by RobtheHortGod | Jun 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
As we (on the Canadian Prairies and west) enter into an extreme heat wave, it shouldn’t surprise you that water is on my mind. Not only is it heating up earlier in the day and reaching higher daytime highs, but it is staying warm at night. In my local area, we haven’t...
by RobtheHortGod | Jun 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
When I was a kid, I used to love “The Just So Stories” by Rudyard Kipling. It isn’t so much that the stories themselves make all that much sense (since they don’t, logically), but I did love the creative and interesting way that natural phenomena are described to...
by RobtheHortGod | Jun 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
I’ll be the first to point out that I am not a trained entomologist, but … I dabble. I have run up against a fair number of insects (pest or otherwise) over the course of my career, and, as a result, I can recognize a good number of them, or at least get within the...
by RobtheHortGod | Jun 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
You just have to love pumpkins! They come in all sizes, with a host of interesting variations, from tiny gourd-like fellas all the way up to the massive giants. They go from a single, modest-sized seed to create a massive plant with a huge amount of biomass spread out...
by RobtheHortGod | Jun 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
As I sit quietly waiting for all of the moisture to eventually leave my body via my poor, sore, sneezy nose and leaky, watery eyes, my thoughts are drawn to pollen. Pollen is such a critical part of the natural and horticultural world. Without it, and its distribution...
