Question: My fig tree is several years old and only four feet tall. Does it need a special fertilizer? Answer: Increasing the fertilizer may help produce growth, but there could be a root problem too.

Two readers wrote me with questions on figs. One wonders how she should fertilize her tree, and the other whether she can move hers to a new location. And a man with a crab apple is perplexed that it ...

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Q: One of my two fig trees has produced a few figs. The other one, which is the largest and healthiest tree, has never had a fig on it. Both where planted six years ago. Why is it not producing? A: It ...

It's not too early to get started nurturing some new trees. In fact, one fruit species does spectacularly when propagated ...

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.