Know Your Figs
Fig Varieties
Sweet, dark, green, striped, rare, cold-hardy, honey-flavored, berry-flavored, and occasionally dramatic. Meet the fig varieties worth growing, collecting, and explaining to your spouse.
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Black Mission Figs Explained
Meet This Fig →: Black Mission Figs ExplainedBlack Mission Figs Explained Alright, fig enthusiasts and accidental gardeners, gather ‘round because today we are diving deep into the delicious world of Black…
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Celeste vs LSU Purple: Which One Wins?
Meet This Fig →: Celeste vs LSU Purple: Which One Wins?Celeste vs LSU Purple: Which One Wins? Picture this: you’ve got a backyard with just enough space for one fig tree. You’re wandering aimlessly…
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Chicago Hardy vs Brown Turkey: Fig Fight!
Meet This Fig →: Chicago Hardy vs Brown Turkey: Fig Fight!Chicago Hardy vs Brown Turkey: Fig Fight! Alright fig fanatics, gather round! It’s time for an epic face-off between two fig heavyweights: the Chicago…
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The LSU Fig Releases
Meet This Fig →: The LSU Fig Releases(When Science Decided to Make Your Orchard Better) Let’s hear it for the plant nerds.Seriously. While the rest of us were arguing over which…
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The Mount Etna Fig Family
Meet This Fig →: The Mount Etna Fig Family(The Tough Little Legends That Refuse to Quit) Gather around, future fig addicts. Today we’re talking about one of the most famous families in…
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Rare Collector Fig Varieties
Meet This Fig →: Rare Collector Fig Varieties(Welcome to the Part Where Your Wallet Starts Sweating) It always starts the same way.Someone buys a Brown Turkey.Maybe a Chicago Hardy.Life is simple.Reasonable.Responsible.…
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Best Late Season Figs
Meet This Fig →: Best Late Season Figs(For Gardeners Who Refuse to Let Fig Season End) Every year it happens.The first figs ripen.Life is beautiful.I’m handing out questionable financial advice in…
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Best Early Season Figs
Meet This Fig →: Best Early Season Figs(Because Waiting Is Not One of My Personality Traits) Let’s be honest…Patience is a wonderful virtue. I don’t have it. If I plant a…
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Best Fig Varieties for Dry Climates
Meet This Fig →: Best Fig Varieties for Dry Climates(Because Your Fig Thinks Rain Is Overrated) Ahhh…Dry air.Blue skies.Sunshine for days. My kind of weather. If you live somewhere the weather forecast is…
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Best Fig Varieties for Humid Climates
Meet This Fig →: Best Fig Varieties for Humid Climates(Because Your Fig Likes Sunshine… Not a Sauna) Humidity. That magical time of year when you walk outside and immediately question every life decision…
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Best Green Figs
Meet This Fig →: Best Green Figs(Don’t Judge a Fig by Its Skin) Let’s clear up one of the biggest misunderstandings in the fig world.Just because a fig is green…Doesn’t…
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Best Dark Figs
Meet This Fig →: Best Dark Figs(Because Some Legends Wear Purple… and Taste Incredible) Let’s address the obvious.Dark figs are the cool kids of the orchard. They’re the ones everyone…
