Growing Ginger Indoors

Ever wonder how to grow ginger indoors? Ginger can easily be grown inside and harvested year-round.

Gardening, Indoor Gardening, Plant Care, Produce, WinterJohn MorganFebruary 9, 2018ginger, indoor plants, indoor gardening

My 2018 Resolutions

In 2017 I shared my gardening resolutions for the New Year. For the most part, I had a successful year in the garden. In fact, I’m still enjoying produce from the garden (frozen tomatoes and corn, canned green beans, pickles, and some potatoes in storage). However, there’s still areas where I need to work a bit more.

Editorial, Gardening, LandscapingJohn MorganJanuary 5, 2018new year, resolutions, gardening, healthy, diet, landscape, soil

Caring for Hippeastrum

Hippeastrum have large extravagant trumpet shaped blooms on tall thick stems. In general they will produce 2 stems with at least 4 large flowers per stem making an impressive display. Popular around Christmas and New Year, they flower easily and their showy flowers are sure to brighten up any room or Christmas dining table.

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.

Christmas, DIY, Gardening, Indoor Gardening, Plant Care, TrendsJohn MorganNovember 17, 2017paperwhite, bulb, christmas, indoor, flower

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.

DIY, Fall, Gardening, Plant Care, Science, Video, WVU ExtensionJohn MorganOctober 27, 2017soil, testing, WVU Extension, garden, fall

How an Appalachian Apple Became The Gold Standard

It’s fall. Here at Bob’s this means three things – pansies, mums, and apples. Apples are pretty amazing. We owe modern apples to central Asian farmers thousands of years ago who first domesticated apples. However, we can look a little closer to home when it comes to the most popular varieties of apples today. Two popular varieties have their origin right here in West Virginia. Grimes Golden and Golden Delicious, West Virginia’s official state fruit. In 2013, the Golden Delicious was one of four apple varieties featured on 33-cent stamps issued by the U.S. Postal Service.

Fall, History, Produce, StoryJohn MorganOctober 19, 2017apple, golden delicious, inside appalachia, West Virginia

The Basics of Soil Composition

Soils are complex mixtures of minerals, water, air, organic matter, and countless organisms that are the decaying remains of once-living things. It forms at the surface of land – it is the “skin of the earth.”

Gardening, ScienceJohn MorganOctober 6, 2017soil, horizons, science, rock, organic matter

Overwintering Mums

Overwintering mums is possible. Because many people think that mums (formally called chrysanthemums) are at best a finicky perennial, many gardeners treat them as annuals. But, this does not have to be the case. With just a little winter care for mums, these fall beauties can come back year after year. Keep reading to learn more about how to winterize mums.

Fall, Gardening, Plant CareJohn MorganSeptember 29, 2017Mason, WV, USAHow-To, Plant Care, chrysanthemum, fall, gardening, mums, seasonal care

Fall is Fantastic!

Many people tend to clear out garden and landscape beds in the fall and pack tools away. However, now is a great time for gardening. Fall is fantastic for giving your landscape and edge going into next spring!

Fall, Gardening, Landscaping, Plant CareJohn MorganAugust 31, 2017fall, autumn, trees, shrubs, pansies, mums, chrysanthemum, ornamental grass, grass, peonies, hosta

Shocking History

Fall is just around the corner. Pretty soon you’ll start to see fall displays of pumpkins, mums, and corn shocks. Today corn shocks are used as a decoration, but a little over a century ago they still served a very real purpose.