Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of December 16

... in which ...

57 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.08% yesterday.
655 posts were made.
1 company was added to the Garden Watchdog.
5 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
29 plants were added to the Plants Database.
28 comments were added to the Plants Database.
130 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
54 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
10 entries were added to Botanary.

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

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Give your weeds an inch and they'll take your yard"

( -- Unknown)

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Bud on cutting
By Gourd

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Japanese Iris
Iris ensata
By carolann

Forum Activity

A grand total of 655 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

PDB Pictures 105 posts.

Brugmansias and Friends 81 posts.

General Discussion 56 posts.

Recipes 48 posts.

Prayer Requests 37 posts.

Photos 33 posts.

Pets 33 posts.

Computer Talk 27 posts.

Seed Trading 27 posts.

Home and Crafts 22 posts.

Parking Lot 18 posts.

Mail Call! 13 posts.

Camera Talk 12 posts.

Identification 12 posts.

Media 11 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 10 posts.

Vines and Climbers 10 posts.

Health, Dieting and Beauty 8 posts.

Tomatoes 7 posts.

Day Lilies 7 posts.

Bulbs 7 posts.

Pollbooth 6 posts.

Garden Talk 6 posts.

Canadian Trading 5 posts.

Tropicals 5 posts.

Vegetable Gardening 4 posts.

Wild Life 4 posts.

Hoyas 4 posts.

Plant Trading 3 posts.

Hydroponics 3 posts.

Master Gardeners 3 posts.

Farm Life 3 posts.

Trees & Shrubs 3 posts.

Home Decorating 3 posts.

House Plants 2 posts.

Roundup 2 posts.

Roses 2 posts.

Dave's Garden 2 posts.

Hostas 2 posts.

Herbs 2 posts.

Welcome Mat 1 post.

Jokes and Chat 1 post.

Greenhouse 1 post.

European 1 post.

Disabled Gardeners 1 post.

Stay at Home Moms 1 post.

Water Gardens 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

engleri ENG-ler-ee Named for Heinrich Gustav Adolph Engler, 20th century German botanist
x hyacinthiflora hy-uh-sin-ih-FLOR-uh Hybrid meaning having flowers like Hyacinth
manglesii man-GELS-ee-eye Named for James Mangles, 19th century naturalist who spent time in Western Australia
Fumariaceae foo-mar-ee-AY-see The fumitory (Fumaria) family; the name means earth smoke
signata sig-NAY-tuh Marked
signatum sig-NAY-tum Marked
polyacantha pol-lee-uh-KAN-tha Many spines
jasminiflorum jaz-min-IH-flor-um Jasmine-flowered
subglobosa sub-glo-BOH-suh Almost round
subglobosum sub-glo-BOH-sum Almost round

Journal Activity

49 new items.
81 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

29 new plants.
28 new descriptions were added.
54 new images were added.
130 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
angel_orto Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co.
PlantsFan Positive Jung Seed
pan Positive Roslyn Nursery
Ompus Positive Florida Colors Nursery
Terri2 Positive Mid-America 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... December 16, 2003