Your All Things Plants weekly news: February 1, 2014

There were 6 new gardening ideas posted last week:

The Top 25 Roses, Selected by ATP Members

By dave
February 1, 2014
The Top 25 Roses, Selected by ATP Members

You have surely wondered which of the thousands of rose cultivars are the most popular. Well, wonder no more! Here is the list of the 25 most popular roses grown by the members of All Things Plants. (2,454 words - Read the full article)

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ATP Podcast #44: Diego Footer, Founder of the Permaculture Voices Conference

By dave
January 31, 2014
ATP Podcast #44: Diego Footer, Founder of the Permaculture Voices Conference

More permaculture! Diego Footer joins us today and talks about permaculture, soil building, fruit tree growing, composting, his upcoming permaculture conference and much, much more.

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Schedule Your Seed Starting

By LarryR
January 30, 2014
Schedule Your Seed Starting

Here is a simple way to keep your seed starting organized and on schedule. (106 words - Read the full article)

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Fruit in Winter

By bitbit
January 28, 2014
Fruit in Winter

Fruit is one thing that's hard to come by in winter, at least if you don't have space for large trees that allow you to put away long-storing fruits such as apples and pears. (71 words - Read the full article)

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Cold-Protect Your Plants

By ShadyGreenThumb
January 27, 2014
Cold-Protect Your Plants

When a rare freeze hits the Southern states, simple covers, such as sheets, may not be enough. Take a few extra steps to protect the most tender Tropical plants in the yard. (273 words - Read the full article)

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Keep Your Soil Dwellers Awake at Night!  Some Random Thoughts...

By Anderwood
January 26, 2014
Keep Your Soil Dwellers Awake at Night! Some Random Thoughts...

A free nitrogen source that is 2% by volume! (129 words - Read the full article)

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The most popular images last week from our plant database:

Photo of Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Cobalt Rings') by Ladylovingdove:
Image from plant ID 43477

Photo of Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Fringe Theory') by waynecoinc:
Image from plant ID 643700

Photo of Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Can't Believe My Eyes') by LarryW:
Image from plant ID 41835

Photo of Cedar Sage (Salvia roemeriana 'Hot Trumpets') by duane456:
Image from plant ID 176145

Photo of Lily (Lilium 'Chameleon') by valleyrimgirl:
Image from plant ID 231704

Photo of Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Fringe Theory') by waynecoinc:
Image from plant ID 643700

The most popular Multi-Plant Photos from last week:

Multi-plant photo by pirl:
Image by pirl

Multi-plant photo by ge1836:
Image by ge1836

Multi-plant photo by jmorth:
Image by jmorth

Multi-plant photo by ge1836:
Image by ge1836

Multi-plant photo by ge1836:
Image by ge1836

Multi-plant photo by SongofJoy:
Image by SongofJoy

Noteworthy acorn tips given this week:
8 people gave for the idea "Got Weeds? by greene and Plant Sister" by greene

8 people gave for a post in "Banner for January 31, 2014 by mcash70" by mcash70

6 people gave for the idea "Keep Your Soil Dwellers Awake at Night! Some Random Thoughts..." by Anderwood

5 people gave for a post in "Banner for January 28, 2014 by rocklady" by rocklady

5 people gave for the idea "Schedule Your Seed Starting" by LarryR

5 people gave for a post in "Banner for January 29, 2014 by banker07" by banker07

5 people gave for a post in "Banner for January 30, 2014 by Bonehead" by Bonehead

4 people gave for a post in "Banner for January 27, 2014 by 4susiesjoy" by 4susiesjoy

4 people gave for the idea "The Top 25 Roses, Selected by ATP Members" by dave

4 people gave for the idea "Cold-Protect Your Plants" by ShadyGreenThumb

The most active threads this week:
Subject OP Area Replies
Daylilies with white edges shive1 Daylilies forum 42
Banner for January 28, 2014 by rocklady rocklady Site Banners forum 34
Mulching for Drought RoseBlush1 Ask a Question forum 32
New to the group, but not new to lilium hankz Lilies forum 32
Bone meal, is it any good? Seedfork Irises forum 31
Sweet Shrub Experiment (Calycanthus floridus) JB Seeds forum 28
More TB seedlings diggit Irises forum 24
wondering which Daylilies make the biggest clumps? Fishbayte Daylilies forum 23
Banner for January 31, 2014 by mcash70 mcash70 Site Banners forum 22

Some numbers from last week: