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.

When we lived in Little Forest Hills, my husband and I had two-mile route we walked regularly through the neighborhood. Around the corner from our house was a lovely mature fig tree. One day, during ...

Figs are a classic southern treat that grow especially well in South Central Texas south of the line from Houston to San Antonio. The fruits are prized for their rich sweet taste and are high in ...

You can plant this low-maintenance fruit tree in your yard for an abundance of tasty fruit. Although the common fig tree (Ficus carica) is native to the Mediterranean and central Asia, many U.S.

Chicago Hardy, Little Miss Piggy, Black Mission, Celeste, Brunswick, Kadota, Calimyrna, Marseilles and Brown Turkey are just a few of the varieties of figs available in the United States. Most common ...

The local birds and I have been enjoying the main crop of my garden’s fig tree (Ficus carica “Black Mission”). The tasty experience pleases the bird and leads me to a review of this popular tree. My ...

Figs are one of my favorite foods. They're sweet and floral, and there's something about the texture that I find so delightful—the outside is soft, but the seeds in the middle give you this totally ...

Tennessee gardeners often consider the common fig, Ficus carica, as not well suited to the majority of the state’s growing conditions. While many common figs are indeed best grown in Zones 8 to 10, ...

Remember the days when Fig Newtons and a glass of milk (whole, because that was the only kind of milk back then) were always waiting when you got home from school? Figs have come a long way since ...