There Will Be Figs
There is nothing like eating a freshly picked ripe fig. They are as sweet as honey and taste heavenly. There is no reason why every home gardener should not be growing at least one fig plant.
Contrary to my earlier predictions, the tops of the fig plants were not killed by the severe winter. Matter of fact, figs are growing in almost every node of each stem of the plants growing outside our bedroom window.
Last year, most of the fig plants in our area were killed back half-way and frequently down to the ground. When the tops of figs are killed severely, the new stems will only produce a fall crop of figs, which often just start to mature when they are killed by the first frost.-
It is likely that we will be harvesting two crops of figs this year — provided we have a late frost.
Fig plants like hot, dry conditions such as those on the south side of your home. They need full sun, and they receive winter protection by being planted close to the house. They thrive on the reflected summer heat from the walls of the house and require watering only during the driest of growing season. They are extremely drought-tolerant. There are no disease or insects that feed on them.