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Subject: Best LSU variants for my zone PNW Replies: 13
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I am also zone 6b and Hollier is becoming my favorite fig.  The flavor is really good and it's color doesn't attract the finches like the dark Hardy Chicago's do.  Hollier ripens it's fruit the earliest of any of my figs, and the trees are the first to go dormant.  For a late season fig, Verte is still my favorite since it doesn't attract the birds and the flavor is excellent, even with cold rainy weather in October.  I was even getting good ripe verte figs in november this year and that has never happened before.  

Subject: Problems Posting Images? Storage Limit Exceeded? More Than 1MB? Replies: 45
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The variety "zidi" is a very large leafed variety.

Subject: OT - Paw paw flowering seasons Replies: 10
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I can't seem to post my replies here. I'll try one more time but I'll probably have to just go on the computer tomorrow and do this over again. Anyway, I do grow a lot of pawpaws here in South Central Washington state.

Subject: Super simple fig jam Replies: 13
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Thanks for the recipe, Doug. My hardy Chicago and hollier figs are ripening now. Perfect time to use your simple technique.

Subject: Petite Negra Breba Tasting Video Replies: 5
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Good to see that you're getting warm weather to ripen your breba crop, Frank.  I'm in the south central part of the state in the Yakima valley, and we do get lots of hot weather to ripen the figs, but the birds find them irresistable, too.  One fig that is really a great preformer here is Hollier.  The flavor is excellent for a yellow fig and actually has a great "fig" taste.  All my other yellow figs are very sweet but lack the "fig" taste.  The winter hardiness of Hollier (pronounced "oh lee a") is comparable to celeste and hardy chicago, so even in our cold winters, I can sometimes get brebas.  

Subject: Figs taste like melons? Replies: 12
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Originally Posted by SuperMario1
I agree that generally most figs that have this flavor are under ripe, or at least not ripe enough to dissipate that flavor note.  Some figs have a tendency to carry that melon flavor longer than others. Sometimes that melon flavor can be quite nice depending on the rest of that fig's flavors.  It doesn't sound like that is what is going on for you though. Generally, every variety has the potential to make some tasty figs.  You should experiment with ripeness levels of different cultivars to determine how you like "that fig". Depending on the variety, I prefer them at different stages of ripening. Some figs I leave on after they finish swelling and even after they shrink for a couple days and get wrinkly skin.  Be prepared to fight wildlife if you like a particular fig at that stage though.  Best of luck!


Little finches (birds) are a big problem now with my breba crop.  I had so many different yellow figs, that I shared with the birds, but I was irritated when they started eating the hardy chicago figs, since there were only a few brebas.  I will net some of my bushes when the main crop figs start.  My verte brebas are ripening now, and the birds haven't discovered them yet.  The green color of the ripe fruit helps.  I am also gonna try using mylar reflective tape to scare the birds away.  It's a little labor intensive, but should be worth the effort.  I am surprised that I have had so many breba figs this season since our coldest minimum temperature this past winter was +2 degrees F......I did have some dieback, but not nearly as much as I expected.  My favorite figs for flavor are Hardy Chicago and Verte.  Hollier also rates very high when it's dehydrated a bit.  It's one of the few "yellow" figs that has an excellent flavor.  Most of my other yellow figs taste good, but very sweet, but not much fig taste.  I have one fig that is not very hardy, so it's not often that I get a fig from it, but the flavor is a combination of coconut and marshmallow.  I do not have the name for it, but am considering air layering it and growing it in a big pot, and maybe I can get figs more often from it.