Despite the cooler weather, I'm starting to see lots more figs swelling up.  Today I got to compare these 5 varieties.  They were all very good.  Excel was still in last place.  Gino was the one that stood out the most tonight.

• Salem Dark
• Gino Black
• Excel
• Abebereira
• Bari

Very nice Frank, wich one was your favorite?

Nelson,

Gino was the best tonight.  Abebereira was 2nd, with a unique flavor that was very enjoyable.

Looks good. I've never had a fig that's yellow on the inside

Good job Frank, they all look delicious!

Rich,

I highly recommend Atreano.  Such a great fig.  The flesh is amber with hints of pink.  Honey flavored and very sweet.  You must let it ripen fully though.  A day early and you won't get the flavors.

Figs look great! I am glad that you recommend Gino and Atreano, how was Excel? the rest I do not have. Congrats Frank, nice plateful.

Wayne,

Excel has a creamy feel to it.  Somewhat sweet with a touch of honey flavor.  It's a good tasting fig, but doesn't rank high on my overall list.  Atreano has a more concentrated honey flavor and a bit sweeter.

Thanks Frank.

Plate of heaven!  What a striking flesh color on the atreano.

Nice plate of figs Frank.

On a side note. I have a friend that I gave one of my small extra starts of your Carini last spring. He lived in an apartment at the time which only had sun in the spring-time on the little deck. So he used a 1000 watt HPS grow light to grow his little tree and kept it growing all year. He ended up moving away for work and renting a house with a sunny yard that he could now set the potted tree out in real sun. He sent me a text with a picture of it this spring and it seemed to be about as big as mine is now(with half the leaves burned off by the sun). I was texting him the other day and he was so thankful. He said that he has gotten about 100 figs off of it and a few have been nearly as large as a baseball. I haven't seen any of them or the tree, but I did ask him to send a picture.

Re: Atreano... A day early and it taste like old cucumber.

Yellow with pink flecks:

Calvin,

That's amazing!  I'm glad to hear how productive it's been.

James,

You're absolutely right.  I had picked one too soon with the same cucumber taste.  Timing is everything.