Gene Hosey's figs

[Kelby]

Here is Gene Hosey's fig list from his now defunct website/nursery. I don't know the full story, but Gene is no longer active in the fig community. He introduced quite a few good varieties such as Kathleen Black, Takoma Violet, and Filacciano Bianco.

Name	Synonyms	Origin	Skin Color	Pulp Color	Crops	Notes
A Sangue	none	Italy	Green	Blood red		New veriety for 2008
Adam	none	South Africa	Green to yellow-brown with a touch of violet	Amber to red		Has large, unlobed leaves; French sources classify Adam as a synonym of Dauphine, but this one's leaves are quite distinct.
Alma	none	USA	Light yellow	Amber		Tendency to sucker, needs careful pruning to be productive; a Texas A&M hybrid of ¡®Allison¡¯ (aka ¡®Vernino¡¯) with Hamma, a North African caprifig with mixed F. carica/F. palmata parentage; released in 1975.
Atreano	none	Durazzano, Italy	Golden green		Bifera	Introduced to the U.S. by Hanc Matthies.
Banana	Kadota?	USA	Yellow	Pale red		Originated in Seabrook, Texas; believed by some posters on the Garden Web Fig Forum to be identical with Kadota
Becnel's Black French		France	Black	Red		A new variety for 2008; as the leaves are becoming more fully developed, this variety is looking a lot like Pastilière (aka Rouge de Bordeau).
Bellone	Bellona, Figue de Nice, Noire de Nice	France	Violet w/green undertones	Red	Unifera	Considered to be "la Reine des Figues" in the area around Nice; often confused with Sultane, which is sometimes called Bellone bifére
Black Jack		USA	Reddish purple to black	Red	Bifera	Of unknown origin; fruit similar to California Brown Turkey (San Piero), but tree much smaller
Blanca de Maella		Spain	Green	Red	Unifera	New fig variety for 2008
Blanche de deux Saisons		France	Green		Bifera	New fig variety for 2009
Bourjasotte Grise						Fruit always drops; said to do very well in England, so may be best suited for cooler coastal climates; think I'll use this one as rootstock to practice grafting next spring
Bournabat	DFIC 55					Named after the village of Bournabat just to the NE of Smyrna.
Brooklyn White		Italy?	Green		Bifera	Originally from an Italian family in Brooklyn, NY
Bruno	Proper name unknown	Italy	Brownish black			Ripens after "Madina"
Burjassot Negra	Nero, Bourjassotte Noire, Brogiotto Nero, Violette de Solliès	Spain	Black	Red	Unifera	Named after a town called Burjassot just to the northwest of the city of Valencia, Spain
Capelas		São Miguel (Azores)				A slow growing and spreading fig; reported to be one of the best for the Northern Hemisphere when planted in the ground producing large, virtually seedless fruit of quality.
Capri Q	DFIC 126	USA	Yellow green	Red		Persistent caprifig with closed eye and fleshy pulp; collected in the Orosi district, first in north-south row on fenceline, a few yards south of Friant-Kern Canal, Stone Corral, Tulare County, CA.
Caserta		Italy			Unifera	A small, sweet, one crop white fig ripening in September.
Cavaliere	Corso, Turco	Italy	Black	Red	Unifera	Similar to Brogiotto Nero; ripens August-September; piriform fruit; white cracks develop at full maturity.
Celeste	Malta	Malta?	Light brown	Amber	Unifera	A longtime favorite in the South-Eastern USA; small flavorful figs are popular for home canning; can be bad to abort crop when stressed
