This year, my figs are developing very late due to the mid-April freeze that killed all the green growth on many of my larger trees. That freeze also killed a few of my 2 gallon varieties that were exposed to 26 degree nighttime temperatures. I already purchased a portable greenhouse for the spring of 2023, so I don't have a repeat of this year.
Over the past two weeks or so, some of my early varieties finally started producing ripe figs. And more varieties have begun to show signs of figs swelling. I hope we get some warm weather into the middle of October so that I get as many figs to harvest as possible.
Varieties I have tried for the first time include Col de Dame Noir and White Greek. Both are outstanding on one year old trees and will definitely be on my list of 35 keepers (when I cull my collection). I will even be looking to acquire more cuttings of the White Greek variety this winter (from GreenFig on the bidding site) as the figs are big, jammy, and full of moderate berry flavor. The CDD Noir was big and a bit sweeter than the White Greek but not as large. Both had small or no open eye.
I attach a picture of my harvest today which includes figs from the following varieties: Chicago Hardy, Azores Dark, Red Lebanese Bekka Valley, Dr Clark, Golden Riverside, Ben's Golden Rainbow, CDD Noir, White Greek, Sodus Sicilian, Yellow Lebanese, Takoma Violet, and Strawberry Verte.
