Brown leaves on a tree can be a sign of many different problems. If your fig tree's (Ficus carica) leaves are turning brown, you might be anxious to take action and save your tree. But, depending on ...

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.

I like maximising growing space for food crops, so in this example, I have a fig tree growing in a container with an undergrowth of banana mint! The mint helps as a companion by keeping the weeds and ...

Once the fig fly was identified, CDFA “engaged industry pretty quickly” to alert growers in the Central Valley, which has the majority of commercial fig trees, said Mark McLaughlin, director of CDFA’s ...

We’re deep into fall and gardening is winding down, but there are still things you’re wondering about. If you’ve got questions, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon ...

Maintaining a happy and healthy fig tree is essential if you want to get tasty and juicy fruit, and the key to keeping one in top health is to prune it properly. However, there's an art to this task ...

If you’ve got fig trees, listen up because there’s a new troublemaker that’s headed our way — the black fig fly (Silba adipata). Hailing all the way from the Mediterranean region, this little critter ...

Smaller than a centimeter and capable of destroying trees, a potentially destructive species of beetle almost made its way ...