Dave's Garden Newsletter for August 21, 2010

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Nathaniel Parker Willis, American writer, editor)

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Northeast Gardening 132 posts Games 95 posts Plant and Tree Identification 80 posts PlantFiles Pictures 78 posts Bird Watching 77 posts Morning Glories 54 posts Texas Gardening 49 posts Pets 48 posts Sewing and Quilting 41 posts Daylilies 37 posts Cacti and Succulents 31 posts Mid-South Gardening 25 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 22 posts Vegetable Gardening 20 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 19 posts Irises 17 posts Photos 16 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 16 posts Annuals 16 posts Australian Gardening 16 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 15 posts Southwest Gardening 15 posts Carolina Gardening 14 posts Insect and Spider Identification 13 posts Brugmansias 13 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 13 posts Plant Trading 12 posts Trash to Treasure 12 posts Poultry and Livestock 12 posts Tropical Plants 11 posts Hostas 10 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 10 posts Florida Gardening 10 posts Frugal Living 10 posts Seed Trading 10 posts Beginner Vegetables 10 posts Caudiciforms 9 posts Water Gardens 9 posts Canning, Freezing and Drying 8 posts Healthy Living 8 posts Homesteading 8 posts Orchid Cactus 7 posts Peppers 7 posts Happy Birthday 7 posts California Gardening 7 posts Perennials 7 posts Recipes 7 posts BirdFiles Pictures 7 posts Propagation 6 posts Beginner Landscaping 6 posts Hypertufa and Concrete 6 posts Bulbs 6 posts Mosaics and Stained Glass 6 posts Central Midwest Gardening 5 posts Bird Identification 5 posts Garden Art 5 posts Canadian Gardening 5 posts Fuchsias 5 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 5 posts Weather 5 posts Cooking 4 posts Fragrant Gardening 4 posts Dahlias 4 posts Invasive Plants 4 posts Swaps, Trades and Giveaways 4 posts Georgia Gardening 4 posts Voting Booth 3 posts Seed Germination 3 posts Coneflowers 3 posts Container Gardening 3 posts Vines and Climbers 3 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 3 posts Ask-a-Gardener 3 posts Wildlife 3 posts Farm Life 3 posts Coleus 2 posts Garden Talk 2 posts Beginner Flowers 2 posts Tomatoes 2 posts Computer Talk 2 posts Bonsai 2 posts Equine Forum 2 posts Roses 2 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 2 posts DG Journals and Diaries 2 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 2 posts Accessible Gardening 2 posts Hoyas 2 posts Fruits and Nuts 1 post Beginner Houseplants 1 post Caregivers 1 post Grass and Bamboo 1 post Hibiscus 1 post BugFiles Pictures 1 post Tropical Zone Gardening 1 post Plumbing 1 post Self-contained Box Gardens 1 post Artisans 1 post Sustainable Alternatives 1 post Tropical Fruits 1 post Hydrangeas 1 post Herbs 1 post Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 1 post Clean and Clutter-free 1 post Orchids 1 post Community Gardens 1 post Needle Arts 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description WonderWeasel Comment Jalapeño 'NuMex Jalmundo' Capsicum annuum SohamArt Comment White Sage Salvia apiana dancingbear27 Comment Wax bean, Bush 'Soleil' Phaseolus vulgaris gunitgardener Comment Ska Pastora, La Maria, Diviner's Sage Salvia divinorum PedricksCorner Comment Fuchsia 'Eternal Flame' Fuchsia 1stmeridian Comment Lamb's-Quarters, White Goosefoot, Fat Hen, Wild Spinach Chenopodium album Mbfirey Comment Canna Lily 'Stuttgart' Canna x generalis passifloralisa Comment Wishbone Flower, Bluewings Torenia fournieri alzone7 Comment Turk's Cap Malvaviscus arboreus natvlegl Comment Devil's Tongue, Snake Plant, Konjac, Konnyaku Potato, Voodoo Lily Amorphophallus konjac xbacca Comment Purple Velvet Plant, Velvet Plant, Royal Velvet Plant Gynura aurantiaca SLO_Garden Comment Tomato 'Brad's Black Heart' Lycopersicon lycopersicum SLO_Garden Comment Tomato 'Russian Bogatyr' Lycopersicon lycopersicum SLO_Garden Comment Tomato 'Woodle Orange' Lycopersicon lycopersicum lehua_mc Comment Cabbage Palm, Cabbage Tree, Ti Kouka, Torbay Palm, Dracaena Spike Cordyline australis palmbob Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria sempervivi var. tetracantha) palmbob Image Mammillaria, Longmamma Nipple Cactus (Mammillaria sphaerica) palmbob Image Mammillaria, Longmamma Nipple Cactus (Mammillaria sphaerica) palmbob Image California Pincushion, Viejito, Corky-seed Pincushion (Mammillaria tetrancistra) palmbob Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria theresae) palmbob Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria theresae) palmbob Image Green Fishhook Cactus, Green-flowered Pincushion (Mammillaria barbata) palmbob Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria glochidiata) palmbob Image Maihueniopsis (Maihueniopsis bonnieae) palmbob Image Monadenium, Euphorbia (Euphorbia kimberleyanum) palmbob Image Monadenium, Euphorbia (Euphorbia kimberleyanum) palmbob Image Monadenium, Euphorbia (Euphorbia ritchiei) palmbob Image Monadenium, Euphorbia (Euphorbia