by RobtheHortGod | Aug 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
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,...
by RobtheHortGod | Jul 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
I’m sure that most people will agree that weeds are incredibly frustrating and tedious to deal with. I feel like I just can’t stay ahead of the weeds in some of the public spaces that I maintain. I’ll spend hours clearing out the weeds from an area, only to look at...
by RobtheHortGod | Jul 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
I realize that water seems to be taking a leading spot in the subject matter for this month, but it has been hot and dry in most areas, so you probably understand. While some of this was covered a couple of weeks ago (Water Application Strategies), I want to address...
by RobtheHortGod | Jul 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
There are lots of different vegetables that the prairie vegetable grower can cultivate, regardless of their scale and experience. However, I’m not sure that there is any other vegetable that tops sweet corn in terms of collective desire. Almost everyone loves sweet...
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...