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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?

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?

18 today and no damage... woodlice take a lot of stick, but they only exploit other creatures damage.... 

Fig, feta and smokey bacon flan for tea, hopefully no woodlice too!!

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.

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.

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.

Despite the poor weather still getting a couple a day... not long now though!

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.

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?

(I can't stand figs).

(Ducks for cover).

Enjoy what grows for you.

Quote from: Paulh on September 21, 2013, 22:28:59
(I can't stand figs).

(Ducks for cover).

Enjoy what grows for you.

Yummy more for us!!!

Got another 8 yesterday, helped along by the warm weather... 

Still coming... picked another 3 this morning 

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...