If you would like to add spring-flowering trees to your landscape, January and February are excellent months to plant them.

Figs, one of the most popular fruits grown in southern backyards, was one of the first fruits people cultivated. Archaeological evidence dates fig cultivation to about 4000 B.C. A native of ancient ...

The figs are green, plump and plentiful. Yes, it’s fig harvest season in Louisiana, and time to use the delicious, nutritious fruit in preserves, baked treats and other goodies. Most figs will ripen ...

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 ...

Learn how to grow figs right in your backyard.

Figs are one of the most widely planted fruit trees in the Louisiana home landscape because they’re easy to grow and readily available. With little effort, some space in the yard and plenty of ...

It’s fig season in Louisiana! This year turned out an excellent crop here on LSU’s main campus. Figs (Ficus carica) are native to the Middle East and Western Asia but have become naturalized here in ...

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 ...