Your All Things Plants weekly news: May 4, 2013

There were 7 new gardening ideas posted last week:

By Paul2032 May 4, 2013 The Ubiquitous Primrose The definition of the term ubiquitous is "existing or being everywhere at the same time, constantly encountered." Are primroses ubiquitous? (140 words - Read the full article) (no comments)

By Joannabanana May 3, 2013 Symptoms and Solutions for Seedlings That Need Fertilizer Sometimes we get so busy watering our seedlings, we forget to fertilize them on a regular schedule. The plants will let you know when they need to be fed by looking sickly. (114 words - Read the full article) (no comments)

By Xeramtheum May 2, 2013 How To Make an Ant Moat for Your Hummingbird Feeder Love my hummingbird feeders but hate the ants -- after trying numerous ‘fixes’ to keep ants out of the feeders, I came up with my own fix that actually works using a can cap, wire, and cork. (265 words - Read the full article) (9 comments)

By dave May 1, 2013 ATP Podcast #16: Gardening With Children In this week's episode, Dave and Trish discuss gardening with children, including the how's and the why's. (8 comments)

By patrob April 30, 2013 Make Your Own Potting Soil Mix your own potting soil. Most garden centers sell peat moss in large bags or bales, perlite, and bags of topsoil and compost if you need them too. Adjust the proportions to suit the needs of the plants you are potting. (13 comments)

By LarryR April 29, 2013 What To Do After Spring Bulbs Have Bloomed Cut or snap off seed heads from tulips and daffodils when they begin to form after blooming. This causes the plant to put all its energy into the bulb instead of into the seed pod and seeds. (4 comments)

By batflower April 28, 2013 Moving Large Containers Large potted plants can be a heavy problem when you wish to move them out for the growing season or back in for the winter. Remember that a dry plant is lighter than a wet one. With that in mind, withhold water for a few days. Then, find 4 pieces of pipe or old broomsticks, and hoist the pot on top of them. Then, as you roll the pot across them, keep putting the last roller in front as it gets left behind. Little by little you will have moved your pot outdoors without hurting your back! (4 comments)

The most popular images last week from our plant database: Photo of Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Patricia Snider Memorial') by shive1: Photo of Heucherella (Heucherella 'Sweet Tea') by Tepelus: Photo of Iris (Iris 'Blueberry Tart') by Lilydaydreamer: Photo of Plumeria (Plumeria rubra 'Pretty Princess') by Dutchlady1: Photo of Shoestring Acacia (Acacia stenophylla) by Dutchlady1: Photo of Pacific Coast Iris (Iris 'PB&J') by zuzu:

The most active threads this week:

Subject	OP	Area	Replies
Weather In Your Garden - Spring!	daylily	Daylilies forum	192
OT - The Porch Swing • Spring 2013	daylily	Daylilies forum	153
Sempervivum ID	TexasPlumeria87	Sempervivum and Jovibarba forum	41
Our Orchid blooms in May 2013	Ursula	Orchids forum	29
Anyone lose a good number of daylilies this past winter (zone 5)?	Seedsower	Daylilies forum	23
Help with raised bed, drainage & amending soil???	PeachLily	Daylilies forum	20
OT Termites!	Frillylily	All Things Gardening forum	20
ATP Series : The Daylilies of the Herringtons	Char	Daylilies forum	18
Seedlings May 2013	spunky1	Daylilies forum	17

Some new recommendations from our members:

Marilyn recommended Almost Eden and wrote: I ordered for the first time this spring, but it won't be the last! I ordered 7 plants and they were packed very well and look very nice! A very good company to get plants that attract hummingbirds and butterflies! I love this place! I ordered one of each plant.... Dwarf Red Porterweed (Stachytarpheta sanguinea) Purple Porterweed (Stachytarpheta frantzii) Coral Porterweed, Pink Porterweed, Orange Porterweed, Pink Snakeweed (Stachytarpheta mutabilis) Butterfly Red Pentas, Egyptian Star Cluster (Pentas lanceolata 'Butterfly Red') Silky Red Butterfly Weed (Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Red') Red Firecracker Fern, Firecracker Plant, Coral Fountain (Russelia equisetiformis, R. juncea) Firecracker Vine (Manettia cordifolia) Recommended!

chelle recommended Crownsville Nursery and wrote: Crownsville Nursery does an outstanding job of packaging for shipping, and my order was sent when requested. There was absolutely no shifting of anything inside the box. IMO, all mail order suppliers should follow their example! I couldn't be happier with the plants sent; healthy, robust and just the right size for transplanting. This was my first order with this company and I'll definitely order from them again. Thumbs-up for Crownsville Nursery! I ordered: Spigelia marilandica Salvia mexicana ‘Limelight’ Salvia uliginosa Hosta 'Wide Brim' Mukdenia 'Crimson Fans'

Some numbers from last week:

• 75 new members.
• 125 new threads.
• 3,879 new posts.
• 1,475 new images to the plant database.
• 71 new comments in the plant database.