Author: Gerardo Gonzalez

Figs ripen in the heat of summer with a delicious honeyed sweetness which only intensifies when dried. It’s a calming scent that is sure to bring a bit of sunshine into even the coldest days of winter. Fig leaves meanwhile have a sharp green scent, almost grassy with a touch of bitterness. Do fig trees […]

Decay usually begins at the eye-end of the figs when they are still green. In later stages, when the fruit is ripe, the fungus produces abundant black spore masses that are transferred to healthy fruit by nitidulid beetles, vinegar flies, and thrips. Why are my figs rotting before they ripen? Fig souring isn’t a disease […]

Here are a few clear signs your Fiddle Leaf Fig has root rot: Wet, soggy, or mushy brown roots. Dripping, soaked, or waterlogged soil and roots. An unpleasant smell in the soil or around the roots. Can a fiddle leaf recover from root rot? If your fiddle leaf fig has root rot, you need to […]

If your fiddle leaf is yellowing from insufficient light, you need to move it to a spot where it can get the energy it needs from the sun. What is this? That being said, you don’t want to shock your plant, so you will need to acclimate it to its new spot gently. How do […]

Figs are bell-shaped with slightly wrinkled, leathery skin. They can be brown, purple, green, yellow or black, and vary in size. Their high sugar content puts figs among the sweetest of fruits. Each fig ‘fruit’ is actually an enclosed flower head containing many tiny flowers and seeds. How do you eat fresh picked figs? The […]

Fig jam and its spicy taste can be paired with goat’s fresh cheeses, such as Camembert and Brie. What cheese do you eat with fig jam? Fig jam pairs well with almost any Wisconsin Cheese! We love it with Butterkase, blue, mild cheddar, or even cream cheese. What goes well with fig jam? Delicious on […]

Salt can kill just about any plant life, including the ficus tree (Ficus benjamina). Rock salt, table salt, Epsom salts and copper sulfate are all effective types of root killers. What is the best way to kill a fig tree? The best way to kill a small Fig tree First and the most crucial step […]

8. Consider cutting back fruiting branches. During dormancy, consider cutting back your mature tree’s fruiting branches to one-third or even one-fourth of their normal size. This will help keep the tree smaller and sturdier, preventing large branches from breaking off and making harvesting easier as well. How do you control the height of a fig […]

Fig LEAF is used for diabetes, high cholesterol, and skin conditions such as eczema, psoriasis, and vitiligo. Some people apply the milky sap (LATEX) from the tree directly to the skin to treat skin tumors and warts. What are figs leaves good for? People use fig fruit for conditions such as constipation and diarrhea. The […]