The Phytophactor

The first week of June has left our gardens well-watered with 3-4 inches of rain.  TPP had to remove water from the lily pond and will proba...

So far the winter of 2012-2013 has been pretty much a no show except for some cold temps, but nothing terribly cold.  it has been quite wind...

Here in the upper midwest, if you don't like the weather just wait a day and it'll change.  Fortunately the predicted ice storm fail...

One of the Phactor's cardinal rules is that it doesn't rain on field trips. OK maybe once in a while it rains on field trips when te...

Quite the opposite of Mary's situation , late summer in the upper midwestern USA means hot and dry, and at the best of times August and ...