Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of September 9

... in which ...

139 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.21% yesterday.
1,168 posts were made.
1 company was added to the Garden Watchdog.
6 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
15 plants were added to the Plants Database.
18 comments were added to the Plants Database.
71 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
91 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
13 entries were added to Botanary.

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

Gardening Quote of the Day

"The "Farmer's Formula": one part sunshine, two parts water, and three parts prayer."

( -- from Gilligan's Island (Mary Ann giving farming advice))

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: For Glory! My favorite yellow!
By kell

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Peanut, Groundnut, Earthnut, Goober Pea, Monkey Nut
Arachis hypogaea
By melody

Forum Activity

A grand total of 1,168 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Brugmansias and Friends 180 posts.

PDB Pictures 129 posts.

Photos 115 posts.

General Discussion 105 posts.

Roundup 63 posts.

Pets 60 posts.

Parking Lot 58 posts.

Welcome Mat 33 posts.

Tropicals 27 posts.

Computer Talk 23 posts.

Bulbs 19 posts.

Mail Call! 19 posts.

European 17 posts.

Garden Talk 17 posts.

Prayer Requests 17 posts.

Day Lilies 16 posts.

Irises 16 posts.

Plant Trading 15 posts.

Health, Dieting and Beauty 15 posts.

Gourds and Melons 14 posts.

Seed Trading 13 posts.

Wild Life 13 posts.

Jokes and Chat 12 posts.

Vines and Climbers 12 posts.

Canadian Trading 11 posts.

Hostas 11 posts.

Handyman 10 posts.

Hoyas 9 posts.

Propagation 9 posts.

Dave's Garden 9 posts.

Perennials 9 posts.

Roses 8 posts.

Media 7 posts.

Co-Op 7 posts.

Pollbooth 7 posts.

Identification 7 posts.

Trees & Shrubs 7 posts.

Garden Foes 6 posts.

Geraniaceae 6 posts.

Recipes 5 posts.

Tomatoes 5 posts.

Fruit Trees 5 posts.

Vegetable Gardening 4 posts.

Annuals 4 posts.

Heirlooms 3 posts.

Legumes 3 posts.

Camera Talk 2 posts.

Dave's Garden FAQ 1 post.

Orchids 1 post.

Home and Crafts 1 post.

Soil 1 post.

Dirt Cheap 1 post.

Water Gardens 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

campbellii camp-BEL-ee-eye Named for Dr. Archibald Campbell, 19th century botanist who accompanied Hooker on his Himalayan explorations
Ottelia ot-TEL-ee-uh Latinized form of ottel-ambel, the Malabar name for this plant
celebica sel-LAY-bik-uh Of or from Celebes (now Sulawesi), an Indonesian island
celebicum sel-LAY-bik-um Of or from Celebes (now Sulawesi), an Indonesian island
celebicus sel-LAY-bik-us Of or from Celebes (now Sulawesi), an Indonesian island
platyclada plat-ee-KLAD-uh From Greek platos (broad) and klados (branch)
platycladum plat-ee-KLAD-um From Greek platos (broad) and klados (branch)
Maesa MAY-suh From the Arabic vernacular name maas
schipkaensis ship-kay-EN-sis Of or from Shipka Pass, Bulgaria
Brunsdonna brunz-DON-uh Intergeneric cross between Amaryllis (Belladonna) and Brunsvigia
agglutinata a-gloo-tin-AY-tuh Stuck together
agglutinatus a-gloo-tin-AY-tus Stuck together
agglutinatum a-gloo-tin-AY-tum Stuck together

Journal Activity

15 new items.
40 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

15 new plants.
18 new descriptions were added.
91 new images were added.
71 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

1 new company was added to the database.
6 new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Member Addition Description
Khristy Positive Dutch Gardens Holland Bulbs
nevadagdn Neutral Dutch Gardens Holland Bulbs
Jim618 Positive Schreiner's Iris Gardens
Kmrsy Positive Hirt's Greenhouse & Flowers
Terry Company Message Contemporary Gardens of Perry Dyer
seraphim Positive Dune Lane Nursery

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... September 9, 2003