Your All Things Plants weekly news: June 8, 2013

There were 7 new gardening ideas posted last week:

By Horntoad June 8, 2013 Planters from Stumps and Logs Instead of going through the hassle of removing a stump, use it as a planter. Chop out a cavity in the top of the stump, fill with soil, and plant a cascading plant in it. Old logs can be moved to your gardening area and planted as well. (3 comments)

By robertduval14 June 7, 2013 Quick Relief (Albeit Temporary) from Poison Ivy If you are dealing with a bit of Poison Ivy, particularly on the hands or forearm area, quick and intense temporary relief can be had by running hot water (as hot as you can stand it without burning yourself) over the affected area. The effect won't last a terribly long time, but the level of relief is unmatched. (14 comments)

By dave June 6, 2013 ATP Podcast #21: All Things Tomatoes We're having a contest for our new listeners! Additionally, we discuss everything you need to know about tomatoes, how to grow them, how to care for them, and how to deal with their problems. (2 comments)

By LarryR June 5, 2013 You Can Reuse Potting Soil Save old potting mix and save some money in the bargain when you repot plants. Make sure the plants in the pots had no diseases. Use the old mix to fill the bottoms of large containers. Leave room for at least four to six inches of new mix on top. (4 comments)

By dave June 4, 2013 When Is the Right Time To Harvest Garlic? When the bottom few leaves are dried and brown, the garlic is ready for harvest. I will show you photos of the ready plants, along with tips on how to lift them from the ground and how to cure them for long term storage. (394 words - Read the full article) (30 comments)

By BookerC1 June 3, 2013 Landscape "Planning" Some of the best plant combinations come about by just planting what you like, rather than by following prescribed rules about "what goes together." If it makes you happy, it is a successful combination! (9 comments)

By Heart2Heart June 2, 2013 Daylilies: Sowing the Seeds and Protecting the Seedlings For me, now is the time to sow daylily seeds. In this idea, I intend to show how I sow the daylilies and protect them until they are planted. Note that here in Germany, we have cold phases in May. All gardeners need to plant according to their weather conditions. Most of the purchased seeds come from the United States through an auction site. (490 words - Read the full article) (one comment)

The most popular images last week from our plant database: Photo of Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Star Child') by floota: Photo of Salvia (Salvia 'Amistad') by Gerris2: Photo of Iris (Iris 'Linda's Child') by Misawa77: Photo of Rose (Rosa 'Nimbus') by dana: Photo of Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Voila Francois') by Ladylovingdove: Photo of (Hebe 'Lavender Lace') by bootandall:

The most active threads this week:

Subject	OP	Area	Replies
OT - The Porch Swing • Spring 2013	daylily	Daylilies forum	233
Blooming in June 2013	Ladylovingdove	Daylilies forum	156
What's going on in our June vegetable gardens?	Newyorkrita	Edibles and Preserving forum	121
Our Orchid Blooms in June, 2013	hawkarica	Orchids forum	76
Seedlings June 2013	spunky1	Daylilies forum	65
Announcing the Image Sets feature	dave	Site Talk forum	53
Thumbs aren't working well in IE	Newyorkrita	Site Talk forum	52
Insects and Disease	OldGardener	Site Talk forum	47
Welcome to the Pests and Diseases forum!	dave	Pests and Diseases forum	38

Some new recommendations from our members:

ljrickson recommended Brushwood Nursery and wrote: Dear Dave and Trish, Thanks so much for recommending Brushwood Nursery. I purchased the Campsis "Morning Calm" and Rosa "Lady Banks" rambler. I was extremely impressed with the packaging. The plants were absolutely PERFECT!!!! I wish all mail order nurseries had such great packaging standards. I would highly recommend Brushwood to anyone! Thanks for your great podcasts too! I am so happy that you are on itunes. I look forward to hearing you every week. Have a great day!

Some numbers from last week:

• 66 new members.
• 209 new threads.
• 5,280 new posts.
• 1,793 new images to the plant database.
• 135 new comments in the plant database.