Fig Trees
Sun-loving figs are well within your reach, even if you don’t have a massive garden. All you need is ample warmth, light and a little tender loving care to produce an abundance of Mediterranean fruits. Find out how to grow your own fig trees with our planting, cultivation and problem solving tips.
Fig Trees
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What Is A Brown Turkey Fig: Tips For Growing Brown Turkeys
Brown Turkey figs are adaptable to temperate regions. What is a Brown Turkey fig? Brown Turkey fig trees are easy to prune to manage height, adaptable to many soils and prolific fruit producers. Learn more about them in this article.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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Blight Fig Disease – Tips For Treating Pink Blight In Figs
Fig trees add character to the landscape and produce a bounty of tasty fruit. Pink limb blight can ruin the shape of a tree and destroy the crop. Read this article to find out how to detect and treat this destructive disease of figs.
By Jackie Carroll
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Fig Tree Borer Treatment: Learn How To Manage Fig Borers
Figs are great landscape trees, but they're not problem-free. One of their worst pests is the fig tree borer, a long-horned beetle that can cause a lot of havoc in almost no time. Learn more about this insect and how to manage it in the garden by clicking this article.
By Kristi Waterworth
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Fig Tree Maintenance: How To Grow Figs In The Garden
Figs are fun and fairly easy to grow, but there are a few important things to learn about fig tree care. This article can help with that.
By Gardening Know How
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What To Feed Fig Trees: How And When To Fertilize Figs
One reasons fig trees are easy to grow is they rarely need fertilizer. Figs are slow-growing, but when fertilizer is needed, this article can help.
By Jackie Carroll
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Fig Souring Info: Learn What Causes Fig Souring And How To Treat
Fig souring, or fig sour rot, is a nasty business that can render all the fruits on a fig tree inedible. Luckily, there are some easy and effective ways to avoid the problem. This article will help with identifying sour figs and managing fig sour rot.
By Liz Baessler
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Fig Tree Pruning - How To Trim A Fig Tree
When it comes to pruning, many gardeners are at a loss as to how to properly trim a fig tree. With a little knowledge, this is an easy task. Read here to learn more about how to prune fig trees.
By Heather Rhoades
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Harvesting And Storing Fresh Figs - When And How To Harvest Figs
Harvesting figs in the right manner and at the right time allows you to get the most from your tree. With the information in this article, you can learn when and how to harvest figs in the garden.
By Susan Patterson
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Mummified Fig Tree Fruit: What To Do For Dry Fig Fruit On Trees
Fig fruit must ripen on the tree to enhance their high sugar content. If you are having issues with mummified or dried up fig tree fruit, it could be the result of several things. Read this article to learn what those are.
By Amy Grant
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Fig Tree Watering: What Are Water Requirements For Fig Trees
If you're lucky enough to have one or more fig trees in your landscape, you might be wondering about irrigating fig trees; how much and how often. The following article contains information on the water requirements for fig trees and when to water fig trees.
By Amy Grant
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What Is A Celeste Fig: Learn About Celeste Fig Tree Care
Figs are a wonderful and unique fruit, and they don?t come cheap (or fresh, usually) in the supermarket. One very popular one is the Celeste fig. Click this article to learn more about Celeste fig tree care and tips for growing Celeste figs in the garden.
By Liz Baessler
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Fig With Small Fruit: Why Are My Figs Too Small
If you happen to be lucky enough to have a fig tree in your home garden, there is nothing more tragic than small, inedible figs on the tree. What then are some reasons for a fig with small fruit and are there any solutions? Click here to find out.
By Amy Grant
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What Is Fig Mosaic Virus - Tips For Treating Fig Mosaic
Do you have a fig tree? Have you have noticed oddly shaped yellow blotches throughout the otherwise normal green foliage? If so, your tree may have fig mosaic virus. Learn more in this article.
By Amy Grant
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Espalier Of Fig Trees: Can You Espalier A Fig Tree?
If you have the space, a fig tree makes a delicious and attractive addition to any landscape. However, don't fret if your garden is small. Consider creating a fig espalier. Find out more about in this article.
By Susan Patterson
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Tough, Dry Figs: Why Your Ripe Figs Are Dry Inside
Fresh picked fig tree fruit that is dry inside is definitely not desirable, however. If you have what appears to be ripe figs, but they are dry inside, what's going on? Read this article to get more information.
By Amy Grant
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Information On Historical And Modern Fig Uses
By Teo Spengler
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Potted Fig Tree Pruning: When And How To Prune Fig Trees In Containers
Figs belong to the genus Ficus, which is a common group of houseplants. Good potted fig tree care must include knowledge on how to prune fig trees in containers. This article will help.
By Bonnie L. Grant