Bob’s Blog
The Difference Between Peaches and Nectarines
Last night I had a customer that messaged us via Facebook. She was wondering if we still had peaches. Unfortunately we are out, but we do have nectarines. Did you know that nectarines are just peaches with their fuzz shaved off? Really! We have a crew locked in a back room at Bob’s equipped with razors. Not buying it? Me neither. However, genetically speaking, it isn’t that far from the truth.
Brace Yourself
I hate to say it, but to quote Eddard Stark, “Winter is coming.” This week’s cooler weather has got me thinking about changing leaves, the smell of wood smoke, and frosty mornings. With the changing of the seasons, there are a number of things you can do now to prepare your landscape for winter and give you landscape a boost in the spring.
Something Big
September is a special month in the history of Bob’s Market. 15 years ago we registered the domain name “bobsmarket.com” thus beginning our presence on the information super highway. We had no idea how important the net would be today.
Christmas in August
MASON — Heat and humidity, county fairs, back-to-school, football.
These are the things most people think about when you mention August. But what about Christmas?
At Bob’s Market and Greenhouses in Mason, over 50,000 pots of poinsettias have been planted this week and last, according to Scott Barnitz, vice president.
Soil System Improves Growing And Sales
My father started our company 45 years ago growing bedding plants, mainly early season production and finished plants for our West Virginia market. It was in the early 1980s that we started growing earlier spring production and shipping materials to southern markets, and by the late 1980s, we also produced pansies for fall.
We started using hydrogels when they first came on the market in the early 1990s and found that they really helped with our production by keeping plants healthier for these new markets.
Late Summer Gardening
As summer begins to wind down toward fall, the spring-planted garden changes character. Once bright green and limber, the foliage darkens, dries, and makes a rasping, rattling sound as you wander through. In the late-summer vegetable garden, your plants are entering the seed making phase and require a little special attention to prolong their productivity.