Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of September 21

... in which ...

131 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.19% yesterday.
989 posts were made.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
7 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
37 plants were added to the Plants Database.
19 comments were added to the Plants Database.
78 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
122 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
10 entries were added to Botanary.

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

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Bloom where you are planted."

( -- Mary Engelbreit, American illustrator, columnist (born 6/5/1952))

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Oh, the heavenly scent!
By JoanJ

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Black Cumin, Black Onion Seed, Blackseed, Black Caraway, Nutmeg Plant
Nigella sativa
By pebble

Forum Activity

A grand total of 989 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

PDB Pictures 152 posts.

General Discussion 89 posts.

Roundup 74 posts.

Computer Talk 58 posts.

Canadian Trading 56 posts.

Seed Trading 47 posts.

Photos 44 posts.

Brugmansias and Friends 42 posts.

Plant Trading 39 posts.

Tropicals 37 posts.

Vines and Climbers 34 posts.

Day Lilies 25 posts.

Co-Op 24 posts.

Perennials 20 posts.

Recipes 18 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 16 posts.

Prayer Requests 16 posts.

Media 16 posts.

Saving Seeds 14 posts.

Water Gardens 14 posts.

Wild Life 12 posts.

Parking Lot 12 posts.

Pets 10 posts.

Garden Talk 9 posts.

Tomatoes 9 posts.

Health, Dieting and Beauty 9 posts.

Mail Call! 9 posts.

Roses 8 posts.

Identification 8 posts.

Pollbooth 7 posts.

Welcome Mat 6 posts.

Farm Life 5 posts.

Jokes and Chat 5 posts.

Hostas 4 posts.

Heirlooms 4 posts.

Organic Gardening 3 posts.

International Trading 3 posts.

Butterflies and Hummers 3 posts.

Dave's Garden 3 posts.

Home and Crafts 3 posts.

Vegetable Gardening 3 posts.

Disabled Gardeners 2 posts.

Propagation 2 posts.

Garden Foes 2 posts.

European 2 posts.

Shady Gardens 2 posts.

Camera Talk 1 post.

Fruit Trees 1 post.

Dave's Garden FAQ 1 post.

Bulbs 1 post.

Greenhouse 1 post.

Market Growers 1 post.

Dirt Cheap 1 post.

Handyman 1 post.

Frequently Asked Questions 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

Nauclea NOK-lee-uh Possibly a variant of naucula (a little ship); referring to the valves of the fruit
Synnema sin-NE-muh From the Greek syn (together) and nema (thread0, referring to the united stamens
x astracanica as-tra-KAY-nih-kuh Hybrid, meaning of the Astrakhan region, near the Caspian Sea
prunifera proo-NIF-er-uh Bearing plums
pruniferum proo-NIF-er-us Bearing plums
pruinata proo-in-AY-tuh Frosted; glistening with frost
pruinatum proo-in-AY-tum Frosted; glistening with frost
pruinatus proo-in-AY-tus Frosted; glistening with frost
dictyotum dik-tee-OH-tum Netted; latticed
astracanica as-tra-KAY-nih-kuh Of the Astrakhan region, near the Caspian Sea

Journal Activity

31 new items.
34 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

37 new plants.
19 new descriptions were added.
122 new images were added.
78 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
gwendylena Positive Busse Gardens
gwendylena Negative Michigan Bulb
ballivieron Positive Oakes Daylilies
249253437 Positive Paradise Garden
Karensmurf Positive Aitken's Salmon Creek Garden
eques_viridis Positive Horizon Herbs, LLC
Brugie 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... September 21, 2003