What varieties do best in Florida, possibly late ripening figs. My father in law is down in Florida from October to April and he loves fresh figs. Thanks

Malta Black, Chicago hardy, nero 600m , JH Adriatic, most LSU figs but some split in the rain.

I would suggest using the search function more options.

Improved Celeste, Alma, Adriatic Jh, Nero 600m and anything else with a tight eye.

June,July, and August is monsoon season in Florida, so closed eye Sep., Oct., Nov. ripeners are his best bets.

http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/1901206/the-top-25-fig-varieties-for-pierre-baud

Can anyone recommend a variety that: would do well in South Florida unattended all summer (with automatic watering) and ripen Mid October thru mid November.  These are the times I will be in Florida.

I guess I'm looking for a Florida snowbird variety!  Thanks

Hi,
"Longue d'aout" is a nice singing bird :) .
I heard that you don't need automatic watering in Florida... The clouds provide enough or too much already ... Is that just a legend ?  LOL  .

Thanks Woodville, sorry if I kind of high jacked your post.  The chart listed many French varieties, not sure if they would perform the same since the weather is much hotter in Florida.

Regarding watering, from my experience of being a snowbird in S. Florida for 10 years, May/June can be very hot and dry and if the sprinklers don't come on regularly the grass will burn up pretty quickly.  The past two weeks we have had very little rain but the weather here changes very  quickly.

Florida definitely needs watering.  Soil is mostly sand, sometimes mixed with some gravel, or a bit of clay, but usually it's just sand that dries out quickly.  I've known people who replaced the top 12 inches of their yard for gardening, but that's not realistic for most.  Regular watering, time release fertilizer, improve soil as much as you can.....

Figs originate from a very hot part of the world, it's kind of rare to find varieties that don't like heat I think.  Baud breaks down his list by climate if that helps. No, I haven't tried them all.  http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http://www.fig-baud.com/choixfiguiers.html&langpair=fr%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&prev=/language_tools

This fellow has a lot of cutting varieties for sale, although he may get behind on tree orders.
http://www.figcuttings.com/p/winter-2016-fig-cuttings-for-sale.html

Some more reading, if you're in the mood,  http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/mg214

Florida nursery that sells figs, http://www.justfruitsandexotics.com/JFE/product-category/fruit-trees/fig/

You might want to consider a variety that is resistant to root knot nematodes. I believe LSU Purple fits that bill. Can anyone confirm/deny?

Ahh I see I did not pick up on the late season wishes..

Might want to consider Herman2's Vaslika sika, main crop is october, gets rave reviews.

As for RKN, just cut out the bottom of a 5ga bucket, plant tree in it, use cypress blend mulch and you should be fine.

There is research showing high carbon and nitrogen levels, like that found in molasses, is helping to fight off nematode damage.  Another good reason to grow some sugarcane if you are in zone 8+.
http://www.hawaiiag.org/harc/VEG3.pdf

http://hanfordsentinel.com/ag-at-large-when-nematodes-lurk-molasses-to-the-rescue/article_12d73b9a-92b2-11e0-9fcc-001cc4c03286.html

Or you could breed more nematode resistant varieties like me.