Nicely done. I have one fig tree and 4 pineapple guavas, but non of them have yet fruited for me. I don't think I will bother with acquiring a Medlar 😁😁
Nice tasting! That medlar didn't look very appealing inside 😂. Pineapple guavas should be ripe when they drop off the plant, unless they were knocked off prematurely. That one looked ripe, interesting that you found it very sour. I do find that there can be some tartness to them, but the ones I had this year off my 'Unique' pineapple guava plant had a nice sweetness to them. Some of the plants can be self-fertile, but some seem to need to be cross-pollinated. I imagine that even the ones that are self-fertile will probably have a better chance of setting if they get cross-pollinated.
I think the fig leaves do have a nice smell, but usually for me, it's when the sun is really baking the leaves, that it gives off a somewhat coconutty smell. Quite pleasant. Although personally I wouldn't want to eat them, as the sap can cause irritation.
Haha thats exactly how I've found raw medlars to be, an unappetizing mushy brown flesh that tastes what it is, fermenting flesh 😂😂. They are of course meant to be frosted on the tree to blet them properly. Its easy to see why they lost popularity 😂. Really best cooked into medlar jelly which i hope to make for the first time this year as i have plenty. Pineapple guavas are pretty acidic tasting to me and quite citrusy with a medicinal / floral overtone. To be honest my seedling variety has dreadful, sour fruit so i do think named varieties are better. Undersized fruit are definitely inferior in taste so I'm not surprised those were disappointing. Although they are meant to be ripe when they drop i think our climate bamboozles them a bit so perhaps its wise to leave them in the fruit bowl for a few days 😁
Haha, you're really selling it with the Medlar description! 😅 I am going to give them another try ar some point though. Yes I will definitely try leaving some pineapple guavas in the kitchen for a few days.
Thank you for this, the medlar had me laughing out loud, brave lad
Haha, yeah not quite what I was expecting. But I'm going to give them a second chance
Blimey your brave, I thought you had to cook those medlar's ?
Thanks 😅 I think they can be eaten raw, but not sure this one was fully ripe 🤔
Nicely done. I have one fig tree and 4 pineapple guavas, but non of them have yet fruited for me. I don't think I will bother with acquiring a Medlar 😁😁
Hope the pineapple guavas fruit next year! Haha, well I'm going to give medlars another shot soon
Nice tasting! That medlar didn't look very appealing inside 😂. Pineapple guavas should be ripe when they drop off the plant, unless they were knocked off prematurely. That one looked ripe, interesting that you found it very sour. I do find that there can be some tartness to them, but the ones I had this year off my 'Unique' pineapple guava plant had a nice sweetness to them. Some of the plants can be self-fertile, but some seem to need to be cross-pollinated. I imagine that even the ones that are self-fertile will probably have a better chance of setting if they get cross-pollinated.
Thanks! Yes they were sour almost like a lemon, but there was sweetness behind it, and a nice tropical taste. Cheers for the info!
I've a fig question, I hear the leaves taste/smell of fig as well(think I heard it on Saturday kitchen), do you know if it's true?
I think the fig leaves do have a nice smell, but usually for me, it's when the sun is really baking the leaves, that it gives off a somewhat coconutty smell. Quite pleasant.
Although personally I wouldn't want to eat them, as the sap can cause irritation.
@@hopeitgrows2892 thank you
Haha thats exactly how I've found raw medlars to be, an unappetizing mushy brown flesh that tastes what it is, fermenting flesh 😂😂. They are of course meant to be frosted on the tree to blet them properly. Its easy to see why they lost popularity 😂. Really best cooked into medlar jelly which i hope to make for the first time this year as i have plenty.
Pineapple guavas are pretty acidic tasting to me and quite citrusy with a medicinal / floral overtone. To be honest my seedling variety has dreadful, sour fruit so i do think named varieties are better. Undersized fruit are definitely inferior in taste so I'm not surprised those were disappointing. Although they are meant to be ripe when they drop i think our climate bamboozles them a bit so perhaps its wise to leave them in the fruit bowl for a few days 😁
Haha, you're really selling it with the Medlar description! 😅 I am going to give them another try ar some point though.
Yes I will definitely try leaving some pineapple guavas in the kitchen for a few days.
When I tasted Medlar it tasted like school glue !
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