Just moved house last September (Hickory, NC) and am fortunate to have a large fig tree (8' tall X 6' across) in the back yard that is now absolutely covered with nearly golf ball sized figs. Looking forward to tasting the first ripe fig of summer! Last September I was so busy getting moved in and situated that I hardly had time to enjoy the fall crop although the ones I did eat were quite tasty. Based on the descriptions I have seen I believe this fig is a Celeste variety of some sort. Skin is a light violet to brown when perfectly ripe with a deep amber to red flesh. If picked too early they are a bit watery and bland in flavor and are very sweet if allowed to ripen fully. Getting a perfectly ripe one was difficult last fall due to large hornets that seem to delight in eating them from the inside out leaving a hollow sack of skin hanging on the tree. (Not sure what to do about those...) Trips to Lowes, Home Depot, and a few local nurseries turned up nothing but BTs thus far...

Try other than "Halo" trims. There are other compatible brands that fit Halo cans that are less expensive. 4" trims are expensive. You will find you can get contractor 6 pack cans with trims for much less per unit. Why, who knows?

Sombreuil_mongrel mentioned the haze ones. Those are the ones we have (made by Juno Lighting) in our kitchen both for our 4" and 5" cans. They are wonderful as they actually do seem to disappear into the ceiling--no "ceiling acne" (as someone here called can lighting awhile back). We have the black baffles in our basement ceiling and the haze ones are much, much nicer IMO--worth the upcharge. You can check out the various colours on Juno's website but there may well be other manufacturers of the coloured baffles too. Another way to make can lights more esthetically pleasing is to use frosted (sometimes called "ice") halogen bulbs. We found them a bit harder to find than regular ones, but again, we felt they were worth it.

Didn't like the other forum, huh?