Hello everyone,

I just wanted to take some time to say thank you to everyone that helped me this cutting season. This summer I went from 10 or so very common varieties (Brown Turkey, Black Mission, Celeste, etc...) to an additional 135 highly desired varieties. I could not be more excited!

Ross, now that's a very classy post!! You got cuttings from some of the Best! : )

Wheeeew Congratulations on every last iota of that experience. Good luck on rooting!

And yes, shout out to good experiences with Cian (Greenguy), Gary (figgary), brianm, Herman, drivewayfamer, James (Greenfin), GTO171, HarveyC, Figaro, Bill (saxonfig), gabeE2407, hllyhll, and Kelby (answering questions and following up months later.) I know there's at least one or two other people I'm forgetting and I really do apologize. 

Again, those are just people with whom I've had personal interactions; some were generous gifters, some were excellent sales people, and some were reliable traders. I have nothing but nice things to say about each and every one of those folks. More to come, I'm sure!

Thank You for posting.

Ditto ross!

  Many thanks to these and other forum members.

                You have enriched myself and family for years to come


   Hey ross.....how's it feel to have the bug too?      lol

                                                               
                                                                   

Congrats ross,

That's a heck of a list you've accrued.  Hope you've got space for all of them!  You really did make the best of a few good purchases and trading out the rest...I'm willing to bet you've become a beast at rooting cuttings.

Good luck with it!

Holy crap-ola Ross! You sure did acquire some great varieties and spoke volumes about the the community members here! I too have been the recipient of much generosity on this forum and been taken aback by it! Isn't it something? It really inspires me in so many ways. I find myself chomping at the bit to be able to pay this kindness forward and I'd like to join in when you do your plant giveaway this summer :) Right now I've got over 30 new varieties rooted (about 54 plants) scattered about my house lol and many more presently napping and awaiting a burst of roots, which is up a great deal from the 4 I started out with earlier this past summer. So I am sure I will be able to at least make a few members here smile too by sending something.

Ross I'd also like to thank you. You ask questions that lots of us newbies have on our minds and you start very informative topics in general. Your passion for growing is evident and its easy to see you have a generous & caring nature yourself, especially for one so young as you are :)

@Frank Thanks! It's important to thank people.

@Mike Haha, I hope it never goes away!

@Brett I really don't have space. i'll be keeping them all in 5 gallon pots until I assess everything for myself. Eventually I'll be moving to a location with at least 2 acres of land, so we'll see what happens.

@Jamie Haha, that's what I do. There's only one way to learn, and that's to ask a ton of questions. Fortunately, there's a ton of willing mentors here. And thank you! That means a lot! I'm glad to see your collection is growing as well, Jamie.

Oh my gosh Ross we have such a similar story.  I am just running a little slow behind you, I have gone from 5 to 57 variations of figgy bliss since November.  Like you I am still dumbfounded that there is so much plain old fashioned neighbors talking and sharing over the garden fence here.  I feel so blessed.  Under the watchful eye of the members, which you so kindly mentioned, I have braved into the world of figs, cuttings and trading!  Yowza!  I survived fear of what to do with cuttings, fear of actually posting on a forum, mold, gnats, and the "what are you doing with all those sticks?" comments from family and friends.  And I am having such a grand time.  Best winter waiting for spring I have spent in years.  Every day I wake up to look at the newest lil leaves that improbable shade of new life "green".  I echo your sentiments that there are so many generous people, attentive mentors and just plain interesting fig nuts, my self included, here, that it make for a hoot of a good time.  Looking forward to spring and more fig stories, Jodi

A question what is your assessment of taste of Strawberry Verte an Adriatic JH. I want to try and keep mine down to about 8 different kinds. Right now I have a LSU Gold in ground, LSU Hollier rooting, EBT rooting, Ronde De B, MBVS rooting. So thinking Adriatic JH and Strawberry Verte might round me out unless there is some other must have out there. Any ideas appreciated.

SV & JHA are very similar. You only need one of those. Definitely a good addition to those you already have.

I would also add the following if you want variety:
1. LSU Purple or Osborne Prolific
2. Smith
3. Preto

Ross
Thanks for the kind words.
We are each different in our own way, It is
the combination of all people that make this community
what it is.

We have a great bunch of people here.


Doug

Ross. I am not familiar with the Smith or Preto. Tell me a little more about the. Th interest in the JH and the SAV because I heard they had a slight strawberry flavor. I move to this zone last year from Zone 5. There, 60 miles south of y always froze to the ground. I think I might have gotten two Figs from a Chicago Hardy. I had the CH because I thought it would be true to its name and be Hardy in Chicago. Misnomer they need to change its name false advertising. I think the LSU Purple I can get locally from a fellow in Wascom that is on the forum. Just have to find time to go see him.

Congrats on a super start to your fig collection!
Hope you keep us posted on how these figs perform for you and how they compare to each other.   It will be interesting to see what your fav figs are in a few years compared to now.

@Doug. You're welcome! My pleasure.

@Pino. This is a bit old. You can see what I ended up with in my spreadsheet in my signature, Pino. Azores Dark was my standout under the radar variety this year.

Hold the phone, Azores Dark is an Etna type...

[QUOTE=hoosierbanana]Hold the phone, Azores Dark is an Etna type...[/QUOTE]

Hmm, perhaps there is another Azores Dark running around, but the one I have has a complex berry flavor. Similar to the complexity VdB types have, Brent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFirN3e8so0


Leaves: https://goo.gl/photos/VVneaMWFBRGqFz8q6