I also gardened in zone 9 FL, and my fig (brown turkey) started getting tiny figs once the nights were consistently warm about beginning of April. They were ready to eat right around the fouth of July. Don't overfertililze, or your tree will make glorious leaves, but not fruit.

I tend to see the beginning of the main crop on the first or second leaf node. Certainly some are later than others. My TX EB has begun to leaf out, but I haven't checked it for fruit. My BT is still dormant from being in the fridge. Some people have also reported in their experience container grown figs will produce fruit earlier in life than those in the ground.

~james

p.s. I just ate kumquats for the first time this past weekend. If you remind me towards the end of this season, I might be willing to trade a fig tree for a kumquat. LOL.