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Harvest-only egg tree in front yard of /home

Possible bug: I have noticed that I haven't had the option to water or pet the egg tree I have planted in a patch in my front yard for several game 'days' - I can still harvest eggs normally each day, but the water/pet options are greyed out on the menu. I don't recall how long it has been, alas, but I remember it first happened yesterday (4/26/2012) in Real World time, probably in the afternoon. Using Chrome on MacOS 10.5.8, not sure what else you need to know.

Posted 8 months ago by Cithra Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • Is the 'patch' at or near the end of it's life?
    Posted 8 months ago by IrenicRhonda Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I have a gas plant like that in my backyard. It has been like that the last few times I have harvested it. Have not checked its lifespan, but I have not used it that much yet. I do not harvest every day (RL or Ur time).

    The tree in the front yard does not do the same thing, pet and water just fine.

    Not a worry for me, so I did not think to mention it. Using FF on Mac 10.6 something.
    Posted 8 months ago by Tibbi Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I have the same as Tibbi.  the Gas plant in the back yard cannot be petted or watered, only harvested.  The Fruit tree in the front yard allows all 3 actions.

    ETA:  My gas tree died.  It took a long time I think I had been harvesting it for several days.
    Posted 8 months ago by Brib Annie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Try going into 'cultivate' mode and check the lifespan bar above your tree. Chances are pretty good it will be at 0. You can keep harvesting from it so long as it still has remaining "fruit", but since its life has been depleted, you will no longer be able to pet or water. Once all of the remaining crop has been harvested from the tree, it will actually appear dead, at which point you'll be able to clear it. You'll have to restore the tree patch via a mini-project, and then you'll be able to plant a new tree bean.
    Posted 8 months ago by Voluptua Sneezelips Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I've been harvesting it for awhile now without it needing water or pet.. Doesn't give any indication of dying. I'm afraid to go into cultivate in case that kills it. :) I'll just leave it be for now, :)
    Posted 8 months ago by Tibbi Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Ah, I will check the life-span, didn't think of that.  It's been there a while, so that is probably what is going on.  Thanks!
    Posted 8 months ago by Cithra Subscriber! | Permalink
  • That is indeed what is going on, it's at the end of its life.
    Posted 8 months ago by Cithra Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Be glad you can still harvest.
    I can't do anything to my tree for 4 RL days now with the patch sitting at 0%. Was told to either wait or poison it. My mom had the same issue and poisoned hers, but I'm going to see how long it'll take to finally die. 
    It's the one thing I don't like about the new houses. If the patch wears off I don't think I should have to wait several RL days for a tree to die and replace it... :/
    Posted 8 months ago by Grovery Firefly Subscriber! | Permalink
  • But Grover, you can still harvest from the tree until it runs out of fruit! Each harvest removes some fruit, and once all the fruit is removed, it'll die. I'm confused about what you're describing. Or is this a different bug that you're experiencing?
    Posted 8 months ago by Aurora Dellaterra Subscriber! | Permalink
  • No interaction possible at all, day 6 now I believe. Filed a bug report and was told expected behaviour and to poison or wait....

    ETA: I'm Grovery's mother, had this same issue twice now but poisoned the trees after a few game days.
    Posted 8 months ago by WeavingTheWeb Subscriber! | Permalink
  • My gas plant finally expired, and the patch needed to be restored. All is well.
    Posted 8 months ago by Tibbi Subscriber! | Permalink
  • As an FYI, if you Fertilidust at this point, you can restore the fruit on the tree. :)
    Posted 8 months ago by Katechol Subscriber! | Permalink