Lets talk about "under" hyped varieties

CzechFigs said:
I also noticed that in today's world people are not afraid to spend money on knowledge. Czech Republic is a small country and I happened to know a guy who had a gardening TV show. One day he asked me if he could film something at my garden and about figs. So, I helped him with the theme and content of the episode, we filmed it. After it aired on TV, I have many people messaging me to buy fig trees from me. When I told them that I didn't have a particular variety at the moment and send them link to a nursery that had it, they told me they will wait, because they want it from me. Therefore, I can see why people would take advantage of it, especially if they want to turn it to their living.
Click to expand...

This is exactly why some people are very willing to pay more for a plant from a seller they know. They see a value in it. Others may not see that same value… and that’s fine

This has always been my opinion on this sort of thing. There are some types of items that I will pay more for because I see a value where others might not. For instance, place of manufacture of a product…. or where a food is produced is a factor for me.
 
TorontoJoe said:
This is exactly why some people are very willing to pay more for a plant from a seller they know. They see a value in it. Others may not see that same value… and that’s fine

This has always been my opinion on this sort of thing. There are some types of items that I will pay more for because I see a value where others might not. For instance, place of manufacture of a product…. or where a food is produced is a factor for me.
Click to expand...
There is sometimes value in buying from an experienced fig seller. If theyre willing to give growing supoort and form a relationship that is. Id worry with these giga popular people like ross (who through no fault of his own, just a reality) is going to be too busy to give each buyer that kind of future support.


I like to message the seller ahead of time to see if they have suggestions and the type of response helps to gauge if thats someone I want to buy from. Not that not fielding those kinds of conversations is indication the product is bad, just i value people who are happy to answer questions
 
snarfing said:
There is sometimes value in buying from an experienced fig seller. If theyre willing to give growing supoort and form a relationship that is. Id worry with these giga popular people like ross (who through no fault of his own, just a reality) is going to be too busy to give each buyer that kind of future support.


I like to message the seller ahead of time to see if they have suggestions and the type of response helps to gauge if thats someone I want to buy from. Not that not fielding those kinds of conversations is indication the product is bad, just i value people who are happy to answer questions
Click to expand...
He does enjoy growing figs and him putting out yt content on a regular basis shows that. I think he read about people criticizing his rambling and now he has kept his videos under 10 minutes or less. He is very active on fb.
 
O
Kompakfigs said:
He does enjoy growing figs and him putting out yt content on a regular basis shows that. I think he read about people criticizing his rambling and now he has kept his videos under 10 minutes or less. He is very active on fb.
Click to expand...
I mean i love his videos im just saying if I ask Ross a question hes probably too busy to deal with me. Maybe im wrong!
 
Kompakfigs said:
He does enjoy growing figs and him putting out yt content on a regular basis shows that. I think he read about people criticizing his rambling and now he has kept his videos under 10 minutes or less. He is very active on fb.
Click to expand...

You bring up another good point. Contacting a seller beforehand... maybe more than once is a good way to see how responsive they are.
 
I think I made a good decision when I didn't know much and only bought from people in my zone or one above or below who were selling things they had grown out with descriptions where it mentioned their "mother tree" ... I figured if they were growing something in a similar climate it would be more likely to work for me.... I may have missed the boat and picked a few that won't work for me because at the time I didn't know about the Humidity factor but overall I have a good chance of 80 percent working.

I watch everyone's videos and like some more than others I do appreciate the ones that show step by step stuff. But honestly I would trust our forum experts and long time members here over Ross. Despite the good information he has on his blog and videos, I personally find more useable info in a place where I can ask questions. Members here will be the first to say... "Maybe not that one in your area... Have you thought about that one? Someone else in your area has good luck with that" and someone here was the only one to say "wait not that one you don't have a wasp". And I really love people who will say there's more than one way to do things, give great advice and not act like their way is the only best way. Because of this group I'm trying green tips and now sand and I even have fig pop bags ready for tomorrow. No one here is a fig snob. It's totally ok if you are, but none here act like it. I will get info from fig snobs and learn a ton I learned really good plant hormone info on a video or two that helped me understand things I wouldn't otherwise know...

But when I fig around I prefer to hang out with and socialize with the cool people and the most interesting fig guy in the world (that's you guys)😁. I love you guys.❤️ Ktrain I'll be hitting you up for info on that low cordon when I root my jack and the beanstalk fig
 
Figgin' A said:
I assume you talk about caprified Panache. Would your opinion change if it wasn't caprified?

I grew a beautiful Panache tree from a cutting I got for Figaholics last spring. It was quite productive, but the fruit set too late to ripen, so I couldn't get a taste. I look forward to trying it next season. I hope to hand-pollinate some as well, but that depends on pollen availability.
Click to expand...
Here is an uncaprified Panachee. I might have picked it a little too late also. The core of the flavor is the same, but the intensity and the acidity is way below the caprified version. Fortunately Panachee is a wasp magnet, more than 90 percent of the figs were caprified.

