Bob’s Blog
Vegetable Garden Planning
Vegetable gardening season is just around the corner. Here at Bob’s we'll soon have seed potatoes, onion sets, and vegetable seeds to help you get started. If you’re new to growing vegetables follow along this spring as we share tips to help you succeed. In this post we’re going to take a look at garden planning in general.
Growing Paperwhites Indoors
Paperwhite narcissus are a great choice for easy to grow blooms for the holiday season. Plant them now for beautiful and fragrant blooms by Christmas. When it comes to growing paperwhites, it couldn’t be easier. All they really need is water and light to flourish.
Testing Garden Soil
Testing your garden's soil is important. If you live in West Virginia, you can get your soil tested for free through WVU's soil testing lab. John Morgan recently got his soil tested and documented the process in the video inside.
Direct Seeding
Unless you live in an area where summers are really short, you're better off sowing some types of vegetables directly in a garden.
Every Landscape Starts with a Good Foundation
Maybe you have a new house with no landscaping, or perhaps you are looking to rejuvenate your aging landscape. You need plants that make your home look welcoming, take the curb appeal up a level, and tie the house to the surrounding landscape. You need a good foundation. In fact, that’s what these plantings are called – “foundation beds”.
The Florida Weave
The Florida Weave. Is it the latest dance craze sweeping Miami? Umm no. It is a surprisingly simple way to tie up tomatoes.