Your All Things Plants newsletter for November 17, 2012

• 23 new members.
• 111 new threads.
• 1,971 new posts.
• 2,625 new images to the plant database.
• 132 new comments in the plant database.

There were 7 new gardening ideas posted last week:

By louise November 17, 2012 Keeping track of ATP Trades I have added folders in my Treemail to make handling the details of trades much easier to track. (73 words - Read the full article) (no comments)

By Boopaints November 16, 2012 Less mess when repotting houseplants When re-potting house plants or containers inside your house, use a cheap plastic table cloth from the dollar store as a working surface. Easy clean up by shaking the mess into a garbage bin, or if ruined, you can toss them. I cut mine in thirds. (4 comments)

By weeds November 15, 2012 Oily sand for tools Keep a bucket of oily sand in a handy place to stick your tools in to prevent rust. (5 comments)

By Sharon November 14, 2012 Root cellars and bright city lights The last time I made my way out of the darkness of a root cellar was in 1952 and I vowed then I'd never return. So why is it that now, 60 years later, I'm longing for a root cellar? (2,128 words - Read the full article) (49 comments)

By eclayne November 13, 2012 Recycle your bamboo rake Don't throw away your old bamboo rake. The tines can be re-purposed as plant supports or cut up with a wire cutter as bulb markers or plant labels. (3 comments)

By Boopaints November 12, 2012 Rooting plants in glass bottles Use glass wine or beer bottles for rooting plants before you transfer them outdoors. The small neck helps the plant from falling into the water. (3 comments)

By Joannabanana November 11, 2012 The proper way to plant in strawberry pots Plant in the pot, not in the cup. Place the entire root ball in the pot so the plant crown is at the surface of the pot opening, not the cup opening. Mulch with mini-bark in each cup. Start with the bottom row of cups and add soil with each layer. Feed the plant through the holes from the inside of the pot. The cup holes are often too small to squeeze the root ball through the opening. I also add a little slow release fertilizer with each level. Take care to not have fertilizer in direct contact of roots. (9 comments)