Figs are extraordinarily tolerant of having their roots (and tops) heavily manicured. By removing the bases of pots on those grown outside, I don’t have to feed or water the plants once they are ...

Figs (Ficus carica cv.) are a brilliant fruiting tree for home gardens, but they are renowned for throwing out suckers – vigorous stem growth that pops up from the roots, often some distance away from ...

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.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." There's a lot to love about fig trees, especially if you're lucky enough to have one in your own backyard ...

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 ...

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Planting a tree seems, on the face of it, very straightforward. Short of planting it upside down, after all, what could possibly go wrong? You simply dig a hole, place the roots into said hole, ...