Had to pick these last nite in steady rain, not picking them would have led to mushy mess.

Clockwise from 12 noon:
3 Figo Preto; Smith; 3 Marseilles Black VS; 2 Battaglia; Brooklyn White, Paradiso Morle; 4 white figs in center are Italian Unknown.

Battaglia.

Figo Preto

Brooklyn White

White Genoa

Malta Black

Bloody brothers-Negronne & Marseilles Black

Nice

And which one was your favorite???  jennifer.

Ok Jen the best fig of 2014 was Smith, although I am still hoping one of my Col de Damas ripens.

Beautiful plate full of figs.
Flavor comparisons ?

Maybe I should make a more comprehensive assessment here: Smith was the best, easily. Negronne proved to be quite tasty, consistent and reliable, and deserves honorable mentions. The Pretos are coming in later this year, and are not as good as last year's. Brooklyn White was quite bland-but a first year tree. White Genoa has been reliable, abundant, typically late and decent. Battaglias have been late and are not as jammy as I expected. I prefer the Adriatic JH (not pictured, but had my last one today). There are still a couple of other varieties I am waiting to ripen but overall a mixture of surprises and disappointments. Next year will bring more of both no doubt!

Thanks for the comparison.
That is high praise for Smith with such good competition .

Lucky you, that's a nice crop.

Rafael, all of them look so nice, I have most of the darks , all are great, and I have Battaglia which hope is one of the best tasting lights.

Looks very good. Thanks for sharing all the pictures and feedback with us.

I think I have 3 green ones outside. My monster is focusing on growing branches for next year. You go Girl!

Thank You Rafaelissimmo, I am catching up, little by little.....The Preto brought tears to my eyes...we have a special bond...LOL

Just finally saw your thread, thanks for sharing!  Some great figs there!

Hey Armando glad you like Preto, it's so nice I am going to add a second tree this winter. Harvey I envy your Panache figs and your pollinated figs. Maybe next year my container Panache will bear fruit. There's always next year.

Nice.

Herahell grow a Smith, it's a great Southern fig.

Huge honey droplet, F. Preto.

Beautiful looking figs...enjoyed your pictures

Looking good, 'tis the Season!

That first pic would look good framed and showcased on a wall imo.

Nice plate of figs but your count is off by one.

I wanna be like you when I grow up Rafaelissimmo....or by next summer.... Working on my collection...

Michael, you are right! I edited the post above to add Brooklyn White (so-so fig). Elfarach, you will get there. Container growing is slow growing, but I have no choice. But sometimes I wonder if I will ever get a bumper crop.

Rafael
Benedica!  You are having such great success with your figs this year.  How do you do it in Zone 7B?

Pino, it is not all success, I have some varieties that produced no fruit, some diseased plants, few brebas, slow growth on babies in 1-gals. As I said, container growing has some benefits, and some drawbacks.

Hi Rafael.
Beautiful pictures and collection  enjoy.
Vito

I am bumping this to add 2 white figs. My first Green Ischia, finally (taste was not so great).

Unknown white (Paradiso NOT)
Taste was good. I will keep this to see if it produces more next year. The one breba on this tree was gigantic, 110 grams. These are main crop.

The Green Ischias looked good, surprised they didn't taste better. It's amazing how purple the Negronne and MvsB ripened. Nice pictures and report. Mike in Hanover, VA

Mike

I am sure the green ischia will improve with time. Its a good fig.

Wow, so how did the giant breba taste?

Calvin

I posted a pic of the breba somewhere, it was sugary sweet and good quality, but not complex or unique. Good enough to want more, for sure. I hope it gives me more than one next year.