Celeste (faux)			Dark reddish violet		Unifera	I ordered about 50 of these in 2003 (half never leafed out) from a nursery in GA that specializes in muscadines; The order was for Celeste, but these are not; maybe they're LSU Purple?
Chater Green	Original name unknown	Greece	Green	Red		Named provisionally after John Chater, who gave it to his neighbor, R.W. Mr. Chater bred pomegranates in his Camarillo backyard for several decades until his death. His best-known variety is 'Eversweet.'
Chrestay Dark Greek	Original name unknown	Greece				New fig variety 2008
Cori		Italy	Yellow	Pinkish	Bifera	Ripens August through September
Corragio		Abruzzi, Italy				New fig 2008
Cuello de Dama Blanco	Col de Dame Blanc, DFIC 74	Spain	Green	Red	Unifera	Ripens late.
Cuello de Dama Negro	Col de Dame Noir	Spain	Black	Red	Unifera	Ripens late [photo]; Very much like the Cuello de Dama Blanco
Dahbia		Morocco	Green			New variety for 2008
Dan's Favorite						Unknown fig introduced by Raintree Nursery
Dark Portuguese		Portugal				Seems similar to Hardy chicago and Sal's figs; it was originally brought from Portugal, and grown in Bethlehem, PA for many years.
Dauphine	DFIC 84	France
Dorée	Figue d'Or, Goutte d'Or	France	Golden	Strawberry	Bifera	An old variety with golden fruit with strawberry flesh, rich, sweet and good quality; very indented leaves.
Dottato	Kadota, Dalla Goccia, Dal miele, Calabrese, Ottato, Regina	Italy	Green		Bifera	The first crop are few and considered inferior to the fall crop; According to Gallesio, Dottato is of ancient origin, having been praised by Pliny as an excellent fig for drying
Drap d'Or	Royal Vineyard	France?			Bifera	San Pedro-type fig requiring caprification for fall crop; Condit doubts its French origins as this variety has been found described only by English and American writers.
Early Violet	DFIC 145					One of the few figs from Davis that have done fairly well for me here.
Embalse Lerida Ronde		Spain	Dark			New variety for 2008
Enderud	UCR 228-20	USA				A persistent caprifig named for Julius E. Enderud; pedigree: 143-5 {Adriatic x [Verdal Longue x (Calimyrna x Kearney)]} x 75-97 [Monstreuse x (Calimyrna x Kearney)]
Excel	DFIC 20	USA	Pale greenish yellow	Pale amber	Unifera	A Condit hybrid, using Kadota as the mother; named and released by Bill Storey in 1975. Photos: A and B.
Fanick's Blue Giant	Blue Giant	USA				First introduced by Fanick's Nursery in TX; Blue Giant now offered by Raintree is probably same variety
Fico Santo		Italy	Green	Red
Ficus afghanistanica
Figue de Nice		France				Unknown variety from Nice, France; first believed to be Bellone variety, but now seems unlikely. Photo of single fruit compared with Celeste: A and B
Filacciano Bianco		Italy	Greenish yellow	Red	San Pedro Type	Matures fiorone (i.e. breba) starting about July 10 in my area. Fall crop requires caprification in order to mature; Wood is more resistant to frost damage than others; This variety originates in the Lazio region; the name ¡®filacciano¡¡À is a local Lazio term for ¡¡ãfiorone¡¡À.
Fiorone di Ruvo		Ruvo di Puglia, Bari, Italy	Reddish Violet	Dark Amber		-2008

