I live in the Southern West part of the Netherlands (N.W. Europe) and there is a fig tree in the garden but I've bought the eight figs used in the pie in a supermarket (€0,40 a piece). Due to August being wet and not that warm the fig tree stopped providing proper fruit. They turned watery and had too little a sweet taste. Think I only harvested 15 nice figs this year (July).
When I make the pie again, probably August next year/Gaea volenta, I need to make the pieces of fig a little smaller and peel off all of the lighter (in colour) parts of the fruit. Filling of the pie could be a tadski sweeter also. Better next time.
Some friends (back then) gave my the fig tree when it was p/m 3 feet tall. 15 years ago, that was. They claimed the plant smelled funny (of cat pee, IIRC).. and I planted it in a proper sunny spot in my small garden. The tree is about 5 meters (16') tall now.
Growing fruit (on trees) is a challenge quite quite often here too. Maybe it is in general but nowadays climate, at my whereabouts, with quite hot Summers and a tadski warmer Winter does help a bit, I reckon.
And oh, there are not many plants in my smallish garden that provide fruit or veggies though. I had two tomato plants, two courgette/zucchini, strawberries in a wooden container, Jap. wine berries, raspberries and blackberries. 10 different herbs, like thyme, chives, parsley, rocket lettuce, etc. and I'm about to harvest my two smelly ladies (their flowers to smoke later on). P/m 1 week to go for them.
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Not to worry, as far as expecting empathy and finding none.
I generally refill my freezer with all manner of freezable veggies and fruit and do a little light canning as well. This was horrid; we had no summer. of decently warm temperatures to help stuff grow.
In all honesty, compared to the south where I grew up, it never got above winter temps all summer here in central Indiana. Had I known I could have grown spring crops all summer, things would look different in my freezers. You know greens (kale, shard, spinach) freeze well and carrots, potatoes and radishes can be just fine under the soil if you do not have a root cellar, actually so can spinach and kale .
But, I am impressed with your beautiful pie/creation/thing. I want one!