I imagine it’s not very good in humid climate where there’s a lot of rain. Even in my climate, it tries to split at the eye.
 

Attachments

  • IMG_5552.jpeg
    IMG_5552.jpeg
    254.3 KB · Views: 6
Inflorescence said:
BrianM says Vasilika Black is an underated one. Anyone growing it?

profigusa.com

Vasilika Black - ProFig

Get your premium Vasilika Black from CALFIG.COM!
profigusa.com profigusa.com
Click to expand...
My wife got it at this year’s figfrolic event. She likes the name which means royal in Greek. I believe Dennis Johnson brought it to donate to the White Elephant fig exchange. She told me to take good care of it which means its fertilization will have to be precise and on schedule. Basically, I can’t kill it or worse, exchange it again.
 
Last edited:
Kompakfigs said:
My wife got it at this year’s figfrolic event. She likes the name which means royal in Greek. I believe Dennis Johnson brought it to donate to the White Elephant fig exchange. She told me to take good care of it which means its fertilization will have to be precise and on schedule. Basically, I can’t kill it or worse, exchange it again.
Click to expand...
If your wife likes it you better take extra care with it lol. Don’t want her upset with you.
 
ETXfigs said:
It is big and the flavor is not complex. It just tastes like peaches. Maybe I like it so much because it's something different after eating mostly VdB for 4 months.
Click to expand...
I do think that this type is undervalued. IIRC the main crop is quite late?
 
oat said:
I do think that this type is undervalued. IIRC the main crop is quite late?
Click to expand...
It's my 1st year growing it and it got a late start. I think I remember reading that the main crop is late but the breba it so good that some people grow it for the breba crop. That's why a lot of the Olympian pics are of very elongated figs, because they are breba.

There are some good breba pics at the
Chesapeake website.

Olympian (Tree) – Chesapeake Figs

chesapeakefigs.com chesapeakefigs.com
 
Last edited:
  • Like
Reactions: oat
Is Olympian and English brown turkey the same? I read that but never sure what to believe . I have an Olympian with one lone fig that started to swell yesterday but we are going to have two days of 50 degrees hi/39 low before it goes back to 70s/ 50s. Right now it's in my little pop up green house but wondering if it's worth bringing in for two days some really don't even like 50s at night and are starting to go dormant while nuestra Senora del Carmen is putting on new growth like crazy. I'm about to have to figure out which 5-6 I want to bring in and keep warm till February. Here is my Olympian. It has ridges. Did yours look like that?
PXL_20251214_143447257.jpgPXL_20251214_143424663.jpg
 
betdempster said:
Is Olympian and English brown turkey the same? I read that but never sure what to believe . I have an Olympian with one lone fig that started to swell yesterday but we are going to have two days of 50 degrees hi/39 low before it goes back to 70s/ 50s. Right now it's in my little pop up green house but wondering if it's worth bringing in for two days some really don't even like 50s at night and are starting to go dormant while nuestra Senora del Carmen is putting on new growth like crazy. I'm about to have to figure out which 5-6 I want to bring in and keep warm till February. Here is my Olympian. It has ridges. Did yours look like that?
View attachment 16735View attachment 16736
Click to expand...
I don't know if Olympian and English Brown Turkey are exactly the same. There are varieties that are described as English Brown Turkey "types". I think it is like the way there are Mt Etna types but they are not all exactly the same. There are a lot of Adriatics but they are not all exactly the same. My EBT figs looked a lot like yours but a little bit different. If it was me and not too much trouble, I would bring it indoors for two days and then when it warms up, put it back out to get as much sun as possible to ripen that one fig. Then I would let it go dormant outside. Are you bringing some in until February to ripen some late figs? It starts warming up here in March. If you put them outside in February they might not even go dormant before it warms up.
 
ETXfigs said:
I don't know if Olympian and English Brown Turkey are exactly the same. There are varieties that are described as English Brown Turkey "types". I think it is like the way there are Mt Etna types but they are not all exactly the same. There are a lot of Adriatics but they are not all exactly the same. My EBT figs looked a lot like yours but a little bit different. If it was me and not too much trouble, I would bring it indoors for two days and then when it warms up, put it back out to get as much sun as possible to ripen that one fig. Then I would let it go dormant outside. Are you bringing some in until February to ripen some late figs? It starts warming up here in March. If you put them outside in February they might not even go dormant before it warms up.
Click to expand...
I think Big Bill said that the wood on EBT types have blotchy look or sth like that. Is it like that on your Olympian? My red Lebanese was like that
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top