From plans for spring harvest to spacing tips to planting basics, there’s a steady stream of tasks to do and things to look ...

I like maximising growing space for food crops, so in this example, I have a fig tree growing in a container with an ...

One of the most popular houseplants today is the fiddle leaf fig (Ficus lyrata). Yet this arboreal gem is also a candidate ...

Brian Melton cultivates over 300 fig varieties in Fresno through grafting. Local customers buy Melton's figs directly via social media and porch pickup. Fresno remains key to U.S. fig production, ...

Fiddle leaf fig (Ficus lyrata) sometimes gets a finicky reputation. It's not the easiest houseplant to grow, but its lovely large leaves and tree form make it worth a little effort and a good choice ...

You can store sliced bread in the freezer if you do it properly. It's important to make sure that the bread has cooled first. For the best flavor and texture, defrost and use the frozen bread within ...

Thomas Longden has recently received funding from Energy Consumers Australia and Original Power - a community-focused, Aboriginal organisation. He is a member of the ACT Climate Change Council and the ...

Some species of fig trees store calcium carbonate in their trunks—essentially turning themselves (partially) into stone, new research has found. The team of Kenyan, U.S., Austrian, and Swiss ...

Some fig trees can convert surprisingly large amounts of carbon dioxide into stone, ensuring that the carbon remains in the soil long after the tree has died. This means that fig trees planted for ...

Kenyan fig trees can literally turn parts of themselves to stone, using microbes to convert internal crystals into limestone-like deposits that lock away carbon, sweeten surrounding soils, and still ...