Dave's Garden Newsletter for November 19, 2009

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Henry Ford, American automobile manufacturer (born 7/30/1863))

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Games 225 posts Northeast Gardening 135 posts Bird Watching 119 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 106 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 91 posts Plant and Tree Identification 89 posts Sewing and Quilting 85 posts Pets 82 posts Seed Trading 81 posts Brugmansias 65 posts Australian Gardening 62 posts Southwest Gardening 60 posts Recipes 48 posts Florida Gardening 42 posts Garden Design 41 posts Photos 41 posts Beginner Houseplants 40 posts Hibiscus 39 posts Rocky Mountain Gardening 39 posts Cut Flowers and Floral Design 38 posts Garden Talk 37 posts Annuals 37 posts Beginner Landscaping 36 posts Daylilies 31 posts Weather 27 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 27 posts Trash to Treasure 24 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 23 posts Tropical Plants 23 posts Poultry and Livestock 21 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 21 posts Perennials 21 posts Vegetable Gardening 20 posts Cottage Gardening 20 posts Greenhouse 19 posts Canadian Gardening 18 posts Healthy Living 18 posts Cacti and Succulents 17 posts Frugal Living 17 posts Morning Glories 17 posts PlantFiles Pictures 16 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 16 posts Market Growers 16 posts Books, Movies, and TV 15 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 15 posts Bulbs 15 posts Winter Sowing 15 posts Texas Gardening 15 posts Voting Booth 14 posts Irises 13 posts Water Gardens 12 posts Fragrant Gardening 12 posts Happy Birthday 12 posts Orchids 11 posts Aroids 11 posts Clean and Clutter-free 10 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 10 posts Equine Forum 9 posts Carnivorous Plants 8 posts Indoor Gardening and Houseplants 8 posts Michigan Gardening 8 posts Camping, Hiking and Boating 8 posts Plant Trading 8 posts Soil and Composting 7 posts Plumerias 7 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 7 posts Mid-South Gardening 7 posts Coleus 6 posts Invasive Plants 6 posts Roses 6 posts Hoyas 6 posts California Gardening 6 posts Dahlias 5 posts BugFiles Pictures 5 posts Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 5 posts Handyman 4 posts Soap and Candle-making 4 posts Japanese Maples 4 posts Herbs 4 posts Computer Talk 4 posts Cool Climate Gardening 3 posts Beginner Vegetables 3 posts Carolina Gardening 3 posts Vines and Climbers 3 posts Garden Art 3 posts Rock and Alpine Gardening 3 posts Bird Identification 3 posts Saving Seeds 3 posts Cannas 3 posts Orchid Cactus 3 posts Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 3 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 3 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 3 posts Accessible Gardening 3 posts Canning, Freezing and Drying 2 posts Heirloom Vegetables 2 posts Clematis 2 posts Poppies 2 posts Terrarium Gardening 2 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 2 posts Home Repairs and Maintenance 2 posts Master Gardeners 2 posts Tomatoes 2 posts Violas and Violettas 2 posts Strawbale Gardening 2 posts Outdoor Living: porches, decks, patios, pools, etc 2 posts Fireplaces and Wood Stoves 2 posts Jokes & Humor 2 posts Cooking 2 posts Hostas 2 posts Gardening by the Moon 1 post Georgia Gardening 1 post Insect and Spider Identification 1 post Beekeeping 1 post Passifloras 1 post Homeschooling 1 post Cars and Trucks 1 post BugFiles How-to's 1 post Homesteading 1 post Peppers 1 post Organic Gardening 1 post

