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- Figs – Clemson Cooperative Extension
- Figs – University of Maryland Extension
- Figs from Purdue Horticultural Extension Office
by Jeanne
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[…] I’m new at growing fig trees in Virginia. One of my goals this year is to increase the variety of fruit our little hobby farm produces. To that end, I’ve added two thornless raspberry bushes, one blueberry bush, and now – fig trees! […]
We didn’t set out to grow Jonathan apples, but this is the variety that thrives in our zone 7B garden. We purchased seedlings from the Arbor Day Society and planted our home orchard in December 2007. Today, we have many fruit trees, including our beloved Jonathans that are my new favorite apple. Here’s how to…
A no-salt, nutritarian, vegan dinner that’s easy to make on a busy night I made this stuffed peppers without rice recipe last night for dinner. It uses my confetti salad recipe with some added spices for the filling. At this time of year, when fresh tomatoes and peppers are abundant in the garden, it’s the…
I promised to share this French fig salad recipe with you. This recipe originally came from a cookbook by Georgeanne Brennan called Savoring France: Recipes and Reflections on French Cooking. I updated the recipe to remove the dairy and fat. The result is a flavorful, lower calorie dessert that sparkles with the essence of the…
What to do with fresh figs? Well, you can eat them, of course. If you are growing figs in Virginia or anywhere else, one thing is clear: the harvest begins in late summer and continues into the fall. The abundance from one or two small fig trees is astonishing. Here’s what to do with fresh…
So glad you left a comment on my blog so I could find you! Your bio alone would make me follow you LOL. My husband grew up in northern California where they grew figs as well as countless other fruit. The joys of living in a warmer climate!
I have wonderful memories of eating figs from my grandfather’s tree when I was growing up and want to grow them again. But I don’t know enough about them, and it’s not the right season for me yet (it’s Autumn). So I’ll learn about them through winter and maybe come Spring, I’ll be able to take action.
Good luck with your plant selection.
P.S. no idea what variety my grandfather grew, but there was also no coddling for that tree.
I was glad to meet you too, Karen! It’s nice to befriend another writer. Thanks for leaving a comment (and I sent you a friend request via FB). Isn’t the A to Z challenge great? I am meeting so many neat bloggers!