I have been with the forum for a while now and find it hard to contribute because a lot of forum members are so knowlegable about growing figs and others,but i like to share something that you guys might not have encounter. I live on Beaver Lake and the colony is at work for a few weeks now, 15 trtee's down sofar.Squirls,raccoons,birds no these guys.

Luak, were is Beaver Lake located and what variety of figs are you growing?

Hey Luak how are you.
I for one not the sharpest needle around when it comes to fig trees as all i do is post a lot of pics and just grow the plants in a container in sun and fertilze them they do the rest by responding.  ; )

Now talk about post war and prewar Lionel trains and i can go on and on and on.

Beavers move in a little more than a month a go, not to far from my home, cutting every thing in site down. They can do a lot of damage in a short time. It is hard to get them to move. They are bad!!

Looks bad. Hopefully it is legal to trap or remove some of these munchers permanently. I have learn plentiful by raising issues I encounter. Its experiencing doing things differently, learning, sharing + enjoying the hobby. Growing figs have been most interesting for me as there are many variables & varieties to try. Of course the long distance friendship cultivated. Yeah I even got to enjoy some superb food, courtesy of Akram(Ottawan) like over 4000 miles away.

Hey Luak,
I know how you feel.
there are a lot of knowledgable contributers on this forum.
But is a great place to ask questions and learn.
and  I agree with Martin, give them sun, and water and fertilizer, the figs do the rest.

Grant
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Hey you don't have to be knowledgable to ask questions. I know very little about figs but I'll learn.

Man if I didn't ask any questions I'd be lost and have a bunch of rotten sticks in the dirt.

Thank you to all whom share their sage advice freely. I hope to be able to return the service to the community.

you can always contribute your experience, which is something that not even the fig elders here can have ;)

Well Luak, I have never seen the damage a beaver can do to a tree not even on T.V. I guess they don't want to show the  distructive side of the critter. Do they go after fig trees or figs.

Jason i have read a lot of your posts thats my fav word Experience.......lol

Its been my experience
From my experience
white figs.wait how did that one get there ?

I live on Beaver Lake in North-west Arkansas. The Corp is death on these animals but i let them live.There are a lot of roads,lanes,avenues etc. named after them here on the lake including myself i live on Beaverview Rd. They don't bother me except when i am fishing of my dock,that is if i spend too much time they start slapping with there tails(it is noisy and fish quit biting).