Figs are a delightful option for home gardeners, combining sweet, rich flavor and ease of care. Once established, fig trees require minimal maintenance, are drought-tolerant, and can adapt to various ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — In last Wednesday’s Food section, Peter Cundari’s fig discussion prompted great correspondence from readers. You might remember that this Eltingville gardener cultivates potted ...

I have had no luck with fig trees and now would like to plant one in a 55-gallon drum and bring it indoors in the fall. What kind of soil do you recommend I use? — Val Bono, Manhasset Dear Val, Fig ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- In isolation from neighbors in the midst of the pandemic, fig gardeners take comfort in their budding crops. Will it be a juicy season for ficus farmers in the Northeast? By now ...

I have a garden dilemma; I have a fig tree that makes fabulous fruit, but sits in a terrible spot. It’s not the tree’s fault. It sprouted several years ago in a pot where it was unwittingly planted by ...

A friend gave me a beautiful potted fig tree this summer, with several small, very young and very green fruits already hanging among the leaves. Alas, just a few of those ever ripened in the not-ideal ...

Use clean pruners to make a cut at a 45-degree angle near the end of the branch. Trim the tip of the branch straight across ...

Patience is a virtue, right? But when you're a gardener waiting for the tree you lovingly picked out and planted to produce fruit, your virtue may be tested. It can take two to four years to get an ...