Nice looking Smith fig man. My first year in ground Smith in the DFW area is heads and shoulders over everything else. I can’t wait to plant a few more varieties in ground next year.
@@klmule In the hot summer it’s twice a day for 5 minutes. When it cools off once a day for 5 min. Sprinklers are about 13gal/hour. If water is running out the bottom, back off the time
@@RegularJohntv thanks man! Hurricane beryl wrecked mine, this was before that but for rust prevention - consistent water, nutrients and open canopy. Might try a liquid copper early next year
About mosquitos....Do you think fig trees in ground increase the amount of mosquitoes? I notice them and theyre horrible this year. I stay for 1 minute and my legs are eaten already. Best to go out with sweat pants
In 4th year for my smith in a pot, it made a bunch of fruit like the one in this video. It was one of my best this year. Highly recommended cultivar! :)
I picked up a Black Tuscan cutting last winter after seeing one of your earlier reviews. That little tree is off to the races. It's just a foot tall but loaded with figs. Looking forward to comparing it to my Preto, Craven's and BMKK.
Good to see a Black Madeira growing in Houston. The Tuscan looks so good too. I live just outside the loop. I was hesitant to get one not knowing if the rains would be too much trouble.
@@cjolly259 I actually bought some bm kk cuttings on fig bid but they are looking a whole lot like Mt. Etna types. Guess I’m going to wait a year or so until they fruit before I know
@@cjolly259 you seem to have all the bases covered with figs. Is there a variety you’re looking to add to your collection that I could trade you for? I have a couple ccd’s lsuSB, lsu gold, lsu tiger, Negra D’agde, 10 or so other varieties. I would really like to add Black Tuscan.
That's a bummer about the lack of productivity. Out of the five varieties I started from cuttings last year in Jan/2023 this variety has blown away all the others in terms of vigor. I did see that "The Fig Boss" on his website says this about TX-BA1, "The variety requires a lot of light to set the fruit buds like another difficult but worth it tree, Colonel Littman's Black Cross. These trees in my 7-8 hours of standard direct light is just not enough, but this year I finally got some to try." I did get a couple figs off the 1st year tree last season and I have to say they are the ugliest figs I have ever seen. The color reminds me of the skin of the Southern Leopard Frog. However, they did taste pretty good for a 1st year fig.
Beautiful fig plants! Once they are bigger would you share any cuttings? Also, 👋🏼 this is Marlena from camp in Boston in 2009! Not sure if you remember
Good morning and happy Easter and thank you for the video!🎉 would you happen to have a black Madeira or black Madeira KK fig plant for sale and if so, how much?
Nice line-up. I'm rooting a couple of Black Tuscan now, after seeing your video on it last year. Already have BMKK, Craven's, Preto, etc but even if they're same it's a great one for duplicates.
I just added a pingo de mel this summer. Have high expectations for it. The name of the Pingo de Mel fig translates to "drop of honey" in its native country of Portugal. This variety is commonly grown in the south west coast of Portugal and is famous for the delicious drop of honey that can be found in the eye. Pingo de Mel was brought to Pennsylvania by a Portuguese immigrant, where it was discovered that this variety could withstand the state's cold winters without damage.
I started a cutting in 2022 but didn't get any fruit until this year and they were amazing, also the Genovese Nero AF, they were also very good and productive. I currently have about 100 varieties and hoping to and 10 to 12 more special ones. Good luck with the coming season!
Nice review. I tried a few different rooted cuttings of WM#1 over years but they just didn't grow very well. But last year must have finally got a good strain and it's been super productive on a new graft. Curious to hear which were your favorites this season in addition to this one.
