As do you for resisted the need to collect new varieties ??! :)

Much not the place, when there is so much temptation.
The best solution is selected, this forum is great and there is a lot of information (may be too). 

I do not really speak English to search meticulously in all the topics.

Have you already find a solution, to guide people who can only have 5, 10, 15 .. fig (vary) maximum, according to their situation (climate ...).

Thank you for your contributions.

Your English is much better than my French! Normandy, my half brother's dad is there, never found. First wave of para-troupers on D-Day. My dad was in Japan at the time, captured by the Japanese. Not to meet my mother for some time yet. My brother is 17 years older than me.

I think your speaking to the wrong group, we have no control, some of us have hundreds of fig trees, it's way out of control! I only have about 25, and I'm evaluating them myself. My best advice is to read this forum, and see what works in your zone. Zone 8 can grow just about anything. I'm in Zone 5b and found many that work well here.

I'm the wrong person to ask. I gave up resisting about 3 seconds after my first cuttings arrived.

A great subject.

As I had posted multiple times on some FF's before; all a family needs is 1-3 good productive fig(s) trees.
(maybe also 3-6 good egg-laying chicken-hens too).

Forget them exotic fig names. If it tastes like a fig, it IS. is  a fig (period).
Ignore some 'claimed' flavors, like 'strawberry/etc.'; if one likes strawberries, one should just grow and/or buy them.

Yes, collecting fig varieties is very, very addictive ...
Unless one goes commercial, with plenty of big-space available, and living in a climate friendly fig-zone  (e.g., USDA 8);
expect  a 'big/mucho' trouble/challenge.

There are many good common French figs, mostly of a dark color skin, e.g., Violet de Bordeaux , VdB for short.

How about 1 light-colored (white) skinned fig (Italian, Paradiso is one)?
If you want French, consider Marseilles (always hard for me to spell correctly).

Also, maybe one exotic fig to consider is the 'Croisic'  fig, growing around the French west/Atlantic-sea/ocean coast..

I went from 1 to 19 varieties in 2016 and over this winter and I know I have to stop and evaluate. My wife thinks it's still a better hobby than getting drunk in pubs or spending money in striptease bars :)

lol I don't think anyone stops until they are forced.. one way or another.

Thank you so much for your messages, although I have not made much progress.
At least I have a good laugh. :)

I must make myself a reason, and accept my new state of crazy fig trees.

But if some one, thanks to their experiences. Can tell us which varieties are essential to obtain a good production of fig (varied and quality) for several months ... Let us sign;)

You have to take your time.

After the summer is over, "i'm like no more! it's too much work" and then I replace my fig addiction with my rock and mineral collecting, but once February comes creeping in that Fig Addiction comes creeping back. 

I do intend to sell off some varieties this year to concentrate on the ones that do best here in Seattle. Most likely will get rid of my panache cant seem to get any ripe figs from it.

Bonjour Yacine,

Si vous voulez discuter avec des producteurs de figue dans Canada

http://brugmansia-quebec.com/

Dany Bonneau (sliebe@hotmail.com) est au Quebec, Canada et parle français seulement. Excusez mon français. Je parle seulement un peu.

To the rest of you - That was on par with French spoken by a four year old....We just all took it in school here....

It is a state of crazy :) If no space you can graft 3 or 4 varieties onto 1 tree.

I wish I knew that there were people here that collected rocks and minerals. The road I took from Barberton South Africa to Bulembu Swaziland is called the Geo Trail. There are tons of different minerals. There is plenty of Serpentine rock which contains many different minerals. I found a clear, 3" long, perfectly formed crystal like the kind you would make into a necklace. I just gave it away. If I knew I would have brought some cool things back. Next time.

Ok, guys, We will say that stone and minerals ... take up less space, and especially do not grow more ... :)

You know that minerals give their taste to fruit? It is not so incompatible.
Unconsciously you must know that the two go hand in hand.

Why not experimented to put some minerals in contact with the roots (sorry if I shock lovers of beautiful stone: p)

All this makes me feel good, at 400 figs i tough i was the only crazy person, my problem i have a lot more room

I like spending time and money on edibles.  Flowers, art, music, literature, and pretty rocks all have their place, just not in my backyard so much :)

You'll need to stay away from this forum Yacine if you can't resist temptation.  People will post pictures that make your mouth water.

Hehehe...
Hey! $1.00 Newbie Cuttings!! I've found  the key to 
overcoming the resistance of even seasoned veterans!!

Charles - you're fig-enabler    ;-)

Mario... .... "and still room for more" is not a problem in my mind or at least one that I wish I had to contend with... My current location where I will only be for another 3-4 years (already $25k R/E taxes, can't afford to retire with that burden) is 1.5 acres but really less than  .5 acre of plantable space due to in ground pools, trees and  septic fields totalling about 500' x 250' where only grass is appropriate so I am thinking the next place where I end up will need to be in a more moderate growing zone more welcoming to in ground trees and with more elbow room so I could perhaps also manage 400 nice figs!

Hello from the U.S.A. Yacine.

My advise is this. Just don't stop! Go and get yourself as many fig trees and cuttings as you can!  :-) 

Eventually you'll find a balance between how many you actually care for vs. how many you want and will sell or share the remainder. I started with 1 fig tree in ground that poked me in the eye and eventually rooted 200+ cuttings of various varieties, potted them up to 1 gallons, lost some, then grew some to 5 gallon pots and began sharing them. By rooting many and rising many your learning curve is compressed and you learn more and have more trial and error in s shorter span of time.

Fast forward a few years I've sold many off and retain a core of 15 trees I enjoy best and do well in my climate. You'll find fig trees everywhere and many great people on this forum whom will help you build your collection. Good luck!

I told myself last year I am only adding 10 more varieties this year and then I am stopping. Then this year came...So far I am around 80 new ones. :(.   The good news is I am down to only 20 on my wish list.
The easy part is getting the cuttings and rooting. After that the real work begins. This year I have to get a dump truck of material ordered along with 1000 worth of containers to plant in, mix all the soil and amendments and up pot everything.

Yacinho
The best way is to plan.  Start by looking at your fig tree needs. 
Are you looking for a few nice varieties that grow well in your location so you have lots of figs to eat for you and your family or do you want to be a fig collector?
There are thousands of known fig cultivars and may people on this forum are on their way to get as many as they can.  
Some amazing collections here and hopefully they get many ripe figs to eat.

If you are only interested in growing figs because they are delicious and nutritious then a few choice cultivars proven to grow in your area is all you need.  Best way to finds those is to look around in your area and see what grows best.  Talk to your neighbours and they will likely hook you up with cuttings or suckers already rooted.

The choice is yours but be warned if you get caught up in fig hysteria it can consume you. 
You will have little time for anything else and you will have hundreds of fig trees but may not have lots of figs to eat.
 
salute and keep it fun but put in perspective. 

If you have limited space or live in a cooler climate you can always buy more land and add a greenhouse. :)

Chuck its thanks to all the great members here who post reviews and pictures of beautiful figs that has caused me to get so deep into this. :). I thank each and every one of you.