News & Events

Customer of the Month: Spider Hall Farm

September 22, 2023|Categories: News|

Thanks to Charlie Cox of Spider Hall Farm for sending this action shot of his combine harvesting a field of Bloom-boosted corn. "The dry weather really helped us to expedite the Bloom spreading this spring. I can really tell the difference in the Bloom corn compared to where we used

Bloom Judges Compost Contest at DC State Fair

September 22, 2023|Categories: News|

Bloom's Senior Director April Thompson joined Brenda Platt, Composting for Community Director for the Institute for Self-Reliance, to judge a heated competition in the 2023 DC State Fair: the compost contest! And when we say heated, that would be 90-140 degrees - the ideal compost pile temp range. The first

Bloom Spreader Program Assists Farmers

September 22, 2023|Categories: News|

Did you know that we have a spreader program for farmers ordering 500 or more tons of Bloom? Bloom is best spread with a manure spreader, but not all customers have the right equipment to apply it. Bloom has two sizes of spreaders available to assist customers, available on a

Photo of the Month: Carl Buckler Beanfield

August 24, 2023|Categories: News|

Thank you to Carl Buckler for sending this photo (among others - including a beautiful rainbow over his fields!) of his soybeans growing heartily with the help of Bloom. This was Carl's first year using Bloom on his Upper Marlboro, MD farm, to great results. Interested in getting a free

Healthy Soil, Happy Corn

August 24, 2023|Categories: News|

Thanks to EJ Wilson of Wilson Farms for sharing results of his booming corn this season! EJ decided to give Bloom a try this year, given the relative scarcity of chicken litter, and did a side by side comparison of the two products in adjacent fields. "I see a hell

Project of the Month: US Botanic Gardens

August 24, 2023|Categories: News|

Bloom is proud to help beautify some of the most important landmarks in the nation's capital, from the US Capitol grounds to the latest feather in our cap, the US Botanic Garden. This pristine lawn in the USBG's Outdoor Gardens was amended by longtime customer Rasevic Landscape Company using Bloom's

Customer of the Month: LiveWell Outdoors

August 24, 2023|Categories: News|

Bloom is proud to have some of the DMV's best landscaping companies on board using Bloom, and LiveWell Outdoors, a high-end residential landscaper based in Upper Marlboro, MD, is no exception. LiveWell Outdoors boasts 20+  years of expertise, providing a broad range of disciplines that include landscape architecture, landscape design, and construction. Their

Leadership Changes at Blue Drop

July 20, 2023|Categories: News|

Bloom would like to bid farewell to Thomas Kuczynski (left), who took up the charge as Blue Drop's Interim President in 2019, all the while holding down his main job as VP of Information Technology at DC Water. Tom's innovative ideas, business acumen and punny (never puny!) sense of humor

New Soils Course for ASLA CEU

July 20, 2023|Categories: News|

Are you a landscape architect looking for a CEU this season? Bloom has just launched the latest in its lunch and learn series with Ron Alexander. The one hour virtual course, entitled Managing Site-Specific Soils for Landscaping Success and Sustainability, will be offered free of charge to LA firms with