daniel. We're on the fence with this one still, but we were pleasantly surprised with the taste.

[@Crazyaboutpaper1]

Thank you friend. You always do such detail oriented videos. a note on growth, pruning, sun etc. Great information as always.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Malini, thanks. I'm glad it's useful to you!

[@GoldenBoy-et6of]

Alot of people dont make this comparison but the texture of figs is exactly the same as the texture of ripe kiwis! The seeds and consistency are just like that of a kiwi and theres even a hint of a kiwi like flavor in all figs I've tried!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hmm, now that's an interesting comparison. Definitely true of the berry type figs like Panache, VDB, etc. And you're right, the seeds have that little crispness to them with the soft flesh around.

[@annet.1041]

Thanks for all your great information! I was wondering if you have any new information on this variety of fig tree. We just purchased a 4 foot tree/cutting from an online nursery. It hasn't shipped yet and I'm getting nervous that maybe this isn't a good variety for Tucson. Have you had better success with yours? Thank you! =)

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Jordan, great question and we're really not sure yet! The one we have here on the new property has not produced any fruit yet, so the jury is still out for this one. From what I understand it can take a few years before the tree (and fruit) fully mature.

[@annet.1041]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Thanks so much for letting me know. We have canceled our Peter's Honey Fig tree order and so now we are deciding on a different variety. I'd like the Panache Tiger Stripe but I can't find it. So we may try a Mission or Brown Turkey (but I heard the Brown Turkey is not as sweet).

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@annet.1041 You should be able to find the Panache in one of the nurseries in town once the weather warms up a bit and spring planting officially begins. We bought our first one from either Home Depot or Richard's Garden center. The Brown Turkey is very good and extremely productive. We haven't had a ripe fruit from our Mission, so can't speak to that one, but it's the gold standard for production figs.

[@annet.1041]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Thanks again for all your help. Sounds like we just need to be more patient. =) I hope that you have a great harvest this year!

[@janethart3116]

We planted a Peter's Honey Fig tree about a year ago. It was nicely pruned and about 5' tall. It's now about 6' tall. It sure didn't grow like yours but it looks very healthy. In mid-may when we left Tucson for the summer, there were a dozen or so baby figs growing. When we returned in September, we didn't see any signs that they had ripened and fallen off. so I don't know if they did or did not. In either case, there was a similar number of baby figs on the tree and since then they have continued to proliferate (we now have a couple dozen) and grow but not ripen. We also have new leaves still emerging. My question is this - should I leave the fruits on the tree with the hope that they ripen or should I remove them? I read someplace that they could ripen even in December in Tucson, but not sure that was the correct advice for the long-term benefit of the tree. Thank you for your informative videos and help.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Janet. You can definitely leave those figs on the tree to see if they'll ripen here in the Fall/Winter. This variety has not ripened well for us yet and we're not exactly sure why. 100's of small fruit, but very few that ripen. We're assuming it's the age of the tree.

[@janethart3116]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Thanks!

[@GoldenBoy-et6of]

If u pinch the apical nodes early in the season it will trigger fruit production much earlier so your fruit will have much longer to mature! It also tops the plant which makes it branch out and become bigger instead of taller!

[@saltyseatv5904]

Have you looked into pinching a fig tree? It will really help it branch out and get more full and not so lanky.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

I have heard of it. We haven't tried that here with these, but may need to consider that on the new property. Our brown turkey, Black Jack and Kadota figs have done a good job spreading out with the type of pruning we do, but we have 2 varieties that just want to shoot strait up! That may be the answer for us on these. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@saltyseatv5904]

Edge of Nowhere Farm it’s super easy to do. Give it a shot.

[@lilianaa.107]

Do you sell your figs in Phoenix?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Liliana! We don't offer them for sale..yet. Once we're on the new property we're going to grow Brown Turkey figs for production and will have them for sale.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Forgot to mention, if you head over to our website there's an email list you can sign up for. We don't send very many emails (a few each year), but that's the only way we market our produce. With the move it will be pretty limited this coming season, but we tend to sell out of everything through that mailing list.

[@josettegiacobbi1115]

I have this fig. This is the first year that the fig actually has a sweet flavor. Other years they had no taste. Guess the heat index of 112 helped. Columbia SC

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Josette. That's a good observation. The sweetness on this fig definitely seems to change from year to year and that definitely would have an impact. I imagine you have some humidity as opposed to our very dry heat, but 112 is AZ weather!!

[@josettegiacobbi1115]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm very high humidity in Columbia SC