Your All Things Plants newsletter for June 18, 2012

• 30 new members.
• 170 new threads.
• 3,420 new posts.
• 2,790 new images to the plant database.
• 20 new comments in the plant database.

There were 8 new gardening ideas posted last week:

By CindyBell June 18, 2012 Goodbye to posion ivy dermatitis After coming into contact with poison ivy, grain alcohol will get rid of the dermatitis completely. (151 words - Read the full article) (6 comments)

By Dutchlady1 June 17, 2012 Garden Tour - Dutchlady1 I don't have a Garden; I have a third of an acre in an older part of Naples, Florida, which holds a house, a pool, and hundreds of plants, mostly Plumeria. After they first were stashed haphazardly here and there, wherever there was a space, I am slowly pulling it all together into a more coherent whole. As every gardener knows - this is a work in progress! (527 words - Read the full article) (34 comments)

By CAKnapp June 16, 2012 A nursery label tip Most of the labels received with a new plant get lost or broken. When I purchase a plant that has its own label with all that valuable information (the plant’s real name), I either scan (as a .jpg) or take a photo of both sides of the label. Rename the scan/photo file using the plant’s name (catmint1 for the front of the label, catmint2 for the back). You can take it one step further by photographing the plant and renaming that file also (catmint3). I have created a folder on my pc for “gardening”, and I added under that a folder for “tags”. This way all of the files named catmint are in order when I am looking through my tags and photos. (11 comments)

By threegardeners June 15, 2012 Make your own mosquito repellant You don't need to use expensive, chemical laden products to enjoy the outdoors this Summer. Make your own using organic essential oils. (242 words - Read the full article) (9 comments)

By Sharon June 14, 2012 A bell pepper tip Peppers with 3 bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for eating. Peppers with 4 bumps on the bottom are firmer and stronger flavored. (32 comments)

By paulgrow June 13, 2012 Control those weeds: Creeping Charlie The first in a series of articles on controlling weeds covers Creeping Charlie. (639 words - Read the full article) (4 comments)

By 1AnjL June 13, 2012 A sun tip How much sun is enough? Full sun: at least 6 hours of sun per day. Partial sun/shade: 3-6 hours of sun per day. Dappled sun: receives sun through branches. Full shade: less than 3 hours of sun per day. (21 comments)

By Dutchlady1 June 12, 2012 A quick trade tip Thrifty tip: Everyone has a few plants that multiply like crazy. Get together with your neighbors to swap for their surplus, or offer them in trade on your local freecycle or craigslist forums. (no comments)