Muscadines & Figs - Great Edibles For Your Garden

Muscadines

Muscadine grapes (Vitis rotundifolia) thrive in slightly acid soils and have good disease resistance. They are native to the southeastern states, from the Atlantic coast through Texas.  Muscadines are very popular in gardens, on arbors, and as screens and borders. The highly flavorful fruits of muscadines are particularly popular for jams, jellies, and juices and are also excellent as fresh fruit, though the skin is tough. 

Cowart is a large-fruited purple variety. It produces well, has good quality, and is self-fruitful.

Carlos is a medium-sized bronze grape. It is very productive and vigorous and has good quality. It is self-fruitful.

Jumbo Black  - mid-season harvest. Vines are vigorous with moderate production. Fruit must fully ripen to be sweet. Sugar content is about 15%.

Triumph  vines have good production & vigor. Fruit are bronze with a reddish color. Fruit ripen early season, have excellent flavor & about 18% sugar.

Figs

Fig Facts by Fig Valley Growers:  “Figs are harvested according to nature’s clock, fully ripened and partially dried on the tree.  They naturally help hold in moisture in baked goods, keeping them fresh.  Fig puree can be used to replace fat in baked goods.“

Desert King  -  Yellow fleshed figs set in summer and have a chance to produce a second flush in fall/ Fruit is yellow with red flesh, very fruity taste.  Melts in your mouth.

Little Ruby -  is probably one of the top 5 of all fig varieties for its ability to grow long term in a container.  Bite sized figs are red fleshed and super sweet.

LSU Purple -  A medium-size, long, turbinate, glossy reddish to dark purple fig that has light amber to light strawberry-colored pulp and a closed eye. A heavy main crop is produced in July followed by a later crop that often lasts into December. The mild flavor is good, and the fruit has high sugar content. Mature LSU Purple fruit can taste like maple sugar candy

Olympian - You’ll enjoy two crops of these sweet, delectable fresh eating figs – excellent for canning and drying too.