Your All Things Plants weekly news: July 27, 2013

There were 7 new gardening ideas posted last week:

By threegardeners
July 27, 2013 Fighting Mildew Naturally
Milk is a great fungicide. You can spray phlox with it to stop powdery mildew.
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By abhege
July 26, 2013 Use a Shaker for Planting Small Seeds
For those tiny seeds that are hard not to sow too thickly, like carrots and radishes, use one of the large spice shakers you buy at the store. After it's empty, wash thoroughly and dry. Add your seeds and shake gently.
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By dave
July 25, 2013 ATP Podcast #28: Harvesting Honey, Planting Fall Veggies, Drying Flowers and a Contest!
We cover a lot of ground in today's podcast where we discuss our recent beehive adventure, discuss the challenges of fall gardening, and Trish shares her secrets about drying flowers. We are also having a contest in this week's podcast!
(27 comments)

By RoseBlush1
July 24, 2013 Spider Mites in the Rose Garden
If you live in a hot and dry climate, as I do in the mountains of northern California, now is the time to start protecting your roses from spider mite infestation. (463 words - Read the full article)
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By goldfinch4
July 23, 2013 Glossary Tip - Variegated
Leaves that have blotches, patches, or marks of different colors.
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By Rhapsody616
July 22, 2013 How To Root Brugmansia in Sphagnum Moss
When rooting in soil rots the stem of the plant, you may want to try this style of rooting for propagating Angel Trumpets. (353 words - Read the full article)
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By goldfinch4
July 21, 2013 Glossary Tip - Stolon
A type of plant stem that usually grows horizontally and produces new plants at the end or tip.
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The most popular images last week from our plant database:

Photo of Masterwort (Astrantia major 'Snow Star') by robertduval14:

Photo of Coleus (Plectranthus scutellarioides 'Smallwood's Driveway') by poisondartfrog:

Photo of Hen and Chicks (Sempervivum tectorum 'Sunset') by banker07:

Photo of Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Bottle Rocket') by virginiarose:

Photo of Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea 'Alba') by robertduval14:

Photo of Lily (Lilium henryi) by stilldew:

The most popular image sets from last week:

Image Set by 4susiesjoy:

Image Set by virginiarose:

Image Set by chelle:

Image Set by eclayne:

Image Set by Cem9165:

Image Set by sandnsea2:

Noteworthy acorn tips given this week:
5 people gave for a post by wickedelph under "suggestion: ability to tag a member in forum posts" 4 people gave for a post by flaflwrgrl under "Pennies in the birdbath..." 3 people gave for a post by 4susiesjoy under "Seriously, you think this is a beautiful flower?" 2 people gave for a post by Trish under "A new member gone missing???" 2 people gave for the image set #246 by chelle 2 people gave for the image set #245 by 4susiesjoy 2 people gave for a post by Calif_Sue under "Klingon Princess Iris" 2 people gave for a post by chelle under "Trying to identify a flowering plant" 2 people gave for a post by Seedsower under "I love my Bat Cuphea plant!" 2 people gave for a photo of Single Dahlia (Dahlia 'Bishop of Llandaff') in the plant database by okus

The most active threads this week:
Subject OP Area Replies

suggestion: ability to tag a member in forum posts wickedelph Site Talk forum 102

Dave, it is so good to see your face again. woodspirit Site Talk forum 75

Good intro, Trish Sharon ATP Podcast #28: Harvesting Honey, Planting Fall Veggies, Drying Flowers and a Contest! 25

2000 Sempervivum LabourofLove Sempervivum and Jovibarba forum 23

Seedlings in grapus's garden grapus Lilies forum 22

Calif_Sue does it again.... fiwit Daylilies forum 21

Black Diamond Crape Mytrle Route66 Ask a Question forum 21

id? speciesrok Lilies forum 20

Need to find a retailer TennesseeDave Aroids forum 19

The most active threads this week:
Subject	OP	Area	Replies
suggestion: ability to tag a member in forum posts	wickedelph	Site Talk forum	102
Dave, it is so good to see your face again.	woodspirit	Site Talk forum	75
Good intro, Trish	Sharon	ATP Podcast #28: Harvesting Honey, Planting Fall Veggies, Drying Flowers and a Contest!	25
2000 Sempervivum	LabourofLove	Sempervivum and Jovibarba forum	23
Seedlings in grapus's garden	grapus	Lilies forum	22
Calif_Sue does it again....	fiwit	Daylilies forum	21
Black Diamond Crape Mytrle	Route66	Ask a Question forum	21
id?	speciesrok	Lilies forum	20
Need to find a retailer	TennesseeDave	Aroids forum	19

Some new recommendations from our members:

4susiesjoy recommended Romence Gardens & Greenhouses and wrote:
I won a gift card from them in the raffle-not-a-raffle. I didn't know about them until then. The plants I ordered were in such good shape that they looked as if I had picked them up from the nursery. They were a very nice size and well grown. The packing was exceptional! I will certainly keep them at the top of my list when I am looking for a plant!

daylily recommended Crintonic and wrote:
Curt Hanson is a master of intense colors and envelope-pushing forms. I just returned from a visit to his garden at peak bloom. If you look closely just off center, way in the back of this photo, you will see Curt, making crosses before the morning temperatures rise. Most of Curt's plants develop a big, massive habit when left undisturbed to settle in for a few years.

TennesseeDave recommended Brian's Botanicals and wrote:
I recently ordered 3 Colocasia potted plants from Brian. The plants arrived safely and in good shape and as scheduled. The packing was very good. Shipping information was provided along with a tracking number. Brian is pleasant to talk to and offers a lot of information on his site. I highly recommend Brian's Botanicals especially if you want to try some gigantic elephant ears.

Some new recommendations from our members:
4susiesjoy recommended Romence Gardens & Greenhouses and wrote: I won a gift card from them in the raffle-not-a-raffle. I didn't know about them until then. The plants I ordered were in such good shape that they looked as if I had picked them up from the nursery. They were a very nice size and well grown. The packing was exceptional! I will certainly keep them at the top of my list when I am looking for a plant!
daylily recommended Crintonic and wrote: Curt Hanson is a master of intense colors and envelope-pushing forms. I just returned from a visit to his garden at peak bloom. If you look closely just off center, way in the back of this photo, you will see Curt, making crosses before the morning temperatures rise. Most of Curt's plants develop a big, massive habit when left undisturbed to settle in for a few years.
TennesseeDave recommended Brian's Botanicals and wrote: I recently ordered 3 Colocasia potted plants from Brian. The plants arrived safely and in good shape and as scheduled. The packing was very good. Shipping information was provided along with a tracking number. Brian is pleasant to talk to and offers a lot of information on his site. I highly recommend Brian's Botanicals especially if you want to try some gigantic elephant ears.

Some numbers from last week:

55 new members.
187 new threads.
3,928 new posts.
1,205 new images to the plant database.
25 new comments in the plant database.
10 new image sets.