
Bob’s Blog

Fertilizing for Optimal Growth
Fertilizing flower beds and vegetables is important to ensure that your plants are getting the nutrients they need to grow and thrive. Much like us, plants need a balanced diet of nutrients for optimal growth.

Petunia Care
Like any plant, petunias require proper care to thrive and stay healthy. In this blog post, we'll go over some tips for caring for petunias and ensuring they stay in top shape.

Peperomia Care Tips
Peperomia plants are popular indoor houseplants because they require very little care. Their small size and minimal needs make them ideal for apartments, offices, or anywhere limited space is a concern.

Batten Down The Hatches
Change is on the horizon. With winter winds blowing into the region, most of our fall gardening tasks are just about complete. However, here are a few things to consider when battening down the hatches for winter.

Hanging Basket Care Tips
Here at Bob’s Market we grow lots of hanging baskets … over 100,000 this year alone! In this post we’ll take a look at some basic care tips that can be used for all hanging baskets. We follow these basic tips at Bob’s, and they will guarantee great results.

Mini Maters
This year I went a little crazy with tomatoes. I have close to fifty plants in my garden. I had hoped for a bumper crop that I could freeze and can for future use, but this hasn’t been the best growing season. My tomatoes are ripening at a smaller size than typically expected and ripening more slowly at that. Also, some of them are developing splits in the skin are this last round of much needed rain.