What kind of help do you need? I would start by picking a type(s) that do well in humid
Florida. The LSU figs were developed for humid areas. I personally add mulch 3-4 times a year
and coffee grounds every month and manures for fertilizer. I have had problems with a
couple figs early on which was probably nematodes, but once they get going I haven't had
issues. My experience has been when the figs ripen during wet periods their flavor is washed out.
I have 9 different fig types and every year I have had different results. It seems like each year
a different fig tastes better, I think it has to do with timing and rainfall mostly. Most experienced
fig growers agree fig trees improve with age and some take 5 or more years to produce good figs.
One example about fig ripening is I have a White Texas everbearing fig and it is loaded with immature
figs right now. The first one ripened this week and I have never had this tree have figs after July.
It has always been early right when rainy season gets going. We are fairly dry right now and these figs
will probably ripen into September and who knows the taste this year,