News from Bob's Market & Greenhouses, Inc.

Issue 12.18

May 3, 2012

Dianthus Care

Dianthus is a genus of 300 species of flowering plants. Here at Bob's we grow dianthus that we sell in bedding flats, and we also sell perennial types of dianthus that come back every year. Overall dianthus is a pretty hardy plant. Even somebody with a brown thumb would have a hard time killing it.

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Order Mother's Day Gift Cards Now

Mother's Day is coming up next weekend, and a Bob's Market Gift Card makes the perfect gift! Order no later than Sunday, May 6th to guarantee delivery by Mother's Day.

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Mother's Day Photo Contest

This Mother's Day take a photo with your mom (or with your child / children if youare a mom) at any of our Bob's Market locations and upload it to our Facebook page. We will then pick a winner at random from among the photos uploaded. Everyone's mom is perfect so it would be impossible for us to judge the photos! The randomly selected winner will receive a gift bag full of gardening goodies!

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May 2012

1st-2nd A Barren Period. Good For Killing Plant Pests, Cultivating, Or Taking A Short Vacation.

3rd-4th Excellent Time For Planting Corn, Beans, Peppers, And Other Aboveground Crops. Favorable For Sowing Hay, Fodder Crops, And Grains. Plant Flowers.

5th-7th Plant Carrots, Beets, Onions, Turnips, And Other Root Crops At This Time. Cabbage, Lettuce, And Other Leafy Vegetables Will Do Well. Planting Seedbeds. Good For Transplanting.

8th-9th Do No Planting.

10th-12th Plant Late Beets, Potatoes, Onions, Carrots, And Other Root Crops.

13th-14th Kill Plant Pests On These Barren Days.

15th-16th Favorable Time For Planting Late Root Crops. Also Good For Vine Crops That Can Be Planted Now. Set Strawberry Plants. Good Days For Transplanting.

17th-18th Poor Planting, Fine For Cultivating Or Spraying.

19th-20th Favorable Planting Days: First Day For Root Crops. Good Day For Transplanting. Last Day For Beans, Corn, Cotton, Tomatoes, Peppers, And Other Aboveground Crops.

21st-22nd Any Seed Planted Now Will Tend To Rot.

23rd-24th Most Favorable For Planting Corn, Cotton, Okra, Beans, Peppers, Eggplant, And Other Aboveground Crops. Plant Seedbeds And Flower Gardens.

25th-29th A Barren Period. Good For Killing Plant Pests, Cultivating, Or Taking A Short Vacation.

30th-31st Excellent Time For Planting Corn, Beans, Peppers, And Other Aboveground Crops. Favorable For Sowing Hay, Fodder Crops, And Grains. Good For Planting Flowers.

Uncle Jim's Almanac is based on the age-old method of using the moon as a planting guide. It can be applied to any region of the US where planting is favorable.

"Well done is better than well said."

-Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanack

Creamy Dill Dip

by: Vicky Nazarewycz

Dill is one of my favorite perennial herbs. I actually like to just munch on a sprig of it when I am working in the garden. If you are lucky enough to be growing some from last year is probably tall enough to start using.

Ingredients

-1/2 cup Mayonnaise

-1/2 cup sour cream

-2 tsp. fresh or dried dill

-1 tsp. sugar

-1/4 tsp. salt

-1 tsp dried minced onion

-1/4 tsp white pepper

Directions

Mix all ingredient, chill several hours. Makes 1 cup.