Jules - How can you not have any figs in Texas? Have you just been overtaken by a new ice age?

In the very corner of NE Texas, the weather was so odd this spring and summer that all the sources I used for figs last year, have little to none this year.  We had a very mild spring and somewhat mild summer with only 1 day being, officially, in the 100's so far.   It's very strange b/c just 115 miles to the south west of me, they had bumper crops this year.  It makes me very sad...  ='(  ...see? 

That is weird, even for the NE corner of Texas. I thought most of the southern states were sweltering in a heatwave this year, and we were even hearing news in the UK that Death Valley, Arizona, was threatening to register the highest temp. ever recorded on Earth - I think it was around 57C. I assume it didn't quite reach that high, but still musta been pretty uncomfortable for anyone in the locale.

Well, the humidity is TERRIBLE here (or good if you are a fig, I suppose) but last year the actual temp was 100+ for days in a row.  Some say we didn't get enough rain this spring, others say we got too much.  Either way it resulted in me only getting about 1 gallon of usable figs for preserves.  I'm hoping that with my own trees, in a few years, I won't have to rely on others for the figs that I need.  Since I'm just starting, I'm trying to find the best trees for this area.

You bet. I might even take a pic. Not sure I would use that much alcohol tho. Maybe I'll dble up to 2 tbsp. If that turns out not to be enough, I can always turn it out and add more. It's a lot easier to add than take away!