With all this rain, people have been turning in yellowed fig leaves that have been dropping from their trees. This is the first sign of a very common disease called the Fig Rust Fungus, which has come ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A fig leaf with brown edges grows on a tree - Amilat/Shutterstock Brown leaves on a tree can be a sign of many different problems.

This time of year, you may notice that your fig trees look pretty terrible. This is nothing to be alarmed about; for the most part, figs are extremely hardy and easy to grow in the New Orleans area.

Q: The leaves on my fig tree are covered in brown spots and some are falling off. What can I do? A: The most likely culprit of these symptoms is a common fungal disease called Fig Rust, caused by the ...

Fig season is well underway, and many fig varieties are wrapping up their production while others are still going strong. Fig season can run from mid-June to early October, depending on the varieties.

A fig tree in a big pot in a private garden in the French Quarter/ (Chris Granger/Time-Picayune|NOLA.com) QUESTION: The leaves on my three-year-old fig tree have black spots, particularly the leaves ...

Q. Why does my fig tree have black spots on the leaves, and can I grow figs in pots? Do they like a lot of sun? Do tomato plants like a lot of sun? What’s a good fertilizer and can they be grown in ...