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pitangadiego

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Posted 1279160561	Reply with quote #1

We have quite a few members at this point, so this should be easy. If everyone participates, we'll have a nice list of recommended figs to help new people choose well. After we get further along, I'll convert it to a more friendly format and post it. Please post you state, zip code, and the 5 best figs that you grow. Best meaning overall good taste and sweetness, along with good productivity. More or less the 5 varieties you wouldn't be without. I am California 92114 Black Mission NL Celeste LSU Purple Paradiso Vista/Violette be Bordeaux/Negronne __________________ Encanto Farms Nursery http://encantofarms.com http://figs4fun.com http://webebananas.com "pitangadiego" everywhere

OttawanZ5

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Posted 1279162361	Reply with quote #2

Here at my location in Ottawa for a few years in a row I have success with the following i.e. better ripening than other varieties (yet) : Sal (EL) Marseilles VS Hardy Chicago Natalina Celeste __________________ Ottawan-Z5a, Canada

snaglpus

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Posted 1279168344	Reply with quote #3

NC, 28214 Stella Ronde de Bourdeaux Marseilles VS O'Rourke Celeste Got plenty of other varieties that have not ripened yet. ----------------------------- Dennis -z7b __________________ Dennis Charlotte, North Carolina/Zone 8a

paully22

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Posted 1279171502	Reply with quote #4

If I am asked for advise by a newbie, I would recommend the following variants for southern British Columbia, Canada, PC V2P3T4. Desert King(Must Have) Latarulla Osborne Prolific(Tony's Greek) Marseillies VS Hollier Barbillone DK is the most reliable. I have many others under evaluation and some variants like Vicenzo, Slocan(likely Longue d'Aout), Elana, etc can performed outstandingly under near perfect weather conditions from Spring into Summer, especially with Indian Summer.

udaman

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Posted 1279215367	Reply with quote #5

This is great information. Thanks from a very new fig grower. I'll be taking note. __________________ Andrew Bacchi z5A Vermont http://sites.google.com/site/figosaurus/home

Herman2

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Posted 1279253543	Reply with quote #6

Malta Black Sal Gene strain Marseilles vs black Hardy Chicago Kathleen Black Stella The first four cultivars,are very good tasting,no souring ,cold resistant and very easy to grow! The last 2,are exceptionally tasty large figs,but they are not as easy to grow as the first three,here in NJ,due to cold winters,lack of heat ,too much rain,etc. Also there are other exceptionally tasting figs,I had a chance to get ripe fruits from,but none are so dependable producer of ripe figs ,like the first three I mentioned.

FrozenJoe

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Posted 1279498260	Reply with quote #7

So far in 01844 (Methuen, MA): Hardy Chicago Marseilles VS Celeste LSU Gold Others in trial. Joe __________________ Joe Phoenix Area (Zone 9) I am MrFrozenJoe on YouTube. I am arizonafigs on eBay.

nas33

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Posted 1279505460	Reply with quote #8

M8V Toronto, ON So far after 2010, I will recommend these: Natalina Hardy Chicago Desert King Paradiso "Nero/Bronze" Lattarulla Verte (Purely on taste alone) Colsanti Farms Dark Unknown Calabrese Italy-Red Kadota/White Texas Everbearing Palestine Black Ficazanna VdB Easy to grow, all reliable and from good to excellent in regards to yield. Cant wait until 2011. __________________ Nas 6a

2007_giants

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Posted 1279541416	Reply with quote #9

Marseilles vs black Conadria LSU Gold __________________ SAL zone 10b-9b FL PSL growing in pots

vern_2006

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Posted 1279554914	Reply with quote #10

Marseilles VS Black Hardy Chicago Sal Gene Strain Peter's Honey Stella Vern Arkansas zone 7-8 zip 72802

Fatnsassytexan

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Posted 1279555280	Reply with quote #11

Texas 77619 Zn9 Violette de Bourdeaux Celeste Tena Many more to be evaluated. Stay tuned! __________________ Tim Southeast Texas Zone 9 Wish List:Noire de Caromb, Maltese Beauty,Socorro Black, Others especially tight eyed varieties.

