Your National Gardening Association weekly news for October 8, 2016

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Ripening Vine Crops

Making Pumpkins Last

Harvesting root crops

The most popular images last week from our plant database:

Photo of Andean Silver-Leaf Sage (Salvia discolor)
By kniphofia:

Photo of Columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris 'Adelaide Addison')
By robertduval14:

Photo of White Bat Flower (Tacca 'Nivea')
By mellielong:

Photo of Torch Lily (Kniphofia rooperi)
By kniphofia:

Photo of Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta 'Cappuccino')
By kniphofia:

Photo of Cilantro (Coriandrum sativum)
By Gleni:

Photo of Richmond Birdwing Butterfly Vine (Pararistolochia praevenosa)
By Gleni:

Photo of Rose (Rosa 'France Libre')
By sunnyvalley:

Photo of Intermediate Bearded Iris (Iris 'I'm Wicked')
By gwhizz:

Photo of Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Final Episode')
By yadah_tyger:

The most popular Landscape Photos from last week:

Click an image to view the names of the plants in each photo.

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Noteworthy acorn tips given this week:

8 people gave for post #1288786 in "Bee Friends And Other Garden Guests - Chapter 6" by flaflwrgrl

8 people gave for post #1289614 in "Sharon Brown (Sharon)" by LarryR

5 people gave for post #1292008 in "Bee Friends And Other Garden Guests - Chapter 6" by GrammaChar

4 people gave for post #1288878 in "Banner for October 3, 2016 by Dinu" by Dinu

4 people gave for post #1287207 in "September 2016 website redesign is complete!" by gardenglory

4 people gave for post #1290631 in "An Amazing Experience" by Avedon

3 people gave for post #1292567 in "Bee Friends And Other Garden Guests - Chapter 6" by jmorth

3 people gave for post #1292546 in "September 2016 website redesign is complete!" by tx_flower_child

3 people gave for post #1287125 in "Banner for October 1, 2016 by dirtdorphins" by dirtdorphins

3 people gave for post #1291832 in "Bee Friends And Other Garden Guests - Chapter 6" by dirtdorphins

The most active threads this week:

Subject OP Area Replies
Hurricane MatthewplantladylinFlorida Gardening forum156
Sharon Brown (Sharon)TrishGarden of Memories forum120
Our Orchid blooms in October 2016UrsulaOrchids forum100
Bee Friends And Other Garden Guests - Chapter 6wildflowersGardening for Butterflies, Birds and Bees forum96
Some irises that need a homeUndertheSunIrises forum96
October 2016 Butterflies, Moths & LarvamellielongGardening for Butterflies, Birds and Bees forum61
How Do You Label Your DayliliesLegalilyDaylilies forum49
Just to let you know ....beckygardenerDaylilies forum42
Photos frozenbeckygardenerSite Talk forum36

Some new reviews from the Green Pages:

Kabby recommended Almost Eden and wrote:

First time ordering from AE. I hadn't read the reviews beforehand but like others they had hard to find plants. John delayed shipment for me and also changed an order. Great communication and the plants were beyond words. Well packed, robust plants, the banana I ordered was fully 3ft tall. I will be ordering from them again!

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