bullet08
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Posted 1409017727
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get this fig if you can. really, really good. does well here.. had some Figo Preto and Black Madeira with it. I 258 was the winner. FP and BM are suffering due to too much rain and strange cool temp we are having.
RichinNJ
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Posted 1409017989
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This one is on my list. I have dark unk. fig brought over from Salerno by the home owner Frank that I hope to have figs from next year to try too.
hoosierbanana
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Posted 1409018632
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Thanks for the report Pete. Tough times call for tough figs.
rafaelissimmo
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Posted 1409023012
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Not an easy fig to find. This is great to hear about, but where are the pics?
bullet08
1284496248
Posted 1409051470
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no pix this time. i didn't expect much so i just ate it. then realized how good it was. truly outstanding fig. maybe next one. the fig looks very much like FP and BM in a way, but leaves look different. color of the fig is slightly different also. and test is also different.
Herman2
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Posted 1409054295
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Pete:IMHO,Ital 258,is one in a handful of figs,that are best tasting,on the entire planet,if climate is warm enough to get properly ripe fruits.
Jstall
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Posted 1409063062
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My I-258 is struggling. but it has not given up the fight. It has made a few fig, even being small. Taste is very good but the skins are tough. I contribute it to being slow growing. Has anyone else
bullet08
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Posted 1409063286
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it was my first fig off that tree. it had few others, and i didn't pay attention to it. birds had earlier ones. the one i had was not tough. too much heat and lack of water seem to cause few of my figs to have tough skin.. BM especially. it was like chewing on a leather.
