Official Fig Facts

Here is an official list of fig facts from Purdue University. These facts show everything from home remedies to nutritional information. http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/fig.html Here is a more human version of the nutritional information: http://caloriecount.about.com/calories-figs-dried-uncooked-i9094?size=2 Here’s another good resource on Fig Facts. It’s an Australian site with info about how figs are grown in California. I found […]

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Figs (ficus)

Fig Fact: Did you know that figs are not only fruit, but also flowers? How can this be? Some of these trees are self-pollinating and others require a very tiny wasp. It enters through a little hole (the mouth) at the end of the fruit. The Brown Turkey fig, which is featured in this blog is self-pollinating […]

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