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 ...

Eaten fresh from the tree or cooked in a multitude of dishes, figs are a favorite naturally sweet snack packed with nutritional goodness. One of the oldest “fruits” in recorded history, figs grow on ...

“All major fruit tree species tend to do better with spring planting,” Slack says. But it’s important to work around frost ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." There's a lot to love about fig trees—especially if you're lucky enough to have one in your own backyard.

We are fortunate to live in a place where we can grow so many delicacies, Cindy Watter, a UC Master Gardener of Napa County, ...

Think you can only plant trees in your yard in spring? Think again! These fast-growing trees do well planted in early fall ...

I like maximising growing space for food crops, so in this example, I have a fig tree growing in a container with an undergrowth of banana mint! The mint helps as a companion by keeping the weeds and ...

Fig trees, Ficus carica, are part of the huge Ficus genus which includes around 850 different species. There are thousands of different cultivars around the world. The fig originated in the Middle ...

I lost a large oak tree to storms not long ago and want to replace with a native pine, prefer one that grows quickly. Tolerance to drought would be a plus. What are the possibilities? Missouri only ...

A parish in southern India´s Thamarassery diocese has devised new schemes to familiarize families with the Bible. Monsignor Thomas Nagaparambil (third left) plants a fig tree on Nov. 23 at ...

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service office for Brazoria County is hosting the second annual Fig-toberfest on Oct. 4 in ...