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Planting trees has long been touted as a major tool in the fight against climate change. And on the surface, that makes a lot ...
On the back of my previous video about Ornamentals for the Food Gardener, it's kind of ironic that I make this one next due ...
When my family moved to Florida in the early '50s, the property purchased by my parents included strange and wonderful things like pecan trees, crape myrtles, a chinaberry tree (oh, no!), and figs ...
Our fruit trees were crushed under a large fallen branch from a huge fig and my mission was to remove the debris and save the fruit trees - I named it "Operation Fruit Tree Rescue..." Self Sufficient ...
Can fig trees be grown here in the Northeast Florida area? If so, can you tell me a little about the tree? Grown originally in the Old World tropics, Asia Minor and the Mediterranean, figs can ...
Fig trees have particular needs Q: I have several fig trees that I planted in 2010 in my back yard. The first year, I got a great harvest from two of the three trees, but the following years only ...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A couple weeks ago we discussed various types of fig trees which perform well in ...
Their latest planting happened on April 13, when Moriaty led volunteers in adding four trees — an Olympian fig, a Lady papaya, a Florida Prince Peach and a black sapote — to a vacant corner ...
The fruit of the sycamore fig is smaller and less sweet as compared to the table fig and was considered food for the poor. Another name used by some people in the United States for sycamore is ...
A fig tree once owned by Ocracoke Island resident Chester Lynn's grandmother has given birth to many others, including some that have been sold to tourists to be planted around the country.
Worried about your fig tree and other plants during the cold weather months? Trying to prep a raised bed on legs for spring? WTOP Garden Editor Mike McGrath answers your gardening questions.
Question. I have a fig vine growing up an oak tree that appears to have figs at the top. Does it produce edible fruits, and can it affect the tree? Answer. Creeping figs make a great ground and wal… ...