Your All Things Plants weekly news: October 5, 2013

There were 7 new gardening ideas posted last week:

By Newyorkrita October 5, 2013 Feed Birds on the Driveway To keep birdseed from sprouting in your garden areas, toss mixed seed on a section of your driveway. (75 words - Read the full article) (4 comments)

By Bonehead October 4, 2013 When Comfrey Flops Comfrey is a robust plant which forms a thick clump quickly, followed by many blossoms that are nectar to the honeybees and other pollinators. Then, without warning, the whole plant flops to the ground from the center out, often compromising neighboring plants. The simple solution is... (60 words - Read the full article) (no comments)

By dave October 3, 2013 ATP Podcast #37: The All Things Plants Database Let's talk a bit about the best database of plants in the world, ever. (108 words - Read the full article) (9 comments)

By Damian October 2, 2013 Mailbox in the Garden An old mailbox in the garden keeps items close at hand, dry, and ready for use. (89 words - Read the full article) (6 comments)

By JuneOntario October 1, 2013 Attracting Wild Geese to the Garden When retirement time arrived, hubby and I decided we wanted to live out of town and be surrounded by nature. We moved to a small house on a big property that included a wooded valley, a wetland, and a large, stream-fed fish pond. My dear spouse insists on mowing large areas of grass, going right up to the pond’s edge in several places, and in doing so creates an ideal environment for Canada geese: short grass with lots of new growth, and excellent sight-lines for spotting predators a long way off. (602 words - Read the full article) (23 comments)

By wildflowers September 30, 2013 Get the Most out of Your Swiss Chard Cut your Swiss chard back in late summer and it will resprout, growing new leaves for a fall harvest and well into the winter. (7 comments)

By abhege September 29, 2013 Tracking Flowers for Seed Saving As you prepare to save your seeds, make a numbered list that corresponds to plant tape for tagging. (186 words - Read the full article) (6 comments)

The most popular images last week from our plant database: Photo of Hen and Chicks (Sempervivum 'Devon Glow') by banker07: Photo of Weigela (Weigela florida) by TBGDN: Photo of Daylily (Hemerocallis) by TBGDN: Photo of Hen and Chicks (Sempervivum 'Caramel Cluster') by banker07: Photo of Hen and Chicks (Sempervivum 'Brandy Barrel') by banker07: Photo of Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) by Bonehead:

The most popular Multi-Plant Photos from last week: Multi-plant photo by 4susiesjoy: Multi-plant photo by Paul2032: Multi-plant photo by Paul2032: Multi-plant photo by Newyorkrita: Multi-plant photo by bitbit: Multi-plant photo by bitbit:

Noteworthy acorn tips given this week:

6 people gave for a post in "Banner for September 30, 2013 by OldGardener" by OldGardener 5 people gave for the idea "Attracting Wild Geese to the Garden" by JuneOntario 4 people gave for a post in "Weirdness in the woods" by wildflowers 3 people gave for a post in "First time visiting this forum" by carolbtx 3 people gave for a photo of Weigela (Weigela florida) by TBGDN 3 people gave for the idea "Mailbox in the Garden" by Damian 3 people gave for the idea "Tracking Flowers for Seed Saving" by abhege 2 people gave for the idea "ATP Podcast #37: The All Things Plants Database" by dave 2 people gave for a post in "Banner for October 4, 2013 by wildflowers" by wildflowers 2 people gave for the idea "When Comfrey Flops" by Bonehead

The most active threads this week:

Subject	OP	Area	Replies
OT - The Porch Swing	daylily	Daylilies forum	96
Happy People - Open Thread - October	JB	Sandbox forum	62
Banner for October 2, 2013 by mcash70	mcash70	Site Banners forum	46
new iris	arilbred	Irises forum	40
Backyard Birds - October 2013	plantladylin	Gardening for Butterflies, Birds and Bees forum	36
Truncated Banner	OldGardener	Site Talk forum	29
What's going on in our October and November Vegetable Gardens?	Newyorkrita	Edibles and Preserving forum	26
October 2013 - Butterflies, Moths, Dragonflies, Damselflies, Mayflies ...	plantladylin	Gardening for Butterflies, Birds and Bees forum	24
October, pumpking time	Kathleen	Farming forum	24

Some numbers from last week:

• 46 new members.
• 202 new threads.
• 3,337 new posts.
• 1,377 new images to the plant database.
• 86 new comments in the plant database.
• 23 new Multi-Plant photos.