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GARDEN DETECTIVE Q&A: Figs and hydrangeas

Jessica Damiano

Jessica Damiano, Newsday columnist

Jessica Damiano is a master gardener and journalist with more

We planted a fig tree about four years ago on the south side of our home, and we only have gotten one year of figs. The tree is about 5 feet tall and we now have about 25 figs on the tree, but they are all small and green. My question is, Will they turn ripe at this point, and if not, what is the problem? At the beginning of the season, we fed it cow manure and lime, and once the fruit started coming...

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