Bob’s Blog
Growing Swiss Chard
With spring in the air, I had to talk about one of my favorite cool weather crops – Swiss Chard! Swiss Chard is a leafy green that has a similar flavor to spinach.
2021 Garden Design Trends
In the last blog post we looked at 2021 home design trends. This week we’re heading outside to look at garden design trends in 2021. Like last week, some of these trends are influenced by COVID-19.
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.
Viral Victory Garden: Fertilizing
When I was a child, I have fond memories of following grandpa through the garden. He always used a wooden walking stick that had notches carved in the side of it.
Viral Victory Garden: Planting
NOW is the time to plant your Victory Garden. Planting is something I’ve written about quite often on our blog so I didn’t feel like I needed to reinvent the wheel for this blog post. However, I thought it might be helpful to share those posts in one convenient place.
Viral Victory Garden: Preparing the Battlefield
This week it’s time to PREPARE FOR BATTLE! … Ur um. Till up your garden. So if you’re an experienced gardener with a plot or raised beds already prepared, this is pretty easy. However, what if you’re just starting with a patch of grass?