[Kelby]

Fracazzano Bianco		Italy	Greenish yellow	Amber-white	Bifera	According to Vallese, it is grown throughout Lecce Province for its two crops of fruit;
Gallo		Italy	Greenish yellow			A white fig foundling; early ripening, described as cold hardy, the fruit as quite large and very sweet; comes from Liguria
Gentile		Italy	Greenish yellow	Light pink	bifera	Grown for the fioroni, the fall crop requires caprification.
Ghoddane		Morocco	Violet		Bifera	New variety for 2008
Giant Amber	DFIC 114	California
Gomera		Canary Islands	Violet-Green	Red-Yellow	Bifera	Bears many large brebas, heavy fall crop too; not winter hardy, but bears well in a pot; new for 2009.
Grise de Saint-Jean	Cotignane, Grisette, Coucourelle grise, Cordelière, DFIC 53	France			Bifera	Planted for the quality and abundance of its first crop; large tree; more sensitive to cold than most varieties
Grosse Grise		France			Unifera	New variety for 2009
Gulbun	UCR 284-11	California				A Condit hybrid, in the trade since 1971.
Ham Rham		Morocco	Dark		Bifera	New variety for 2008
Hardy Chicago	Bensonhurst Purple	Sicily	Dark reddish-violet-black	Red	Bifera	Slightly larger than Celeste; quite tasty at full maturity; Matures mid August onwards, just before Celeste; lower fruit production than some varieties.¡¡ãHanc Mathies once told me that the DiPaola's, owners of the Belleclare Nursery in Plainview, NY, tracked the Bensonhurst Purple fig to it's origin on Mt. Etna, Sicily, where the variety is known to have been growing at about 3000ft above sea level. It gained a reputation in New York and received its local name of Bensonhurst Purple. It eventually found its way to Chicago, where Fred Born, a sailor stationed at Great Lakes Naval base, propagated it. Cuttings had been given to him by an Italian man who lived on the south side of the Windy City. The tree flourished despite the harsh Chicago winters. Fred eventually migrated to Florida, taking his tree along. He called the fig, Hardy Chicago. Eventually the variety reached the retail nursery trade.¡¡À (L.D., GW Fig Forum, 2-14-06) As noted, Hardy Chicago has had low fruit production for me -- VS in NJ agrees, but recommends pruning it every year to 30 inches or less for much improved production. (GW Fig Forum, Feb. 13, 2008)
Hunt		Georgia (USA)				Bred by E. W. Hunt of Eatonton, Georgia in the 1920s
Hunza	Black Fig I, DFIC 147	Pakistan				Per UC-Davis website: Large size black fig - matures in August; collected in Karimabad (Hunza), Gilgit, in the garden of the ex-Mir of Hunza. Habitat: River valley in the mountains. Has not matured fruit for me yet, but plant has been hardy and grown well in my orchard -- unlike most figs propagated from Davis cuttings.
Igo	DFIC 168	Redding, California	Green with violet blush	purplish	Unifera	Per UC-Davis website: Vigorous tree, small fruit with spectacular alpine strawberry-like flavor, fig variety was found by Mr. Bill Fogarty. Like Hunza, this one has been hardy and done well in my orchard, though it hasn't produced yet.
Ischia Black	DFIC 90	Italy	Purple	Red	Unifera	Makes a very pretty fig, but a very poor grower -- due to FMV. In the pot it produced figs for me, but barely grew at all; in the ground it freezes back each winter.
Ital-258	Original name unknown	Italy	Purple-Blue	Strawberry	Bifera	From group of figs collected by Giorgio Grassi throughout Italy and later brought to the U.S. by Todd Kennedy. Thick purple-blue skin, strawberry flesh, medium size, short neck, medium eye, vigorous plant. Good to excellent flavor. Also O.K. in coastal area. (see Italian Numbered Figs Found at Bay Area Scion Exchanges) "The ostiole is sealed with a resin at ripening... The tree is very productive and the figs ripen in fairly cold weather... R. Watts considers this variety to be the best dark fig in his collection because it consistently produces abundant amounts of excellent quality figs." (LDNM)
Jack's Quarter Pounder	Brunswick?	Georgia
Kala Heera	Black Diamond	Pakistan
