Mcmann i don't like to recommend things to folks for sake of argument on the forum, most folks have there own way and with fig plants they are very forgiving. I do mention things i do and or use and post pictures for those to enjoy of my plants. What i will say if it were my plant and will come out of pot in 2 springs and go into the ground i would slide plant out of pot with its current soil mix some soil you will be growing that plant in from your yard and keep it watered and fertilized for the 2 seasons then transplant it into your yard. In past i have grown a some fig plants in plain ole dirt in a container for several seasons when i first started out years ago and when i pulled it to root prune i decided to use potting soil, its much ligthter in weight and easier on my back to move container around for me, also the soil here from my yard did get compacted and made it very difficult to root prune the plants in containers. The plant will be fine for several years with whatever type of soil you use there pretty tough plants. If you look around the net at fig trees from all over you can see they will grow in pratically anything even out of stone walls ! Martin

Herman, I got the purple colored Osbourne Prolific. I always thought they only came in a purple variety. I have had no trouble ripening this one even without much heat, and it has been a terrible year on the west coast as well. What is up with the weather? The last couple of Osbournes I tasted was very soft and juicy with high water content. It had very good sweetness. Yummy. This is the first season that I had this fig tree. I bought it in a 15 gallon, and it already gave me great figs. For me, I consider this a big deal, that I can get good figs despite where I live. San Francisco is known for very mild spring, summer, and fall weather. We're in the 60s to lower 70s during summer most of the time. Sometimes fog blocks out the sun. The only good thing is that we don't have freezing winters. Winters are also mild, so we get very few chill hours. Unlike people who have to lug their figs inside every winter, I can just leave them outside because its rare to see it go below 30s. However, the low summer heat causes figs here to ripen later than in hotter regions. The lack of heat also means that rarely can I ever have my figs compete in a taste test against others grown in hotter areas. Never the less, the figs that I have had so far were still yummy. The trouble I had with the Osbourne is that the purplish fig color seems to attract birds who peck at it. I easily solved that problem with a zip-lock bag with a couple hundred holes poked through it everywhere. If you don't poke enough holes, the condensation will rot your figs. I have yet to see my Desert King or Excell figs get attacked by birds. Its like they don't even notice it. Lucky me. By the way, I have tasted some Brown Turkey Figs in the market, and they were very bland. I have an improved brown turkey as well. I sure hope mines don't end up tasting like the stores. Do you know when Improved Brown Turkey is suppose to ripen? The figs look like it is just starting to swell right now, and is about the size of a large date.

herman2 I am so glad you had a frost in New Jersey, we are in florida and had our first frost this A.M too. LOL. DAN.

Costco had them for sale for quite a while, but I don't see them on their website anymore. They were 'made in nature' brand of organic dried calimyrna figs. You might be able to buy one of their small 7oz bags online. If I hadn't eaten all of mine, I'd mail you some if you just want the seeds.