Dave's Garden Newsletter for January 25, 2011

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Arthur Symons, English poet, translator, critic)

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Forum Posts Northeast Gardening 244 posts PlantFiles Pictures 114 posts Daylilies 106 posts Bird Watching 92 posts Pets 75 posts Clean and Clutter-free 49 posts Games 47 posts Vegetable Gardening 45 posts Plant and Tree Identification 40 posts Insect and Spider Identification 38 posts Poultry and Livestock 38 posts Mid-South Gardening 34 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 32 posts Recipes 31 posts Florida Gardening 27 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 22 posts Australian Gardening 21 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 20 posts Sewing and Quilting 20 posts Seed Trading 19 posts Trash to Treasure 19 posts Bird Identification 18 posts Tropical Plants 18 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 15 posts Market Growers 14 posts Clematis 14 posts Propagation 14 posts Cacti and Succulents 13 posts Photos 13 posts Orchids 12 posts Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 12 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 10 posts Beginner Vegetables 10 posts Wildlife 10 posts Tomatoes 9 posts Texas Gardening 9 posts Roses 8 posts Homesteading 8 posts Winter Sowing 7 posts Voting Booth 7 posts Perennials 7 posts Shady Gardens 7 posts Aroids 7 posts California Gardening 7 posts Beginner Houseplants 6 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 6 posts Canadian Gardening 6 posts Computer Talk 6 posts Equine Forum 6 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 5 posts Garden Art 5 posts Southwest Gardening 5 posts Weather 4 posts Plant Trading 4 posts Needle Arts 4 posts Outdoor Living: porches, decks, patios, pools, etc 4 posts Books, Movies, and TV 4 posts Begonias 4 posts Morning Glories 4 posts Cannas 4 posts Hostas 4 posts Garden Talk 3 posts Japanese Maples 3 posts Carolina Gardening 3 posts Beginner Flowers 3 posts Brugmansias 3 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 3 posts Basket Weaving 3 posts Happy Birthday 3 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 3 posts Sustainable Alternatives 3 posts Community Gardens 2 posts Beekeeping 2 posts BugFiles Pictures 2 posts Agastaches and Salvias 2 posts Soil and Composting 2 posts Accessible Gardening 2 posts Annuals 2 posts Farm Life 2 posts Invasive Plants 2 posts Central Midwest Gardening 2 posts Caudiciforms 1 post Orchid Cactus 1 post Irises 1 post Cameras and Photography 1 post Daturas 1 post Fruits and Nuts 1 post Test 1 post Fireplaces and Wood Stoves 1 post Gingers 1 post Genealogy 1 post Canning, Freezing and Drying 1 post Organic Gardening 1 post Peppers 1 post Bulbs 1 post Greenhouse 1 post Georgia Gardening 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description Aztort Comment Bush Morning Glory, Morning Glory Tree, Badoh Negro, Borrachero, Matacabra Ipomoea carnea daddysgirl1800 Comment Dwarf Ylang-Ylang Tree Cananga odorata var. fruticosa Grammiposa Comment Japanese Water Iris, Japanese Flag, Russian Iris 'Crested Surf' Iris ensata sunkissed Comment Edging Lobelia, Annual Lobelia 'Techno Heat Light Blue' Lobelia sunkissed Comment Red Firecracker Plant Russelia sarmentosa Boomchickaboom Comment Brazilian Pepper Tree Schinus terebinthifolius kobwebz Comment Kiss Me Over The Garden Gate Persicaria orientalis Farmerdill Comment Snap Bean (Green, French Bean) 'Banga' Phaseolus vulgaris Farmerdill Comment Chinese Cabbage, Napa, Michihli, Wong Bok 'Amor' Brassica rapa var. pekinensis Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Lucky Ball' Brassica oleracea var. capitata Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Escazu' Brassica oleracea var. capitata Farmerdill Comment Carrot 'Cumbre' Daucus carota Farmerdill Comment Onion, Shallot 'Zebrune' Allium cepa Farmerdill Comment Cauliflower 'Sierra Madre RZ' Brassica oleracea var.botrytis Farmerdill Comment Hot Pepper 'Anastar' Capsicum annuum cabngirl Comment Yellow Wood Sorrel Oxalis stricta onomus Comment Norfolk Island Hibiscus, Cow Itch Tree, Pyramid Tree, Queensland Pyramid Tree Lagunaria patersonii Kell Image Tiger Tongue 'Ellisiana' (Opuntia cacanapa) Kell Image Tiger Tongue 'Ellisiana' (Opuntia cacanapa) Kell Image Tiger Tongue 'Ellisiana' (Opuntia cacanapa) Kell Image Tiger Tongue 'Ellisiana' (Opuntia cacanapa) Kell Image Tiger Tongue 'Ellisiana' (Opuntia cacanapa) Kell Image Tiger Tongue 'Ellisiana' (Opuntia cacanapa) Kell Image Tiger Tongue 'Ellisiana' (Opuntia cacanapa) Kell Image Tiger Tongue 'Ellisiana' (Opuntia cacanapa) Kell Image Tiger Tongue 'Ellisiana' (Opuntia cacanapa) Kell Image Tiger Tongue 'Ellisiana' (Opuntia cacanapa) palmbob Image Cycad (Encephalartos kisambo) palmbob Image Cycad (Encephalartos kisambo) palmbob Image Cycad (Encephalartos kisambo) palmbob Image Karoo Cycad (Encephalartos lehmannii) palmbob Image Karoo Cycad (Encephalartos lehmannii) palmbob Image Suurberg Cycad, Broodboom (Encephalartos longifolius) palmbob Image Suurberg Cycad, Broodboom (Encephalartos longifolius) palmbob Image Natal Cycad (Encephalartos natalensis) palmbob Image Natal Cycad (Encephalartos natalensis) palmbob Image Bay Palmetto, Thatch palm (Sabal yapa) palmbob Image Bay Palmetto, Thatch palm (Sabal yapa) palmbob Image Bay Palmetto, Thatch palm (Sabal yapa) palmbob Image Bamboo (Thyrsostachys oliveri) palmbob Image Bamboo (Thyrsostachys oliveri) palmbob Image Bamboo (Thyrsostachys oliveri) palmbob Image Lychee (Litchi chinensis) palmbob Image Madagascar Olive (Noronhia emarginata) palmbob Image Madagascar Olive (Noronhia emarginata) Kell Image Tiger Tongue 'Ellisiana' (Opuntia cacanapa) Kell Image Tiger Tongue 'Ellisiana' (Opuntia cacanapa) Kell Image Tiger Tongue 'Ellisiana' (Opuntia cacanapa) Kell Image Tiger Tongue 'Ellisiana' (Opuntia cacanapa) Kell Image Tiger Tongue 'Ellisiana' (Opuntia cacanapa) Kell Image Tiger Tongue 'Ellisiana' (Opuntia cacanapa) Kell Image Tiger Tongue 'Ellisiana' (Opuntia cacanapa) palmbob Image Octopus Agave, Amole (Agave vilmoriniana) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe bellatula) DaylilySLP Image Double Impatiens 'Cherry Ice' (Impatiens ) DaylilySLP Image Double Impatiens 'Cherry Ice' (Impatiens ) DaylilySLP Image Double Impatiens 'Cherry Ice' (Impatiens ) DaylilySLP Image Double Impatiens 'Cherry Ice' (Impatiens ) DaylilySLP Image Double Impatiens 'Cherry Ice' (Impatiens ) DaylilySLP Image New Guinea Impatiens 'Sunpatiens Spreading Salmon' (Impatiens ) DaylilySLP Image New Guinea Impatiens 'Sunpatiens Spreading Salmon' (Impatiens ) DaylilySLP Image New Guinea Impatiens 'Sunpatiens Spreading Salmon' (Impatiens ) DaylilySLP Image New Guinea Impatiens 'Sunpatiens Spreading Salmon' (Impatiens ) DaylilySLP Image Beardtongue, Beard Tongue 'Phoenix Magenta 09' (Penstemon hartwegii) DaylilySLP Image Beardtongue, Beard Tongue 'Phoenix Magenta 09' (Penstemon hartwegii) DaylilySLP Image Egyptian Star Cluster, Star Flower, Pentas 'Venus' (Pentas lanceolata) DaylilySLP Image Egyptian Star Cluster, Star Flower, Pentas 'Venus' (Pentas lanceolata) DaylilySLP Image Egyptian Star Cluster, Star Flower, Pentas 'Venus' (Pentas lanceolata) DaylilySLP Image Egyptian Star Cluster, Star Flower, Pentas 'Venus' (Pentas lanceolata) DaylilySLP Image Egyptian Star Cluster, Star Flower, Pentas 'Butterfly Deep Pink' (Pentas lanceolata) DaylilySLP Image Egyptian Star Cluster, Star Flower, Pentas 'Butterfly Deep Pink' (Pentas lanceolata) DaylilySLP Image Egyptian Star Cluster, Star Flower, Pentas 'Butterfly Deep Pink' (Pentas lanceolata) DaylilySLP Image Mealy Cup Sage, Mealycup Sage 'Blue Frost' (Salvia farinacea) DaylilySLP Image Mealy Cup Sage, Mealycup Sage 'Blue Frost' (Salvia farinacea) DaylilySLP Image Mealy Cup Sage, Mealycup Sage 'Blue Frost' (Salvia farinacea) palmbob Image Wood's Cycad (Encephalartos woodii) palmbob Image Peruvian Old Man Cactus (Espostoa lanata) palmbob Image Peruvian Old Man Cactus (Espostoa lanata) palmbob Image African Candelabra (Euphorbia ammak) palmbob Image African Candelabra (Euphorbia ammak) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia ampliphylla) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia ampliphylla) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia barnardii) palmbob Image Medusa Head (Euphorbia caput-medusae) palmbob Image Medusa Head (Euphorbia caput-medusae) palmbob Image Medusa Head (Euphorbia caput-medusae) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia esculenta) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia esculenta) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia gorgonis) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia gorgonis) palmbob Image Euphorbia 'Major' (Euphorbia horrida) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia horrida var. striata) palmbob Image Candelabra Tree, Naboom 'Monstrosa' (Euphorbia ingens) palmbob Image Candelabra Tree, Naboom (Euphorbia ingens) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia ledienii) palmbob Image Baseball Plant, Klipnoors, Sea Urchin (Euphorbia obesa)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description summergardenbug Positive Victory Seed Company britong Positive Cheap Seeds dreaves Positive Bob Wells Nursery raisedgarden Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. Bobbette Positive Raintree Nursery Bobbette Positive Bay Laurel Nursery trc65 Neutral Park Seed Company (aka Park's Gardens) mrsking Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. trc65 Positive Prairie Moon Nursery cboc Positive Garden Harvest Supply cboc Positive Tomatofest.com midwestfigs Negative Park Seed Company (aka Park's Gardens) midwestfigs Positive Territorial Seed Company midwestfigs Positive Bluestone Perennials onlyinamerica Negative Gurney's Seed & Nursery cannabinatea Positive Veseys onedaylily Positive The Sample Seed Shop facelikeflint Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. mintproduce Positive Pense Nursery hortulaninobili Positive Seeds of Change Jakiddy Positive KT Botanicals suzy_qu3 Positive Seeds Trust

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... January 25, 2011