As per last post went out and picked another plate of figs following a few days of cool (55F days) rainy weather. 

Another plate full that has me drooling. Well done Pino and thx again for sharing your harvests.  

Nice to see so many options for our area. 

I just might need a bigger back yard...lol.

This must be the result of global warming. Enjoy it while you can. Are all of these in ground?

@Steve- thanks by the way more land for figs is why I moved to Niagara from Toronto..lol

@Sas - sounds like we need to advertise Canada more. 
The weather here ranges from 35C/95F during the summer to -22C/-8F in winter. 
The -22C scares people and they lose sight of the fact that 30-35C is a nice hot summer.   The figs go to sleep for winter so as long as you protect them for the winter they are good to go in spring.  To be clear late ripening figs don't do well here without a greenhouse.

This year was hotter than usual but I didn't notice a big difference in fig ripening since we had a drought all summer long so the figs were under stress all summer and didn't ripen any faster.

To your question; At this time my in ground figs are; the big producers (Ciccio Nero, Fico Bianco and Dalmatie). 
Other in ground Lattarola, Desert King, HC and MBVS. 
This year also planted in ground RdB, Doree and Capelas Azores.

Those Dalmatie of yours are really something Pino!

How does the Desert King do in ground in zone 6 for you? I always regarded them as more of a west coast fig so this is interesting to hear

It's supposed to be a nice heavy Breba. I just received a beautiful air layer in a trade so I will have to see how it does for me. No clue in ground but I've seen lots of reports if high productivity!

Another nice plate.

@Pino,
I'm very familiar with Canadian weather. Had my share of it for over 15 years, but was led to believe that there's a warmer microclimate in the Niagara Falls area, which might extend your harvest season or perhaps allow your trees to be in ground all year long. I miss Canadian Summer days the most, especially when it gets really hot down here. I guess, you can't have everything in this world.

Don't know if you saw this video about the Seattle fig man.

Thanks Chuck and Tony!

Sas you got it  The key for us is Lake Ontario a big buffer, keeps temps from the really crazy lows  in winter and gives us a cool spring so plants take their time waking up and avoid some of the late frosts.

If I were you, I would keep on trying to find the hardiest variety that might eventually survive in the ground. All you need is one tree similar to what he has in that video:)

@Sas - Many have been trying to find the magical fig that can survive -25C winters.  But I don't think it exists.  Fig wood is very tender and prolonged exposure to -9C will kill it. 

Now if the tree is in a protected area maybe against a wall away from the wind then the established (> 4yrs) trunks could survive limited exposure to even colder temps.  The 1yr growth of course would not survive but it likely would grow new shoots and produce some figs. 

In my area if you don't protect a fig tree for the winter then it will die back to the ground and you will be re-growing the tree every year.  In a good summer you will get a few ripe figs from the new shoots for your effort with the early and mid ripening cold tolerant fig varieties.  Hardly worth the effort. 

Happily with minimal winter protection early and mid ripening cold tolerant fig varieties do very well here in ground. 

Years ago, I saw some large trees around NY city, with zones ranging from 6b-5. The were growing in small yards but protected by dense housing construction on all four sides. So it would've been cold but not windy in those locations, which made me think that cold wind is number one enemy for figs. I recall seeing a tree that had branches reaching the second floor window.

I have had my container desert king for 2 years now. was probably 1 year old when I got it last spring. im guessing minimum 3 years, max maybe 4. this summer it put out a few fruit late summer, didn't ripen don't think were brebas. hadn't had much luck with it yet. hopefully next season I will see something. if not I might lose hope and get rid of it my space is tight. the tree rats (squirrels) got my fruiting figs and apples. getting live traps and netting next year.  I need some earlier ripening varieties. what is your guys thoughts on placing a fig in ground zone 6? the older the better?? thanks

PINO looks  great  you are doing a great job roger

I salute you for ripening that panache.

Great Plate there.

@Sas - interesting that fig trees can do that well unprotected in the big apple.  Maybe I should visit I could spend a week visiting all the f4f members and collecting cuttings..lol

@Thank You Roger!

@Elin thanks, we are having a week of rain and the cool climate figs don't seem to mind although they do ripen much slower.  They are calling for a week of sunny weather now just what my Fayumi and other late ripeners have been waiting for.  How is your Sbayi doing? 

A few other figs that ripened nicely during the cool wet week (55F days).
Sultane could have used another day but I panicked due the heavy rain.

 

The long hot summer is continuing and many figs are ripening nicely!

Hope others are also getting some delicious ripe figs.

Thanks for looking comments welcome!