2007_giants

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Posted 1279674030	Reply with quote #12

Jon If at all possible can you lock this to the top of forum page, It seems to be a good reference thread for not only new members like myself but for others to refer back to and do some comparisons Thanks Sal G __________________ SAL zone 10b-9b FL PSL growing in pots

pitangadiego

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Posted 1279677799	Reply with quote #13

I locked it at first, and it seemed that maybe people weren't seeing it, so I decided to let it "float", and bump it up each day. Eventually I'll re-pin it and/or put the data as a link at Figs 4 Fun. __________________ Encanto Farms Nursery http://encantofarms.com http://figs4fun.com http://webebananas.com "pitangadiego" everywhere

2007_giants

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Posted 1279711782	Reply with quote #14

Thanks Jon __________________ SAL zone 10b-9b FL PSL growing in pots

lreiley

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Posted 1279765275	Reply with quote #15

Yorktown, VA Zone 8 Celeste Brown Turkey LSU Purple Conandria Hoping to find a few more.

Axier

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Posted 1279785947	Reply with quote #16

In north coast of Spain, climate Z9, mild winters, no frosts, rainy (55 inch/year), mild summers (95 % summers days below 90º F), tends to be cloudy but from time to time decent sunny summers. My list, in order of preference: - Bakio (an unknown variety, resembles Marseillaise) - Negronne (soon could be in the 1st place) - Ronde de Bordeaux - Longue d'Aout - Marseilles VS * Promising varieties, on advanced trial: Grise de St Jean, Noire de Barbentane, Sucrette, Noire de Caromb, * I have a lot of varieties on an initial trial with good hope: Pastiliere, Kathleen's Black, Paradiso, Italia 258, "Baud fig", Smith and some more... * So far Black list: Madeleine des Deux saisons, Sultane, Fiorone di Ruvo. __________________ Axier Basque Country Z9

pitangadiego

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Posted 1279859638	Reply with quote #17

Still time to hear from about 606 of our members. __________________ Encanto Farms Nursery http://encantofarms.com http://figs4fun.com http://webebananas.com "pitangadiego" everywhere

OttawanZ5

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Posted 1279860794	Reply with quote #18

Axier What do you mean by "So far Black list: Madeleine des Deux saisons, Sultane, Fiorone di Ruvo, Hardy Chicago", and why? __________________ Ottawan-Z5a, Canada

Axier

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Posted 1279867024	Reply with quote #19

I say "so far" because it is not a closed list, unfortunately it will include new members in the future. Why I include those varieties in my black list: Madeleine des Deux Saisons: - It is not productive - It splits and sours badly at the first rain. Sultane: - the main crop is late - It is a good taste fig but nothing special Fiorone di Ruvo: - capricious breva producer - absent or scarce main crop Hardy Chicago (edited on 05-October-2010): I initially included Hardy Chicago in my Black List, I have to admit today that it is better than I thought. If it is cropped well ripened, it is a very good tasting fig. I have removed it from my black list. All the above is according to my opinion, experience and climate. Taste is a personal thing, I know that many people will disagree with me. __________________ Axier Basque Country Z9

Tyler_LA

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Posted 1279891831	Reply with quote #20

Southern LA, 9A - Smith - Hunt - White Honey - Hardy Chicago For the fifth, I am tempted to put LSU Gold because I love how it tastes and its apple-esque size, but it splits too easily in this humidity and constant rain. So, I'll put... - LSU Tyger (O'Rourke) Smith and Hunt were astoundingly good this year. If I had an unlimited supply of those, I don't think I'd ever eat anything else. I'll be rooting lots of those this fall.

Cuddywhiffer

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Posted 1279919927	Reply with quote #21

Far northeast, New Brunswick, Canada. This will be my second year for eating figs. The prolific and tasty ones so far are: from last year: Celeste Tony's Greek (from Paully22). Yugoslavian black (from Dusan) Vicenzo (Paully22) still to taste this season: Black Jack (Adriano): North Carolina fig (Ottawan). The black Jack is outside in ground, the others are in a plastic greenhouse in ground. Zone usually 4b/5a, but this winter it behaved like a zone 6, and summer is the same so far. __________________ John K. Sutherland

sirlampsalot

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Posted 1280090734	Reply with quote #22

Down's Celeste Red Italian Green Italian Sals Bellaclaire Patrick Super Giant A list that will surely change as trial trees bear, tastes improve and hardiness is proven. Zip 37303 __________________ C.H. Zone 7a East Tn

udaman

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Posted 1280590503	Reply with quote #23

I just wanted to say how very valuable this information is for a new guy. Thanks to all for taking the time to post. I wish I had unlimited time and funds to grow all the recommendations. I look forward to the end of season comments, too. If you get a minute, have a look at the website I started just a week ago, link is in my signature. __________________ Andrew Bacchi z5A Vermont http://sites.google.com/site/figosaurus/home

