Dave's Garden Newsletter Covering the events of February 14, 2004 ... in which ... 99 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.12% yesterday. 863 posts were made. 11 plants were added to the Plants Database. 39 comments were added to the Plants Database. 605 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database. 27 snapshots were added to the Plants Database. 0 entries were added to Botanary. 2 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog. 11 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog. 50 books were added to the Garden Bookworm. 23 ratings were added to the Garden Bookworm. A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Bob Barnes)

Forum Photo of the Day  Subject: Take a walk on the sidewalk By rootdoctor

Plants Database Photo of the Day  Calamondin Orange, Panama Orange X Citrofortunella microcarpa By Thaumaturgist

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Brugmansias and Friends 107 posts Photos 98 posts Dave's Garden 58 posts Seed Trading 51 posts PDB Pictures 43 posts General Discussion 38 posts Parking Lot 36 posts Jokes and Chat 35 posts Prayer Requests 33 posts Roundup 28 posts Greenhouse 25 posts Health, Dieting and Beauty 25 posts Propagation 25 posts Computer Talk 22 posts Roses 22 posts Garden Talk 18 posts Identification 17 posts Co-Op 16 posts Day Lilies 15 posts Bulbs 12 posts Pets 12 posts Vegetable Gardening 10 posts Recipes 10 posts Tropicals 9 posts European 8 posts Plant Trading 7 posts Saving Seeds 7 posts Fruit Trees 7 posts Tomatoes 7 posts Pollbooth 6 posts Cactus and Succulents 5 posts Perennials 5 posts Vines and Climbers 5 posts Mail Call! 5 posts Media 5 posts Farm Life 5 posts Water Gardens 4 posts Hostas 3 posts Butterflies and Hummers 3 posts Wild Life 2 posts Grass and Bamboo 2 posts Dirt Cheap 2 posts House Plants 1 post Irises 1 post Home and Crafts 1 post Herbs 1 post Geraniaceae 1 post Garden Foes 1 post Dave's Garden FAQ 1 post Welcome Mat 1 post Canadian Trading 1 post Wild Plants 1 post

New Botanary Words

Plants Database Activity:

Plants Database Additions:

