-=> Quoting Jim Venedam to Marilyn Boissoneault <=-
JV> I tried netting for my fig tree. I sewed two of 'em together.
JV> Guess I could have used three..... Birds found a good enough 
JV> opening and used it like an airport runway. Hit the opening
JV> every time. I gave up on the nets as too hard to get on and
JV> off the tree. Back to sharing the figs with the birds. At least 
JV> they wait 'till the figs are ripe so we get an equal chance, 
JV> and I have an edge in size.      
Hee Hee, used it like a runway!  Birds can be pretty clever when
they spot food they're interested in.  Hope they leave you a few
figs to enjoy. I've never eaten a ripe fig.  I've only had the
preserved ones you see in the stores, sorta like dates.  I
understand I'm missing a treat.
Marilyn
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