Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of August 31

... in which ...

134 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.2% yesterday.
1,103 posts were made.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
6 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
30 plants were added to the Plants Database.
37 comments were added to the Plants Database.
227 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
72 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
12 entries were added to Botanary.

happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Gardening is a form of art which everyone, rightly or wrongly, considers to be within his talents. (from Men and Gardens, 1997) "

( -- Nan Fairbrother, English author)

Forum Photo of the Day

In reply to: I got up early just to take some pictures!
By kell

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Crepe Myrtle, Crape Myrtle 'Dynamite'
Lagerstroemia indica
By dave

Forum Activity

A grand total of 1,103 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Brugmansias and Friends 167 posts.

General Discussion 166 posts.

Photos 128 posts.

PDB Pictures 105 posts.

Parking Lot 58 posts.

Seed Trading 48 posts.

Prayer Requests 36 posts.

Identification 35 posts.

Tropicals 33 posts.

Roundup 27 posts.

Pets 26 posts.

Health, Dieting and Beauty 23 posts.

Garden Talk 21 posts.

Vines and Climbers 16 posts.

Computer Talk 15 posts.

Saving Seeds 12 posts.

Plant Trading 12 posts.

Hostas 11 posts.

Jokes and Chat 11 posts.

Farm Life 11 posts.

Co-Op 10 posts.

Landscaping 10 posts.

Pollbooth 8 posts.

Recipes 8 posts.

Wild Life 8 posts.

Gourds and Melons 8 posts.

Heirlooms 7 posts.

Garden Foes 7 posts.

Geraniaceae 7 posts.

Butterflies and Hummers 7 posts.

Dirt Cheap 7 posts.

Welcome Mat 6 posts.

Tomatoes 5 posts.

Home Decorating 5 posts.

Bulbs 4 posts.

Mail Call! 4 posts.

Irises 3 posts.

Market Growers 3 posts.

Container Gardening 2 posts.

Home and Crafts 2 posts.

Orchids 2 posts.

Hoyas 2 posts.

Propagation 2 posts.

Perennials 2 posts.

Canadian Trading 2 posts.

Camera Talk 2 posts.

Dave's Garden 1 post.

Roses 1 post.

House Plants 1 post.

Vegetable Gardening 1 post.

Test 1 post.

Shady Gardens 1 post.

Organic Gardening 1 post.

Master Gardeners 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

buergeri BUR-ger-ee Named for Heinrich Buerger, 19th century Dutch plant collector in Japan
catawbiensis ka-taw-bee-EN-sis Of the Blue Ridge mountain region in the southeastern U.S., where the Catawba River flows
multicavus mul-tee-KAH-vus Many pits
candolleanus kan-dol-lee-AY-nus Named for Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, 19th century Swiss professor of botany, founder of a classification system and renowned author
catawbiense ka-taw-bee-EN-see Of the Blue Ridge mountain region in the southeastern U.S., where the Catawba River flows
cumberlandensis kum-ber-land-EN-sis Of or from the Cumberland Mountain range (Southeastern U.S.)
cumberlandense kum-ber-land-EN-see Of or from the Cumberland Mountain range (Southeastern U.S.)
multicava mul-tee-KAH-vuh Many pits
multicavum mul-tee-KAH-vum Many pits
Laguncularia la-gun-koo-LAY-ree-uh From the latin laguncula (little bottle)
mantiqueirae man-tee-kwee-ER-ay Of or from the Sierra da Mantiqueira (Brazil)
Saccharodendron sak-kar-oh-DEN-dron From the Greek sakcharon (the name for the sweet juice from sugarcane) and dendron (tree); old genus name for Sugar Maple (Acer genus)

Journal Activity

106 new items.
12 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

30 new plants.
37 new descriptions were added.
72 new images were added.
227 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

No new companies were added to the database.
6 new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Member Addition Description
Jewelweed Positive Plant Delights Nursery
Jewelweed Positive Crownsville Nursery
pncowley Positive Tomato Growers Supply Co.
Jewelweed Positive Yucca Do Nursery
Gabe15 Negative Ty Ty Nursery
Jewelweed Positive Almost Eden

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... August 31, 2003