Your All Things Plants weekly news: February 15, 2014

There were 7 new gardening ideas posted last week:

By dave February 15, 2014 The Top 25 Herbs, Selected by ATP Members Let's open Herbs week with a look at the most popular herbs, as determined by the number of individuals who have posted comments and photos to the herb entries in our database. (2,656 words - Read the full article) (no comments)

By dave February 14, 2014 ATP Podcast #46: The Whitinger Seed Company In this special episode, we are joined by our three oldest children. They'll discuss gardening from children's perspective, along with some funny farm life anecdotes, share some photography tips, and they promote their new seed business. (18 comments)

By mcash70 February 13, 2014 Spring Mulching Made Easier If you have perennial beds that need mulch or compost this spring, try this idea. (166 words - Read the full article) (57 comments)

By abhege February 12, 2014 Love of Gardening Begins with Planting a Seed My first memory of "gardening" was in kindergarten, when we saved the milk carton we got in school, cut the top off, and planted a marigold to give to "Mom" on Mother's Day. (974 words - Read the full article) (15 comments)

By Anderwood February 11, 2014 Let Birds Do Your Pest Control How to maximize the number of bugs the birds eat in your garden. (134 words - Read the full article) (8 comments)

By dave February 10, 2014 The February Roses and Herbs Not-A-Raffle-Raffle! It's that time again! Another exciting raffle filled with exciting prizes. Every ticket is a chance to win so come on in and check out this month's offerings. (439 words - Read the full article) (88 comments)

By Gymgirl February 9, 2014 Start Your Seeds with a Moist Mixture It is important to moisten your seed-starting medium before you start your seeds. After adding water, use a potato masher to completely mix the seed-starting mixture or peat-based potting mixes. It's much easier and quicker! (12 comments)

The most popular images last week from our plant database: Photo of Engleria Saxifrage (Saxifraga stribrnyi) by growitall: Photo of (Cirsium) by jmorth: Photo of Catnip (Nepeta cataria) by Hemlady: Photo of Passion Flower (Passiflora 'Incense') by Char: Photo of Sunflower (Helianthus annuus 'Mammoth Grey Stripe') by dave: Photo of Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Teddy Bears Picnic') by shive1:

The most popular Multi-Plant Photos from last week: Multi-plant photo by pirl: Multi-plant photo by pirl: Multi-plant photo by mjsponies: Multi-plant photo by pirl: Multi-plant photo by Paul2032: Multi-plant photo by Paul2032:

Noteworthy acorn tips given this week:

13 people gave for the idea "Love of Gardening Begins with Planting a Seed" by abhege 10 people gave for the idea " Spring Mulching Made Easier" by mcash70 7 people gave for a post in "Banner for February 12, 2014 by mcash70" by mcash70 7 people gave for the idea "Let Birds Do Your Pest Control" by Anderwood 4 people gave for the idea "Start Your Seeds with a Moist Mixture" by Gymgirl 4 people gave for the idea "ATP Podcast #46: The Whitinger Seed Company" by dave 4 people gave for a post in "Banner for February 14, 2014 by Calif_Sue" by Calif_Sue 3 people gave for a post in "What's going on in our Winter Vegetable Gardens?" by JulieB 3 people gave for a post in "Banner for February 13, 2014 by Newyorkrita" by Newyorkrita 3 people gave for a post in "Stirrup Hoe/Oscillating Hoe opinions" by Cantillon

The most active threads this week:

Subject	OP	Area	Replies
Announcing the winners of the raffle!	dave	The February Roses and Herbs Not-A-Raffle-Raffle!	55
Duh! Why did I not think of this?	woofie	Spring Mulching Made Easier	45
It's Daylilies again on ATP!	Trish	Daylilies forum	43
I got me some tickets!	greene	The February Roses and Herbs Not-A-Raffle-Raffle!	31
West Coast Seedlings	ARUBA1334	Irises forum	30
newbie with lots of questions- hope thats OK!!	flowerlover	Daylilies forum	29
When is a clump too big?	Gleni	Daylilies forum	26
Banner for February 9, 2014 by Calif_Sue	Calif_Sue	Site Banners forum	25
Favorite High Bud Count Daylilies	chalyse	Daylilies forum	23

Some new recommendations from our members:

SongofJoy recommended Gardener's Supply Company and wrote: I always appreciate the selection and quality of gardening items available from this company. Online shopping with them is a pleasure!

woofie recommended Northland Rosarium and wrote: Nice company to do business with. Good communication, very cooperative and helpful. Prices are reasonable, as are shipping charges. The roses I ordered arrived in great shape, very securely packed, and with excellent, detailed planting and care instructions. I definitely plan to order from them again this year.

Some numbers from last week:

• 56 new members.
• 148 new threads.
• 3,912 new posts.
• 949 new images to the plant database.
• 118 new comments in the plant database.
• 24 new Multi-Plant photos.