ritchiei) palmbob Image Monadenium, Euphorbia (Euphorbia ritchiei) palmbob Image Monanthes (Monanthes laxiflora) palmbob Image Jabily, Elephant Tree (Operculicarya decaryi) palmbob Image Sacasil (Opuntia chaffeyi) palmbob Image Grizzly Bear Cactus (Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea) palmbob Image Ortegocactus (Ortegocactus macdougallii) palmbob Image Knowlton's Cactus, Thimble Plains Cactus (Pediocactus knowltonii) palmbob Image Peeble's Navajo Cactus, Peebles Hedgehog Cactus (Pediocactus peeblesianus) palmbob Image Winkler's Pincushion Cactus, Winkler Cactus (Pediocactus bradyi subsp. winkleri) palmbob Image Peyotillo, Hatchet Cactus, Woodlouse Cactus, Peyote (Pelecyphora aselliformis) 01_William Image Onoclea, Sensitive Fern, Bead Fern (Onoclea sensibilis) 01_William Image Onoclea, Sensitive Fern, Bead Fern (Onoclea sensibilis) 01_William Image Onoclea, Sensitive Fern, Bead Fern (Onoclea sensibilis) 01_William Image Onoclea, Sensitive Fern, Bead Fern (Onoclea sensibilis) 01_William Image Onoclea, Sensitive Fern, Bead Fern (Onoclea sensibilis) saya Image Tarda Tulip (Tulipa tarda) gunitgardener Image Ska Pastora, La Maria, Diviner's Sage (Salvia divinorum) gunitgardener Image Dream Herb, Leaf of God (Calea zacatechichi) ben773 Image Adenium (Adenium somalense) ben773 Image Old Father Live-Forever (Pelargonium cotyledonis) ben773 Image Angel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Charles Grimaldi' (Brugmansia ) 01_William Image American Climbing Fern, Creeping Fern, Hartford Fern, Windsor Fern (Lygodium palmatum) 01_William Image American Climbing Fern, Creeping Fern, Hartford Fern, Windsor Fern (Lygodium palmatum) 01_William Image American Climbing Fern, Creeping Fern, Hartford Fern, Windsor Fern (Lygodium palmatum) 01_William Image Cranefly Orchid, Crippled Crane Fly Orchid (Tipularia discolor) 01_William Image Cranefly Orchid, Crippled Crane Fly Orchid (Tipularia discolor) 01_William Image Cranefly Orchid, Crippled Crane Fly Orchid (Tipularia discolor) 01_William Image Cranefly Orchid, Crippled Crane Fly Orchid (Tipularia discolor) DebinSC Image American Pokeweed, Inkberry, Pidgeonberry, Pokeberry (Phytolacca americana) Kell Image Stirling Range Coneflower (Isopogon baxteri) 01_William Image Fan Clubmoss, Southern Gound Pine, Southern Running Cedar, Southern Running Pine (Lycopodium digitatum) 01_William Image Fan Clubmoss, Southern Gound Pine, Southern Running Cedar, Southern Running Pine (Lycopodium digitatum) 01_William Image Rose Pogonia, Snakemouth Orchid, Adder's Mouth (Pogonia ophioglossoides) 01_William Image Rose Pogonia, Snakemouth Orchid, Adder's Mouth (Pogonia ophioglossoides) 01_William Image Rose Pogonia, Snakemouth Orchid, Adder's Mouth (Pogonia ophioglossoides) 01_William Image Rose Pogonia, Snakemouth Orchid, Adder's Mouth (Pogonia ophioglossoides) 01_William Image Cinnamon Fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) 01_William Image Cinnamon Fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) Kell Image Monochaetum (Monochaetum alpestre x pulchrum) 01_William Image Cinnamon Fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) 01_William Image Grass Pink (Calopogon tuberosus) 01_William Image Grass Pink (Calopogon tuberosus) 01_William Image Grass Pink (Calopogon tuberosus) 01_William Image Spotted Wintergreen, Striped Pipsissewa, Striped Prince's Pine (Chimaphila maculata) 01_William Image Spotted Wintergreen, Striped Pipsissewa, Striped Prince's Pine (Chimaphila maculata) 01_William Image Spotted Wintergreen, Striped Pipsissewa, Striped Prince's Pine (Chimaphila maculata) Kalpavriksha Image Serpentine Rain Tree (Brunfelsia densifolia) Kalpavriksha Image Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow 'Macrantha' (Brunfelsia pauciflora) palmbob Image Maihueniopsis (Maihueniopsis clavarioides) palmbob Image Maihueniopsis (Maihueniopsis subterranea) Kalpavriksha Image Shaving Brush Tree, Cuajilote (Pseudobombax palmeri) palmbob Image Seyrigia (Seyrigia humbertii) palmbob Image Long-spined Permanent Wave Cactus (Stenocactus crispatus) palmbob Image Long-spined Permanent Wave Cactus (Stenocactus crispatus) palmbob Image Stenocactus (Stenocactus hastatus) palmbob Image Stenocactus (Stenocactus hastatus) palmbob Image Brain Cactus 'Lloydii' (Stenocactus multicostatus) palmbob Image Brain Cactus (Stenocactus multicostatus) palmbob Image Long-spined Permanent Wave Cactus (Stenocactus crispatus) palmbob Image Strombocactus (Strombocactus disciformis) palmbob Image Bola de Indio (Tephrocactus alexanderi)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description plantmover Positive Evergreen Nursery bugiha Positive Annie's Annuals and Perennials mableruth Positive Plant Delights Nursery dkubicki Positive Onalee's Home-Grown Seeds & Plants judgelyn Positive Victory Seed Company annielaurie Positive T's Flowers & Things Betja Negative Happy Moose Gardens Washngo Positive Cyclone Rake (Woodland Power Products, Inc.) dkfreeman Negative Burgess Seed Katt51 Negative Thuja Gardens (formerly PlantsRus)

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... August 21, 2010