Q. My fig trees are large but didn't bear too much this year. (And what they did bear, the birds got.) Do I need to fertilize? If so, when, how often and with what? -- H.J., Houston A. Figs usually ...

Question: My fig tree is several years old and only four feet tall. Does it need a special fertilizer? Answer: Increasing the fertilizer may help produce growth, but there could be a root problem too.

Question: Carol, I have an established raised bed of 'Willamette' raspberries. I used 2-by-10s to frame it and filled the box with compost and topsoil a few years ago. Since then, the soil and ...