From summer into fall, fruit and veggie obsessives often find themselves fixating on figs. Your Instagram, filled with beautiful bowls of tastefully arrayed bulbs is likely evidence of that. But ...

Figs are often overlooked fruits, but fall is the ideal time to try this healthy pick. Not only are they sweet and versatile, but figs are packed with fiber to support your digestion and essential ...

Gardeners, it certainly seems summer has arrived early this year as we’ve reached the lower 90s too often for us to consider this a mild spring! Several weeks remain before summer officially arrives, ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- For 11 years fig-nacious loyalists have looked forward to September 15, date of the annual Fig Fest on Staten Island. In spite of the pandemic, fans of ancient fruit can praise ...

In the hot Texas summer, everyone enjoys eating a bowl of delicious fruit. Prolific and bountiful, figs produce a sweet, tasty treat for a snack. Happily, fig trees are easy to grow, well-adapted, and ...

Believe it or not, it’s rare that someone who develops recipes for a living gets to play with their food. But that’s what I’ve been doing with figs for the last couple weeks. I’m always one to become ...

If you love figs, you may have heard some unsettling lore about them: that every fig hides a wasp, because these insects need to crawl inside and die in order for the fruit to grow. But are there ...

It is bittersweet saying goodbye to the homegrown flavors of summer. Fresh tomatoes, ripe berries, and sweet figs are a few of my favorites. Perhaps one of the easiest fruits to grow in the south, ...

Fig trees are one of the easiest fruit trees to grow. Not only can handle extreme heat and drought conditions without affecting fruit quality, but the fruit develops without pollination. Pollination ...

If you've got a fig tree in your yard or know someone with a fig tree, chances are you have a bounty of the fruit right now. Like the fruit itself, which has a brief shelf life once picked, fig season ...

There's a lot to love about fig trees, especially if you're lucky enough to have one in your own backyard. Not only do they have stunning lobed green leaves that can provide ample shade to neighboring ...

A question for Dan Gill: Could you give me some tips on how to pollinate figs? I have a 2 1/2-year-old tree full of green figs, but they never turn ripe. The figs fall off, and more continue to come ...