Your All Things Plants newsletter for August 13, 2012

• 31 new members.
• 122 new threads.
• 2,640 new posts.
• 2,334 new images to the plant database.
• 38 new comments in the plant database.

There were 7 new gardening ideas posted last week:

By dave August 13, 2012 Interview with Margaret Roach of AWayToGarden.com A gardener, author, blogger and much more, Margaret Roach is highly popular with everyone who learns about her. Come listen to our audio interview and find out why! (294 words - Read the full article) (2 comments)

By blue23rose August 12, 2012 Garden Tour: blue23rose We are traveling to Southwest Indiana to take a look at the lovely gardens of blue23rose. You are going to really enjoy this Garden Tour. (1,334 words - Read the full article) (15 comments)

By Horseshoe August 11, 2012 Outsmart the squash bugs Have squash? Have bugs? Have squash bugs? (One of the hardest pests to get rid of) Try watering squash plants from top to bottom with your hose wand. This makes the adults want to come to the top of the plant to dry off in the sun. Once they are out in the open come back in a few minutes and spray with a mix of soap spray and rubbing alcohol. It’ll sure get most of them! (7 comments)

By wildflowers August 10, 2012 Cleaning root vegetables A pair of exfoliating bath and shower gloves work very well for cleaning garden fresh root vegetables. (7 comments)

By RossWindows August 9, 2012 Saving Tomato Seeds Saving tomato seeds is a perfect way to have great tasting tomatoes from year to year. This technique is basically fermentation and being a home-brewer, I just had to try it. (429 words - Read the full article) (9 comments)

By Sharon August 8, 2012 Legends, old cedar trees and children Let's talk a little about legends, lore and Nature. On good weather Sundays, late in the afternoon, you can find me wandering in the Land Between the Lakes here in western Kentucky. I have a friend who always goes with me; last week when she called she said, "Let's go visit the Cedar Tree." (1,384 words - Read the full article) (67 comments)

By RobertB August 7, 2012 Recycle delivery trays Save the delivery trays from those restaurants that deliver; they come in mighty handy for various usages. I store everything from marbles to nails in them and they make a great seed tray! (4 comments)