Unloaded a truck of trees and went down to the court house today: www.wgrz.com/article/news...
How to choose a sweet cherry tree. All of these are self fertile, hardy, and decent on disease/cracking resistance.
Lapin - Highest yield and more 'rich' flavor
Black Gold - Easy to grow, less yield than lapin, clean flavor
Sweetheart - Late season. Rich flavor
Stella - Early Season. Clean Flavor
Sometimes you write a letter to your Senator, and sometimes they respond.
I learned the NM State University Chile Pepper Institute has an online store selling seeds. Very cool.
cpi.nmsu.edu
Columnar Apples are a vertical type of apple tree that grows in an upright column.
You can grow them in a pot, or you can grow them on a lot.
You can grow them near a stoop, you can grow them by a coop.
You can purchase them online, or in person come spring time.
Sugar Maple. (Acer saccharum)
Another year, another round of germination.
White phenotype of Salvia Azurea
Snakeroot (Ageratina altissima)
If you're in the USA, now is a good time to write to your representatives in the Senate. (Schumer/Gillibrand for me NY) There is an upcoming vote on funding for ICE/DHS.
If you're not sure what to say, you can use my letter as a template.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
I'm doing some research in a manner that requires precise citations. I'm finding myself wanting to quote sources from the EPA, USDA, and Census bureau. At one point I would have been really confident in that. These days I'm not sure how much I can actually trust that as a source?
Spotted Joe Pye Weed (Eutrochium maculatum) Native to a wide range temperate areas in the united states. It often can be seen out in the wild forming large clumps and masses of plants. This is a late summer through fall bloomer. Grows rapidly, responds very well to nitrogen, and yeah just great.
This is Tall Ironweed (Vernonia gigantea) as seen at Tifft Nature Preserve. This herbaceous perennial is native to NE USA and blooms in the fall. Tall Ironweed has dramatic purple/pink blossoms, reaches up to 6ft tall, and is a valuable source of late season nectar during.
The North American Paintbrush Plant Castilleja coccinea is a hemi-parastic biennial. It does not require a host plant for it's lifecycle. However, it does greatly benefit by being able to steal nutrients from nearby hosts. In some areas of the country, there is also a yellow phenotype.
Did you know? Modern Peach and Apricot varieties are bred in... Ontario, Canada?
Frost Peach is the best peach variety with disease resistance to Peach Leaf Curl a notoriously difficult fungal infection.
Not to mention those spring pink blossoms
"Sensation"
Lilac appreciation Post.
Magnolias are one of my favorite ornamental trees and I've got a few exciting varieties this year.
Felix, Galaxy, Black Tulip, Kobus, Tinkerbelle, and Yellow Bird
www.zubaplants.com/collections/...
The 2026 catalog is online and taking orders. Still a bunch to do (namely more/better photos) but the hard part is out of the way. Over 120 different products this year. Double the number of native plants and a wide selection of fruit and ornamental trees.
www.zubaplants.com
"Seeds that germinate when exposed to light are called positively photoblastic"
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Seeds are sown
CLOSED For In person retail for the rest of the season. Online orders only
Meadow Blazing Star
"Buffalo officials largely ignored neighbors and violated state law in their rush to convert an abandoned community center near the Central Terminal into a training facility."
www.investigativepost.org/2025/09/04/p...
In case you wanted some levity in your life this week. We made a low budget commercial with a butterfly
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVPN...
There is oppression in my neighborhood. Please share. I beg you.
www.btpm.org/local/2025-0...
