Figs, one of the most popular fruits grown in southern backyards, was one of the first fruits people cultivated. Archaeological evidence dates fig cultivation to about 4000 B.C. A native of ancient ...

Fig season is well underway, and many fig varieties are wrapping up their production while others are still going strong. Fig season can run from mid-June to early October, depending on the varieties.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of my friends at the pool asked me if we really could grow and harvest the figs in Ohio. From the latest research I have done, ...

It’s fig season in Louisiana! This year turned out an excellent crop here on LSU’s main campus. Figs (Ficus carica) are native to the Middle East and Western Asia but have become naturalized here in ...