Sun, Soil, and Sweetness – Grow Figs Successfully

  • The Texas ‘Blue Giant Fig’ is a fig tree variety which produces extra-large figs with deep purple skin, amber flesh, and very sweet. The fruit has hints of honey and berry flavors, and is best enjoyed when fully ripened on the tree (courtesy: homesteadandchill.com).
    The Texas ‘Blue Giant Fig’ is a fig tree variety which produces extra-large figs with deep purple skin, amber flesh, and very sweet. The fruit has hints of honey and berry flavors, and is best enjoyed when fully ripened on the tree (courtesy: homesteadandchill.com).
    It is my opinion that by far the easiet fruit to grow in SETX are figs! Common figs, (Ficus carica), are unique since they do not require pollinators for the fruit development. It is my yearly mission to extol the wonderous fig (in case I didn’t mention…figs my favorite fruit)! Figs will be ripening over the next several weeks and many of you may be harvesting figs now! Many of us treasure ...

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