testing fig hybrids for resistance to root knot nematodes

inoculating my fig hybrids with rkn

mike fons super spider fig

 

my friend mike fons (figfair.com) shared this pic with me of a fig he grew from a seed that came from a dried fig from yunnan china.  pretty sure that the dried fig was a ficus carica that was naturally pollinated by a wasp that emerged from a ficus johannis.  

black fig fly

pics for forum thread about bff in my hybrid figs 

rare fruit event

 https://www.raindanceseeds.com/

delicious dilemmas

 pics for thread in tropical fruit forum about which fruit has the greatest potential

orchid seed pods, sadly not a delicious dilemma.... 

new fig forum and fig hybrids

thrilled about a brand new fig forum supplied by fighunter downunder!

https://fighunter-downunder.com/

i really love that there's a category for breeding!!!  so wanted to share a couple seedlings of my fig hybrids that i'm particularly excited about... 

ficus racecar (racemosa x carica)

19 mar 2026

31 mar 2026

ficus oppcar (opposita x carica)

24 feb 2026

31 mar 2026

fig seeds

from one single ficus racemosa fig that i had pollinated with carica i counted just over 1000 seeds...

ficus opposita fig that i had pollinated with carica...

first figs forming on ficus opposita x carica seedling that i grafted onto carica stump in 45 gallon pot... 

pic taken 8 apr 2026 

donation survey: agaves vs aloes