It’s easy to eat ripe figs as they are, straight up from the market. However, if you are lucky to have an abundance, try ...

Another option is to use a plastic bucket, such as an old 5-gallon paint bucket or any plastic container about that size. Use ...

Fresh, ripe figs are luscious and delicate. Their flavors are varied and nuanced, depending on the type of fig. For instance, ...

In my opinion, the easiest fruit to grow in Southeast Texas is the fig—by far! Common figs ( Ficus carica) are unique because ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... It is my opinion that by far the easiest fruit to grow in SETX are figs! Common ...

Sometimes growers just want to try something new in their garden. How about an ancient fruit with edible leaves? How about ...

This quick and easy roasted figs recipe is sure to be another appetizer that you will make on a regular basis, especially if ...

Blueberries, figs and small fruits like blackberries are easily grown in the home garden. Blueberries are delightful eaten ...

Brown Turkey figs typically produce two crops each year. The first crop is called the breba crop and develops on last year’s growth and ripens in early summer, around June or July. The main crop ...

The Brown Turkey fig tree (Ficus carica "Brown Turkey") is a popular fruit tree prized for its sweet, mild figs and adaptability to West Texas.

One somewhat less common fruit tree choice is the dwarf fig, which does well in colder zones outdoors in summer but is brought inside to overwinter. There are several dwarf varieties perfect for ...

The animal I sought, however, was in hiding. I picked a fig and split it with my finger. A brown wasp emerged, slightly stunned. The wasp had lived its entire life inside that fig.