This season I tasted main crop fruit from these varieties in central NH :

Ronde de Bordeaux
Marseilles Black VS
Takoma Violet
Sal's GS
Hardy Chicago
Latarolla ejp
Atreano
LSU Tiger
Florea
Natalina (grimo )
Large Negronne

All of these young plants are in their second season in pots 5 gallon or 25 gallon , except the Florea which is planted in ground for overwintering trial.
All of them tasted good to very good which surprised me for their first fruiting season. Ronde de Bordeaux was the best tasting with MBVS , Takoma Violet , Sal's , Hardy Chicago , Large Negronne,  Latarolla and Florea close behind.
Best production this season was from :
MBVS and Takoma Violet and Florea.

Florea was the biggest surprise in terms of flavor. From some of the posts I've read it gets generally mediocre taste ratings , but perhaps because it is planted in very sandy ground it is supposed to love , it developed a more  complex taste than I expected with a not exactly citrus-like , but a sort of bright note that it finished with that I found really enjoyable.
If Florea makes it over Winter here with decent protection , in NH's sandy soils it may prove to be a fig for all seasons.
Thank you to everyone who helped me get all these great varieties and the additional varieties which I hope to taste next season.
Kerry
Zone 5 NH 

hey kerry - thanks for all the information

Kerry nice to read about the figs you grow.
I agree Ronde is a very good tasting fig and 1 of my favorites to date.
Makes it easy on which types to get rid of for me at least.

Thanks, Kerry, for posting.  I'll have to start my wish list for next season.

I just picked a few Atreano today, and we'll have them for dessert tonight.  I might get a few more ripe figs if the weather stays mild next week.  Hoping I get some ripe VdB and MBVS.

If I am lucky with the weather , I may also get a few Aldo,Lyndhurst White, Conadria Giant Black German ,Gino's ,Mary Lane Seedless and JH Adriatic to taste as well.
It is great these can all ripen here even in a much less than ideal Summer with such a late start.
I need to look up Martin's fig shuffle temperature particulars to see what I can do about an earlier start.
Martin, I see why you like Hardy Chicago so much , just tremendous flavor when I can make myself give it time to fully ripen.

Just thought I would add this:
More LSU Tiger figs have been ripening lately and the taste is wonderfully deep and rich even in this cool weather and on a one year old plant.

This is veri important information,and very good success for growing fig and getting ripe so far nORTH.
tHANKS kERRY.

Herman ,
The Marseilles Black VS continues to ripen a few as well and they are very good. Most productive of my 25 gallon pot trees.
A friend came by yesterday who grew up in France , I gave her a MBVS to try and she was very excited to have such a good fig in New Hampshire. She grew up "borrowing" figs from the neighbors many trees and knows a good fig.
If MBVS was the only variety of fig I could have, I would be very satisfied.
I just can't believe so many of these figs get such good flavor in this cool weather and in pots.

Good info Kerry.
Mareilles VS, Natalina, Sal (EL) and Hardy Chicago have been steady reliable producers for me up north in Ottawa ripening near south facing wall as well as in the open (in 5 or 7 gallon pots).
Florea was promising, ripening some fruits in a 3-gallon pot in its 2nd summer (moving to 5 gallon) next year.

Akram ,
I am glad that you feel Florea is promising for you in Ottawa
The Natalina, which you don't hear so much about , that I got from a generous Canadian member had a couple of fruit that were very good and ripened along with the first MBVS , Sal's and HC .
I always watch for your recommendations on varieties.

Just curious--are Marseilles VS and Marseilles Black VS the same thing? I assume they are, but am not sure.

Yes, I believe Marseilles VS is the short version of Marseilles Black VS (or Marseilles VS Black).

Thanks, just wanted to be sure.

terrific if the fig can live in the north, as far as I know, fig less fit to live in areas of cold.

Kerry, from the weather research I was able to do, Marseilles Black VS originated in Columbia, Maryland.

Bob ,
Although I only have Florea actually planted in the ground at this point , I hope to be able to plant both Marseilles Black VS and Ronde de Bordeaux in the ground next season as another overwintering trial.
It may require a neighbors cooperation to try it. I get to do the trial if they get all the figs, most likely. That would be fine with me.

Hello Kerry and Bob from up north,

How many trees do you have in ground? And what types are they? I figure if they are strong there they will be strong here in New Jersey. Thanks for your help.

luke

Luke ,
For me only Florea in the ground , planted this season, so this Winter will be its first test

Luke, we have 13 trees planted in ground. A six year old Hardy Chicago. A three year old Violetta Bayernfeige.Two year old Marseilles Black VS, Ronde de Bordeaux, Sal's Corleone, Hardy Hartford, and Brooklyn White

Kerry: Where I am new to figs this year, your studies help all of us, new and old fig growers. The name that you name (Florea) is new to me. I have not read about it yet, so more homework for me. Hope it will pass the test of winter and we hear of good news in spring.

Bob: I have read on this method of bending to ground but for some reason, in my head, I hear every branch breaking. Some of the names you mention I do not have and by reading your posts I will put them on my list to get since they are cold hardy plus tasty. New to me name wise is Violetta Bayernfeige, Danny's Delight and Hardy Hartford. More homework, reading about these figs. I do have a Ronde de, Hardy Chicago, Sal's they are all new plants this year, so small yet. I think all that you have listed are on my want list. It is good news to hear all trees are in ground and doing well. We do not have the best weather here in Northeast, so info from you and Kerry are very helpful.

                                                          Thanks

                                                                         luke

Luke ,
Don't listen to me too closely , this is only my second year growing figs in New Hampshire. I am just doing my best to listen to the advice offered here by those with much more experience in growing figs in cool climates.
Sounds like you have chosen some great , proven varieties already.

Kerry,

You have a lot of knowledge. I have seen pics of your fig trees in the 5 gal buckets and they look beautiful, plus growing quickly and healthy. Some one who can produce many trees has to know a great deal. This summer is first year with any fig tree and already have over 20 types. All are in pots for now, waiting for them to get older before I put them in ground. Going into my first winter and I am very nervous. Wish me luck, I hope that I will not lose any.

                                                  luke

Last Winter was my first storing the figs in the barn basement.
Coldest temps were 20F to 25F in the basement when it was minus 25F outside. All survived fine.
Would like to have storage at  37F to 42F ideally , I think , but just don't have such a spot.

Kerry,  Did you get any brebas this year? 

Hi Mary Ann ,
I only had one MBVS breba this season.
My Desert King was stored with a few other young plants in an insulated bulkhead that I kept above 37F. The dozen breba that formed all dropped off .
Was it a good breba season for you ?