Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of October 20

... in which ...

114 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.16% yesterday.
1,115 posts were made.
3 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
4 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
14 plants were added to the Plants Database.
46 comments were added to the Plants Database.
118 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
51 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
5 entries were added to Botanary.

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

Gardening Quote of the Day

"It would be unreasonable to demand that anything as lovely as an herbaceous border in full bloom be achieved without a little suffering."

( -- Eleanor Perenyi, American author)

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: we've had fun
By tiG

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Purple Heart, Purple Queen, Wandering Jew 'Purple Heart'
Tradescantia pallida
By smiln32

Forum Activity

A grand total of 1,115 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Brugmansias and Friends 156 posts.

Roundup Pictures 87 posts.

Roundup 84 posts.

PDB Pictures 84 posts.

Identification 78 posts.

General Discussion 68 posts.

Photos 45 posts.

Co-Op 40 posts.

Seed Trading 39 posts.

Dave's Garden 37 posts.

Computer Talk 33 posts.

Pets 29 posts.

Parking Lot 28 posts.

Vines and Climbers 26 posts.

Tropicals 22 posts.

Plant Trading 21 posts.

Prayer Requests 20 posts.

Jokes and Chat 18 posts.

Container Gardening 15 posts.

Recipes 13 posts.

Health, Dieting and Beauty 12 posts.

Farm Life 12 posts.

Pollbooth 11 posts.

Media 11 posts.

Home Decorating 11 posts.

Propagation 10 posts.

Canadian Trading 10 posts.

Garden Talk 9 posts.

Camera Talk 8 posts.

Roses 8 posts.

Bulbs 8 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 7 posts.

Dirt Cheap 7 posts.

Mail Call! 6 posts.

Hostas 6 posts.

Perennials 5 posts.

Organic Gardening 4 posts.

European 4 posts.

House Plants 3 posts.

Heirlooms 3 posts.

Greenhouse 3 posts.

Gourds and Melons 2 posts.

Vegetable Gardening 2 posts.

Hoyas 2 posts.

Home and Crafts 2 posts.

Orchids 1 post.

Wild Life 1 post.

Dave's Garden FAQ 1 post.

Frequently Asked Questions 1 post.

Market Growers 1 post.

Geraniaceae 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

pseudograessneri soo-doh-GRAES-ner-ee Flse graessneri (species named for Richard Graessner, 20th century German plant collector who introduced the species to Europe)
graessneri GRAES-ner-ee Named for Richard Graessner, 20th century German plant collector who introduced the species to Europe
eriopa er-ee-OH-pa Wolly foot
eriopum er-ee-OH-pum Wolly foot
eriopus er-ee-OH-pus Wolly foot

Journal Activity

18 new items.
7 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

14 new plants.
46 new descriptions were added.
51 new images were added.
118 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
weedsalot Positive Gardens Alive!
Ewald Positive J & J Tranzplant Aquatic Nursery, LLC.
sharonf Negative Green Escape Palm Trees
fountainflower Positive Paradise Garden

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 20, 2003