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I am lucky enough to have a good friend in Missouri that sends me wonderful pawpaws every year. They are delicious! I can’t wait for my trees to start producing significant numbers of fruit.

@@PeterEntwistle - They are fun to grow!

Finally old blue gets some truck props! 😁

We just got back from a nice walk to the lake. Campground is closed now and we have it to ourselves.

This is the first year that I have been figged out. It has been a spectacular year for growing figs in the Willamette Valley! Hope you get many tasty figs as you dial things in. You have a drastically different set of variables now that you are in Tennessee!

I hope you enjoyed the visit with me. I try to make my videos feel like we are walking together and maybe offer a peaceful respite from a world that is moving too fast at times?

@@oregonfigs3314 I am. Greetings from Norway. 🤓

The turkeys have had their fill and are still around at this point. Your Thanksgiving dinner comment made me chuckle. Most of my trees are very young and won’t be trimmed for three more years. I could do a video on my small group of trees that I planted several years ago.

@@bigcountryjd Desert King

@@dawnawerbeski825 - It did not work. I have a few I’m trying this year with added protection from the wind coming up the hill from the lake.

#50 has not been affected by FMV for me. It is scheduled for root pruning with several of my other trees. Mario said that #50 was earlier than other Black Madeira types. It has been earlier for me as well.

@@telasims233 Figs continue to amaze me!

@@telasims233 Pots are for lates and midseason crops here and in grounds are Breba and early main crop. The pots extend the season.

@@oregonfigs3314 truth be told, it won't kill ya.. I've eaten a few myself, it's that feeling when you eat half, and notice something slightly moving in the other half.. we all have done it. I've gone to enough tastings to know we are not alone 😂🤣😂

@@telasims233 so true

@@figtreegrower3152 - I don’t grow Blanc to compare. Gegantina has not been giant for me. A very nice size though 40-50 grams

That is a good idea!

@@AveryOCason That may be the perfect word for it!

@@telasims233 So yummy!

@@oregonfigs3314 it looks yummy, but, the ones that look amazing there, probably wouldn't do as well in my humid climate.. When I first started, last year, one thing you said over and over that stuck in my head.. CLIMATE SPECIFIC. I don't know why that stuck in my head, but, it kept me from ordering every amazing fig I saw on TH-cam, and I stuck to the ones that grow well in my climate. Sometimes people don't know when their advice is helpful.. Not only did you save me from being disappointed and discouraged my first year. But you saved me a ton of money, thanks buddy

Sorry to hear that

@@oregonfigs3314 I actually picked and tried it a little bit earlier. It wasn’t too bad. Probably not as sweet as it should have been though. I’ll post a video soon.

@@figtreegrower3152 Tasty!

@@mohamedalmuhairi324 - I have never cut this tree. It grows very slow when it is not grafted. Many sellers graft to more vigorous root stock and sell the cuttings. I probably won’t cut my tree for a few more years.

@@liveitwithrory1683 - Mine has never reverted. Green and white figs that turn pink and purple with beautiful stripes. They are solid purple when they are ripe.

One of the all time best figs!! Gorgeous and delicious. I’m jealous right now!!!

@@figsandchocolate5553 - I hope you get a break from the rain and your BNR comes on strong!

Probably the best fig I’ve ever eaten. Tastes like a spoonful of raspberry jam.

@@MikeKincaid79 - It is difficult to explain how incredible a fig can taste to someone that does not get fresh figs. We know Mike and we are part of a lucky group, a very lucky group indeed! 🤫

I also had one DK main crop ripen last year harvested Oct 12th I believe. Western Washington state

@@yochanontheseeker1942 - We are proof it happens. How old is your tree?

@@oregonfigs3314The tree that ripened one last year is 3 years old and last year was first year in ground. My other DK that has one swelling now is 5 years old and 3rd year in ground and it dropped all its brebreh this year, so idk what’s going on with that one.

