Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of January 11

... in which ...

93 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.12% yesterday.
761 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.
17 comments were added to the Plants Database.
222 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
56 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
13 entries were added to Botanary.

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

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Take care of your garden And keep out the weeds, Fill it with sunshine Kind words and kind deeds."

( -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet)

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: 'Tiara' in Winter
By Abutilon

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Snail Vine
Phaseolus caracalla
By KactusKathi

Forum Activity

A grand total of 761 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

PDB Pictures 75 posts.

Garden Talk 55 posts.

General Discussion 51 posts.

Health, Dieting and Beauty 49 posts.

Seed Trading 42 posts.

Brugmansias and Friends 39 posts.

Co-Op 33 posts.

Prayer Requests 23 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 23 posts.

Day Lilies 23 posts.

Welcome Mat 22 posts.

Pollbooth 21 posts.

Parking Lot 21 posts.

Recipes 20 posts.

Photos 18 posts.

Vines and Climbers 18 posts.

Computer Talk 18 posts.

Roundup 16 posts.

Farm Life 16 posts.

Pets 12 posts.

Hostas 11 posts.

Plant Trading 11 posts.

Tropicals 10 posts.

Roses 10 posts.

Market Growers 9 posts.

Jokes and Chat 9 posts.

Identification 9 posts.

Propagation 9 posts.

Herbs 8 posts.

Bulbs 8 posts.

Irises 6 posts.

Tomatoes 6 posts.

Camera Talk 6 posts.

European 5 posts.

Saving Seeds 5 posts.

Landscaping 4 posts.

Orchids 4 posts.

Home Decorating 4 posts.

Vegetable Gardening 3 posts.

Dave's Garden 3 posts.

Butterflies and Hummers 3 posts.

Garden Foes 2 posts.

Heirlooms 2 posts.

Frequently Asked Questions 2 posts.

Trees & Shrubs 2 posts.

Media 2 posts.

Greenhouse 2 posts.

Handyman 2 posts.

Soil 1 post.

Wild Life 1 post.

Geraniaceae 1 post.

Home and Crafts 1 post.

Water Gardens 1 post.

Wild Plants 1 post.

House Plants 1 post.

Organic Gardening 1 post.

Hoyas 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

Huerniopsis hew-ern-ee-OP-sis Resembles Huernia (genus named for Justus Heurnius, 17th century Dutch missionary and botanist)
barrydalensis bar-ree-DALE-en-sis Of or from Barrydale, a town in the Little Karoo region of the Western Cape Province of South Africa
Gastrococos gas-tro-KOH-kos From the Greek gastros (stomach or belly) and cocos (genus name for coconut)
alveolata al-vee-oh-LAY-tuh Hollowed like a tray; channelled out
alveolatus al-vee-oh-LAY-tus Hollowed like a tray; channelled out
caryophyllacea kar-ee-oh-fil-AY-see-uh Pinkish or clove-like
caryophyllaceum kar-ee-oh-fil-AY-see-um Pinkish or clove-like
caryophyllaceus kar-ee-oh-fil-AY-see-us Pinkish or clove-like
venenata ven-en-AY-tuh Poisoned, drugged or enchanted
venenatum ven-en-AY-tum Poisoned, drugged or enchanted
venenatus ven-en-AY-tus Poisoned, drugged or enchanted
omeiana om-e-e-ah-na Named after Mount Omei, China
aucampiae ow-KAMP-ee-ay Named for Miss Juanita Aucamp, early 20th century South African plant collector

Journal Activity

8 new items.
9 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

20 new plants.
17 new descriptions were added.
56 new images were added.
222 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
scarlette Positive Bluestone Perennials
dpf58 Positive Forestfarm
sandy1947 Positive Logee's Greenhouses, Ltd.
Lilred627 Negative Breck's Bulbs
kyrabear Negative Henry Field Seed & Nursery
shortleaf Positive Starhill Forest Arboretum
epistaxis Positive Old Man Cactus
borg Positive Anioleka Seed Company (Seed Fest)
debidolphin Positive Critter Creek Farm
Terry Company Message Moonshine Designs 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... January 11, 2003