VdB no. RLBV, MBVS, Azores Dark, Hardy Chicago are Mt Etnas. There are a bunch more too. MBVS is a work horse. I’ll be trying RLBV and AD in the coming weeks on my second year trees
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Oh good, so the RLBV that Fruitnut recommended and the MBVS that I recently rooted are both Mt. Etna’s, good to know.
I knew Chicago Hardy was a Mt. Etna, Costco sells them every year in two packs, but for some reason, I never jumped on that. And I don’t think I will now since I already have those other two.
I am glad to hear that MBVS is a workhouse.
I feel very fortunate that all of the figs I’ve gotten whether we rooted them or someone else, seem to be doing well with no losses so far.
The very last one that seemed to take forever to start growing (col de dame rimada) finally has a leaf starting at the tip, but that one arrived lemon yellow, like it was severely nitrogen starved, and so it took a while for it to turn all its leaves green before it started any new growth. I was worried that it would be weak still when winter started, but I think it has recuperated in time.
Now that that has happened, everything‘s looking pretty good, knock on wood. 
unless you have a patented variety figs are really easy to root cuttings from so you can make you as many as you want!!
tommyg
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To answer your question, figs are ripe when they are drooping (and it’s almost always longer than you’d think). It’s really easy to pick them too early, but they do not continue to ripen once they’ve been picked, so they won’t be nearly as good as they would be if you could have waited another day or two. They should have some weight/heft to them, and their necks be completely soft.
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