South Rock Creek 4-H President Gabe Hobbs stands in his garden during last year’s “Oh, the Places You’ll Go” county garden contest. Hobbs won first in the contest. This year, Hobbs has organized his own gardening contest, focusing on bell peppers. Photo provided.
Gabe Hobbs, president of South Rock Creek’s 4-H Club, poses by his Golden Bell Pepper plant in its self-wicking planter on June 23. Hobbs won last year’s 4-H county gardening contest, and after finding out there wouldn’t be a gardening contest this year, decided to start a bell pepper-growing contest. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
Gabe Hobbs presents his raised-bed garden of peppers, including candy cane, bell peppers, and garden peppers.
Gabe Hobbs presents his raised-bed garden of peppers, including candy cane, bell peppers, and garden peppers.
South Rock Creek 4-H Club President Gabe Hobbs discovered his love of gardening three years ago.
It was the same year he joined 4-H and entered a county-wide garden contest for members. It was also the year of the COVID-19 quarantine.
“He started gardening for just something to do during 2020 when the whole world shut down,” said his mother, Charity Hobbs.
That...
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