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figs so far.

Figo Preto is cont. to impress me. it's about 2 weeks earlier than the Black Madeira and with ton of rain at the moment, still retains some sign of flavor. 

Longue D'Aout is also very good, but have to catch that one at the right time. if i let it ripe fully, it will sour quickly. 

Panache is also very good, but like others.. it will blow up if it rains when it's ripening. 

White Greek is sort of like LdA, also need to catch it at the right time. large fig with deep red inside. not as intense as LdA. 

Niagara Black is HUGE. 

Calvert is very good also. 

Kathleen's Black is put on 2 figs this yr. i didn't expect much with root pruning. i had first one and now it's tasting very good.. after 5 yrs. it's 3rd yr giving me figs and i can understand why some folks are waiting this long for the taste to improve. 

VdB and RdB are the two that is consistent and producing very good flavor figs. RdB is truly a month or so earlier than the others. problem with RdB is slightly open eye. but it was ripening before the rains and didn't have much problem. 

wasn't too impressed with Beall. but it was it's first yr giving me fig. it's huge. 

187-25 wasn't all the impressive either, but it was huge also. 

loosing lot of figs due to rain now days. and i don't have that big a crop this yr due to neglect. 

Ischia Black is ripening right now along with Barnissotte. they didn't blow up.. as of this morning. 

Ischia White will be heading to trash can very soon. the taste is not improving and it's tiny with not much to enjoy. 

CdDN has dropped all its figs this yr too. they are not getting to the point of ripening. all dropping once they start to turn color. 

CdDB is still great. one of the best. not sure what happened, but i had few that ripened. rest are still hanging in there for late crop. 

Pastiliere dropped all its figs.. multiple times. 

Hardy Chicago is giving some figs, but with rain, i'm not getting much flavor out of it. but i'm happy it's ripening figs. last yr, i didn't see any. 

there were some other figs, but i lost tags and not sure what they are. nothing impressive so far to try to ID them. 


Pete thanks for the info.
can you post pics of your Niagara Black fig?

thanks

Great reports, thanks

Good news about Figo Preto. I have a young plant and was debating on keeping it as I need to make space.
Does anyone know anything about its cold hardiness?

Good Info Pete thanks for sharing

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Great reports, thanks

Good news about Figo Preto. I have a young plant and was debating on keeping it as I need to make space.
Does anyone know anything about its cold hardiness?


In my reading I saw some suggest it might be hardy to zone 6, but personally I'd be cautious. Supposed to be a good taste though.


Glad to see your hanging in there Pete, take care of yourself!

Pete,
Rain is bad specialy in this period.
But some varieties are doing very well. Congratulations!

Francisco

I appreciated reading your report, thank you.  I hope that you will feel better next year's ripening!

Thanks for the Report. Have a great week.

Excellent report. Thank you.

Its good to hear from you pete. I hope they keep coming

Thanks Pete, very informative report.

Hi Pete
So nice to hear from you and your figs. Good luck 

Hi bullet08,
Nice harvest !
My longue-d-aout is still teasing me with her 8 figs. I gave her a new shot of fertilizer as she was willing to send a new round of growth (I saw that 10 days ago) and seemed to be missing some strength - 4 leaves appeared and stayed small, so hide my saw and I
encouraged them, for now !

Very nice report, Pete.

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Pete,
Good report but better that you were willing and able to report. Continue to be well and be better.

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