OttawanZ5

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Posted 1280600448	Reply with quote #24

Off topic, Andrew you have a nice looking website started there. I am sure it will grow and become more informative for those growing figs in colder areas. I am also in Zone 5a a bit north in Ottawa but am very much familiar with Vermont since I stayed there for 4.5 years (in mid-60s; what a time that was) doing post-graduate work in Electronics at UVM. Good and lasting memories of the place. __________________ Ottawan-Z5a, Canada

udaman

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Posted 1280602966	Reply with quote #25

Thanks, Ottawan. My oldest son graduated UVM. Still lives in Burlington and works for IBM...nice town. __________________ Andrew Bacchi z5A Vermont http://sites.google.com/site/figosaurus/home

fyvfigs

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Posted 1280933610	Reply with quote #26

what FUN Jon: Stephen here @ 72701: WHITE RUSSIAN PETIT NEGRI (thanks Ottawan!) AIN'T SEEING A N Y THING FROM: Celeste (I have 4 flavours) Hardy Chicago (s/b great location: so. wall of slab house: my ONLY actual tree) White TX Everbearing--not very hardy as well. Panache ? to be continued... Kalamata not hardy, lost both in snowy '09-'10 winter while others survived, no problem. Haven't given up on: Black Jack Black Mission Brown Turkey __________________ Stephen V. NW AR

OttawanZ5

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Posted 1280935521	Reply with quote #27

Stephen I know a fig called "Petit Negri" but I have not heard of a fig called "Petit Negronne". So is it Petit Negri or Negronne? __________________ Ottawan-Z5a, Canada

JonfromPa

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Posted 1280971062	Reply with quote #28

Hello from central Pa. I'm new to posting on here but have been reading the "board" for a year. I have a Brown Turkey, good taste, erattic bearer, that has been inground for 20 years+. Other recent, yet to taste, in ground figs are Hardy Chicago, Gino's, Paradiso and Dark Portuguese, also potted figs are: Italian Golden Honey, Celeste, Black Triano, Petite Negri, Golden Celeste and VDB. Jon

scott_ga

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Posted 1280976692	Reply with quote #29

Current best-tasting and most productive figs Col de Dame (blanc) Stands up to rain, intense berry taste, late bearing. Hardy Chicago and Sal's EL Good taste, productive, and stand up to rain fairly well Black Madeira Unique taste, late bearing, heavy bearing, splits in rain, but still tastes good. Violette de Bordeaux Good raspberry taste, shy bearer Peter's Honey Mainly for the brebas, taste mostly just sweet, occasionally cream soda taste __________________ Scott North Georgia Zone 7b

TucsonKen

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Posted 1280977605	Reply with quote #30

Although I can't speak for many varieties, I guess I can certainly include black mission. It's had a long and dependable history in Tucson, dating back to when Father Kino brought them to the region. I picked a batch today and every single one looks perfect. In my yard, at least, they never split, mold, or go sour. __________________ Ken Tucson, Arizona Zone 8b

fyvfigs

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Posted 1281023572	Reply with quote #31

GOOD CATCH Ottawan! Petit Negri they are. [def. not Negronne] I think. __________________ Stephen V. NW AR

jenia

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Posted 1284327454	Reply with quote #32

I am in zone 5B. This was a good summer. Many days in the 80s and a couple of weeks in the 90s but...night time temps are often in the 50s and sometimes in the 40s. Most of my trees are still quite young, so it is hard to say. I'm sure my list will change next year when some of my trees are older. So far, I have had good luck with the following: 1. Hardy Chicago - Bears young. Ripens before anything else I have and ripens everything. Doesn't mind rain or cold nights. 2. Marseilles VS Black - Bears young. Starts to ripen right behind HC 3. Sal's - Gene's Strain. Same as above 4. Violette de Bordeaux - Ripens late, but doesn't seem to mind cold nights and rain. Compact and productive 5. I'll have a better idea next year. C.J.

7deuce

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Posted 1284521354	Reply with quote #33

Zone 6b South NJ(Egg Harbor Twp) 1. Negronne 2. Hardy Chicago 3. Celeste 4. Ronde De Bordeaux 5. Italian Honey 6. Marseilles VS __________________ Jason V Egg Harbor Twp., NJ/ Zone 7 Wishlist: Nothing.

