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

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 ...

One of my friends at the pool asked me if we really could grow and harvest the figs in Ohio. From the latest research I have done, what I discovered is yes, you can grow them and there is a potential ...

In my opinion, the easiest fruit to grow in Southeast Texas is the fig—by far! Common figs (Ficus carica) are unique because they do not require pollinators for fruit development. It has become my ...

You can plant this low-maintenance fruit tree in your yard for an abundance of tasty fruit. Although the common fig tree (Ficus carica) is native to the Mediterranean and central Asia, many U.S.

I still remember my first fresh figs. My family was traveling in Southern Europe and my dad stopped at a roadside stand. He was so happy that they had figs. Looking at the dark brown, lumpy fruits, I ...

Most varieties of figs do extremely well in the New Orleans area — sometimes, it seems, a little too well. Many fig trees are treated as a “plant it and forget about it” tree, attended only when the ...

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 ...

Hot buttered biscuits and homemade fig preserves. Need I say more? Figs are one of the most widely planted home fruit trees in Louisiana. They thrive with little effort and produce crops of juicy, ...

Summer is officially here! Most of us would argue that summer arrived in Southeast Texas more than month ago (I certainly would). Hot and humid conditions and a “moisture-rich” environment are ...