A step-by-step guide to cultivating delicious figs at home.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many fruit crops, such as most apple varieties, have to be cross-pollinated, meaning you need to grow more than one apple tree in ...

From soil health to plant selection, the questions are pouring in as summer continues. Get answers from Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University's Extension ...

The Ocracoke community will celebrate the summer’s fig bounty with special guest chef Jamie Davis. The 13th annual Fig Festival will take place at the Berkley Barn on Ocracoke Island. The free ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. The common fig (Ficus carica) is a small tree native to southwest Asia but ...

Spring is in the air and we’re betting you’re gearing up for gardening. If you’ve got questions, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension ...

Inside the rounded fruit of a fig tree is a maze of flowers. That is, a fig is not actually a fruit; it is an inflorescence—a cluster of many flowers and seeds contained inside a bulbous stem. Because ...

Numerous videos online and multiple articles on the internet have people convinced that figs have wasps in them, contributing to many even avoiding this natural delicacy. However, is this actually ...

Figs and their leaves are packed with nutrients like copper and vitamin B6 and offer a variety of potential health benefits. Figs (Ficus carica) are a unique fruit resembling a teardrop. They’re about ...