Lillie Nelson

Eat them green: If all else fails you could try one of the many recipes for green figs. In Italy, green figs are added to… Read More »Are Green Figs Ok To Eat?

Sugar figs tend to have amber/brown pulp, sometimes ranging to red, with dark skin of various colors. Honey and agave figs have golden and yellow… Read More »What Color Is The Inside Of A Fig?

A ripe fig will give when poked and will have a very potent, sweet smell. Avoid figs that are hard or ones that have deep… Read More »How Can You Tell If A Fig Is Safe To Eat?

cycle is typified in the caprifig (Ficus carica sylvestris), a wild, inedible fig. Wasps mature from eggs deposited inside the flowering structure of the fig,… Read More »Are Some Figs Not Edible?

In most areas, the relatively mild winter months aided figs in producing a good crop of new shoots resulting in a bounty of small green… Read More »What Time Of Year Are Figs Ripe?

Place containers in an insulated unheated preferably dark room, garage or cool basement. If the space is not dark, you can cover the figs. If… Read More »How Do You Store Figs For The Winter?

Outdoor-grown figs will ripen in August through September in zones 6 and 7. Further south, in zones 8 to 11, they will ripen earlier, in… Read More »What Month Are Figs Ripe To Pick?

White Figs (which often have light yellow to green skin) have a delicious, honeyed sweetness balanced by a pert freshness not found in richer, more… Read More »Are White Figs Sweet?