Your All Things Plants newsletter for March 12, 2012

• 41 new members.
• 125 new threads.
• 2,663 new posts.
• 1,369 new images to the plant database.
• 89 new comments in the plant database.

There were 3 new articles published last week:

Garden Tours: Woofie By Sharon Brown on March 10, 2012 Great gardens of fun and beauty are to be found in one far corner of our country. Let's visit Woofie in the state of Washington and take a look at them. You are going to love what you see! (21 comments)

Rise up, all Gardeners! By Larry Rettig on March 8, 2012 We all know that gardening is good for the body and soul. But there is something the great majority of us don’t know. And what we don’t know can hurt us. (22 comments)

It's all about leaves By Christine Gaither on March 6, 2012 Leaves so often take a back seat to the more showy and colorful flowering blooms and fruits. While we wait for spring to arrive, let's take a look at leaves as the star attraction. (16 comments)

Daily Gardening Tips from this week:

March 12, 2012: When staking plants, put the stakes in place early in the season. There is less chance of damaging the plant and as the plant grows it will hide the stakes. Tip by goldfinch4 Photo by mcash70 - (one comment)

March 11, 2012: Dill and fennel are both host for the Black swallowtail Butterfly .If you plant both dill and fennel in the garden they will cross pollinate and your dill seed will not produce a good culinary (cooking) Dill. Tip and photo by gardengus - (13 comments)

March 10, 2012: Keep a large basket or plastic container in a convenient spot on the porch, deck or in the garden shed for holding small hand tools, yard shoes/boots, pruners, scissors/shears, permanent marker, notepad, pen, gardening gloves, hat, sunscreen, etc. Tip and photo by plantladylin - (no comments)

March 9, 2012: If you want to get an early start on a plant that is difficult to transplant, start it in a coffee can. Cut the bottom off the coffee can and replace it with the plastic lid, with a few holes punched in it for drainage. When it's time to set it out, you can either take the bottom off and slide the whole thing out, or just remove the bottom and plant the entire can. A pair of post hole diggers makes just the right size hole. Tip and photo by woofie - (8 comments)

March 8, 2012: I use an ice cream pail with the handle on it to tote my camera, phone, little plastic baggies, small note book and pen, and a few peanuts for the Steller's jays whenever I am working in the garden, when I move, it moves with me. I put a white cloth over it to protect from dust or light sprinkles. Tip and photo by mcash70 - (18 comments)

March 7, 2012: Keep an eye on your plants for pests. It’s easier to eliminate them before they get out of control. Tip by goldfinch4 Photo by gardengus - (2 comments)

March 6, 2012: If your amaryllis needs a stake, use an interesting branch from a pussy willow, crooked willow, contorted filbert, or whatever you have on hand. Just stick it down into the pot as far as it will go, and secure it to the bloom stalk with a bit of twine or even a twist-tie. Tip and photo by critterologist - (7 comments)