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What to do with your fiddle leaf fig in July for a fuller, healthier plant

Here's what to do with a fiddle leaf fig in July. Summer calls for feeding, pruning, and leaf cleaning to keep this statement ...
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What to do with fig trees before April ends – 3 spring tasks you need to do now

Fig trees are a wonderful addition to a home garden and can live for more than 50 years if cared for properly. April is a crucial time for preparing trees for a healthy growing season and maximizing ...
Houston Chronicle

Do I need to fertilize my fruitless fig tree?

Q. My fig trees are large but didn't bear too much this year. (And what they did bear, the birds got.) Do I need to fertilize? If so, when, how often and with what? -- H.J., Houston A. Figs usually ...
TreeHugger

Growing and Maintaining Your Fig Tree

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. The common fig (Ficus carica) is a small tree native to southwest Asia but ...
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Sperry: Skip fertilizers for fig trees

Dear Neil: What fertilizer should we apply to our fig tree, and when? Answer: You'll love this answer: fruit specialists tell us that we really shouldn't ever apply fertilizers to figs. We don't want ...
The Virginian-Pilot

Gardening Q&A: Shape up small crape myrtle while dormant; check fertilize, light conditions for fig

Q. I need advice of how to trim my crape myrtle. It is a mess and I don’t know where to start. Any advice would be helpful. — D. Revell, Hertford, N.C. A. The good news is that you have a small tree ...