Kalamata Black	Belleclare #28	Greece	Black	Dark red	Bifera
Kalamata White	DFIC 156	Greece	Green	Amber	Unifera	Froze Winter 08/09 and did not come back from the roots .
Karachi Green		Pakistan?
Kathleen's Black Fig			Dark violet to black	Red	Bifera	My favorite fig [photo]; May be same as Noire de Caromb, but not sure; Fruit is similar to but slightly larger than Black Mission, with violet/black skin splitting (superficially) at maturity, rich, sweet taste; leaves are somewhat similar to Negronne, but KBF¡¯s are a little larger and not glossy; Immature fruit will sometimes color early, similar to Negronne, but only with full sun exposure. Fall crop begins ripening mid to late August, entire crops ripens over a short period
Kefalonia	Κεφαλλονιά	Greece	Red	Red		True name, if any, is unknown; renamed for the Ionian island where it originated.
King	Desert King, White King	USA	Green	Red	San Pedro Type	Without caprification, it ripens only first crop. Died Winter 2008-09.
Lattarula	Italian Honey, Marseilles?	Italy	Yellow-green	Amber	Bifera	Condit considered Lattarula to be a synonym for Marseilles, however it's reported to give a much better breba crop than Marseilles. It¡¯s widely grown in the Northwest due to early ripening, and lower heat requirement than many figs.
Longue d'Août	Banane, Jérusalem	France	Green w/reddish brown overlay	Dark amber	Bifera	Leaves deeply lobed; withstands cold well; needs well drained soil
Los Lunas		New Mexico	Green			-2008
LSU Black	none	Louisiana	Black	Red		Medium to large fig, one of the varieties that were saved from the original LSU Test plot before it was bulldozed, never officially released. New for 2009.
LSU Gold	none	USA	Yellow blushed with red	light red to pink		Released by the LSU AgCenter in 2001; fruit has excellent flavor and good cold resistance; has open eye when mature - can cause spoilage if ripening at at time with high moisture
LSU Improved Celeste	O¡¯Rourke	USA	Reddish brown	Strawberry pink	Bifera	Offically released 2007 by LSU AgCenter as ¡¡ãO¡¯Rourke¡¡À; 30% larger than Celeste; LSU's best fig (per Robichaux); Nematode resistant; excellent for drying and preserves; Tight eye resists rots. Ripens mid July to mid August.
Lungo del Portogallo		Italy	Greenish-maroon	Amber-reddish	Bifera	A large tree; fruit similar to San Piero ¡¡ìC but more stretched; thick skin, size is medium to large. It ripens a few days later than Negretta.
Madeira Black	DFIC 144, Figo pardo	Island of Madeira (Portugal)	Black	Red
Malta Black		Malta	Black	Red	Bifera	DiPaola said this was the grandparent of the Celeste fig.
Malta Purple Red	GM #1	Malta	Dark Violet	Red		This variety hasn't suffered any winter damage and was the quickest to bear fruit that I've seen from figs in the ground. Root system may be weaker than other varieties. The first trunk fell over, but newer trunks seem sturdy. Deer may be to blame for toppling the first one. Taste is good, but not extraordinary.
Maltese Falcon	GM #5	Malta	Dark Violet	Red		A dark violet fig from the Island of Għawdex (Gozo). It has not fruited for me yet as it has been frozen back each year in my orchard ¡ª but has so far always regrown from the base.Observations of another Mid-Atlantic fig enthusiast: ¡¡ãThis is an outstanding cultivar in regards to taste, flavor, and not splitting ¡ª but it is not cold hardy here in NJ. Yet it is one variety I will not mind growing in a container and moving it back and forth from garage to garden. It tastes like the best Mission, but the main crop figs are twice the weight of the main crop Mission, reaching up to 80 grams each.¡¡À VS, fig4fun forum, 5/9/09
Manny¡¯s Black Giant	Original name unknown	Canada	Reddish-brown	Red
Markopo¡¡ì²lou Black	¦¬¦Áύ¦Ñ¦Á ¦¬¦Á¦Ñ¦Ê¦Ï¦Ð¦Ïύ¦Ë¦Ï¦Ô	Greece	Black			New variety for 2008. Results of some online sleuthing indicate that this variety and Vasilika are produced for fresh consumption in southern Attica and in the island prefectures of Cyclades, Dodekanisou and Crete

