Figs 2025

ETXfigs said:
Last time I looked at the Lowes here, they only had 1 Beer's Black and some Little Miss Figgy. The LMF were from a different source than the VdB and BB and they looked more like what people describe as tissue culture. "Gangely" if that is a word. Lol
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I bought the Beers Black from Lowes about a month or so ago and I have to say we planted it inground and that tree was in full sun without any protection in the 100* heat wave and it never drooped or died. It stood straight up strong like it was only 70°F. Couldn’t believe how tough it was. Had to use shade cloth on everything else. Now I’m wondering how tough it would be without winter protection 🤔
 
Figgerlickinggood said:
I bought the Beers Black from Lowes about a month or so ago and I have to say we planted it inground and that tree was in full sun without any protection in the 100* heat wave and it never drooped or died. It stood straight up strong like it was only 70°F. Couldn’t believe how tough it was. Had to use shade cloth on everything else. Now I’m wondering how tough it would be without winter protection 🤔
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Sounds like in the heat they do very well in ground. My VdB and BB are the first to wilt in the heat in pots. But they are super stars. The VdB that was about 1' tall from Lowes this spring, now it's almost 5' (including the pot) and loaded with figs and still forming new figlets and green growth. The BB is not quite as tall but I pinched that one. I will probably post some pics of them soon. I don't know how it will do in the winter in your area.
 
I finally got some ripe figs other than Celeste. These are LSU Gold main crop. For some reason these are not very big. They are less than 20 grams. This is the tree's 2nd season. I think next year the figs will be much larger. The nursery where I got the tree does sell two other varieties of honey fig. I wonder if maybe it is not LSU Gold. They taste good but not very sweet. I've heard people use the word "refreshing" to describe a fig eating experience. That is what comes to mind. If these figs were huge, I would enjoy eating a lot of them.

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Are those main crop or breba?
That does seem small for Gold, but size can come with age.
They look nice though.
 
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