The only good thing to happen this month is I got to eat my first fresh fig of the year. It also happened to be the first time tasting it. It was my 9 month old, 4ft tall Col de Dame Grise airlayer that was growing all winter in the greenhouse.It is truly amazing the difference in tree maturity vs a cddg cutting which I am also growing and is a month younger.

So I got home from a 3 day vacation at the hospital and I went to check on my plants before laying down when I spied my first ripe fig on my cddg. I gave it a little squeeze... Nice and soft with some cracks and wrinkles, perfect! Not as pretty as cddn but who cares.

I sliced her open and mmmmm jammy goodness. Pretty good for such a young tree. Hopefully I get to taste many more.

That's a great fig to start the season !

Sorry you had to be in the hospital.  That was a great welcome home gift.  Pretty early, too.

Kerry- it was!
Bob- she was growing all winter in the greenhouse so she got a big head start.

Delicious looking fig...congrats Jason.

Jason, glad you are out of the hospital and obviously must be better. That is good and the CdDG makes it even better. Best of health to you.

Congrats.

many more happy figs in the future. that one looks pretty good. 

Here's some pics of my Col de Dame Grise airlayer. It grew in my greenhouse all winter long and is about 9 months old. I strongly believe airlayers to be superior to rooted cuttings.

Jason, very nice. I agree on the airlayes vs cuttings.

Definitely gives the plant a huge head start plus they rarely fail.

A very unusual fig. I'm wondering if it is a crossbreed between white and black.
Hope you get well and Congratulations on your first CDDG Fig.

Picture of my New CDD Gris  and Black received this week, Thanks to a very well respected member of this forum.

I'm happy to report that after two months my Col de Dame Gris Baud is flying but no figs yet.

It appears that the Col de Dame Noir Baud is a much slower grower or perhaps it had to overcome the transplanting shock.

Compared to Blanc and noir from Baud my gris is by far the slowest growing, about 1/3 the speed of blanc and noir.

It must be the Texas Heat and the self watering container that's making the difference for me.
I have another Col de Dame Blanc in a regular pot and it's barely growing compared to the other one in a self watering container.
Over watering could stress if not kill your figs. So a self watering container for me would eliminate guessing. I just add water everyday from the bottom.
I must say that this is my first year with figs, but I already noticed that the frequency and regularity of watering makes a huge difference.
If you use a regular pot you must be consistent as to the quantity and frequency of watering.
You also need a little luck. Out of 3 cuttings of Col de Dame Blanc received this year, two are on steroids while the third one is barely growing.

Thank you for posting very nice photos.

Best,
Tam

My Col de Dame Gris Baud went into the ground today.

Col de Dame Noir to follow soon. The Noir is less than half the height of the Gris at this time.

Thank You Jason.

Very nice growth, Sas. Protect it well this winter! Personally I would transplant in late spring but I am in NJ not Texas.

Just had my first Col de Dame Gris ever. There are three fruits on my one year old plant. Thank You Jason.

 
 
    

CDDG is definitely in my top3 for best tasting.

Jason the yellow spots on your ccdg leaves is that fmv? I'm asking because many of my trees are showing identical discoloration. I did fertilize heavily recently so trying to figure it out.