BNR

Figgin' A said:
My beauty swelled and started to turn color.
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Better protect it... It looks like it's in jail, but it will thank me later ;)
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That is a neat looking cell. Is it for rats or for squirrels?

Do you remember how long it takes for the BNR to change color from figlet formed?
 
TorontoJoe said:
Wish I could put every fig in jail. Whatever gets the job done!
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The worst is you never know when and where it will come from. Always something new. Just yesterday some stronzo chewed off the whole top of my new French Cornichon cucumber transplant. Literally. Left just a 3" stem behind. Didn't touch larger transplants or any of the mature ones. I was hoping that was it, but no, it beheaded another little transplant today. I am glad I had a couple that I hadn't transplanted that I was looking for a space for, so I put them in place of the destroyed ones. Had to cage them as well. Never in my years of gardening did I have to deal with that. And I found one of my dogs eating figs off the trees.
 
grasshopper said:
That is a neat looking cell. Is it for rats or for squirrels?

Do you remember how long it takes for the BNR to change color from figlet formed?
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Squirrels and my dogs primarily. The tree is small so I can move it into a more protected area where possums, skunks and coons arent likely to bother it.
 
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grasshopper said:
That is a neat looking cell. Is it for rats or for squirrels?

Do you remember how long it takes for the BNR to change color from figlet formed?
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This figlet was pea-sized on April 25. Started to swell on August 5th and began to blush yesterday, August 7th. So, we are looking at 104 days from pea-sized figlet to starting to change color.
 
Last time I had something go after young growth were the groundhogs. I caught 2. They went after the tender parts and skip all the tough mature bigger plants.

I was thinking bamboo won't stop squirrels. They are curious animals. I had a trap inside a gallon jug with small openings (for rats) and I hadn't even put any bait in. A squirrel went in to find out what I was up to.

The gap between the bamboo sticks may be big enough for rats to take a shot. Maybe adding side screens just on the safe side?
 
Figsee said:
Are martinenca and bnr heavy fig producers once they get established? My third year martinenca has stripped wood but I have not seen a figlet as of yet.
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No idea, I am new to this variety, but this little tree had many figlets and I had to remove a bunch that won't ripen.
 
grasshopper said:
Last time I had something go after young growth were the groundhogs. I caught 2. They went after the tender parts and skip all the tough mature bigger plants.

I was thinking bamboo won't stop squirrels. They are curious animals. I had a trap inside a gallon jug with small openings (for rats) and I hadn't even put any bait in. A squirrel went in to find out what I was up to.

The gap between the bamboo sticks may be big enough for rats to take a shot. Maybe adding side screens just on the safe side?
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I grow in containers that are 20" tall. I am guessing it's squirrels. Yeah, I will put some chicken wire over the new transplants tonight. I also sprinkled some chicken poop fertiliser around those plant, squirrles hate the smell.
 
Figgin' A said:
The worst is you never know when and where it will come from. Always something new. Just yesterday some stronzo chewed off the whole top of my new French Cornichon cucumber transplant. Literally. Left just a 3" stem behind. Didn't touch larger transplants or any of the mature ones. I was hoping that was it, but no, it beheaded another little transplant today. I am glad I had a couple that I hadn't transplanted that I was looking for a space for, so I put them in place of the destroyed ones. Had to cage them as well. Never in my years of gardening did I have to deal with that. And I found one of my dogs eating figs off the trees.
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That’s why I haven’t given my dog figs. I don’t want her to learn the secret. Fingers crossed.
 
Figgin' A said:
The worst is you never know when and where it will come from. Always something new. Just yesterday some stronzo chewed off the whole top of my new French Cornichon cucumber transplant. Literally. Left just a 3" stem behind. Didn't touch larger transplants or any of the mature ones. I was hoping that was it, but no, it beheaded another little transplant today. I am glad I had a couple that I hadn't transplanted that I was looking for a space for, so I put them in place of the destroyed ones. Had to cage them as well. Never in my years of gardening did I have to deal with that. And I found one of my dogs eating figs off the trees.
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I feel you... Between the raccoons and the squirrels is enough... Now your dog has the taste for them...
 
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