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September 6, 2014

This Week's Gardening Ideas:

By dave September 6, 2014 The Top Spring Bulbs at All Things Plants There are over 30,000 spring-blooming bulbs in our database, but which are the most popular? Let's have a look! (2,381 words - Read the full article)

By OldGardener September 5, 2014 When Hot Peppers Burn When I am handling hot peppers, I am not always as careful as I should be. After receiving a nasty burn while I was processing peppers that I thought were relatively benign, I went on a quest to find an effective treatment. This is the result. (965 words - Read the full article)

By Catmint20906 September 4, 2014 Bee and Butterfly Puddles Bees and butterflies need water, too, but most birdbaths are too deep for them. Here's an idea for a safe place in your garden for them to drink. (141 words - Read the full article)

By Paul2032 September 3, 2014 Catfacing in Tomatoes Sometimes when we pick a tomato we find an ugly deformation. This is called a "catface" or "catfacing". (82 words - Read the full article)

By Joannabanana September 2, 2014 Bi-Color Petunias Have you noticed that some bi-colored petunias change with temperature, sunlight exposure, and age of blossom? Here's a look at Petunia Glow™ Blue Stardust. (163 words - Read the full article)

By piksihk September 1, 2014 Got Water Bottles? I was searching for the wrap-around plastic plant labels for my plants and came up with this idea to reuse plastic water bottles. (189 words - Read the full article)

By ShadyGreenThumb August 31, 2014 Using Your Digital Camera To Get a Good Look When I can't see what I need to see, I use my digital camera or the camera on my phone to get a better look. (94 words - Read the full article)

The most popular images last week from our plant database: Photo of Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Magical Marrakech') by diggit: Photo of Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Rainbow Over Georgia') by Calif_Sue: Photo of Primrose (Primula acaulis subsp. acaulis Belarina® Valentine) by bootandall: Photo of Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Big Roller Coaster') by floota: Photo of Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Buttered Popcorn') by philljm: Photo of Coneflower (Echinacea 'Sombrero Flamenco Orange') by clintbrown:

The most popular Multi-Plant Photos from last week: Multi-plant photo by dirtdorphins: Multi-plant photo by webesemps: Multi-plant photo by aspenhill: Multi-plant photo by Paul2032: Multi-plant photo by foraygardengirl: Multi-plant photo by Anderwood:

Noteworthy acorn tips given this week:

13 people gave for the idea "Bee and Butterfly Puddles" by Catmint20906 7 people gave for post #693872 in "Banner for September 6, 2014 by mcash70" by mcash70 5 people gave for the idea "Bi-Color Petunias" by Joannabanana 5 people gave for the idea "Got Water Bottles?" by piksihk 3 people gave for the Multi-Plant Photo #1982 by dirtdorphins 3 people gave for the idea "Concrete Hardscaping for the Garden" by beckygardener 2 people gave for post #693320 in "What did you do today?" by Roosterlorn 2 people gave for the Multi-Plant Photo #1994 by foraygardengirl 2 people gave for the idea "When Hot Peppers Burn" by OldGardener 2 people gave for post #692244 in "Hummingbird photos" by mcash70

The most active threads this week:

Subject	OP	Area	Replies
OT - The Porch Swing	daylily	Daylilies forum	126
Our Orchid blooms in September 2014 and some chat about stag-horn ferns.....	Ursula	Orchids forum	87
check ID (8-30-14)	Phillipb2	Irises forum	53
Can you tell me anything about these irises?	meslgh	Irises forum	48
You know fall is almost here when.....	Lestv	Irises forum	46
Reduced prices at Maryott's.	profesora	Daylilies forum	34
September 2014 Butterflies, Moths & Larva	jmorth	Gardening for Butterflies, Birds and Bees forum	27
Plant Lust	kylaluaz	Mid Atlantic Gardening forum	23
September 2014 Backyard Birds	TennesseeDave	Gardening for Butterflies, Birds and Bees forum	23

Some new reviews from the ATP Green Pages:

Ursula recommended Tropical Plants & More and wrote: I received my Orchid today, only 3 days after ordering! The plant looks healthy and beautiful, and it was perfectly packed, so it arrived with not even a bent root!! :-) Well done. I will order from Ken again!

CarolineScott recommended Diane's Flower Seeds and wrote: Diane's Flower Seeds serves a gardener well. There are never any back orders, and the order is shipped in a timely manner. And it is exactly what you ordered with no substitutions or errors. The packets are generous, and reasonably priced. Postage is charged , but not a "handling" fee.

We keep growing, because ATP is where all the excitement is these days! Check out these numbers from last week:

• 161 members joined.
• 3,776 posts written.
• 1,182 images posted to the plant database.
• 1,127 plants added to personal inventory lists.