Member Addition Description wildkatz888 Comment Giant Bird of Paradise Strelitzia nicolai Thaumaturgist Comment Meyer's Lemon Tree 'Meyer' Citrus x meyeri Pattyperennial Comment Climbing Polyantha Rose 'Russell's Cottage Rose (1840; aka Old Spanish Rose, Russelliana, Scarlet Grevillea)' Rosa Karenn Comment Lenten Rose Helleborus orientalis palmbob Comment Macrozamia pauli-guilielmi palmbob Comment Macrozamia polymorpha palmbob Comment Macrozamia secunda hotlanta Comment Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Amethyst Mist' Heuchera palmbob Comment Macrozamia spiralis palmbob Comment Encephalartos princeps Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Turrialba No.2' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Turrialba' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Tuppecanoe' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Tuckers Forcing' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Kerry_Mi Comment Banana Canna 'Musafolia' Canna edulis Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Tuckcross W' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Tuckcross V' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Tuckcross O' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Tuckcross M' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Tuckcross K' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Tuckcross 756P' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Tropic' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Trojan' Lycopersicon lycopersicum palmbob Comment Aloe gerstneri palmbob Comment Aloe gariepensis Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Triumph' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Trinity Pride' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Trimson' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Tres Rios' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Trent' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Trellis 22' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Toyboy' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Toro' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Monocromatico Comment Podocarpus Podocarpus lambertii iluv2garden Comment Pink Moon Vine Ipomoea macrorhiza deekayn Comment Ivory Curl Tree Buckinghamia celsissima deekayn Comment Tasman Flax Lily Dianella tasmanica deekayn Comment Ivy Leaved Violet, Austalian Violet, Trailing Violet Viola hederacea deekayn Comment Kentia Palm, Sentry Palm, Paradise Palm Howea forsteriana htop Image Japanese Mahonia 'Hivernant' (Mahonia japonica) Jeff_Beck Image Winter Honeysuckle (Lonicera fragrantissima) Jeff_Beck Image Winter Honeysuckle (Lonicera fragrantissima) Jeff_Beck Image Winter Honeysuckle (Lonicera fragrantissima) Jeff_Beck Image Winter Honeysuckle (Lonicera fragrantissima) Jeff_Beck Image Dwarf Burning Bush, Winged Euonymus, Cork Bush 'Compacta (aka Compactus)' (Euonymus alata) Jeff_Beck Image Dwarf Burning Bush, Winged Euonymus, Cork Bush 'Compacta (aka Compactus)' (Euonymus alata) palmbob Image Cyphostemma (Cyphostemma simulans) palmbob Image Chalk Lettuce (Dudleya pulverulenta) palmbob Image Screwpine, Pandanus (Pandanus tectorius) palmbob Image Screwpine, Pandanus (Pandanus tectorius) palmbob Image False Banana, Red Abyssinian Banana, Wild Banana (Ensete ventricosum) palmbob Image (Aloe gariepensis) Thaumaturgist Image Grapefruit 'White' (Citrus x paradisi) Thaumaturgist Image Ugli Fruit, Uniq Fruit, Unique Fruit (Citrus hybrid) Thaumaturgist Image Grapefruit 'Red' (Citrus X paradisi) Thaumaturgist Image Tangelo 'White' (Citrus x tangelo) Thaumaturgist Image Ugli Fruit, Uniq Fruit, Unique Fruit (Citrus hybrid) htop Image Japanese Mahonia 'Hivernant' (Mahonia japonica) Thaumaturgist Image Bougainvillea 'Barbara Karst' (Bougainvillea ) patnjbob Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Flights of Fancy (Keppel, 1992)' (Iris ) albleroy Image Hardy Century Plant (Agave obscura) monterey Image Daffodil 'Tazetta Grand Soleil D'Or' (Narcissus tazetta) Toxicodendron Image Palm-leaf Begonia (Begonia thiemei) Monocromatico Image Scarlet Star Guzmania (Guzmania lingulata) Monocromatico Image Scarlet Star Guzmania (Guzmania lingulata) Monocromatico Image Scarlet Star Guzmania (Guzmania lingulata)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description Missyinbama Positive Logee's Greenhouses, Ltd. leonotis Positive Alplains SHEAFFERKL Negative American Nursery Products seameadow Positive Van Bourgondien Dutch Bulbs seameadow Positive White Flower Farm seameadow Positive Snow & Nealley howards Positive High Country Gardens aztropic Negative Palms & Gardens mollis Positive Cactus By Mail (also dba The Tourist Trap) aztropic Positive Arizona Cactus Sales janetadams Positive Southwest Gardener

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Member Addition Description JimKennard Positive 6 Steps to Successful Gardening MaVieRose Positive House Plants (RD Home Handbooks) philomel Positive Bob Flowerdew's Organic Bible: Successful Gardening the Natural Way Miggy Positive A Year at North Hill: Four Seasons in a Vermont Garden Miggy Positive Herb Garden Design Miggy Neutral Japanese Touch for Your Garden Miggy Positive Meetings with Remarkable Trees Miggy Positive The Organic Garden MaVieRose Positive Reader's Digest Illustrated Guide to Gardening paulgrow Positive Forcing, etc.: the indoor gardener's guide to bringing bulbs, branches & houseplants into bloom paulgrow Positive Reader's Digest Illustrated Guide to Gardening Roselaine Positive Roses for British Columbia Roselaine Positive Old Shrub Roses mystic Positive Discovering Annuals mystic Positive Arbors And Trellises mystic Positive Brugmansia and Datura: Angel's Trumpets and Thorn Apples mystic Positive Jerry Baker's Great Green Book of Garden Secrets: Handy Hints, Timely Tonics & Super Solutions to Turn Your Yard into a Greengarden Paradise! Miggy Neutral The Rodale Book of Composting Miggy Positive The Tree Identification Book Doris Positive Passalong Plants btailoring Positive Greenhouse Gardener's Companion: Growing Food and Flowers in Your Greenhouse or Sunspace shuttlebunny Positive The Flower Gardener's Bible: Time-Tested Techniques, Creative Designs, and Perfect Plants for Colorful Gardens Melissa_Ohio Positive 1001 Hints & Tips for Your Garden : An Indispensable Guide to Easier and More Effective Gardening

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... February 14, 2004