If you want to grow a fig tree in your home, don't be intimidated. We spoke to an expert about how you can do so with success ...

Growing a potted fig tree is a rewarding process, and can be done year-round with the right conditions. Place the container outside during the summer and bring it back inside if you live in a region ...

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 ...

Bite into a warm juicy fig, picked fresh off the tree, and I guarantee you’ll want to grow a fig tree in your garden. A wide variety of bareroot fig trees will soon be available at local nurseries and ...

If you've followed along with Gandy's Garden in the past, you know Jim Gandy spent a lot of time creating barriers to keep deer from the garden. Deer are abundant around News 19 day and night, and ...

Is there a great secret in getting a fig tree to bear fruit? My tree is six years old and I cover it every winter. Nothing happens, but it grows beautiful leaves. Would it be a good idea to put the ...

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 ...

QUESTION: Every year our fig tree sets a good crop, but the fruits drop before they ripen. How can we get the tree to hold its fruit? ANSWER: Early fruit drop is a common complaint among fig growers, ...

I am not particularly fond of fig trees, with their knotty trunks contrasted against tropical-looking foliage. And even though the fruit is photogenic, I also don’t hold much enthusiasm for it fresh.

It is fig season in the garden and, oh, to set out a platter of fresh, juicy, voluptuous, homegrown fruit in mid-August is a delightfully gratifying reward. Figs are copious this growing season, ...

Q: My Black Jack fig produced a few full-sized figs early in the season but in the last month the figs are small, turn dark and dry up. What could it be? The tree is about 40 years old and appears ...

Q: The leaves on my fig tree are covered in brown spots and some are falling off. What can I do? A: The most likely culprit of these symptoms is a common fungal disease called Fig Rust, caused by the ...