[ammoun]

Grosse Grise that I know is bifera.

[Kelby]

Marseilles Black VS	Original name unknown	Europe	Dark	Red	Bifera	1943 brought to U.S. and planted in Columbia, MD by WWII veteran. Similar to Sal's (EL) and Hardy Chicago; fruit slightly larger in size, with darker skin; ripens a week before Hardy Chicago; considered by VS to be an excellent fig for the Mid-Atlantic region.
Mission	Black Mission, Franciscana	Spain	Dark Violet	Reddish brown	Bifera	Introduced into California by the Spanish who planted it at their missions along the California coast.
Monaco	Corvo	Italy	Green		Bifera	Typical fig of Lunigiana; it is described and illustrated in Giorgio Gallesio's La Pomona Italiana.
Monstrueuse	Grosse Monstrueuse de Lipari, DFIC 67	France	Green	Red		.
Mykonos Black	Μύκονος	Greece	Black	Red	San Pedro Type	A large pear shaped black fig with white flesh and deep red to purple center. It is a Breba only fig however Chris from Belliclair claims that he used hormones and it developed into a 2 crop fig. It froze Winter 08/09 and did not re-sprout for me.
Negretta	Moretta, Rock Fig	Italy	Black	Red	Unifera	A wild type that¡¯s very drought resistant; it¡¯s normally a small bushy tree in form; bears heavily; the fruits are black, small, thin skin, red pulp, very sweet and sought after. It ripens starting from August 15 in Genova. This variety is placed in areas suited to no other purpose, e.g. on the edges of fields or on hillsides with rocky, poor soil due to its incredible resistance to drought and cold. Negretta has a single crop over a short period
Noire de Barbentane		France			Unifera	Fruit is very similar to Burjassot Negra, but of slightly smaller size, ripens 10 - 15 days earlier, and performs better under humid conditions.
Noire de Caromb	Douqueira Negra, Perroquine, Monginenco, Argusela	France	Black	Red	Bifera
Noire de Saada		Morocco	Black		Bifera	New variety for 2008
Palermo Red	Aldo's Fig	Sicily	Red with green near stem	Redish amber		Open eye; no neck.
Pane e Vino Bianco	Original name unknown	Sicily	Green	Red		New fig 2009. This tree was collected from an abandoned garden behind a former Italian restaurant named Pane e Vino. These figs were left unprotected from Pennsylvania winters for the past 4 years and have been producing every summer.
Pane e Vino Scuro	Original name unknown	Sicily	Dark			New fig 2009. This tree was collected from an abandoned garden behind a former Italian restaurant named Pane e Vino. These figs were left unprotected from Pennsylvania winters for the past 4 years and have been producing every summer.
Paradiso		Italy	Green	Red	Bifera	My favorite green fig [photo], very tasty; the birds love it too. I acquired this in 2000 from a elderly man whose father came from Italy. The father had gotten it from a fellow Italian immigrant.
Pastilière	Rouge de Bordeaux, Hirta du Japon, Pastellère, DFIC 47	Japan(?)	Black	Red	Unifera	Pastilière and Ronde de Bordeaux are among the earliest to ripen the fall crop.
Pezzuti Dark Greek	Original name unknown	Greece				New fig 2008
Queue Longue		France	Black			New variety for 2008
Ravin de Calce		France	Black			New variety for 2008
Ronde de Bordeaux		France	Black	Red	Unifera	One of the earliest to ripen the fall crop, said to be fairly cold hardy.
Rosso di Trani		Italy			Bifera	Fig originating in the province of Bari, Italy producing two crops, large brebas.
Sal's	BC #39, DFIC 243		Dark violet	Red	Bifera	A tasty fig that does well on the east coast; similar to Hardy Chicago, but more productive. Mine originated from Edible Landscaping Nursery, which now considers it to be identical to Hardy Chicago. I disagree based on my own observations -- also, preliminary DNA testing by the National Germplasm Repository at Davis indicates that Sal's is closely related to HC, but not the same. Research by Byron Wiley indicates that Paul Traceski obtained this fig many years ago from a fellow named Sal in Huntington Station, Long Island. Paul gave the fig to Belleclare Nursery who added it to their inventory as #39. He also gave one to Hanc Matthies who in turn passed it on to Edible Landscaping. Note also that the UC-Davis DFIC 243 originates ultimately back through Edible Landscaping, and is not Sal's Corleone (BC #31).

