I've got two winter potted Strawberry Verte that were in-ground in my greenhouse last summer. The plants both set several breba the first of which was harvested 6-11, exactly 6 months from the last harvest in 2013. They're covered with main crop, part of which I removed. I expect harvest into Dec again.










I'd rate the breba a 9 of 10 only because I can't start the season at a 10. I really can't tell the fruit from summer main crop by taste. Difference is more a pale colored interior compared to red. Breba were left to hang about 5-7 days after going limp. The flavor of this fig is very rich to my taste. And being fully ripe helps.

Here's bonus footage of my greenhouse. You can see 4 of 6 trellised rows of newly planted stone fruit. There are still remnants of the original 4 rows which will be removed after 2015 harvest. In center are newly rooted fig cuttings. Foreground are potted grapes. Right and left out of view are citrus, Kiwi, blueberry, and potted figs.

That's a big greenhouse!  Nice photos!  Here is my Verte in ground.  She's been in ground since last September.  She never went dormant.  Delicious Figs!  I expect she will double her size this season, but we'll stop her when she gets taller than JD on a ladder up on that deck.  Her big job is to shade our dining room window, and she's working hard to achieve that goal!
 

Suzi

Suzi:

I potted my grapes because they were too vigorous in ground. They worked in ground but needed about 100 sq ft per plant compared to 12-16 sq ft per stone fruit tree. Strawberry Verte was more vigorous than I wanted in ground so potted them also. It should fill your space soon. If not add water and fertilizer and stand back!

I may have to pot up the Kiwi also. So far OK but they haven't fruited yet.

Steve,
Strawberry Verte is a good fig. I like your photos. If you have more photos of your greenhouse (inside and outside), I am interested in seeing them.

Steve: Very big and nice greenhouse. Can you please let me know how big is it? Thanks for sharing.

Best,
Tam

Suzi: You have a very nice backyard. Thanks for sharing.

Best,
Tam

Steve: Your greenhouse is very big. Thanks for sharing.

Best,
Tam

Nice!

Hey Steve, your greenhouse looks a little different with out the white fabric on ground. Are you putting it back down? I thought it helped reflect light to the underside of your stone fruits? Every thing looks nice though. Is it hot enough for you yet in West Texas?

I have seen other posts on Strawberry Verte that says it has a open eye and prone to splitting. Is this your experience with your plant? I recieved a rooted cutting from Wills that he obtained from you. From the looks of the pic above, the eye looks to be pretty tight.

Rob:

I'm without reflective ground cover until I finish changing over from 4 rows to six. There are still a few old trees in the way.

I've had a few splits on SV but not lately. I think the difference is better watering techniques. SV may not be a good variety in Houston or FL. Having no rain in the greenhouse is a big plus. Haven't had any souring either in the last couple yrs. Did have a little when I was new to figs.

We had some hot weather in June, 100-103. But up here that kind of weather comes with low dew points. That allows very effective evaporative cooling. I could keep it cooler then than now with 90F and 60-65F dew point.

Lovely figs and greenhouses, Steve. I've always liked seeing them on GardenWeb as well.

Glad this thread was bumped today, I didn't see it back when it was first posted.

Thanks for sharing some additional pictures, fignutty, I always like seeing your beautiful setup :)

I sometimes still occasionally call up one of your older threads just to admire your orange tree: http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/add-months-to-your-fig-harvest-with-a-greenhouse-6710626