Calderona de Miner

[Figology]

One of the best readily available varieties out there. On par or maybe better than U. Pastiliere and Pastiliere.
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[Kid Fig]

@Figology That's good news! I have both Calderona and CdM and they might be different enough to keep both.

 

[ktrain]

@Figology That's good news! I have both Calderona and CdM and they might be different enough to keep both.

Had you ever considered trying BFF?

Supposed to be very similar if not same as Calderona.
Here they seem....very the same.

 

[Figology]

@Figology That's good news! I have both Calderona and CdM and they might be different enough to keep both.

Had you ever considered trying BFF?

Supposed to be very similar if not same as Calderona.
Here they seem....very the same.

I had both but lost them along the way. My BFF was an underperforming graft and died when I tried to airlayer it into its own tree.

 

[GoodFriendMike]

I could eat a few of those right now.

 

[Chris]

Whats the difference between Calderona and CdM?

 

[LaFigGwr18]

I was wondering the same thing like Chris.

 

[ktrain]

You can check out Pete's video that may shed a little light on this question. @Chris

 

[LaFigGwr18]

@ktrain thanks for the video. That is a large fig.

 

[ktrain]

@ktrain thanks for the video. That is a large fig.

No prob, I used to follow Pete's videos a lot, I still go back to them now and then.
But now that he is in California it won't be the same. lol
Meaning close to my climate.
I still watch his videos though.

 

[Chris]

Thanks for sharing @ktrain

 

[ktrain]

Thanks for sharing @ktrain

Hope it helped some.
I know he didn't do a side by side, but some decent info.

 

[LaFigGwr18]

@ktrain so more than likely that fig was pollinated...? I mean since he lives in Cali. I did not know where he lives.

 

[Figgerlickinggood]

@ktrain so more than likely that fig was pollinated...? I mean since he lives in Cali. I did not know where he lives.

Fig Life lived here in Virginia before moving to California I think 2 or 3 years ago not sure exactly so if it’s from before his move then it’s not pollinated.

 

[ktrain]

@ktrain so more than likely that fig was pollinated...? I mean since he lives in Cali. I did not know where he lives.

Teresa is correct, Thank you @Figgerlickinggood

Pete has not done any videos on fig tasting since moving to California..yet
So all those videos are done from Virginia.
I watched his videos because being in North Georgia we had "like" climates.
So it sort of showed me what varieties would do well here for me.

 

[Figgerlickinggood]

@ktrain so more than likely that fig was pollinated...? I mean since he lives in Cali. I did not know where he lives.

Actually fig life is the name of his YouTube channel and he is a member of this forum under the name @SubmarinePete .

 

[Figgin' A]

You can check out Pete's video that may shed a little light on this question. @Chris

A word of caution is that figs, IME, that ripen along the main trunk, especially at the bottom of the trunk, on first-year trees are almost always wonky in one way or the other - taste, color, shape, and size. I had 80-110g I-258 ripening at the bottom of the trunk on the first-year tree, while none exceeded 47g in the second year and they looked different. Some fruit that I got at the bottom of trunks on the first-year trees looked more like breba than main crop, those included I-258, SB, Crozes and others.

 

[TorontoJoe]

A word of caution is that figs, IME, that ripen along the main trunk, especially at the bottom of the trunk, on first-year trees are almost always wonky in one way or the other - taste, color, shape, and size. I had 80-110g I-258 ripening at the bottom of the trunk on the first-year tree, while none exceeded 47g in the second year and they looked different. Some fruit that I got at the bottom of trunks on the first-year trees looked more like breba than main crop, those included I-258, SB, Crozes and others.

I’ve found the same to be the case for me. They’re on first year wood but very much breba-like

 

[LaFigGwr18]

Actually fig life is the name of his YouTube channel and he is a member of this forum under the name @SubmarinePete .

Thank you for all that information. It's always good to know as much info as possible.

@ ktrain thank you also for all your help.

 

[DallasFigShop]

My regular Calderona is a slow grower here actually BFF I mean... De Miner allegedly very similar with a different fruit shape maybe slightly smaller fruit

How do these compare for people who have the two? Someone said different enough? Trialing the one i don't have hits a little queue in the back of my head often...