A civil war is brewing. The cause: figs. The location: 95 percent inside my head. The 5 percent of external skirmishes have been distinctly civil. First, the history, the tribal customs, and the ...

Learn how to grow figs right in your backyard. Every Southern garden should have a fig tree. These small trees or shrubs produce delicious fruit with flavors best experienced ripe from the tree.

My mother’s fig tree was a thing of wonder. The sprawling backyard ficus began as a cutting from a mature, prolific tree that grew in my great-aunt’s yard in Carencro, Louisiana. Aunt Flo’s fig tree ...

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, ...

The past couple of weeks we’ve discussed plant diseases and pests…enough with the "darker side of gardening." Let’s redirect our focus to another area fruit! Figs (which are a personal favorite of ...

One of the things I love about living in a small town is that if you don’t have a tree or garden of your own oftentimes others will share their bounty. I was lucky enough to have my friend Laney ...

I am a certified fig fanatic, hosting 15 named containerized varietals in my backyard and anticipating my first harvest by mid-July. I am growing several recognized varieties like Celeste and LSU ...