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for November 22, 2014

This Week's Gardening Ideas:

In-Place Composting

By orchidgal
November 22, 2014
In-Place Composting

If you are in the habit of throwing your kitchen waste down the garbage disposal, you are wasting valuable nutrients that would make your flowers and vegetables thrive. So, if you only have a little kitchen waste and not enough yard waste to compost, or if you don’t have a compost bin in your garden, you can do “in-place composting”. (320 words - Read the full article)

Winter Sowing and Freezer Tape

By wildflowers
November 21, 2014
Winter Sowing and Freezer Tape

Freezer tape is useful for wintersowing because it will hold up to the elements outdoors. (80 words - Read the full article)

Frost/Winter Insulation for Gardens

By Bonnie929
November 20, 2014
Frost/Winter Insulation for Gardens

Here's how I prepare my plants for frost and winter: I used to put stray/hay down around my bushes and plants to protect them and I used to wrap my bushes in burlap. I no longer do that, but storms in southern NH do hit hard, and we drop way below zero. My method may not work for everyone, however. It depends on your zone. (164 words - Read the full article)


By ge1836
November 19, 2014
A New Garden Without Turning Over Sod

When making a new garden of any size, I use the lasagna method. In a large garden or a small spot where only dirt grows, this effortless plan works well if it's started a season before planting. (121 words - Read the full article)

Forcing Perfect Paperwhites

By orchidgal
November 18, 2014
Forcing Perfect Paperwhites

This is a foolproof way to force those beautiful and fragrant paperwhites successfully, without having them get leggy and fall over. They look so beautiful on a windowsill in the cold winter months. (531 words - Read the full article)

The Wonderful Yarrow

By dave
November 17, 2014
The Wonderful Yarrow

Yarrow, Achillea millefolium, has been known and loved for thousands of years, and in fact, its name came from the Greek hero, Achilles. (886 words - Read the full article)

Greenhouse 11 Degrees Warmer with Mylar Blankets

By Ecscuba
November 16, 2014
Greenhouse 11 Degrees Warmer with Mylar Blankets

Mylar blankets and a 65-watt incandescent lightbulb kept my greenhouse 11 degrees warmer. (186 words - Read the full article)

The most popular images last week from our plant database:

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By Gleni:
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The most popular Multi-Plant Photos from last week:

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Noteworthy acorn tips given this week:

7 people gave for post #737657 in "Banner for November 22, 2014 by mcash70" by mcash70

5 people gave for the idea "A New Garden Without Turning Over Sod" by ge1836

5 people gave for the idea "In-Place Composting" by orchidgal

4 people gave for the idea "Greenhouse 11 Degrees Warmer with Mylar Blankets" by Ecscuba

4 people gave for post #735952 in "Sad Thread - Open Thread" by HoosierHarvester

3 people gave for the idea "Winter Sowing and Freezer Tape" by wildflowers

3 people gave for post #736398 in "Banner for November 20, 2014 by Paul2032" by Paul2032

3 people gave for post #734437 in "Congratulations :-)" by Sheridragonfly

3 people gave for a photo of Salvia (Salvia coerulea 'Sapphire Blue') by Onewish1

3 people gave for the idea "The Wonderful Yarrow" by dave

The most active threads this week:

Subject OP Area Replies
Paul Black irises you added this year and/or havetveguy3Irises forum163
OT~The Porch SwingSharonDaylilies forum65
Cooking Thread Anyone? What's for Din-Din?HoosierHarvesterSandbox forum42
Nurseries not to be missedjvdubbPacific Northwest Gardening forum38
Door PrizesHenhouseIrises forum29
"Beginner" Questions/Q&A For AllkylaluazMid Atlantic Gardening forum27
Where to view unused but posted site banners?HoosierHarvesterSite Talk forum24
Banner for November 22, 2014 by mcash70mcash70Site Banners forum24
Hanging bloom of ?jmorthPlant ID forum22

Some new reviews from the ATP Green Pages:

janwax recommended Iris Sisters Farm and wrote:

Iris Sisters is my favorite iris supplier. Robin and her daughter(s) give superb personalized service, and the rhizomes she sends are big and healthy. They are generous with extras, and their prices are reasonable. Nothing but praise for Iris Sisters.

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