Thoughts on Fig Leaf Tea?

BucksCountyFigs said:
I just heard the cat pee - fig thing the other night and suddenly got worried, lol.

Certain boxwood varieties also produce a cat pee smell because of their volatile oils, and not everyone can smell those either. Sometimes they are not detectable unless you brush against or trim it, since it’s a defensive mechanism.

I have a highly developed sense of smell, but luckily haven’t run into this (yet).
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From what I’ve observed, some varieties trees just have a stronger aroma than others. Each person takes in smells uniquely. I may smell coconut aroma where as someone else smells cat pee aroma. If you ever had to transport a bunch of fig trees, like I do to Figfest…and load them up the night before…...Now that is potent!!! 🤣😂🤣
 
I do have some leaves that were prepared by a friend, I have not tried it yet though...maybe tomorrow I will break them out.
Have to ask him which variety he used for it.

On another note...I have smelled the cat pee smell from fig leaves, but really only when I started gaining lots of trees.
I haven't smelled it in years now that I think about it.
 
JC Figgy said:
From what I’ve observed, some varieties trees just have a stronger aroma than others. Each person takes in smells uniquely. I may smell coconut aroma where as someone else smells cat pee aroma. If you ever had to transport a bunch of fig trees, like I do to Figfest…and load them up the night before…...Now that is potent!!! 🤣😂🤣
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LoL Boy it sure is, Cat pee, Coconuts and steamed up windows to start the morning.
 
I saw this video a few days ago
Looks interesting, but my leaves are very ugly now.

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I dehydrated and crushed some I-258 leaves today. I used one tablespoon steeped in about 16oz of water for 5 minutes. It tastes like the Improved Celeste I had yesterday. It's a bit mild, so I need to increase the steeping time or the amount of crushed leaves.
 
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