The Phytophactor

Yesterday was the day the Phactors cooked a margarita and tapas dinner having auctioned off this event to raise money for church remodeling....

For purposes of last week's garden tours, our most obtrusive plant cages were removed and hidden away.  The less obtrusive cages remaine...

As mentioned yesterday, the prairie is in bloom, and given the reasonably abundant rain, the vegetation is lush and tall.  The compass pla...

Humidty on our prairie study site was about 300% (based on how it felt) this morning especially down in the vegetation where we had little s...

The Botanical Society of America is meeting in New Orleans Louisiana about a month from now.  The fact that it will be hot and humid hardly ...

In the category of outrageous "news" stories about plants, can TPP play?  Just a couple of days after seeing the blooming of a s...

If you actually thought about taking TPP's suggestion about buying coastal property before it becomes coastal property as an investment...

Here's an idea for you long-term investors.  Get a contour map and figure out where coastlines are going to be once the ice caps in th...

So the NSA is spying on us to keep us safe and sound from terrorism while trampling on our constitutional rights, even though that is what...

Sure. TPP calls BS on a sheep-eating plant.  Puya chiliensis , a member of the pineapple family, is a tough, spiny native of the Andes.  She...