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Our friends at Jobe's Organics have asked us to help them gather some research from gardeners around the country, and they sweetened the pot with some prizes. They want to know about gardeners' use of fertilizers, potting soil, and stuff like that. It's a 27 question multiple choice survey that takes about 5 minutes to complete. At the end it'll ask for your email address, which will then go into the drawing that we (NGA) will do on March 28th. Ten participants will get a nice collection of various products that Jobe's sells. Additionally, one secondary winner will get a $100 Amazon gift certificate. Woo Hoo! (Prizes only available to US addresses only.) » Survey is right here «

ARTICLES TO READ

Grow Native If the natural-looking sweep of prairie grass is something you'd like to incorporate into your landscape, consider planting a section to native meadow grasses and flowers. More like gardens than lawns, these meadows or mini-prairies are usually restorations of the grasses and flowers that grow naturally in the area (or close approximations of that ideal), made for viewing, walking through and enjoying. How to Control Annual Weeds To control perennial weeds you need to dig them out — root and all. I won't be tackling that issue here. Annual weeds can be easier to control if you stay on top of the situation. Here are my 10 steps for controlling annual weeds in your vegetable garden.

AWESOME NEW PHOTOS FROM THIS WEEK

Crocus, by cliftoncat: Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Aflutter'), by dimson67: Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Charivna Nich'), by dimson67: Titanopsis hugo-schlechteri, by ljones26: Rose (Rosa 'Verian'), by sunnyvalley: Nerine (Nerine undulata), by RuuddeBlock: European Larch (Larix decidua), by robertduval14: Landscape view by Baja_Costero: Landscape view by TBGDN: Landscape view by dimson67: Landscape view by ge1836:

NOTABLE DISCUSSIONS FROM OUR FORUMS

Subject	Area	Replies
Photos of Dimson67's irises.	Irises forum	71
First raffle of the new year...first acorn give-a-way for the first raffle!	The March 2018 Not-A-Raffle-Raffle!	46
Anyone need acorns?	The March 2018 Not-A-Raffle-Raffle!	42
Yet more acorns?	The March 2018 Not-A-Raffle-Raffle!	23
fiddle leaf fig tree	Ask a Question forum	21
I bought some tickets!	The March 2018 Not-A-Raffle-Raffle!	18
I need advice on seed starting.	Daylilies forum	18
Acorn giveaway	The March 2018 Not-A-Raffle-Raffle!	17
Floral Alphabet Soup.... N's and O's.	Garden Photos forum	17

THE NUMBERS FROM LAST WEEK:

1,129 members joined. 5,161 posts written in our forums. 2,075 photos posted to the plant database. 1,212 plants added to personal inventory lists.