Bob’s Blog
Choosing Plants That Fit
Shopping for plants can be a bit disorienting if you don’t have a definite plan of what you want to buy. There’s annuals and perennials, tons of colors, and hundred other options. Each year I come up with a color scheme for my landscape and work from there. The next thing I consider is the bed locations, container sizes, and the heights that would look best. There’s tons of other factors you can consider when planning. In this post I want to look at just the container size options we offer, and the applications they are best suited for in your garden.
Growing Onions from Sets
Onions are a cold-season crop, easy to grow because of their hardiness. I like using onion sets, which can be planted without worry of frost damage and have a higher success rate than direct seed or transplants. Here are some tips to help you get the most out of your onion crop.
Change is Good
Change is good. If you visit our site often, you might’ve noticed a big change. The previous version of the website had been up since 2016, and work started on it a year earlier. Most of us don’t have cell phones that old!
Growing Microgreens at Home
Over the next few weeks we’re going to talk about foods you can grow inside during the winter. One of the absolute easiest vegetables to grow on the kitchen windowsill is microgreens — the perfect topping for any quick salad.
Reconnect in 2019
Americans spend 93% of their time indoors! Our always-on, internet-connected lifestyles are a detriment to our well-being. Here at Bob’s we specialize in the outdoors! Let’s all work to reconnect with nature in 2019.