Dave's Garden Newsletter for February 9, 2010

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Charles, Prince of Wales (born 11/14/1948))

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New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description Farmerdill Comment Tomato, Greenhouse 'Domani' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato, Greenhouse 'Izel' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Gaya' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Kelaino' Lycopersicon lycopersicum sallyg Comment Edamame, Vegetable Soybean 'Envy' Glycine max trackinsand Comment Dwarf Chenille, Firetail Acalypha reptans blcran40 Comment Pearl of Zanzibar, Black Pearl Majidea zanguebarica ctobey Comment White Bird of Paradise, White Strelitzia Strelitzia alba 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Amethyst Flame' Iris 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Amigo's Guitar' Iris IRFAN_LODHI Comment Bells of St. Mary Trichodesma physaloides 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Angelus' Iris 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Aphrodite' Iris 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Blue Shimmer' Iris palebo7 Comment Lenten Rose Helleborus orientalis 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Burnt Toffee' Iris 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Cambodia' Iris 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Campus Flirt' Iris 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Carolina Gold' Iris 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Chapeau' Iris 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Cheerio' Iris 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Confetti' Iris 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Copper Classic' Iris long_rider Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Godsend' Iris 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Cup Race' Iris 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Dark Chocolate' Iris 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Dauntless' Iris 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Dutch Chocolate' Iris 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Edenite' Iris 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Elmohr' Iris 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Emma Cook' Iris 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Fire Chief' Iris 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Gay Parasol' Iris 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Giant Rose' Iris 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Gingerbread Castle' Iris 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Gingersnap' Iris 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Golden Russet' Iris 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Grand Canyon' Iris Luckydog69 Comment Camphor Tree, Camphor Laurel Cinnamomum camphora 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Great Lakes' Iris 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Helen Collingwood' Iris 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Helen McGregor' Iris 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Honey Chiffon' Iris 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Interpol' Iris 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Joy' Iris 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Junaluska' Iris 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Kahili' Iris 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Lilac Mist' Iris 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Lothario' Iris 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Maytime' Iris 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Melanie' Iris 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Melted Chocolate' Iris 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Mildred Presby' Iris 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Milestone' Iris 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Missouri' Iris 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Neon Rainbow' Iris valleylynn Comment Hens and Chicks 'Pink Pearl' Sempervivum calcareum 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Night Owl' Iris Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Merope' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Aztlan' Lycopersicon lycopersicum 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Radiant Apogee' Iris Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Chimalli' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato, Cluster 'Ippari' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Barroco' Lycopersicon lycopersicum 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Ringo' Iris 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Rocket' Iris Farmerdill Comment Tomato, Greenhouse 'Kreos' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato, Greenhouse 'Attilio' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato, Greenhouse 'Manitu' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato, Greenhouse 'Kalimas' Lycopersicon lycopersicum isabel8 Comment Lenten Rose Helleborus orientalis Farmerdill Comment Tomato, Greenhouse 'Kosako' Lycopersicon lycopersicum kennedyh Image Spikey Wijky Moss (Wijkia extenuata) kennedyh Image Spikey Wijky Moss (Wijkia extenuata) kennedyh Image Spikey Wijky Moss (Wijkia extenuata) kennedyh Image Spikey Wijky Moss (Wijkia extenuata) kennedyh Image Lacy Fern Moss (Thuidium recognitum)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description 1CAMINO Negative Daylily Haven Iris Gardens jjhuang Neutral Black Jungle Terrarium Supply mellen1954 Positive The Sample Seed Shop mrs_colla Neutral Chocolate Flower Farm CherokeeGreg Positive Green Sunshine OlgaGarden Positive Heirloom Tomatoes (formerly Chuck Wyatt's Heirloom Tomatoes) OlgaGarden Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. OlgaGarden Positive Gourmet Seed International OlgaGarden Positive New Hope Seed Company OlgaGarden Positive Tomatofest.com OlgaGarden Positive Southern Exposure Seed Exchange jburroug Positive Brewery Creek Garden Center firebirdbandit Positive Orion Industries LeoBen Negative Growquest Growers (also dba Olive-Trees.net and Surf & Sierra Wholesale Nurseries, LLC) crockettbecky Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. digly Positive Sand Hill Preservation Center digly Positive Tomato Growers Supply Co. Unreal Negative University Scientific Corporation lkarnatz Negative Arizona Aquatic Gardens hlebear Positive Summer Hill Seeds hlebear Positive Diane's Flower Seeds Kates_crops Positive Jung Seed hlebear Positive Companion Plants hlebear Positive Territorial Seed Company hlebear Positive Pinetree Garden Seeds jerseydave Neutral Park Seed Company (aka Park's Gardens) pipdirect Positive DR Trimmer/Mower Fireflywoods Positive Bay Laurel Nursery Zinnia1 Positive Jung Seed

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... February 9, 2010