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pumkinlover

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Re: My first fig
« Reply #40 on: September 14, 2013, 07:41:44 »
Quote from: saddad on September 12, 2013, 22:31:25
Another 15 today, but the mice had been at two of them...
Mice! or birds?
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artichoke

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Re: My first fig
« Reply #41 on: September 14, 2013, 19:41:19 »
It's hard to believe, but the main attacker here is woodlice. Every damaged fig has woodlice and their frass on it. No bird pecks, no  mice. The woodlice climb up the branches of quite large trees. Anyone else seen this?
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saddad

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Re: My first fig
« Reply #42 on: September 14, 2013, 19:42:43 »
18 today and no damage... woodlice take a lot of stick, but they only exploit other creatures damage....  :wave:
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pumkinlover

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Re: My first fig
« Reply #43 on: September 14, 2013, 19:45:52 »
Fig, feta and smokey bacon flan for tea, hopefully no woodlice too!!
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artichoke

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Re: My first fig
« Reply #44 on: September 14, 2013, 20:24:00 »
I have believed that: woodlice enter damaged tissue.

All I can say after 14 years is that almost ripe figs show NO damage except woodlouse damage.

Maybe splitting because ripe.......but they do rush in.
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Russell

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Re: My first fig
« Reply #45 on: September 17, 2013, 01:08:03 »
Update:Contrary to my previous report, the pigeons missed one. Will it ripen before they spot it? Will it ripen at all in the Arctic gales? Crystal ball required.
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Squash64

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Re: My first fig
« Reply #46 on: September 17, 2013, 12:34:03 »
I've been giving figs to our Cats Protection lady to make jam with.
She told me that she's had 20lbs of figs so far and we've been eating
and giving them away to friends too.

 I think this is the best year we've ever had.
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saddad

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Re: My first fig
« Reply #47 on: September 20, 2013, 09:00:04 »
Despite the poor weather still getting a couple a day... not long now though!
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Nigel B

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Re: My first fig
« Reply #48 on: September 20, 2013, 13:44:52 »
Huge bowl of porridge this morning with guess what?

Yup. Just tore the ripest of the figs open and dropped them in the bowl on top of the splodge. Added a sprinkle of sugar, just for the crunch.

Yummy-scrummy.
In my tummy. :glasses9:
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pumkinlover

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Re: My first fig
« Reply #49 on: September 20, 2013, 15:08:31 »
Quote from: Russell on September 17, 2013, 01:08:03
Update:Contrary to my previous report, the pigeons missed one. Will it ripen before they spot it? Will it ripen at all in the Arctic gales? Crystal ball required.

Fingers crossed- have you thought of putting a bag over?
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Paulh

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Re: My first fig
« Reply #50 on: September 21, 2013, 22:28:59 »
(I can't stand figs).

(Ducks for cover).

Enjoy what grows for you.

:wave:
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pumkinlover

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Re: My first fig
« Reply #51 on: September 22, 2013, 08:02:35 »
Quote from: Paulh on September 21, 2013, 22:28:59
(I can't stand figs).

(Ducks for cover).

Enjoy what grows for you.

 :wave:

Yummy more for us!!! :toothy10:
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saddad

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Re: My first fig
« Reply #52 on: September 23, 2013, 07:48:51 »
Got another 8 yesterday, helped along by the warm weather...  :sunny:
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saddad

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Re: My first fig
« Reply #53 on: September 27, 2013, 09:51:14 »
Still coming... picked another 3 this morning  :sunny:
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saddad

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Re: My first fig
« Reply #54 on: October 02, 2013, 23:13:58 »
This is insane, I found four today, one had gone too far, one had been almost eaten by the mice, but the other two were wonderful... the leaves are turning now so that must be the end of them...  :wave:
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