Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of September 22

... in which ...

135 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.2% yesterday.
976 posts were made.
1 company was added to the Garden Watchdog.
4 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
34 plants were added to the Plants Database.
26 comments were added to the Plants Database.
84 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
113 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
9 entries were added to Botanary.

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

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree."

( -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. , American civil rights leader (born 1/15/1929))

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Snoozing under the brugs!
By kell

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Red Yucca
Hesperaloe parviflora
By scooterbug

Forum Activity

A grand total of 976 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

PDB Pictures 136 posts.

Brugmansias and Friends 93 posts.

General Discussion 85 posts.

Roundup 74 posts.

Photos 63 posts.

Seed Trading 40 posts.

Vines and Climbers 39 posts.

Home and Crafts 36 posts.

Computer Talk 34 posts.

Co-Op 27 posts.

Tropicals 26 posts.

Day Lilies 24 posts.

Wild Life 23 posts.

Saving Seeds 22 posts.

Parking Lot 22 posts.

Health, Dieting and Beauty 18 posts.

Prayer Requests 18 posts.

Farm Life 16 posts.

Plant Trading 16 posts.

Mail Call! 14 posts.

Perennials 13 posts.

Identification 11 posts.

Media 11 posts.

Canadian Trading 9 posts.

Dave's Garden 9 posts.

Jokes and Chat 8 posts.

Garden Foes 7 posts.

Camera Talk 7 posts.

Propagation 6 posts.

Dave's Garden FAQ 6 posts.

Hostas 6 posts.

Vegetable Gardening 5 posts.

Pollbooth 5 posts.

Water Gardens 5 posts.

Welcome Mat 4 posts.

Garden Talk 4 posts.

Greenhouse 3 posts.

European 3 posts.

Butterflies and Hummers 3 posts.

Trees & Shrubs 3 posts.

Recipes 2 posts.

Container Gardening 2 posts.

Herbs 2 posts.

Roses 2 posts.

Dirt Cheap 2 posts.

Handyman 2 posts.

Stay at Home Moms 2 posts.

Hoyas 2 posts.

Irises 2 posts.

Heirlooms 1 post.

Organic Gardening 1 post.

Cactus and Succulents 1 post.

Fruit Trees 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

Kickxia KIK-zee-uh named for Jean Kickx, 19th century apothecary of Brussels and writer of cryptogamic plants
betulinum bet-yoo-LY-num Resembling Betula (genus name for Birch)
betulinus bet-yoo-LY-nus Resembling Betula (genus name for Birch)
X Cryptbergia kript-BER-jee-uh Intergeneric hybrid of Billbergia and Cryptanthus
Rumohra roo-MOH-ruh Named for Karl Freiderich von Rumohr (Ruhmohr), 19th century German art expert
betulina bet-yoo-LY-nuh Resembling Betula (genus name for Birch)
Otacanthus oh-tuh-KAN-thus From the Greek otos (ear) and �kantha (thorn)
adiantiformis ad-ee-an-tih-FOR-mis Resembling Adiantum (genus name for Maiden's Hair fern)
adiantiforme ad-ee-an-tih-FOR-me Resembling Adiantum (genus name for Maiden's Hair fern)

Journal Activity

22 new items.
22 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

34 new plants.
26 new descriptions were added.
113 new images were added.
84 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
Georgiaonmymind Positive Plant Delights Nursery
amr0719 Positive Green Mountain Transplants, Inc.
SHRUBBY Positive Oakes Daylilies
TheFountainLady Positive Squaw Mountain Gardens

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 22, 2003