I can't stand how they climb those trees when there is a perfectly good harvest waiting to be picked. My strategy is to hold off until A) algea comes or B) The dam is finished. If I'm really sore for food and my mushies aren't popping up, I usually purchase the tech - but, it drives me so nutzo watching them climb those trees when there are fish to be had and veggies to be picked. I wish you could snatch them right off of that tree. One time I was lucky enough to have a runner straight away and put her on fishing - that was the beginning of the game I have now. She rocked - fished her little heart out!!