Your National Gardening Association weekly news for October 7, 2016

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Ripening Vine Crops

Making Pumpkins Last

Harvesting root crops

The most popular images last week from our plant database:

Photo of Torch Lily (Kniphofia rooperi)
By kniphofia:

Photo of White Bat Flower (Tacca 'Nivea')
By mellielong:

Photo of Columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris 'Adelaide Addison')
By robertduval14:

Photo of Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Pink Aloha')
By Sscape:

Photo of Rose (Rosa 'France Libre')
By sunnyvalley:

Photo of Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta 'Cappuccino')
By kniphofia:

Photo of Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Final Episode')
By yadah_tyger:

Photo of Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Epicenter')
By yadah_tyger:

Photo of Richmond Birdwing Butterfly Vine (Pararistolochia praevenosa)
By Gleni:

Photo of Arabis allionii
By RuuddeBlock:

The most popular Landscape Photos from last week:

Click an image to view the names of the plants in each photo.

Photo by Fleur569:
Photo by Gardenho:
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Photo by foraygardengirl:
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Photo by kniphofia:

Noteworthy acorn tips given this week:

8 people gave for post #1289614 in "Sharon Brown (Sharon)" by LarryR

8 people gave for post #1288786 in "Bee Friends And Other Garden Guests - Chapter 6" by flaflwrgrl

8 people gave for post #1287207 in "September 2016 website redesign is complete!" by gardenglory

4 people gave for post #1288878 in "Banner for October 3, 2016 by Dinu" by Dinu

4 people gave for post #1290631 in "An Amazing Experience" by Avedon

4 people gave for post #1292008 in "Bee Friends And Other Garden Guests - Chapter 6" by GrammaChar

3 people gave for post #1287125 in "Banner for October 1, 2016 by dirtdorphins" by dirtdorphins

3 people gave for post #1291832 in "Bee Friends And Other Garden Guests - Chapter 6" by dirtdorphins

3 people gave for a photo of Nemesia (Nemesia fruticans Innocence® Opal) by foraygardengirl

3 people gave for post #1284198 in "Bee Friends And Other Garden Guests - Chapter 5" by Gleni

The most active threads this week:

Subject OP Area Replies
Sharon Brown (Sharon)TrishGarden of Memories forum107
Hurricane MatthewplantladylinFlorida Gardening forum86
Bird Photos, October 2016flaflwrgrlGardening for Butterflies, Birds and Bees forum84
Some irises that need a homeUndertheSunIrises forum84
Our Orchid blooms in October 2016UrsulaOrchids forum78
Bee Friends And Other Garden Guests - Chapter 6wildflowersGardening for Butterflies, Birds and Bees forum77
October 2016 Butterflies, Moths & LarvamellielongGardening for Butterflies, Birds and Bees forum50
How Do You Label Your DayliliesLegalilyDaylilies forum49
Photos frozenbeckygardenerSite Talk forum36

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