Most hated fig

Bofig said:
By watermelon are we talking Rogil, watermelon rush, or some other watermelon fig? Rogil tastes of faint watermelon but was a good fig for me.
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It's a Sacred Origin find - not to be confused with Watermelon Rush which is also a S.O. find.

Didn't know Rogil had a Watermelon flavor but have heard of that variety before.
 
2Angels said:
My least liked fig is my mom's Southern Brown Turkey. It is killed to the ground most years. The figs are late to set, they are small, and they are just a plain ol' sugar fig. Nothing to really write home about. Booo
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My start to figs were my grandparents Celeste and Brown Turkey. Those will always be special and sentimental to me regardless how they taste. I will always remember her fig jam… yum.
 
Kid Fig said:
I'm not sure if Banana fig is the same as New Orleans Banana but if they are I might be able to report on it come this Fall.

It's possible that Watermelon fig needs the wasp since it's a Cali seedling and the only samples from it were possibly always caprified (I assume).
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I think it is the same. Since I grew up in New Orleans, that may be what intrigued me. Keep me updated! lol.
 
My most hated fig LOL I have so many candidates. I am not a big fan of any fig that spends it's time languishing in my pity corner. This is usually the front row of 5 gallon up potted figs that hangs around the front entrance of my Greenhouse. Both my water tanks are there Plus the most comfortable chairs. I often spend a lot of time wishing them well, and pruning them into the sad looking little whips they are.. all three of my Black Maderia live there. My 3 Blue Celeste's take up quite a bit of the two rows behind them. My Black Ischea, and one little Thermalito. This poor benighted Fig had what look to be a terminal case of rot between the lignified bark, and a weak looking cambium layer. Somehow amazingly it outgrew it. It's the only fig tree I have that ever survived this type of rot. I also have a Malibu Greek unknown the only cutting I have ever planted upside down. This poor devil is the longest resident of the pity corner. When a fig tree departs from the pity corner in a box, or with renewed health they remove themselves from the most hated list. There is a third way to get off the list which is to have so many requests for cuttings that they are taken down to a few inches above the soil line. My Blue Celeste's have certainly earned respect by providing so many members cuttings. That were heavily desired. Meanwhile my Green Ischea has grown out of the pity Corner earning my respect. BTW if you have a very vigorous Blue Celeste that pleases you consider sending me a couple of cuttings. I am hopefully successfully rooting a Jolly Tiger, another gift from @MattK. Hopefully it will stay out of the pity corner so I can give @GoodFriendMike some healthy cuttings.
 
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Figless said:
BTW a side note since so many of you now have cuttings of my 3 Blue Celeste's. I need to state that they were allowed to take on a bush form due to my inexperience. When they should have been grown as whips the first year. They have been very productive fig producers, and the original source was @Venturabananas which is a very good thing.
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We should talk more loves than hates. :)

But the least I like are those fig hypes. They are the cockroaches that damage fig community.

I did remove a couple fig varieties mainly due to plain tastes. They are still some other people's favorites. So I won't mention their names.
 
Red_Sun said:
We should talk more loves than hates. :)

But the least I like are those fig hypes. They are the cockroaches that damage fig community.

I did remove a couple fig varieties mainly due to plain tastes. They are still some other people's favorites. So I won't mention their names.
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I did a favorite fig post a while back I believe. Or maybe a most wanted. Maybe both lmao. I can’t remember.
 
Figgerlickinggood said:
Tissue Cultured. Out of 3 not one produced any figs.
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I’m on year 2 of one I believe is a tissue culture as well that my dad got from Lowe’s. It’s about 5 foot tall, leaves at every single node, a few suckers that I’ll air layer, and zero figs.

The other one has two figs sitting on it right now. We shall see what happens with them. But yea, they’re growing all crazy lol.
 
Figless said:
My most hated fig LOL I have so many candidates. I am not a big fan of any fig that spends its time languishing in my pity corner. This is usually the front row of 5 gallon up potted figs that hangs around the front entrance of my Greenhouse. Both my water tanks are there Plus the most comfortable chairs. I often spend a lot of time wishing them well, and pruning them into the sad looking little whips they are.. all three of my Black Maderia live there. My 3 Blue Celeste's take up quite a bit of the two rows behind them. My Black Ischea, and one little Thermalito. This poor benighted Fig had what look to be a terminal case of rot between the lignified bark, and a weak looking cambium layer. Somehow amazingly it outgrew it. It's the only fig tree I have that ever survived this type of rot. I also have a Malibu Greek unknown the only cutting I have ever planted upside down. This poor devil is the longest resident of the pity corner. When a fig tree departs from the pity corner in a box, or with renewed health they remove themselves from the most hated list. There is a third way to get off the list which is to have so many requests for cuttings that they are taken down to a few inches above the soil line. My Blue Celeste's have certainly earned respect by providing so many members cuttings. That were heavily desired. Meanwhile my Green Ischea has grown out of the pity Corner earning my respect. BTW if you have a very vigorous Blue Celeste that pleases you consider sending me a couple of cuttings. I am hopefully successfully rooting a Jolly Tiger, another gift from @MattK. Hopefully it will stay out of the pity corner so I can give @GoodFriendMike some healthy cuttings.
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I think the blue Celeste cutting I have is just hanging out with a few leaves. Doing its thing. I’m leaving them be for now.
 
Least favorite fig is caprifigs, Smyrna, San Pedro, etc, ANYTHING NEEDING POLLINATION!!!

You grow them for years not knowing they'll need pollination, then BAM! Fruit Drop!! After a few years of nourishing & waiting & then watching fruit drop, it'll just about break your heart :(
 
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