The Growing Season, March 28, 2026 - They're Here...

No!   It's not Halloween yet. 

But, "THEY'RE HERE!"  That famous line uttered in Steven Spielberg's 1982 classic "Poltergeist" becomes the jumping off point for this week's episode of The Growing Season. 

Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland dive into all the horticultural items that are current emerging at this time of the year. 

"This is not the time to be out on job sites..."   We know, its a downer BUT that doesn't mean we can't talk about what's to come...

Movie trivia kicks the show off.  With the amount of snow and cold that gripped the GTA this winter passed are we to expect a reduced amount of Japanese Beetles this season? The McFarlands discuss.

Matt has some news with regards to Humber College.

What pollinators emerge first?  You'd be surprised to learn.  

Matt discusses "No Mow May" and its pros and cons. Trilliums and ants.  There's a link.  Let's uncover it. 

Tundra Swans.  WHAT?  Some birds make a 90,000km trip to return to our borders in the spring.  Why do certain birds migrate and others don't?

Why does Daylight Savings Time exist?  Why is it still being used?

Migration is driven by nature, not by bird feeders.

Which birds return to our trees first in the earliest parts of the spring?

Ravens are remarkably intelligent.

Plants that "bloom on old wood" need to be pruned at a specific time.  The McFarlands discuss. 

The trio's favourite flowering spring plants are revealed. 

Tune in.

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