Ondata or Angelito in the Desert?

Figology said:
Ondata was Fruitnut’s overall best fig. He might grow in a Texas environment closer to your Phoenix weather. Don’t quote me on that.
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Fruitnuts climate is mild compared to Dallas. At first I was going along with some of his faves from comments he made but not an exact match he is at a higher elevation.. I googled the high temps in the town he listed on figbid and it doesn't see triple digits nearly as often... I thought your area was hot Figology or maybe that is Blumalibu
 
DallasFigShop said:
Fruitnuts climate is mild compared to Dallas. At first I was going along with some of his faves from comments he made but not an exact match he is at a higher elevation.. I googled the high temps in the town he listed on figbid and it doesn't see triple digits nearly as often... I thought your area was hot Figology or maybe that is Blumalibu
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I’m in the San Fernando Valley which is subtropical with a hot-summer/Mediterranean climate. It doesn’t freeze where I’m at and rarely has days over 100F. For me, almost all popular varieties do well except RdB.
 
Figology said:
I’m in the San Fernando Valley which is subtropical with a hot-summer/Mediterranean climate. It doesn’t freeze where I’m at and rarely has days over 100F. For me, almost all popular varieties do well except RdB.
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That's warm for us. Maybe why there aren't so many topic threads regarding 'hot' RDB didn't develop a good fruit here yet but someone said shade it and it does better .. so far just mediocre here but maybe I picked too early ... it's known for not doing well in 'hot' weather

We haven't been as bad lately but some years we get lots of days over, and well over 100F... and other years we sort of hover around 100F in Dallas ... for a week sometimes and sometimes for a 30-60 day stretch like i rememeber from years ago.. better than the desert by a little

a few yellow and red figs, in pots anyhow, have ripening issues if they swell in high nineties or greater ... but maybe related to root temps I'm still learning .. some of the green ones burn a little but they do a bit better on spoiling and many of them and dark figs don't seem to mind mostly ...

the downside to pots is watering every two days even with water retention compost .. and that many here hold off on main crop and in growing in general until the temps cool and so I'm eating December figs .. still rewarding I just had a tiny Sangue Dolce and a St Rita yesterday.. a soft Olympian, Boysenberry and Gabriela next and the first freeze Forcast looks like jt will be just another frost so I have a chance to eat January improved Celeste and Peters Honey
 
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