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Tell me where my fig variety gaps and needs might be.

This is my second year growing figs. Last year I only had two brown turkey plants. This year I have added some young plants and have a few cuttings in the works. I am throwing out the list of what I have to see if anyone could tell me if I have any gaps, such as my varieties are from the same country, all being late fruiters or them all being early fruiters, all being small yeilders, all needing more rain or differing sun needs etc. thanks in advance to anyone who can help!!! I live in Northern Virginia and everything except the brown turkeys are in pots. If any should go in the ground that would also be good to know.

Brown Turkey (2) both 5' tall
Black Madeira 1'
Varsellies (2) 1'
Col de Dame Noir 1'
Violets de Bordeaux 1'
Desert King (2) cuttings
Black Mission (2) cuttings
Neveralla (2) cuttings
LDA (2) cuttings
Green Ischia (2) cuttings
Unknown Croatian (2) cuttings


You have a nice collection! 
IMO you are missing;

 cool climate great producing best tasting figs.

1. mt etnas (HC, MBVS, Ciccio Nero...) at least a couple of these cold hardy great producing great berry taste black figs
2. Lattarola, fico bianco great producing cold hardy honey taste white figs
3. RdB good performing nice quality berry taste black figs
4. Dalmatie xlarge green fig, great strawberry taste, cold hardy & big producer but tree stays small 

Also some great breba producing black figs for some delicious figs in July
- Sicilian Black JR, Gisotta Nero, Grantham's Royal, Lampeiria Preta

Its your fig orchard pick the ones you like butmake sure to enjoy them.
good luck

Pino,
Thanks a lot! Exactly the type of information I was hoping to get. Thanks

Me too pino. Great information. Thanks for your time. Now to locate some of the breba types

Definitely what Pino said. I think Dalmatie and anything Etna will be good to you.

As I always preach...Don't overlook unknowns that have a good reputation in your area... I just got some sort of honey fig from Paolo that even as a cutting is blowing my mind.... 

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