Bob’s Blog
Viral Victory Garden: Making a Battle Plan
This spring we’re focusing on a crash course in vegetable gardening. Specifically, we’re growing Viral Victory Gardens. So where do we start? We need to start with a plan.
Grow Poinsettias All Year
Attempting to grow a poinsettia as a perennial houseplant can be quite a challenge, but for those adventurous enough to attempt it, it can be a fun challenge.
HOT Gardening Tips!
The dog days of summer are here, and the region is as hot as the surface of the sun. With daily temperature in the 80s, 90s, or higher, your plants needs some extra care to survive. Follow these basic tips to help your plants beat the heat.
What is Bean Rust?
Rust is a common disease that affects many plants. Bean rust is caused by Uromyces phaseoli typica, and it affects common dry and snap, lima, and scarlet runner beans.
Foxglove Care
Foxglove bears tall, dramatic spikes of tubular flowers with speckled throats. Foxglove blooms in midsummer and adds elegance to a perennial border, woodland area, or shade garden.
Rainy Day Garden Tasks
This week it has been quite rainy, and that got me thinking about what a gardener can do on rainy days. There's not much that can be done outside on rainy days, but there are quite a few gardening tasks that can be done indoors.