Ingevald

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Posted 1285002764	Reply with quote #34

Hello, I am in zone 5, northeast Kansas, 66044. Many of my container grown figs are still young, some just making figs for the first time and need more time to see how they pan out. This list of "5 best" will undoubtedly be updated over time but for now... Violette de Bordeaux - consistent producer of good tasting figs Sicilian Black (from James Robin) - consistent producer of very good tasting figs, plant seems to be a bit slow growing. "Pananas Purple" - This is an unidentified fig and the only one grown in the ground with winter protection. Is productive most years (it makes a lot of decent flavored figs but sometimes they don't ripen before it starts cooling down. The large one in a pot ripened much earlier this year). Malta Black - Just had some this year. Marseilles (from Monticello) - A good tasting fig Ingevald

nelson20vt

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Posted 1285008730	Reply with quote #35

Toronto,ON Well this is my second season growing figs so most plants are still very young but anyhow here is my best so far in Order. 1- Paradiso " Bronze " From Dusan 2-Italian Fig " Colasanti Farms' Dark Fig 3-Black Mission "Monrovia" 4-Hardy Chicago " Richter's Herbs " 5-English Brown Turkey " Local " __________________ Mississauga, ON, Canada Z5B/6A

gwarring

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Posted 1285091649	Reply with quote #36

I'm east of San Jose, Ca 95127, sunset zone 16. So far: Lampiera Bourjassotte Gris Desert King I get 2 crops from both the lampiera and King, with the breba being pretty bla and the 2nd crop outstanding. Lampiera is much richer in flavor than King. Stella - looks very promising, but This is the 1st year fruiting for it.

Evesgarden

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Posted 1285451295	Reply with quote #37

Buffalo,NY Zone 5b Many are in my trial-so looking towards next Summer to see which ones perform and how well. I am just as addicted as the rest of you. lol For Summer of 2010: Hardy Chicago- got about 100 off each tree/bush. Very rich and super sweet and still ripening with decent taste in cooler temps with rain. Unknown Mission variant- Very similar to Hardy Chicago, some are still ripening and the flavor is good. English Brown Turkey- Super sweet but not very figgie, also still ripening it's fruit with decent flavor. Excell- did great until the rains started, the figs are still ripening but each one gets a split. Flanders- some are ripening right now, so In a couple more days or so, I will sample it. Violet de Bordeau- wow!! Very tasty and still ripening the last few. These were super tasting. Also have LSU Gold, LSU Purple, Conadria, Magnolia, Texas Blue Giant, Black Madiera, Tarentella, White Triana, Stella and Atreano that each made a few figs, but I don' t know if they will ripen Many more varieties are just babies, so this will change next season. Eve

goldie

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Posted 1287991857	Reply with quote #38

Hi, I'm new to fig growing, thanks everyone for the info. Could anyone recommend a fig for zone 7a?

bullet08

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Posted 1288004660	Reply with quote #39

goldie, i'm in zone 7 too. i just started getting fig trees, so i have no clue what is good. but from what i have read, violette de bordeaux (negronne) seems to be good for just about everywhere, so i got one of that and two others. pete __________________ Pete Durham, NC Zone 7b "don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy and the lash." - sir winston churchill "the problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." - the baroness thatcher *** all my figs have FMV/FMD, in case you're wondering. * * and... i don't sell things. what little i have will be posted here in winter for first come first serve base to be shared. no, i'm not a socialist...***

alexgu

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Posted 1288500073	Reply with quote #40

hello! guys,i am from jiangsu province of China; i hope you can give me some advises for planting figs. I don't know what kind of figs fit here! so please help me!

genecolin

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Alex, welcome to the forum. It will be interesting to see how figs grow in your area. I checked the internet for information about your weather and if the chart below is correct you would need figs that hold up well cool damp weather perhaps somewhat like our Northwest coast. Good luck and have fun.

"gene"

Average Monthly Temperature, Rainfall and Days of Rain
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Temp F	37.5	39.7	47.1	57	66.3	73.4	82	82.5	75.3	64.5	54.5	42.6
Rain Inches	10	10	13	13	12	14	11	11	12	10	8	7
Rain Days	9.4	12.0	13.7	14.0	14.6	13.3	11.2	11.4	12.0	8.2	8.1	8.0

__________________
From the bayou,
"gene"

zone 9
Houma, La.

alexgu

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Posted 1288535683	Reply with quote #42

thank you!

