by RobtheHortGod | May 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
Over a decade ago, a work colleague of mine was retiring. He’d had a long and storied career working to help build the fruit industry in Alberta. He was involved in lots of the initial research and testing that was required to fill in the gaps for the growers and...
by RobtheHortGod | May 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
I had been thinking about writing about soil and the importance of firm foundations in all areas of our lives. But what kept crowding to the forefront of my mind were different examples of new growth, plant-based or people-based. It’s spring! To be honest, things are...
by RobtheHortGod | Apr 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
Garden centres everywhere (well, around the prairies) will be opening their doors to the public in the next week or so. As a result, there will be a dramatic in new plant acquisitions in yards and gardens across the region. People that love indoor plants, as well as...
by RobtheHortGod | Apr 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
One of the things that I’ve spent much of my working career doing is to sort out different problems that occur in different crops. When I moved to Alberta almost 20 years ago, I started working a lot with fruit crops. Since this is the Canadian Prairies, that meant...
by RobtheHortGod | Apr 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
This is Part 2 of the series “Tis the Season for New Ideas…” Read Part 1 here As I mentioned in Part 1, I love the celebration of newness that comes at this time of year. It’s (almost) spring (or, well, it’s spring somewhere…), or it will be if...
