Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of September 13

... in which ...

102 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.15% yesterday.
1,139 posts were made.
3 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
5 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
22 plants were added to the Plants Database.
45 comments were added to the Plants Database.
180 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
95 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
6 entries were added to Botanary.

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

Gardening Quote of the Day

"He who wants milk should not sit on a stool in the middle of the pasture expecting the cow to back up to him. (from God's Little Instruction Book) "

( -- Unknown)

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Vince.
By rootdoctor

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Para Cress, Toothache Plant, Eyeball Plant 'Peek-A-Boo'
Spilanthes oleracea
By Happenstance

Forum Activity

A grand total of 1,139 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Brugmansias and Friends 233 posts.

PDB Pictures 141 posts.

Photos 128 posts.

Roundup 71 posts.

Parking Lot 61 posts.

General Discussion 60 posts.

Computer Talk 37 posts.

Tropicals 34 posts.

Prayer Requests 26 posts.

Garden Talk 25 posts.

Canadian Trading 22 posts.

Seed Trading 19 posts.

Hostas 18 posts.

Jokes and Chat 18 posts.

Dave's Garden 18 posts.

Vines and Climbers 17 posts.

Tomatoes 13 posts.

Bulbs 13 posts.

Identification 12 posts.

Day Lilies 12 posts.

Pets 12 posts.

Health, Dieting and Beauty 11 posts.

Organic Gardening 10 posts.

Vegetable Gardening 9 posts.

Plant Trading 9 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 9 posts.

Welcome Mat 8 posts.

Camera Talk 7 posts.

Farm Life 7 posts.

Home and Crafts 7 posts.

Garden Foes 7 posts.

Water Gardens 7 posts.

Container Gardening 6 posts.

Butterflies and Hummers 5 posts.

Co-Op 5 posts.

Roses 4 posts.

Propagation 4 posts.

Saving Seeds 4 posts.

Perennials 4 posts.

Mail Call! 4 posts.

Trees & Shrubs 3 posts.

Heirlooms 3 posts.

Pollbooth 2 posts.

House Plants 2 posts.

Recipes 2 posts.

Greenhouse 1 post.

Fruit Trees 1 post.

Hoyas 1 post.

Media 1 post.

Irises 1 post.

Gourds and Melons 1 post.

Dirt Cheap 1 post.

Herbs 1 post.

Landscaping 1 post.

Market Growers 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

Euterpe yoo-TER-pee Named for one of the nine Muses of Greek mythology, the Muse of Music
umbraticola um-bruh-TEE-koh-luh Shade-dweller; growing in shady places
marcescens mar-SES-enz Becoming decayed; decaying
x marcescens mar-SES-enz Hybrid meaning decaying; becoming decayed
batemanii bate-MAN-ee-eye Named for James Bateman, 19th century English orchid enthusiast
batemanianum bate-man-nee-AY-num Named for James Bateman, 19th century English orchid enthusiast

Journal Activity

29 new items.
29 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

22 new plants.
45 new descriptions were added.
95 new images were added.
180 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

3 new companies were added to the database.
5 new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Member Addition Description
gardenermark Positive Brent & Becky's Bulbs
garyj59 Positive Gardener's Supply Company
Noodles Positive Digging Dog Nursery
eileenmlamb Positive Violet Barn (Rob's Violets)
Copperbaron Neutral Garden By The Season

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 13, 2003