[Kelby]

Sal's Corleone	Sicilian Black, Fico di Capo, Fico-Nera, BC #31	Sicily				Probably Belleclare Nursery's best known variety. It is not the same as the Sal's from Edible Landscaping, which is same as BC# 39
San Pietro Bianco	Dalmatie, Du Japon, Blanche Navello	Dalmatia	Green	Red	Bifera	Tree is resistent to the cold; Large fruit good for eating fresh or in jam, is poor for drying.
Sicilian Black		Sicily	Black	Red	Bifera	Leaves look different from both Sal's Corleone fig and Sal's (EL). Sadly this one didn't make it through the winter 2007-08.
Smith		Louisiana	Yellow	Red		A big, flattened, yellow fig with brown shading, the pulp is a deep red color, and a drop of honey forms at the eye. The Becnel family of Louisiana is credited with bringing this variety into the nursery trade.
Sucre Vert		France				New fig for 2009
Süßer Georg	Sweet George	Vienna, Austria			Bifera	"An old fig variety from a local nursery which is very hardy; the grandfather of the nursery owner brought it with him in the 1930's. Because of his grandfather¡¯s name, Georg, he called the fig "Süßer Georg" ("Sweet George"). The figs taste good, it grows more upright/treelike than bushy."
Ta¡¯ Ċenċ		Malta	Red		Unifera	A Maltese fig [photo] from the Island of Għawdex (Gozo), discovered in an old quarry; large, dark skinned fruit; fall crop only. Not sure, may require caprification.
Takoma Violet		Unknown	Dark violet	Red	Unifera	I found this fig in a nearby neighborhood. It is a medium to small fig with a rich taste, and one of the most winterhardy I have. It ripens its fruit over a long period starting in early August to the end of September.
Tuscan Black		Italy?	Black	Red		-2008
Val Camonica - Large Black		Italy	Black			Original name unknown; originates in Val Camonica, a valley in the lower Alpine regions of Lombardy, Italy.
Val Camonica - Long Green		Italy	Green			Original name unknown; originates in Val Camonica, a valley in the lower Alpine regions of Lombardy, Italy.
Val Camonica - Small Black		Italy	Black			Original name unknown; originates in Val Camonica, a valley in the lower Alpine regions of Lombardy, Italy.
Valencia		Spain	Black	Red		Unknown fig, new for 2008
Valle Negra		Liguria, Italy	Black		Bifera	New fig for 2008.
Vallecalda di Borgofornari		Liguria, Italy	Black		Bifera	Similar to fico Piombinese. Cold hardy, bears precociously. Fruit are sweet, large, very long, thick peel, dark blue skin, the adult plant becomes quite large. Discovered by an Italian railway employee alongside the tracks.
Vasilika	Βασιλικά	Greece	Green	Blood red to violet	Bifera	Bears a large pear shaped fig; according to DiPaola, this fig variety goes back 2000 years. Results of some online sleuthing indicate that this variety and Markopo¡¡ì²lou Black are produced for fresh consumption in southern Attica and in the island prefectures of Cyclades, Dodekanisou and Crete
Ventura		California	Green	Red	Bifera	More cold hardy than most, tree is small and compact; fruit is large and flat (2008)
Verde Passo	Rosinenfeige	Italy	Greenish-blue	Red		A large tree; the fruit develops superficial white breaks in the skin; in Liguria it ripens about the middle of August (along with Negretta). The name is derived from the practice of letting the figs shrivel on the tree like raisins, which results in an outstanding flavor. Also formerly grown in Canton Ticino, Switzerland.
Vista	Vista Black Mission	California	Black	Red		Introduced by Exotica Nursery, Vista, CA
Violette Dauphine	Rouge d'Argenteuil, DFIC 84	France	Violet	Red
Weeping Black Fig					Bifera	[photo] Origin unknown, may have come from Belleclare Nursery
Wuhan	Original name unknown	China				Introduced to the U.S. by a professor of horticulture at Austin State University, TX, (SFASU). Photos: A and B.
Yokneam Black		Israel	Black			New variety for 2008
Zingarella	Little Gypsy	Italy	Black	Red		VS, a fig enthusiast of NJ, reports that this is an excellent variety for the Mid-Atlantic region -- an exceptionally good tasting fig that does not split after heavy rains. He compares it to Sal's Corleone, but writes that Z. is the superior fig for its resistance to splitting and better skin color.
Zrequa		Morocco	Black		Unifera	New variety for 2008
Zucchini	Cetruli, Cetriolo	Cosenza, Italy	Green		Bifera	Breba fig is long and green somewhat like a zucchini or cucumber.

