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...
by RobtheHortGod | Apr 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
Happy Easter Monday! I love the symbolism of all of the different elements of the Easter season. As a religious person, I appreciate the impact that the celebration of the events associated with this season has on my life. As a horticulturist, I love the celebration...
by RobtheHortGod | Mar 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
Pre-season / Early Season fertilizing strategies With spring poised to … well … spring (at least after winter gets the last few kicks in), we start to turn our minds towards getting things ready for our soon-to-be-growing plants. If you have any perennial fruit...
