MASON, W.Va. — The fourth in a series of free gardening and landscaping workshops will be held Monday evening at Bob’s Market and Greenhouses Inc. in Mason.
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Atop giant cliffs covered with waterfalls is the land of Meghalaya, or “the abode of clouds” in an ancient tongue. Here people take generations to weave tree roots into majestic living bridges. Sound like something from a J.R.R. Tolkien story? Actually, this place is real!
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Many of us watched in horror as flood waters ravaged communities around West Virginia over the last week or so. The flooding has been devastating with lives lost, homes lost and memories washed away. This flood will have an effect on many of our communities for years to come.
As the waters recede and clean-up efforts continue, there’s one area of concern that many may not have thought of: the safety of garden produce in flooded areas.
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We are proud to announce that our own Jon Neff is one of three finalists for the Dümmen Orange/Green Profit Young Retailer Award for 2016!
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Something big is coming to Bob's Market!
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During my 40 minute drive to Bob’s HQ each morning, I like to listen to podcasts. Among my favorite podcasts is Freakonomics Radio. Last week host Stephen Dubner explored the complexity of making something as simple as a pencil. The episode featured a famous economics essay, “I, Pencil: My Family Tree” by Leonard E. Read. When you visit one of our markets, you are only seeing a small part of a huge supply chain. Let’s take a look at how a plant grown from seed gets to one of our markets. Since spring is just around the corner, let’s take a look at growing pansies.
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With President's Day on Monday and George Washington's birthday this coming Monday, I thought this would be a great time to talk about George Washington's love for gardening.
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Today we would like to salute the veterans that are a part of the Bob's Market family, and all veterans across the USA. Thank you for your service.
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This has nothing to do with gardening, but did you know today is a holiday? It is Back to The Future Day!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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