Over the past few weeks, I’ve been updating a few of my website resource materials (as one does when one has some time and some motivation). This has gotten me thinking about the past (and the future). Over the years, I’ve had lots of opportunities to think about and...

It’s been a couple of years since I last posted an article, for which I am sorry. It feels like a bit of small talk might be in order, if you'll permit it. What have I been doing that keeps me from writing and posting? Well, the answer is simple. I’m still adjusting...

It’s been a minute since I last posted an article. Well, in fact, it’s been approximately 25.5 months or 597,600 minutes since the last post. “Why?” “What have you been doing, Rob?" Those are good and valid questions to ask. The answers are simple. I’ve been adjusting...

I have always encouraged people to take a moment or three at the end of any significant period in their lives to reflect on what happened and what they can learn from the events. I would say that at a minimum, growers should examine each growing season. Since the...

The fluctuating temperatures of autumn (typically dipping lower and lower) signal that it is time to wrap up our growing season activities. We harvest that crops that are still out in the field, we put everything into storage, and we clean things up. Whether you are...

Many of the diseases that affect the commonly grown vegetables in this neck of the woods are only threats if they can find a way through the physical armour that is the skin of the vegetable. Vegetables that are healthy and unstressed, and that have intact skin, are...

For the past number of years, one of the bulb vegetables has been increasing in popularity at a rate that is much faster than other vegetables. This growth is also more sustained that other “flash in the pan” vegetables, which rise and fall within a one to three...

At a recent crop walk event that I attended, there was a bit of discussion surrounding the weather. That isn’t entirely surprising given the record-setting high temperatures (and major lack of moisture) that the prairies have been experiencing this summer. Producers...

I apologize for the gaps in articles lately. I’ve undertaken some life changes and writing a blog article isn’t something that always fit into the time allotments this past while. But never fear, I’m working on ways to make more regular posts. It’s harvest time,...