Growing figs on Long Island is easy. But getting trees to survive the winter takes a bit of work and dedication. Here's how it's done: Never use any plastic materials for any part of the process. 1.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — This is Danny Gentile, a retired police officer turned fig farmer. He lives in Tottenville and tends over 150 fig trees. And, as a tour of his yard is featured, he is here to ...

DEAR JESSICA: I have three fig trees that are each three years old. They are the dark figs. I cover them each year with a layer of burlap, then wrap them in pink fiberglass insulation and finish with ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Really, it is hard to kill a fig tree. There might be a year or two where the thing doesn't fruit or it reawakens in late June as opposed to early May after the final frost. (Oh ...

Q: This is the saddest Ficus I’ve ever seen. I bought it in August and thought I followed instructions but now most of the leaves have fallen off. What should I do now? The bare branches seem kind of ...

Your good advice got my baby fig safely through the last winter and now I want to know if I need do anything to help it through this one. No longer a baby, it is now about 6 feet tall and seems very ...