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PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description bonehead Comment Mediterranean Sea Holly Eryngium bourgatii bonehead Comment Variegated Siberian Bugloss, False Forget-Me-Not 'Jack Frost' Brunnera macrophylla bonehead Comment Snow-In-Summer 'Silver Carpet' Cerastium tomentosum dfulton Comment Blue China Fir 'Glauca' Cunninghamia lanceolata bonehead Comment Southern Wormwood, Southernwood, Lad's Love, Old Man Artemisia abrotanum bonehead Comment Sweet Cicely Myrrhis odorata donnacreation Comment Shell Ginger, Variegated Shell Ginger 'Variegata' Alpinia zerumbet bonehead Comment Pacific Bleeding Heart, Western Bleeding Heart Dicentra formosa Menk Comment Cow's Tongue Prickly Pear Cactus Opuntia engelmannii var. linguiformis bonehead Comment Calamint 'Variegata' Calamintha grandiflora bonehead Comment Sweet Cherry 'Sam' Prunus avium bonehead Comment Chives Allium schoenoprasum bonehead Comment Comfrey Symphytum officinale concretephil Comment Yellowtop Flaveria linearis singleshotcajun Comment Firespike, Cardinal Guard, Scarlet Flame Odontonema strictum stormyla Comment Avens, Geum 'Blazing Sunset' Geum stormyla Comment Asiatic Lily 'Cappuccino' Lilium stormyla Comment Arrowwood, Southern Arrowwood, Roughish Arrowwood Viburnum dentatum stormyla Comment Asiatic Lily 'First Class' Lilium Eishau Comment Velvet Leaf Philodendron Philodendron scandens subsp. micans crabbylion Comment Colewort, Flowering Kale, Giant Kale, Giant Gypsophila Crambe cordifolia ummsaalih Comment Mexican Sunflower 'Torch' Tithonia rotundifolia redpondranch Comment Devil's Trumpet, Horn of Plenty, Downy Thorn Apple 'Double Purple' Datura metel stormyla Comment Chinese Globe Flower 'Golden Queen' Trollius chinensis stormyla Comment Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Golden Helga' Chrysanthemum x morifolium stormyla Comment Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Spicy Cheryl' Chrysanthemum x morifolium stormyla Comment Cinquefoil Potentilla x tonguei Farmerdill Comment Cantaloupe 'Duchess' Cucumis melo stormyla Comment Columbine 'Denver Gold' Aquilegia chrysantha Farmerdill Comment Spanish Melon 'Robust' Cucumis melo var inodorus stormyla Comment Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'April Tryst' Camellia japonica Mr_Cleaver Comment Lipstick Plant, Basketvine, Basket Vine Aeschynanthus radicans stormyla Comment Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Beaujolais' Heuchera mjsponies Comment Vanhoutte's Brazil Sage 'Red form' Salvia vanhouttei Joshjpr Comment Devil's Trumpet, Jimsonweed, Common Thorn-apple 'Lilac Le Fleur' Datura lazepherine Comment Senecio Senecio oxyriifolius subsp. tropaeolifolius bonehead Comment White Snakeroot 'Chocolate' Ageratina altissima Farmerdill Comment Bok Choy, Pak Choi, Celery Mustard, Chinese Chard, Chinese Cabbage 'New Nabai' Brassica rapa var. chinensis Farmerdill Comment Sweet Corn (SH2) 'ACcentuate MRBC' Zea mays var rugosa Farmerdill Comment Sweet Corn (Synergistic) 'Mirai 002' Zea mays var rugosa Farmerdill Comment Sweet Corn (Synergistic) 'Mirai 336BC' Zea mays var rugosa palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe immaculata) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe bellatula) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe bellatula) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe bellatula) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe hoffmannii) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe hoffmannii) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe petrophila) palmbob Image Large Chimanimani Aloe (Aloe munchii) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe penduliflora) palmbob Image Bottlebrush Aloe (Aloe rupestris) kennedyh Image Common Woodruff (Asperula conferta) kennedyh Image Scaly Buttons (Leptorhynchos squamatus) kennedyh Image Scaly Buttons (Leptorhynchos squamatus) kennedyh Image Jostaberry (Ribes X culverwellii) kennedyh Image Jostaberry (Ribes X culverwellii) Farmerdill Image Watermelon 'Star Brite' (Citrullus lanatus)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description bcobble Negative Plant Safari seabees1 Negative Outdoor Distributors ConifersRule Positive Rarefind Nursery (Rare Find Nursery) blackberrysage Positive Floral and Hardy Gardens (formerly Crescent Nursery) blackberrysage Positive T & T Seeds Ltd. blackberrysage Positive Whitehouse Perennials SoutheastIndy Positive The Growers Solution Williampaul Negative Gardening Warehouse Direct (formerly Gardening Supply Warehouse) sandnsea2 Positive Buggy Crazy wstone8 Positive Rolling River Nursery william0509 Positive Wee Tree Farm hadrian74 Positive Easy to Grow Bulbs

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... November 19, 2009