Adriatic VS Desert King Fig PNW Gardening

8/11/2021
Adriatic Fig (greenhouse required) vs Desert King Fig
We PNW fig collectors try to grow tricky varieties like Adriatic in our not ideal cool short summers. It worth the extra work of shuffling in greenhouse to get a rewarding fig.

Adriatic Fig
size Large
texture thick coarse skin i dont eat the skin of this variety inside pulp is thick and jammy
flavor raspberry jam
overall 8/10
recommend for patient fig collector who are more experience a step up from common easy to grow varieties

Desert King
size large
texure soft very sweet thin skin juicy refreshing
flavor honey
Overall 8/10
recommended for anyone no hard work growing this variety just plant in the ground and water and fertilize