Bob’s Blog
What are Invasive Species?
On Monday Bea Corra from Parkersburg shared a picture of a plant on our Facebook page wanting to know what type of plant it was and whether it was invasive or harmful. I instantly had a flashback to August 2005 when I was studying Plant Taxonomy at Marshall University. The plant (right) is Japanese Knotweed, an invasive species. I also remember Dr. Evans’s advice for getting rid of it … “sell your house”. This week, we’re going to take a look at what makes a plant invasive and some of the most common in our region.
Up-cycled Tipsy Pot Tower
For this week's blog post I need to give a shout out to Susie Vanco from Gallipolis, OH. She shared a photo of her pool on Facebook, but I spotted something awesome in the background. A few emails later, and I present to you the Up-cycled Tipsy Pot Planter!
#Cultivate15 Live Blog: Tuesday, July 14
Today was the last day of the trade show and educational sessions. This morning, I toured the trade show, and met with quite a few of our suppliers. Get ready for some future articles taking in depth looks at what goes into our products.
#Cultivate15 Live Blog: Monday, July 13
Today I attended the keynote presented by Nancy Fire, the founder and creative director of Design Works International, she specializes in trends i.e. print/color direction, color palettes, and graphics. In the horticultural industry we constantly look to the fashion industry for inspiration. One company that Nancy's company works with is the HGTV Home brand so her advice definitely carries weight.
#Cultivate15 Live Blog: Sunday, July 12
Today was a busy day filled with session that were again interesting to me, but probably not to you … unless you are interested in greenhouse inventory systems. I also got a chance to catch up with folks that I have met over the years of attending. I did pick up a ton of useful information that is going to impact Bob's Market going forward.
#Cultivate15 Live Blog: Saturday, July 11
Welcome to day one of Cultivate15. Today, after checking in, I went to a session that was a sort of town hall meeting dealing with a very serious issue in the horticulture industry – attracting a new generation of horticulture professionals into our industry. Right now there are an estimated 50,000+ jobs needing qualified professionals in our industry.