October can be the perfect time to propagate your fig tree because the cuttings will have time to develop roots before the winter dormancy period.

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 ...

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 ...

Cooler evenings, shorter days, and a quiet race against frost: gardeners across the country are trying a surprisingly swift trick. As autumn beds in, a ...

Across Britain, gardeners swap whispers about a chilly-season trick that brings wood to life without heaters or greenhouses.

My friend has a great fig tree, and I would like to grow one like it in my yard. What is the best way to root a piece of his tree? — Larry Haley Figs are easy to propagate from dormant, hardwood ...

Your good advice got my baby fig safely through the last winter and now I want to know if I need do anything to help it through this one. No longer a baby, it is now about 6 feet tall and seems very ...

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 ...

Kitty in Gaithersburg writes: “Please help me save my baby fig tree. It is in a 10-inch pot for now, waiting for an old catalpa tree to be removed, after which it will be properly planted. I had a ...

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 ...

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 ...

The soil in Fresno’s Old Fig Garden neighborhood – now home to old cedar trees that make up the heart of celebrated Christmas Tree Lane – was once considered worthless by many. It was called “outlaw ...