Fig trees are an excellent fruit tree to grow in your garden, but when your fig tree does not produce figs, it can be frustrating. When a fig tree is not fruiting, there are a few reasons that this could be happening. The age of the tree, too much nitrogen…
After 10 years of age, many mangos naturally bear fruit only in alternate years. Because trees cannot produce fruit from a mango tree not flowering, some cultures have developed methods that induce flowering in “off” years. Mango trees (Mangifera indica), which are hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness…
Any skunk found inside of your house is likely to have missed its way and wandered in. You can also be sure that it is in a hurry to get out of there, maybe even more than you are, to get it out. Such a skunk must be handled with…
Snakes will not bite humans unless they feel threatened, so leaving them alone is the best strategy for preventing a bite. Dead snakes can still bite, so avoid handling any snake in the wild. There are some cases in which person died after bitten by non-venomous snake as well and…
In a new study that examined 27 cases of people bitten by the mulga snake, researchers found that seven of the victims were asleep when they were bitten, between midnight and 5 a.m. Such bites were not common — most of the people in the study who were bitten had…
Snakes Do Not Chase People! Just because you run from something does not mean it is chasing you. Northern Cottonmouth photo by Kelly Chrisman. These snakes are infamous for supposedly chasing humans, but these are always cases of people misinterpreting animal behavior. They are not that vengeful and will not…
If a tooth dies or becomes rotten with decay, you should visit your dentist ASAP. The sooner a patient sees a dentist, the chances increase that a root canal can save a rotten tooth. So, yes a rotten tooth will eventually fall out, but a patient should not wait until…
Given a legitimate need to protect Earth from the most intense forms of space weather – great bursts of electromagnetic energy and particles that can sometimes stream from the sun – some people worry that a gigantic “killer solar flare” could hurl enough energy to destroy Earth, but this is…
Many of our bathroom sinks have a stopper that allows the sink to fill by lowering it and releasing the water through the drain by raising it. Do you have any about different bathroom sink stopper types? The pivot rod pulls or pushes the stopper up or down accordingly. Push-button…
Runt puppies do not stay small. In fact, when the puppy is fully grown (anywhere between 6-18 months), you’ll have no idea they were the runt. Within 6-8 weeks, runts will begin catching up to their siblings’ weight. The term “runt” is given to the smallest and weakest puppy in…