Fig

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?

Yes. Fermenting figs is often used when making preserves or jams from the fruit and involves Lacto-fermentation. When dealing with alcohol, you incorporate a different… Read More »Can You Make Alcohol Out Of Figs?

This recipe makes a 1 gallon batch, If a larger batch is desired, all ingredients will scale proportionately. ***Note that 1 pack of yeast would… Read More »Can You Make Wine From Dried Figs?

Figs that grow on trunks tend to be snatched by large, dog-faced fruit bats that might have trouble negotiating the web of branches and twigs… Read More »Will Animals Eat Fig Trees?

Are Fig Leaves Edible? Yes, fig leaves are edible and generally used for steaming, baking, or grilling. Dried fig leaves can be boiled for making… Read More »What Can You Do With Fig Tree Leaves?

Yes. Parrots can eat every part of the fig including the flesh and the seeds. In fact, every part of the fig holds it’s own… Read More »Do Budgies Eat Figs?

Any dried fruit offered should be organic, unsulphured, and with no extra sweetener added. Apricots, prunes, figs, mango and papaya, for example. Are figs safe… Read More »Can I Feed My Budgie Figs?

Bird netting won’t help your tree survive but it will protect your fruit. Birds may try to eat your figs as soon as they’re ripe,… Read More »Should I Net My Fig Tree?