I recently came across this blurb on planetfig.com: "In the family yard, when Pastilière is associated with other fig trees that produce breba fruits (Valleiry, Desert King or Grise de St-Jean) and main crop fruits (Dalmatie or Vallecalda ), it almost guarantees a continuous production between the last breba and the first main crop fruit."
Hey, that sounds like just what I'm trying to do! Figs for as long as possible with no interruption between breba and main crops. In theory I should be able to get figs from early-mid July through October or even November in a mild year. In this example start with San Pedro or two cropping varieties, add some early main crop varieties, and finish with regular main crop varieties.
Given that some of this varieties are scarce or frequently mislabeled in the US, let's do a little substitution:
- Pastiliere is an early main crop fig, so in it's place could be Florea, RdB and/or Improved Celeste. My recent post on selection figs by Baud highlights the gap in early August between breba and main crop production.
- Valleiry is likely an English Brown Turkey variant (producing breba and main crops), so in it's place could be Nexoe, LaRadek's EBT, or Sweet George.
- Other breba producers could include San Pedro varieties such as Fioroni di Ruvo, Filacciano Bianco, and Grantham's Royal. Other productive 2 crop varieties include Atreano and Lattarula.
- Main crop figs are easy, just pick your favorite 2 or 3 (or 30 or 40).
Hey, that sounds like just what I'm trying to do! Figs for as long as possible with no interruption between breba and main crops. In theory I should be able to get figs from early-mid July through October or even November in a mild year. In this example start with San Pedro or two cropping varieties, add some early main crop varieties, and finish with regular main crop varieties.
Given that some of this varieties are scarce or frequently mislabeled in the US, let's do a little substitution:
- Pastiliere is an early main crop fig, so in it's place could be Florea, RdB and/or Improved Celeste. My recent post on selection figs by Baud highlights the gap in early August between breba and main crop production.
- Valleiry is likely an English Brown Turkey variant (producing breba and main crops), so in it's place could be Nexoe, LaRadek's EBT, or Sweet George.
- Other breba producers could include San Pedro varieties such as Fioroni di Ruvo, Filacciano Bianco, and Grantham's Royal. Other productive 2 crop varieties include Atreano and Lattarula.
- Main crop figs are easy, just pick your favorite 2 or 3 (or 30 or 40).
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