[JohnnyK]

Neat list. There are a bunch of varieties I've never heard of. Thanks for posting Kelby.

[COGardener]

That is a great list Kelby, a good deal of info on it. Thank you for posting it.

I'll have to take a better look at it on the laptop tonight.

[F. Bennett]

Great info, Kelby. Thanks

[jmaler]

Thanks for posting this list. Love reading the descriptions. Wonder what happened to Gene?

[Kelby]

I read he moved to New England and is raising dairy cows now?

[jmaler]

I grew up on a dairy farm. Everything grows green around cattle (lots of poop). Fig trees should do great if protected. I bet Gene will have a tree or two now that it is in his blood.

[fitzski]

Thanks for posting the list. Yet more figs that I've never heard of.

[Rewton]

I visited Gene in August where he lives in upstate NY. He and his partner raise dairy goats and make cheese. I sent him a Takoma Violet a couple years ago and this is his only fig. Even that one is a challenge to get to fruit in his climate but it's beautiful there. Gene was very generous to me when I was first getting started with figs.

[Harborseal]

So you have cuttings of all of these and the BC figs that you're selling for $5 each, right? Congratulations Mr Mod, do you have to wear large, brightly colored flowers now?

[Kelby]

Oh, totally

My bright personality is enough, no flowers needed.

[jmaler]

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[COGardener]

I copied both lists that Kelby posted today, and I'm going to repost them as my wanted/wish list!!

[HarveyC]

Gene decided to be a goat farmer. Is that in all of our future?

[COGardener]

That's funny Harvey, because I'm buying land and will have a heard of meat goats along with a heard of dairy goats.

[DBJohnson]

My plans for my place include a flock of chickens for both meat and eggs....and a herd of meat goats.

[figgysid1]

My neighbors male goat escaped from it's yard this summer and ate my entire 1st crop of ripe and unripe figs. I guess a goat can eat a lot...

Maybe something like that happened to Gene hosey and as payback for eating his figs he is making the goats produce food for him?

[jmaler]

When we raised goats we learned when cooked right they make fine bbq.

[HarveyC]

I guess there's a lot of roaming goats on the Big Island. I was chatting with a guy at Pololu the other day and he mentioned the state had shot 36,000 goats from helicopter. He claimed to make a living from hunting or raising goats or something like that.

[figgysid1]

I think those are Mouflon Sheep that they are shooting from helicopters, I think I saw a herd of 36,000 eating grass on a hill on saddle road, maybe he got those ones. They eat the Native Hawaiian plants, many of which are endangered. They fenced in a large area, I think 50,000 acres and they are trying to eradicate the sheep from the enclosure. My dad is trying to plant the 50,000 acre area back with Native Hawaiian sandalwood trees. Some dummy, a few years back also introduced Axis Deer to the big island, when there was none, now they have to shoot them all from helicopters as well.

[kubota1]

I agree that Kathleen Black is a great fig. I have two plants from two different sources and both gave me delicious figs this past year.