{{ bs()->textArea('textArea', 'Lorem ipsum blah blah blah') }}
{{ bs()->textArea('textArea_ro', 'This one is read only')->disabled() }}
{{ bs()->text('plaintext', 'Read only and show as plain text')->readOnly(true) }}
It can be wrapped inside a form group if needed.
{{ bs()->formGroup()
->label('Content')
->control(bs()->textArea('content', 'Lorem ipsum blah blah blah')) }}