Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of October 6

... in which ...

108 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.15% yesterday.
1,058 posts were made.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
12 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
10 plants were added to the Plants Database.
30 comments were added to the Plants Database.
60 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
55 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
7 entries were added to Botanary.

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

Gardening Quote of the Day

"What do you call it when someone commits murder with an apple? Malus Aforethought!"

( -- Unknown)

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Greenbank ..also gorgeous!
By Abutilon

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Heart Leaf Philodendron
Philodendron scandens ssp. oxycardium
By Sunshine12

Forum Activity

A grand total of 1,058 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Brugmansias and Friends 118 posts.

Photos 107 posts.

PDB Pictures 89 posts.

General Discussion 66 posts.

Dave's Garden 63 posts.

Roundup 57 posts.

Prayer Requests 43 posts.

Seed Trading 43 posts.

Parking Lot 38 posts.

Computer Talk 27 posts.

Pets 23 posts.

Jokes and Chat 22 posts.

Garden Talk 20 posts.

Home and Crafts 19 posts.

Plant Trading 17 posts.

Roundup Pictures 17 posts.

Canadian Trading 17 posts.

Identification 17 posts.

Farm Life 16 posts.

Tropicals 16 posts.

Co-Op 15 posts.

Wild Life 15 posts.

Gourds and Melons 14 posts.

Dirt Cheap 13 posts.

Mail Call! 13 posts.

Vines and Climbers 12 posts.

Perennials 12 posts.

Bulbs 11 posts.

Day Lilies 10 posts.

Recipes 10 posts.

Pollbooth 9 posts.

Roses 7 posts.

Welcome Mat 7 posts.

Media 6 posts.

Annuals 5 posts.

Water Gardens 5 posts.

Trees & Shrubs 5 posts.

Hostas 5 posts.

Health, Dieting and Beauty 5 posts.

Heirlooms 4 posts.

Market Growers 4 posts.

Saving Seeds 4 posts.

Landscaping 4 posts.

Greenhouse 4 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 3 posts.

Handyman 3 posts.

Propagation 3 posts.

Vegetable Gardening 3 posts.

Container Gardening 2 posts.

Herbs 2 posts.

Grass and Bamboo 1 post.

Camera Talk 1 post.

Tomatoes 1 post.

European 1 post.

Orchids 1 post.

Fruit Trees 1 post.

Hoyas 1 post.

Garden Foes 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

heracleifolia hair-uh-klee-ih-FOH-lee-uh Having foliage like Heracleum (genus name for cow parsnip)
heracleifolium hair-uh-klee-ih-FOH-lee-um Having foliage like Heracleum (genus name for cow parsnip)
Microcitrus my-kroh-SIT-russ from the Greek mikros (small) and kitron (lemon, lime); genus name for finger lime
stahlii STAHL-ee-eye Named for Christian Ernst Stahl, 19th century German botanist and professor at Jena
bicornuta by-kor-NOO-tuh Having two horns or horn-like spurs
bicornutum by-kor-NOO-tum Havign two horns or horn-like spurs
bicornutus by-kor-NOO-tus Having two horns or horn-like spurs

Journal Activity

135 new items.
13 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

10 new plants.
30 new descriptions were added.
55 new images were added.
60 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
mudder1 Neutral Paradise Garden
suntzu Negative Aloha Tropicals
delecie Positive Florida Colors Nursery
delecie Positive Plant Creations Inc.
Ewald Neutral Shooting Star Nursery
Peter52 Positive Tranquil Lake Nursery
fairwoody Negative rarepalmseeds.com
sackville_west Positive Porterhowse Farms
Terry Company Message Peters Seed & Research
fairwoody Positive Prime Palm
DKONSTANTIN Positive Frostproof Growers
delecie Positive Zone Ten 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... October 6, 2003