Locally called VINDIMOS, these are the Summer crop of Lampeira Preta, a true San Pedro family of figs-
To ripe they need pollination.
Very sweet with a characteristic honey flavor, these are real crunchy when you 'grind' them with that many seeds in a relatively small fig..
Francisco

francisco, that looks delicious. i definitely have fig envy.. only if i can have fig wasp here.. lol

Nice, thanks again for sharing!

Francisco, is Lampa Preta a reliable breba producer ? I understand it is breba productive & its
brebas taste good.

I always enjoy your pics. thanks..

Thank you all,

Pete,

you should try lampeira preta. Just for the brebas as they will certainly grow in yr place ...not easy but..
The pomologists at UC Davis may have this tree down there. Ask them a couple of sticks.
If it was free to trade I could let you have a few dozens as my cousin will prune her Lampeiras soon
As for the insect some day a smart fellow will find a way to do it without any effort
In the Central Valley, Bay Area and around, TONS of the golden powder are dispersed in the thin air every June/July....winds, strong or light will take this pollen for hundreds,..thousands of miles away !?
Contamination ?

Harvey,

Thank you. Recently I showed the Mammoni's..Didi you find them ??


Paully,

Yes, if well treated and cared for it can be a strong producer of excellent brebas, our most common with high demand around mid June...In the north of the country they ripe one month later.
Peels well and can stand transport.

You know, I do the "oh if only we had the fig wasp...", and then imagine what a pestilential weed figs would be in Ga, and forget about it...

Doesn't stop me from being very jealous of Francisco.

I recall this thread from GW even posted in it back in 2008 may or may not be of interest to some as to what was done at Belleclare Nursery .
Personally have used it but for other reasons.
Included are the typo's as the now closed nursery was spelled Belleclare.

The Thread below -

This is how Chris from Beliclair was able to change a one crop fig into a two crop fig.

"#100 Perkounis-Large purple/black, red center from island of Mykonos. Grows well in hot climates.
Originally a Class II San Pedro Type, producing large brebas only. Main crop was only
females so none of the figs would develop. After experimenting with growth stimulant
sprays containing a hormone to inducing specialty flower to become large for exhibition,
Belleclare sprayed this into the eye of the female fig at halfway point of 28 day cycle and
seven days later. As a result, a main crop was produced because the spray mimicked the
male hormones. This occurred several years in a row and then Bellclare stopped for three
years in a row and during that time, the tree adapted and produces self-fertile main crops.
The hormone spray came from edible Landscaping, Afton, Virginia."

Suzie, Shah8

Thank you for your appreciation..

Francisco

Thank you for the info and wonderful photos.

@ Francisco, Thanks for the excellent info.

Right now, my most reliable & good producers grown in-ground are Latarrula & Desert King. Catching up
fast is Conadria & Granthams Royal(Dauphine ?). My Osborne Prolific does better on a large main crop. Its breba crop is more sensitive to the fluctuations in spring time temperatures between day time & early morning colds. Hence aborting lots of breba figlets. Longue d'Aout brebas are less tasty & morning dew rots out many of its figs.