Beyondista

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Posted 1288799139	Reply with quote #43

Zone 4b SW Wisconsin All my figs are in 5 gallon buckets, come out of the basement on May 15 & go dormant around Oct 20 or so. Figs are outside, not in a greenhouse. My favorite is Conadria which does not ripen every year but when it does they size up nicely. LSU Celeste Improved Hardy Chicago (some years the figs are much smaller than usual) LSU Gold Brown Turkey __________________ BEYOND Vineyard - La Farge, Wisconsin z4b http://facebook.com/beyondvineyard Driftless Sacred Grove - West Lima, Wisconsin https://www.facebook.com/driftlessgrove ebay: sacredgroveorganics http://www.ebay.com/usr/sacredgroveorganics

Hickoryfig

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Posted 1289257474	Reply with quote #44

I am North Carolina 28602 Marseilles VS Sal's EL Hardy Chicago LSU Improved Celeste Hunt This list is, of course, subject to change ;) __________________ Eric Hickory, NC Zone 7 Wishlist: St. Rita, Col de Dame Gris, Col de Dame Noir, Noire de Caromb, Noire de Barbentaine, Native Black, Rouge de Bordeaux

chlorophyll

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Posted 1289616538	Reply with quote #45

Hi All, I am on San Francisco Peninsula - on the border of zones 9/10 and Sunset zones 15/17. Summers seem to be getting cooler and windier here the last couple of years, with more frequent afternoon fog than we used to have (we used to never see much). Daytime highs rarely over 80. Winter low of 29. The figs I have (all a few years old), have not ripened. They include: Brown Turkey, White Genoa, Tiger, and Kadota. I think the problem is not enough heat - but maybe it's the varieties I've planted? Are there some that would do better without a long, hot summer? Thanks!

Herman2

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Posted 1289690387	Reply with quote #46

No doubt the problem is your cultivars,that are not suited to cool,short Sommer. Try:Gino's fig,Desert King(breba),Marseilles vs Blk,or Blue Celeste.

snaglpus

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Posted 1289963831	Reply with quote #47

I am in zone 7B - reporting from Charlotte, NC We had a long summer. We had early high temps in April and long hot days in July and August. Looking forward to next year. Here were my best: Ronde de Bourdeaux - truly amazing.....wife's favorite Black Madeira - unique flavor Dark Portuguese Gino's - heavy bearer and super fantastic taste Pananas Purple Hardy Chicago - super sweet VdB - another super sweet Petit Negra Golden Atreano - BOOM! What a sweet fig Sal's Green Greek - darkest...red sweeter than strawberries Malta Black O'Rourke - sweet sugar fig Scilian Black - darkest fig in collection but very good. Parasido - one of the best tasting green fig with red center Strawberry - another-- best tasting green fig with red center Blue Celeste Celeste Red Taco - beautiful red sweet fig thanks, __________________ Dennis Charlotte, North Carolina/Zone 8a

Herman2

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Posted 1292780404	Reply with quote #48

Hi Dennis:What do you mean when you say Green Greek:sweeter than strawberry:? Do you mean Strawberry with a lot of white artificial,sugar,around them,or just strawberry. I have never eat a sweet strawberry bought from store or otherwise grown by me ,here in NJ. They grow beautiful large but sour. In the store they are huge beautifull and sour. Now I was eating some wild strowberry in the Transilvanian mountains,and those were sweet and flavorfull. I even grew alpine wild strauberry,suposelly from France,here in NJ,a Fragaria species,with the same result:Sour,when ripe. I concluded is the climate:too hot in the Sommer for sweet strawberry.

snaglpus

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Posted 1292895173	Reply with quote #49

Hi Herman2, what I mean is Greek Greek figs are sweeter than small wild strawberries or farm strawberries. Strawberries in our local grocer are watered down and mass produced for money. But if you go to local farms and pick your own, they taste sweet and juicy. To me, Green Greek figs are sweeter than those wild strawberries. You guys gotta try Green Greek figs. Excellent tasting fig! __________________ Dennis Charlotte, North Carolina/Zone 8a

monkeyk546

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Posted 1293305402	Reply with quote #50

Hi! Dallas Texas area--"These are in ground" Most hearty are: Texas Everbearing (crazy productive and extremely fast growing) Danny's Delight ( still young but put figs on as soon as it was planted grows fast) Celeste ( dwarf like in my yard with good amount of great figs) Unknown Pastilier ( fast growth instant figs) Not a good fit: Bournabat ( The one I wanted the MOST tried and tried and it died anyway :(( ) Panache ( 2 years little growth and no figs ever) The rest of my figs are in pots :) The temp here is Very hot summers, warm rainy fall, from 70's to 20's in the winter, and 30's to 80's spring.. with extreme flux at any given time. __________________ Kim Dallas Texas monkeyk on ebay

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