Fastplant selection experiment wrap up
Last Fall I completed the first round of an artificial selection experiment using Fastplants similar to one described in the […]
A Colorado Comeuppance
Over the last half-decade the summer expeditions to southern Colorado have exceeded our expectations–at least as far as the fishing […]
Day 40–update
As I was looking over my past posts about growing these fastplants I was a little taken aback at how […]
Day 27 update
Note much to update. The seed pods are filling out and the plants overall are looking fine. I almost goofed […]
There still a few monarchs
This year has been a particularly challenging year if you are a monarch butterfly. All over the summer range of […]
Day 23–Maintenance Mode
Last Tuesday I finished pollination. Since then I’ve simply been maintaining the plants–making sure they have water/fertilizer and trimming back […]
Day 17 Last day for Pollination
Today, I pollinated the two populations of Fastplants for the last time. Over the years I’ve got to say that […]
Just What We Were Looking For
One of the things a person learns after a time is to be careful about creating too many expectations based […]
Day 15
A little bit has happened since the Update of Day 12 Update…. After counting hairs, putting the data into a […]
Back in the Southern Rockies
For more than 45 of my 60+ years, I have spent part of my summer in the Southern Rockies. No […]