Fruits

The entire fig is edible, from the thin skin to the red or purplish flesh and the myriad tiny seeds, but they can be peeled… Read More »Are All Figs Safe To Eat?

Desert King is a San Pedro type fig so it will only produce a breba crop in climates where the fig wasp does not live… Read More »Does Desert King Fig Need A Wasp?

The unripe fruit of the brown turkey fig. Figs offer a snug nursery where fig wasps can lay eggs and raise young. In turn, fig… Read More »Do Brown Turkey Figs Have Wasps In Them?

Some types of fig that are grown for human consumption have figs that ripen without pollination. It is also possible to trick plants into ripening… Read More »Can Fig Trees Produce Fruit Without Wasps?

Wait, am I eating wasp bits when I eat a fig? “There’s no fig wasp in there by the time people are eating the fruit,”… Read More »Am I Eating A Wasp When I Eat A Fig?

Those crunchies inside the figs are seeds, not wasp parts. And if you’re wondering, fig jam is not sweet baby wasp paste. Go ahead and… Read More »Can You Eat Figs If You Are Allergic To Wasps?