Unlike other types of fruit, figs don’t ripen well off the plant. So when are figs ripe and how can you tell when to pick the fruit? There are several clues to look for so that you don't end up with ...

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A step-by-step guide to cultivating delicious figs at home.

July can be a tough month for plants because of the heat, high humidity and increased chances for disease and insect damage. Some plants like figs, however, thrive in this season of high heat. These ...

The figs are green, plump and plentiful. Yes, it’s fig harvest season in Louisiana, and time to use the delicious, nutritious fruit in preserves, baked treats and other goodies. Most figs will ripen ...

You don't always have to wait for too long for a fruit harvest. You can plant these fast-growing trees in early spring for a speedy harvest in a few years.

Fig trees are prolific growers and can mature at 10 to 30 feet tall and wide. Pruning controls their size so they grow more bushlike than treelike. Native to Asia and the Mediterranean, they thrive in ...

Take advantage of fig tree hardiness to harvest figs even in cold climates. Learn how to prune fig trees for a bountiful crop and how to prep a fig tree for winter. Many years ago, when I first became ...

Figs, glorious figs! As my husband and I harvest the last of this year’s bountiful fig crop, I am reminded of how lucky we are to live in the South with the benefits of our long growing season and ...

Bite into the fruit of a fig to discover a maze of flowers – sort of an inside-out bloom. Known as Syconium, the type of fruit borne by figs is formed with an enlarged, fleshy, receptacle with ...