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.

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Dear Neil: What fertilizer should we apply to our fig tree, and when? Answer: You'll love this answer: fruit specialists tell us that we really shouldn't ever apply fertilizers to figs. We don't want ...

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 ...

Many homes in Rowan County have included fig trees in their plantings to supplement their fresh produce. Most plants are located in a protected area such as a barn or against house or other buildings.

QWe have a fig tree loaded with figs that keep dropping off the tree before they ripen. I have been told the following: too much water and not enough water and the tree needs fertilizer. None of these ...

Q: I have Brown Turkey figs that are 10 and 12 years old. This year the fruit is large, but as they are lightly purpling up, the skin has wrinkled, and the fruit is very dry within. Some were black, ...

Sensitive to the cold, so they need winter protection; Sensitive to drought, so they need regular supplemental water; Sensitive to nitrogen, so as long as your tree is growing a foot or two per year ...