[Red_Devil 232]

I hope this fig does well in TX. I was so hoping to make a fig Mead/wine in the near future.

[txhurl]

That sounds delicious. I have a friend that makes honey mead. That's something else I don't have time for.. she's a paramedic and works 3 days on/4 off.

I saw this new for '12 Bonnie tomato today, didn't get it, looks like it's for commercial grower as everything ripens at once but it blooms and pollinates in the heat.

Phoenix Tomato

Fruit Size: 10 to 12 oz.
Matures: 60 to 70 days
Plant type: Determinate

Phoenix tomato really shines in climes where summer heat makes the thermometer hover in the 90-plus-degree range. Developed for South Texas growing conditions, Phoenix sets tasty fruit in summer’s most intense heat. You’ll see flowers and fruit on plants at the same time.

Plants ripen heavy loads of medium-sized red tomatoes that are ready for harvest over a short 7- to 10-day period. If the fruit-ripening window shifts to rainy weather, Phoenix tomatoes won’t crack. Phoenix performs well as a fall crop in warmer zones.

Plants are resistant to alternaria stem canker (Aal), gray leaf spot (Ss), and verticillium Race 1.

I may go back tomorrow and get one. It was 100+ here for 120 days last year, so none of my tomatoes set blooms from July thru September, when you need them to.