@@yochanontheseeker1942 I'm staying focused on the channel because I'd LOVE to see a main crop DK ripen ? If it does we can't count out evolution.. if the wasp was introduced in California, who knows that those are evolving into? It's just science that those wasps are evolving??

@@telasims233 Smith is coming out. After six years growing Smith, I’m throwing the towel in. It has tiny figs that are not swelling. I think Smith needs a favorable microclimate to be successful here. I have a buddy that gets his Smith to ripen in ground in a favorable microclimate in Springfield, OR. I understand that Smith is a phenomenal figs for those is places with warmer nighttime temperatures. It also handles the rain like a champ. I would definitely grow Smith and Celeste where you are at. I don’t think I have enough heat in my orchard for Smith to set figlets early enough.

@@oregonfigs3314 I'm so sad about that 😪 I actually thought it would come through. Sadly I agree 6 years is more than enough time, you gave it every chance..

@@natemurphy4367 Thank you!

@@AM-lz2jr - I know a lot of people love it. The small figs don’t generally work in my climate.

@@telasims233 This one is special! I have several on the tree that are bigger. Our weather looks dry for a couple of weeks. 🥳🥳🥳

@@oregonfigs3314 I don't think they would taste the same here. You had said,, Brown Sugar Crunch, the texture is due to your climate.. Same tree here, would probably taste totally different.

@@telasims233 - You are probably correct.

@@telasims233 - I just started having a few jays eating a few dark figs. I’m using organza bags now.

@@georgek9464 - It is a great fig! My biggest complaint is that it needs a head start in my cooler climate.

@@kevinquinlanphoto - Thanks for your comments Kevin. I am going to cull this variety as I think there are so many better choices in my climate. I did end up throwing the remainder of the crop away. I’m glad it became better for you this year. This is another reason that it pays to listen to local growers as figs are “location specific”. I am seriously working on getting down to twenty pots. My results with this variety are making it easier to fine tune my potted collection.

@oregonfigs3314 wow, it must have been bad if you were throwing it away

@@kevinquinlanphoto - I have so many top tier figs coming on right now. I will admit to being a bit figged out. 😂

Do they taste like blackberries in your GH?

@@SuperNebula123 - Just hanging out in the sun in a dry climate.

@@elihart5951 - This variety is top tier! I am a huge fan of blackberries 🤤🤤🤤

@@greybeard3368 - This fig is so good!

Thank you! Cheers!

Thanks 👍

Your Celestes have dropped leaves already - crazy!

@@oregonfigs3314 it's common in Georgia, just the climate. If you follow Travis "Lazy Dog Farm" on TH-cam.. Many of his trees have been dropping leaves, we also get rust at the end of the season.. our humid climate, they grow really fast but we loose a lot to rain and moisture..

@@MikeKincaid79 - I would be concerned with Black Madeira splitting in a greenhouse. Seems like Bourjasotte Grise does not split as much and is earlier. BG for the 🏆 Black Madeira is good as well. Maybe both lol?

@@oregonfigs3314 I've been pouring over info about my area and outdoor/in ground growing and I think we're just a tad bit too cool and the summer is too short. There are some varieties that will fruit well but many are hit or miss. I've been comparing your area to mine and it's just a little warmer and sunnier and that may make all the difference. Been looking heavily into building a greenhouse here. I really appreciate all the info you put out about your area.

@@MikeKincaid79 - Hi Mike, We definitely have warmer temperatures down here. We still have a very short season and Breba crops varieties in ground and early main crop varieties are best. If you could give your potted trees a two month head start in a heated greenhouse, you would ripen darn near anything up there. The key is keeping the nighttime temperatures at 60F or above. This helps set the actual figlets. Breba crops rule for the PNW IMO. The thing is you have to be patient as the trees need to get bigger to effectively avoid cold damage and have nice new wood for the next year. It takes at least three years in ground down here to start getting prolific Breba crops.

We agree!

Good luck!