Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of December 7

... in which ...

64 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.09% yesterday.
734 posts were made.
1 company was added to the Garden Watchdog.
7 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
36 plants were added to the Plants Database.
38 comments were added to the Plants Database.
273 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
31 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
11 entries were added to Botanary.

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"There are two seasonal diversions that can ease the bite of any winter. One is the January thaw. The other is the seed catalogs."

( -- Hal Borland, American journalist)

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Here Are My Babies!
By back2back

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Common Stock
Matthiola incana
By htop

Forum Activity

A grand total of 734 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Brugmansias and Friends 111 posts.

General Discussion 110 posts.

PDB Pictures 62 posts.

Photos 45 posts.

Pets 41 posts.

Computer Talk 41 posts.

Recipes 33 posts.

Prayer Requests 28 posts.

Vegetable Gardening 26 posts.

Identification 18 posts.

Health, Dieting and Beauty 18 posts.

Parking Lot 17 posts.

Seed Trading 17 posts.

Jokes and Chat 14 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 13 posts.

Bulbs 13 posts.

Welcome Mat 12 posts.

Co-Op 10 posts.

Tomatoes 10 posts.

Greenhouse 9 posts.

Pollbooth 8 posts.

Dave's Garden 8 posts.

Handyman 7 posts.

Propagation 6 posts.

Shady Gardens 6 posts.

Roses 5 posts.

Canadian Trading 5 posts.

Home and Crafts 4 posts.

Roundup 4 posts.

Tropicals 4 posts.

Garden Talk 4 posts.

Hostas 3 posts.

Plant Trading 3 posts.

Mail Call! 2 posts.

Camera Talk 2 posts.

Farm Life 2 posts.

Water Gardens 2 posts.

Roundup Pictures 2 posts.

Butterflies and Hummers 1 post.

Home Decorating 1 post.

Vines and Climbers 1 post.

Market Growers 1 post.

Gourds and Melons 1 post.

Dave's Garden FAQ 1 post.

Container Gardening 1 post.

Orchids 1 post.

Perennials 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

gracilenta grass-il-EN-tuh Slender; graceful
gracilentum grass-il-EN-tum Slender; graceful
gracilentus grass-il-EN-tus Slender; graceful
alooides al-oh-OY-deez Resembles Aloe (genus name from the Arabic alloeh)
broomii BROOM-ee-eye Named for Dr. Robert Broom, 20th century anthropologist
ritterianum rit-ter-ee-AY-num Named for Friedrich Ritter, early 20th century German cactus collector
subcapitatum sub-kap-ih-TAY-tum Almost a head; somewhat with heads
gaudichaudiana go-dih-shaw-dee-AY-nuh Named for Charles Gaudichaud-Baupr�, 19th century French botanist and physician
gaudichaudianus go-dih-shaw-dee-AY-nus Named for Charles Gaudichaud-Baupr�, 19th century French botanist and physician
Tetratheca tet-ra-THEE-kuh From the Greek tetra (four) and theka (box or case)
delamateri de-la-MAY-ter-ee Named for Rick DeLamater, 21st century expert on Agaves

Journal Activity

1 new item.
3 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

36 new plants.
38 new descriptions were added.
31 new images were added.
273 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
butchpoodle Positive Victory Seed Company
elkray Positive Johnson Nursery
UDFLIER Negative Southmeadow Fruit Gardens (also dba Grootendorst Nurseries)
lagata2 Positive Calas Tropicals
Punky123 Positive Sexy Bloomers (also dba South Creek Nursery of Palmyra)
junerose Positive PlanTea, Inc.
Spritely Positive Growquest

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... December 7, 2003