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February 2, 2026 It’s been a fairly productive week for us, especially with the warmer weather. I set up a bunch of seeds, including Pacific dogwood, loquat, jujube, pawpaw, and […]
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January 25, 2026 I have to admit, I veered from my original plans to do a lot of cuttings and instead dedicated this past week to cleanup, mainly because I […]
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January 18, 2026 Last week, we started taking hardwood cuttings of our plants and taking stock of what we need to do before spring sales (it’s a lot). Yes, we […]
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For millennia, figs have been valued not just as food but as medicine. Ancient physicians prescribed them for digestive complaints, respiratory ailments, and general weakness. Traditional medicine systems from Mediterranean […]
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Figs are among the easiest fruit trees to propagate, and rooting cuttings maintains the exact characteristics of the parent tree. This is how most fig trees are propagated commercially and […]
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Growing figs combines history, horticulture, and harvest in a uniquely satisfying way. These trees connect you to thousands of years of agricultural tradition while providing delicious fruit with minimal fuss. […]
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Growing your own fig tree is one of the most rewarding endeavors in home gardening. These ancient trees combine ease of cultivation with generous productivity, thriving in a wide range […]
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Few fruits can claim a relationship with humanity as ancient and intertwined as the fig. From the earliest whispers of agriculture to the tables of emperors and the pages of […]
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When you bite into a fresh fig, you’re experiencing something unique in the plant kingdom: a flower turned inside out. This remarkable fruit, which isn’t quite a fruit in the […]
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It’s autumn, and you know what that means. Pears! As anyone with fruit trees knows, there are good years and there are bad years. This year, we had a very […]