I sat to ponder the taste of the fig. I tried a Light green Peters Honey and decided that the green one must be the best tasting of all... Then my attention turned to a Violette De Bordeaux and I quickly downed it and realized that it was the dark fig that was truly the most tasty. I was proud of myself, for finally deciding, then my wife brought me a nice green Conadria and I was in green fig heaven again, and decided at last it was the green fig. But, then a taste from the Mission fig changed my mind again. Well, I though, after trying one then the other over and over again; if I closed my eyes they were all the same color and that was delicious. Now if you ever wonder if "delicious" is a color of not... Close your eyes and eat a fig. As I wait for my very own, fig trees to grow this year (I am new to growing figs) I can't help but think, the Fig must be one of Gods favorite fruits. He made them so good and with such verity, I have to thank him for the fig; Dark, light, big and small, fat, round, short and tall, just like he made us all..Life is grand... eat more figs.

I am now rooting a few cuttings of MB VS. I have high hopes for these in my middle tn area. I got them from driveway farmer on eBay. You can also purchase a young plant from encanto farms on Internet. If all else fails I might be able to spare one if I have a good success rate with my cuttings.I have a lot of other cuttings and I come to Memphis on occasion, so we might be able to do a trade or deal someday. Bill

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Marseilles-Black-VS-Fig-Cuttings-/201067434003?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0amp;hash=item2ed08d9013 Here is a link that might be useful: Ebay

Breba figs arise from dormant buds that form late in the previous growing season. They overwinter if your winters are not too severe, then start to "pop" just as the terminal leaf buds start to break dormancy, or perhaps, just before those foliage buds start to grow. Many of these brebas will drop off, especially if the terminal leaf bud is present. It has seemed to me that the brebas are more likely to grow if the terminal bud has been removed, but I have not thoroughly tested this theory. I suspect that auxins (plant growth hormones) sometimes inhibit the growth of brebas, at least in some varieties. In most years my Celeste loses ALL of its brebas. Desert King is good for holding on to its brebas. That is real good because the next or main crop will likely not ripen without pollination since it is a "San Pedro" cultivar.