Another tip, pinch off the newest leaf off of each fig branch in August. Instead of focusing on new growth, this will encourage your tree to ripen the figs growing on that branch. If your fig fruit is ...

October can be the perfect time to propagate your fig tree because the cuttings will have time to develop roots before the ...

Many fruit crops, such as most apple varieties, have to be cross-pollinated, meaning you need to grow more than one apple tree in order for them to bear fruit. Pollen from a different variety of apple ...

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 ...

Figs are one of the most widely planted fruit trees in home landscapes in Louisiana. They thrive in the New Orleans area and are remarkably easy to take care of. With little effort, they will produce ...

Tom Mashour discusses how to start cool-season vegetables and Bill Colvard talks about figs. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, Master Gardener Tom Mashour discusses and ...

Are you growing a fig tree and only getting a few fruits? Figs require a long, hot summer to fully ripen. Some varieties will produce ripe figs in a shorter growing season. Selecting early ripening ...