How att berätta om min fikon är mogen

Det fiknet ser inte moget ut mot mig ... men jag ser det inte personligen. Baserat på informationen på webbplatsen som nämns nedan är det troligt att fikon inte är mogen eftersom nacken är väldigt rak.

Att äta orörda fikon kommer inte att skada dig, men ... de kommer bara inte smaka väldigt bra.

Oavsett, de borde vara lite mjuka, inte fasta. Enligt den här webbplatsen , de kommer att falla på sina stammar med vikten av deras frukt. Här är två av de flera bilderna som visar ett orätt och mycket moget fikon:

Fig 1. (above) Not ripe: the fig is too firm and still perpendicular to the stem.

Fig 4. Gravity wins and the fig is ripe and ready, no longer able to support its weight. Note the dewy skin and slight tear in the fruit; it can barely hold its sugary contents at this point. (Time to grab the snips and go crazy!)

Här är en annan webbplats med ännu mer info, som liknar den föregående. De listar tre metoder för att veta när ett fikon är moget: syn, beröring och smak.

Syn:

Go by the color. One of the first signs your figs are becoming ripe is their change in color. Young, immature and unripe figs tend to be small and green in hue. For varieties like Brown Turkey, Chicago Hardy, Celeste, and LSU Purple, the color will change from green to brown or purple as the fruit ripens. In the case of certain fig varieties, like Kadota and LSU Gold, the fruit’s mature color is still greenish — so how do you rely on sight if the fig’s color doesn’t noticeably change? Read on!

Go by the appearance. The fruit itself will droop on the tree as it ripens. This is true for figs regardless of mature color. Young, firm figs tend to stand out perpendicular to the tree. As they ripen and soften, the fruit will bend at the stalk where it is attached to the tree.

Go by the size. As the fruit matures on the tree, it will also grow in size*. The mature size depends on the variety you are growing, but the figs will all increase in size as they begin to mature and ripen on the tree.

Tryck:

A ripe fig will be soft to the touch when gently squeezed. Unripe figs are still firm. This is because the ripening process has not yet taken place, and the juices and sugars that are produced as the fruit ripens are not fully present.

Smak:

Ripe figs are delightfully rich and sweet with a soft, smooth texture when they are fresh from the tree. Unripe figs can be rubbery, dry, and lack sweetness. The most effective way to tell your figs are unripe is to eat one before its peak. Most people only eat an unripe fig once before deciding to wait and allow figs to fully ripen before harvesting.