New Bloom Retailer: Chesapeake Landscape Supply
Bloom is excited to announce its latest retailer, Chesapeake Landscape Materials in Pasadena, MD. The company is now carrying Bloom's full line of products, including cured Bloom in bag and Bloom's sandy blend in bulk, both great topdressing options. “Chesapeake Landscape Materials has heard the needs from our customers for another source
Happy Healthy Hemp, Helped by Bloom
We know that Bloom is great for dark leafy growth, so it's not a surprise to learn that one Maryland hemp farmer's crop is thriving with the help of Bloom! “Fingerboard Farm depends on Bloom for the best nutrition our plants deserve," says Dawn Furman Gordon, CEO of Fingerboard Farm in
Bay Journal Showcases Blue Plains’ Innovations and Successes
Bloom is among the many cost- and energy-saving innovations heralded in a recent Bay Journal piece showcasing DC Water's Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant. Radhika Fox, assistant administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Water, was quoted in the piece as saying "she wished she could 'bottle up' the progress
Maryland Homeowner Models Bloom for the Lawn and Garden
Maryland homeowner Glenn Cross made the most of Bloom's sandy blend this past season, utilizing it with great success in several lawn and garden projects. "I have used Bloom in many plantings of grass seed, new trees and flowers. I had great success in the primary uses to control
Bloom Bridges the Organic Matter Gap on DC’s Frederick Douglass Project
The Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge project is not only the largest construction project in DC history, it's also Bloom’s largest project to date. The bridge’s new design included significant landscaping and turf establishment to beautify the area and green up new paths for those walking and biking across the bridge, which is where
Ask the Expert: Can I Apply Bloom in the Summer if I Missed the Spring Season?
By Ron Alexander Generally, gardeners and professional landscapers understand that you don’t ‘work’ the soil when it is excessively dry, like in the summer, as this can destroy the soil’s structure. Planting during the summer heat increases the risk of plant establishment failure, as plants require more water, so
Historic Maryland Cornfield Restored with Bloom
Many Maryland corn farmers turn to Bloom for a sustainable fertilizer and a great yield. So when Hampton National Historic Site needed help coaxing a historic cornfield back to life, Bloom was there for it! Located in Towson, Maryland, the National Park Service site today preserves the core of what
Another Day at the Bee Orphanage
Of the many precious resources Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant captures, orphaned honeybees probably aren't top of mind. Yet tucked behind behind the Bloom blending pit, a row of brightly painted hives serve as home to recovered bee colonies that produce a few hundreds of pounds of award-winning honey
Deciphering Nutrient Analyses: A Recap
If you missed Bloom’s nutrient analysis presentation with recycled organics expert Ron Alexander, give it a listen! While there was simply too much material to capture all his talking points, here is a synthesis of some of his takeaways: Nutrient analyses serve to better understand the characteristics of a
