You won’t believe what’s hiding inside your favorite fruit. You might think you know figs—those sweet, squishy bites of heaven tucked inside your favorite energy bar or drizzled over goat cheese. But fig trees? Whole other story. These ancient, twisty, moody plants have secrets. Weird ones. Wonderful ones. Some of them are borderline shocking. Let’s […]
You ever try growing a fig tree from a seed? I have. And let me tell you—by the time that thing’s ready to fruit, you might’ve grown a beard, changed careers, and forgotten why you even started. It’s not that starting from seed or cuttings is wrong. For some, it’s part of the charm—the long […]
Let’s face it—fig trees are like potato chips. You think you’ll stop at one… and then suddenly you’ve got five varieties growing in mismatched pots around your backyard. But if you’re just starting out, the question isn’t how many, it’s which one first? Or maybe you’re ready to add something new, but you’re not sure […]
Let’s just get this out of the way: if you grow figs—especially in the southeastern U.S.—root-knot nematodes are not if, they’re when. These microscopic pests are silent saboteurs, and once they take hold, they can slowly strangle the life out of your beloved fig tree from below the soil line. So, yeah…they matter. But don’t […]
So you’ve got a fig tree. Maybe it’s pumping out fruit like crazy, or maybe you’re just dreaming about the day you’ll be swimming in fresh figs. Either way, one question always shows up, sooner or later: What the heck do I do with all these figs? Sure, popping them fresh off the branch is […]
Let’s talk about figs… and wasps. They’re sweet, a little jammy, kind of mysterious — the sort of fruit that feels decadent even when it’s just hanging out on a cheese board. But if you’ve ever bitten into one and someone nearby asked, “You know there might be a wasp in that, right?” — well, […]