I love the pineapple guava's flowers they are so pretty. I was indeed talking about your avatar, Feijoa is another name for pineapple guava. I'm glad you was able to taste one and able to taste a fresh fig. Figs are one of life's great joys, they are truly amazing when fresh. So many people are turned against them because of the taste of fig newtons and dried figs but if they every try a fresh one it's like a whole new world to them. You should try growing some. They grow very well in The Central Valley and there are hundreds of varieties available out west that will blow black mission out the water. I grow around 120 varieties here in the South East.
You are so luck to live where you do. you have access to a wide range of delicious fruits and are in the perfect climate for growing many different edibles. Another fruit you should be on the look out for if you never had one is a persimmons. The Asian ones will start ripening next month-jan and are out of this world. Just don't get the ones shaped like giant acorns because they are bitter. instead look for the ones that look like orange tomatoes. You can find them by the names Jiro and fuyu in most markets and they also will grow well in your area. If you like grapes there is a company by the name of the grapery out west and they grow cotton candy grapes try those also the name sums up the taste perfectly and it's honestly the best grape in the world. Unfortunately you can't grow them and neither can anybody else unless you are a contract grower and as of now Grapery is the only one contracted to do so.
As you can can tell I'm kind of obsessed fruits and encourage others to grow as much as they can. If you like eating fresh fruits and trying new things there is a group in your area called the California Rare Fruit Growers or CRFG for short you should check them out. They are a great group of people and very knowledgeable about what will grow in your area and also what taste the best.
