Leon asked to see my Jurupa and since it's my favorite fig right now (I only have three fruiting and it's the only one which is ripe right now, Flanders and Monstruese to come later), I thought I'd post a couple of photos here.

Both it and Flanders have leaves that are somewhat yellowish for me and I wonder if they need more fertilizer or something, but the Monstruese is larger and dark green.  They were all rooted at the same time.  I'd appreciate feedback on that.

When my leaves hang down like that my tree is asking for water. After i give them some later on the leaves point upward. Also that fig looks really really nice.

Martin

Thanks, Martin.

I'm a farmer and have grown various crops and water is always my initial thought also.  But I see no difference even when I soak the tree, though I prefer not to saturate the soil like that.  I do notice some differences in the way some varieties appear to need water and just wonder if they prefer a different climate.  The area looks drier in that photo than it is.  I quit watering my snow peas and kale months ago but the figs still get watered fairly regularly even though my heavy soil holds water well.

I like the Jurupa as it is very sweet yet very firm.  I've talked to Jon about this before and he doesn't mind a soft drippy wet fig like I do.  I should add that tasting Jurupa last year for the first time made me realize that I might like figs more than I thought after having others our family has grown around here.  I doubt I'll ever build up more than a dozen (or two) varieties, but the Jurupa did help me decide to expand my collection.

very nice looking fig, i also have a jurupa but no ripe figs yet.
one  thing i would do is add a nice 4-6" layer of mulch, not only does it keep the soil moist longer but also help to regulate the soil temp.

Thanks, I think that could be the answer.  I have three large compost piles and a couple of backhoe/loaders to turn them, but need to run a water line to the area as they get dried out.  I'm trying to use that as an excuse to justify buying a trencher this year. ;)

I think some varieties are more prone to heat stress than others.  My Petite Negri will begin to wilt long before any other variety... even growing in the same growing mix and on the same watering schedule.  I assumed that, for whatever reason, it dislikes the intense Houston heat more than the other trees.  I let it stay wilted until I am ready to water the other trees... I have not noticed any ill effects of doing this.

~james

I noticed today that breba are forming. We've had warmer weather than normal, mostly in the 70s but did have some frost a few days ago. One vigorous branch and six, most had 2-3.

This fig looks delicious!

Harvey I read that also and chuckled. It seems to be common symptom of the fig fever as it takes hold of its host. gotta love the fever.

What is so cool is being able to start them from cuttings. That really saves on the overhead of buying fully formed trees. My neighbors are just now planting various trees (citrus, avos, etc) and it's costing them about $30 each. (I am giving them as many figs as they want.)

With figs, you can get a cutting from someone, and with a little luck and skill, you can try all sorts of varieties for not much $. Jurupa for example, someone enclosed a cutting of it in with some others (Thank you.). And it rooted. It would not have been a variety I ever would have purchased, but now after seeing the photos in this thread, I'm quite anxious to try it.  :)

I see this looks like a nice honey type fig and has a thicker and firmer skin. I wonder how it will perform on the east coast. It seems to be early enough.

Hi Bass, I would think someone in the east has tried it by now.  I think it's the earliest fig I've had up to now and only time will tell which of my large number of new additions will challenge it.  I've had breba figs forming for a few weeks now, earlier than any of my others.  The birds are strong competitors but I manage to get a fair number for myself.  I like this enough that I decided to root a couple of cuttings of it to expand my planting.  I haven't fertilized it in the time I've been growing it (maybe 10 years?) so I think it's time! ;)  We've had some great weather here in NorCal lately, way warmer than normal.  2009-2011 were years that were a little later than normal and then last year was early and this year my rival last year.  Woohoo!

Fair enough, Martin, but the same can be said for dark figs, no?

Little Martin, traumatized by a batch of bad Kadotas...If only he had been eating Sucrette!