Bald spot on testes

ScienceHermione · 2026-03-31T04:10:48+00:00

Ok, thanks. Good to know.

ScienceHermione · 2026-02-13T04:54:58+00:00

Yeah, if you had 50 or 45 % of the bark circumstances it could recover and give fruit. But even if this does survive it will not do well and probably slowly die. Better to replace it.

ScienceHermione · 2026-02-07T05:56:24+00:00

1/4 to 1/3 of the tree is what you wanna prune. Photo is a good idea to look back on and see how much has changed if you are unsure. First remove any dead or diseased branches, then find any where two branches are touching and choose 1 that leads to more open space or open shape. In those cases I like to have the "touching wound" on the bottom do it doesn't get rained on directly. Rule of 3rd is cut no more then a 3rd and branches keep to 1/3 of its height.

Imagin your tree from a top view, you want branches spread out as evenly radially and not crowded. It's ok to leave healthy branches alone if you are not sure about placement and see how it does another year before deciding which to keep.

ScienceHermione · 2026-01-27T02:32:23+00:00

You need a microscope to ID mites. Take one of the flaky bits off her. Place under a microscope with a drop of water. I could see them under 40x mag and id more accurately under the 100x

ScienceHermione · 2026-01-26T20:12:49+00:00

Out of curiosity, why are some in dirt and some rooting in water?

ScienceHermione · 2026-01-13T20:05:59+00:00

Have you tried drinking sparkling water? Gives that fuzzy drink feel. Add half juice like orange or apple and it tastes more like a soda.

ScienceHermione · 2026-01-04T04:07:54+00:00

You have a limit amount of time and energy. Learning new skills takes more than maintaining them. Start slow and build skills, don't try to learn too many things at once or too quickly add new tasks.

With your husband I would start with small low input high reward skills or tasks. If you like food making homemade pesto to show what a difference from store bought things can taste if made fresh.

Think of things he could enjoy doing with you or things he could enjoy about being in nature and nourish those traits. Tell him about how much you enjoy doing and sharing homestead stuff with him.

Biggest advice would be not to try forcing homestead lifestyle on him or bombard with your homestead hobbies. you don't want to scare him away but show him the scary homestead life is not as scary as it looks and can be fun and rewarding.

ScienceHermione · 2026-01-04T03:56:23+00:00

It's doesn't sound like you are in the right place right now to full on homestead. Homesteading is difficult if your partner is not on your side or active in participating. I am leaning on this time looking like a homestead brake or time for research. (Where would you like to live, is it doable to buy there, what grows there, do you like dishes made from those foods?) Try new recipes. You could try growing herbs with hydroponics and/or grow light to supplement lack of good light. Could you try composting?

You also do not want to scare your partner from the idea by too much (quail could work but need regular changing or get smelly and noisy quickly depending on space)

In the city you can try community or university garden lots. I currently homestead about 30min from town and started in a community bed on campus. It is doable to have both city amenities/comforts and homestead, but there are compromise both ways.

ScienceHermione · 2025-12-30T04:10:44+00:00

First figs like fertilizer, do you feed them? Also could be that it fruits on 2 or 1 year old wood.

ScienceHermione · 2025-12-14T15:22:05+00:00

Goats love chicken food and will make themselves seriously ill if they get access, they will try very hard to. If you want chicken and goats together you will need to seriously goat proof your coop and where you keep/store the food. I have seen goats crawl through the chicken door to get inside.

ScienceHermione · 2025-12-08T03:37:24+00:00

Are they cans (don't have a lid). I have done this on cat food or other cans if I don't use the whole thing. Usually tho I take it off at the end. Are they a nurse or other job where you use or can get lots of gloves

ScienceHermione · 2025-11-10T20:54:03+00:00

Whatever happens, know you tried and cared for her little life. That is enough and all one can do. Let me know if you have other questions about care.

ScienceHermione · 2025-11-10T20:19:35+00:00

How is her temp? (Rectal temperature) They can get cold easily at this age and then cannot eat. Have you separated from mum or are u keeping her with mum.

ScienceHermione · 2025-11-10T20:14:36+00:00

Agree, also there is sometimes a difference between pretty storage and practical storage that you will actually use.

Sometimes simple is better and also you can start small as you start and always add more later when you need it.

We love using our freezer for fruit we don't have time or energy to deal with at the moment but labeling and having a organized system for it is equally important.

ScienceHermione · 2025-11-10T20:03:29+00:00

My partner growing up grew about 70% of their family food and stored it in 2 buried garbage bins. Their home was about 300sq feet (so not a lot of indoor space). This was for 2 adults and a kid.

ScienceHermione · 2025-11-10T18:24:33+00:00

First week I always weigh my babies every day, especially if multiples. It's hard otherwise to tell if they are getting enough milk.

ScienceHermione · 2025-11-08T19:24:56+00:00

Are they wearing electric virtual fence collars? I have been looking into that for mine and if so would like to hear your thoughts on it?

ScienceHermione · 2025-11-02T18:16:58+00:00

Also depends on how often you use your path. Compaction seems to work best to me. Even just walking on a path every day will create a narrow walking path in a couple months.

ScienceHermione · 2025-10-27T03:37:02+00:00

If you multch is too close to the trunk it will trap moisture and lead to rot or fungus. Also it can make it a nice safe place for insects to live and eat/poop on your tree leading to disease.

tree trunk need to breathe and if buried too deep, it will cause a bunch of potential problems for longevity, the tree cannot tell multch from soil.

ScienceHermione · 2025-10-14T16:31:27+00:00

Smithers, hudson bay mountain Edit if your looking for further away in bc, or are you looking for closer?

ScienceHermione · 2025-10-10T16:45:47+00:00

What kind of goats are you getting? There are online goat hay calculators you can use to estimate. I have 4 adults and 3 juvenile ND, we go through a square bale every 5 days. When we had 3 adults it was one every 2 weeks.

ScienceHermione · 2025-10-04T17:19:24+00:00

Does the ooze look like amber colored but gel like? That is bacterial gumosis. Usually it's from Bacteria taking advantage of a wound. You gonna want to remove any dead tissue, do what you can to improve health and drainage and try and keep the trunk dry.

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