hey Jon,
now if i kept records as well as you do and a gold fig turned purple, i would think i had lost my mind. but as you and others have commented on the strange happenings in figs, i will know it isn't true, strange though it seems, i take your word for it. that helps me to understand why i didn't like the first few figs i had last year, only one tasted good and then this year i did not like the dark ones at all until after the Italian Honeys were gone. gives more credence to my pickiness!
when i told my husband about these changes, i could tell he was bewildered by why i would want to grow something so picky. his reaction was similar when i told him about forum members who had to share figs with a spouse and the ones whose spouse didn't like figs. he doesn't like figs either. i guess he would eat them if no other fruit was available from the store, but for now, i eat all of them i want. for putting up with my fig habit and doing all the lifting of huge pots, etc., he gets garden treats (cherry tomatoes and cucumbers) in his lunch box, those he appreciates!
thanks for setting the record straight on Falls Gold.
elizabeth