Q: The leaves on my fig tree are covered in brown spots and some are falling off. What can I do? A: The most likely culprit of these symptoms is a common fungal disease called Fig Rust, caused by the ...

This time of year, you may notice that your fig trees look pretty terrible. This is nothing to be alarmed about; for the most part, figs are extremely hardy and easy to grow in the New Orleans area.

QUESTION: I have a couple of fig trees which make fruit each year. For the last few years, however, the leaves die and fall off, usually in late summer. It seems to happen when the love bugs are ...

With all this rain, people have been turning in yellowed fig leaves that have been dropping from their trees. This is the first sign of a very common disease called the Fig Rust Fungus, which has come ...

Our lawn is a mess, and rather than tackle all the problems, I just want to dig it all out and start again. I’ve been told that bahiagrass would be a good choice. What do you think? I think it would ...

Learn how to grow figs right in your backyard. Every Southern garden should have a fig tree. These small trees or shrubs produce delicious fruit with flavors best experienced ripe from the tree.