Unlike other types of fruit, figs don’t ripen well off the plant. So when are figs ripe and how can you tell when to pick the fruit? There are several clues to look for so that you don't end up with ...

Everything you always wanted to know about figs but were afraid to ask. How lucky we are to live in this region's Mediterranean climate - because we can eat fresh, tree-ripened figs! Folks who live ...

Question for Dan Gill: My fig tree is plentiful with fruit. However, they are small, green and have not grown much since budding about a month ago. The figs on this tree by this time in previous years ...

Fresh figs are a bit of a rare find at the supermarket, since they have two relatively short seasons a year -- early summer and late summer or the beginning of fall. So when they make an appearance at ...

Tree-ripened figs are delicious, delicate and don’t travel well, so are best enjoyed where they grow. Only we happy people who live in regions where the fig tree grows know the luscious texture and ...

Fresh, ripe figs are luscious and delicate. Their flavors are varied and nuanced, depending on the type of fig. For instance, small Black Mission figs are dark, sweet and jammy, with tiny seeds that ...

Whether picked for desserts, pudding, jams, jellies, or simply to eat straight off the bush or tree, there is a fantastic range of fruits to pick in August. They ripen in the summer sun, and it pays ...

Q: Your advice has helped me get a couple of dozen figs off my relatively young trees this year. However, the attached photos show where there were two figs a few days ago and now they are entirely ...

To try fig and almond cake, click here for the recipe. To view a slide show featuring photos of Greece's ripe figs, click here. Despite the fact that we have old, semi-wild fig trees in our garden, it ...

Farmer Rick Knoll says it wasn't an apple that got Adam and Eve kicked out of the garden; it was figs. They're the sexiest thing there is, says Knoll, who grows seven fig varieties on his California ...

Fresh fig season is short, so don't miss out! Here's how to eat figs raw and the best ways to cook them for fig recipes.

Ripe figs give me the same deep joy I get when holding a newborn. They feel so soft and fuzzy and have a delicate, sweet scent that smells like nothing else in the world. A few long inhales and ...