Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of October 3

... in which ...

100 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.14% yesterday.
1,180 posts were made.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
10 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
20 plants were added to the Plants Database.
27 comments were added to the Plants Database.
204 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
180 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
8 entries were added to Botanary.

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

Gardening Quote of the Day

"As is the garden such is the gardener. A man's nature runs either to herbs or weeds"

( -- Sir Francis Bacon, English poet, writer)

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: My brugs today...
By Brugie

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Persian Shield
Strobilanthes dyerianus
By cynthiac

Forum Activity

A grand total of 1,180 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

PDB Pictures 243 posts.

Brugmansias and Friends 180 posts.

Roundup Pictures 130 posts.

General Discussion 73 posts.

Roundup 67 posts.

Computer Talk 47 posts.

Vines and Climbers 46 posts.

Dave's Garden 45 posts.

Photos 37 posts.

Seed Trading 27 posts.

Pets 23 posts.

Perennials 19 posts.

Identification 19 posts.

Welcome Mat 17 posts.

Garden Talk 16 posts.

Mail Call! 15 posts.

Health, Dieting and Beauty 14 posts.

Prayer Requests 13 posts.

Canadian Trading 12 posts.

Parking Lot 11 posts.

Geraniaceae 10 posts.

Water Gardens 10 posts.

Tropicals 8 posts.

Greenhouse 7 posts.

Saving Seeds 6 posts.

Day Lilies 6 posts.

Tomatoes 6 posts.

Dirt Cheap 5 posts.

Bulbs 5 posts.

Plant Trading 5 posts.

Dave's Garden FAQ 5 posts.

Garden Foes 4 posts.

Jokes and Chat 4 posts.

Farm Life 4 posts.

Camera Talk 4 posts.

Pollbooth 3 posts.

Organic Gardening 3 posts.

Recipes 3 posts.

Co-Op 3 posts.

Propagation 3 posts.

Roses 3 posts.

House Plants 3 posts.

Hostas 2 posts.

Home and Crafts 2 posts.

Orchids 1 post.

Trees & Shrubs 1 post.

Container Gardening 1 post.

Frequently Asked Questions 1 post.

Disabled Gardeners 1 post.

Bonsai 1 post.

European 1 post.

Market Growers 1 post.

Shady Gardens 1 post.

Wild Plants 1 post.

Home Decorating 1 post.

Wild Life 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

merolae mer-OH-lay Named for Aldo Merola, former director of the Naples Botanical Garden
califanoi kal-ee-FAH-no-eye Named for Professor Luigi Califano, 20th century botanist and collector of Cycads
longiracemosa lon-jee-ray-see-MO-suh With long racemes
panzhihuaensis pan-sech-wan-EN-sis Of or from southern Sichuan (Szechwan), China
longicuspis lon-jee-KUS-pis Long-pointed
longipinnatus lon-jee-pin-NAY-tus Long-pinnate, referring to the leaflets arranged on a long common stalk
lehmannii lay-MAH-nee-eye Named for Professor Johann Georg Christian Lehmann, 19th century German botanist and author of work on cycads; also spelled lehmanii
lehmanii lay-MAH-nee-eye Variant spelling of lehmannii; named for Professor Johann Georg Christian Lehmann, 19th century German botanist and author of work on cycads

Journal Activity

9 new items.
10 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

20 new plants.
27 new descriptions were added.
180 new images were added.
204 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
mudder1 Positive Nourse Farms Inc.
perennialguy Positive Nourse Farms Inc.
mudder1 Positive Hallson Gardens
Vww2high Negative Burgess Seed
grizzly Positive Hickory Mountain Plant Farm (also dba Hosta Farm)
carlyc3 Positive Paradise Garden
shoff10058 Positive Pine Island Nursery
mudder1 Positive Hirt's Greenhouse & Flowers
grizzly Positive Golden Harvest Organics
Missyinbama 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... October 3, 2003