Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There's a lot to love about fig trees—especially if you're lucky enough to have one in your own backyard. They have visually ...

This seems to be a banner season for figs, which are practically made for farmers markets, since they are only at their best when fully ripe, at which point they are too perishable to ship ...

Figs first came to California in 1769, when Father Junipero Serra first planted them in Mission San Diego. They became a commercial crop in 1900, and California is still the only state to grow them ...

Yes, I know it’s hot. Really hot. So hot that I was happy to be stuck in an hour-and-a-half traffic jam getting to a friend’s house in Topanga because at least our car was air conditioned. And yes, ...

Summer is one of the most luscious times of the year. Some of the citrus here in Redlands started to ripen in late spring and now can be held on the tree during the summer. Tomatoes are tasty off the ...

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