I am amazed at the HC, it froze to the ground again last year. But it is already producing its first figs! This is BEFORE some of the figs that I kept in a shed last winter. It is an amazing fig.

Anyway, the first one caught be off guard, so I did not see it until a bird ate half of it and it was covered with ants. Seeing as it was the first HC of the year, I blew off the ants and ate it anyway. It was great. Rich, jammy and berry-tasting. Its hard to beat a dead ripe HC

I'm hoping to get one to produce next year. Seems like a great variety from everything that I hear.

Chuck - Do you put the vasoline directly on the trunk or do you have some sort of barrier in between the trunk and the vasoline?

I thought I heard somewhere that directly on the trunk would rot it.