Dave's Garden Newsletter for February 16, 2011

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Albert Richards)

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Northeast Gardening 191 posts Daylilies 136 posts Bird Watching 61 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 52 posts Tomatoes 50 posts Pets 49 posts PlantFiles Pictures 49 posts Games 47 posts Vegetable Gardening 46 posts Sewing and Quilting 44 posts Clematis 42 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 41 posts Morning Glories 35 posts Plant and Tree Identification 34 posts Propagation 30 posts Texas Gardening 29 posts Mid-South Gardening 26 posts Clean and Clutter-free 25 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 22 posts Seed Trading 22 posts Cacti and Succulents 22 posts Container Gardening 22 posts Trash to Treasure 21 posts Australian Gardening 20 posts Tropical Plants 19 posts Recipes 16 posts Southwest Gardening 16 posts Roses 15 posts Equine Forum 15 posts Winter Sowing 13 posts Caudiciforms 13 posts Antiques and Collectibles 13 posts Insect and Spider Identification 13 posts Orchids 12 posts California Gardening 11 posts Perennials 11 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 11 posts Garden Art 10 posts Beginner Vegetables 9 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 9 posts Florida Gardening 9 posts Wildlife 8 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 8 posts Cooking 8 posts Photos 8 posts Hostas 8 posts Lilies 7 posts Peonies 7 posts Irises 6 posts Canadian Gardening 6 posts Seed Germination 5 posts Books, Movies, and TV 5 posts Farm Life 5 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 5 posts Healthy Living 5 posts Retirees 5 posts Bird Identification 4 posts Weather 4 posts Garden Talk 4 posts Brugmansias 4 posts Carolina Gardening 4 posts Voting Booth 4 posts Strawbale Gardening 4 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 4 posts Beginner Landscaping 3 posts Homesteading 3 posts Cottage Gardening 3 posts Plant Trading 3 posts Canning, Freezing and Drying 3 posts Carnivorous Plants 3 posts BugFiles Pictures 3 posts BirdFiles Pictures 3 posts Peppers 3 posts Bulbs 3 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 2 posts Soil and Composting 2 posts Crafts and Decorating 2 posts Needle Arts 2 posts Welcome Mat 2 posts Happy Birthday 2 posts Central Midwest Gardening 2 posts Poultry and Livestock 2 posts Rocks, Minerals and Gems 2 posts Vermicomposting 2 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 2 posts Beginner Flowers 2 posts Plumbing 1 post Coleus 1 post Cannas 1 post Beekeeping 1 post Poppies 1 post Fireplaces and Wood Stoves 1 post Garden Pests and Diseases 1 post Pacific Northwest Gardening 1 post Palms and Cycads 1 post Hydrangeas 1 post Vines and Climbers 1 post Accessible Gardening 1 post Floors and Coverings 1 post Michigan Gardening 1 post Invasive Plants 1 post Kitchens 1 post Test 1 post Daturas 1 post Violas and Violettas 1 post Begonias 1 post Annuals 1 post Orchid Cactus 1 post Georgia Gardening 1 post Frugal Living 1 post Rhododendrons and Relatives 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description luciee Comment Chinese Lantern Plant, Strawberry Ground Cherry 'Gigantea' Physalis alkekengi mrsrazzer Comment Zinnia 'Fruit Smoothie Mix' Zinnia elegans marasri Comment Texas Craglily Echeandia texensis eatingganesh Comment Foxtail Fern 'Meyersii' Asparagus densiflorus killdawabbit Comment Winter Honeysuckle Lonicera fragrantissima Gardeningman Comment Chinese Pistache, Chinese Pistachio Pistacia chinensis steinbeck Comment Winter Honeysuckle Lonicera fragrantissima KimchiMonger Image Texas Ebony (Pithecellobium flexicaule) KimchiMonger Image Texas Ebony (Pithecellobium flexicaule) KimchiMonger Image Texas Ebony (Pithecellobium flexicaule) KimchiMonger Image Texas Ebony (Pithecellobium flexicaule) KimchiMonger Image Texas Ebony (Pithecellobium flexicaule) KimchiMonger Image Texas Ebony (Pithecellobium flexicaule) cactus_lover Image Haworthia (Haworthia tortuosa var. major) cactus_lover Image Haworthia (Haworthia attenuata x limifolia ) cactus_lover Image Haworthia (Haworthia attenuata x limifolia ) cactus_lover Image Haworthia 'Cat's Tongue' (Haworthia Magnifica x Venosa) cactus_lover Image Haworthia 'Cat's Tongue' (Haworthia Magnifica x Venosa) cactus_lover Image Haworthia (Haworthia tortuosa var. major) taralisa Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Code Red' (Iris ) taralisa Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Fancy A Flutter' (Iris ) ladygardener1 Image Amaryllis 'Full House' (Hippeastrum ) cactus_lover Image Aloe 'Park Avenue' (Aloe ) cactus_lover Image Aloe 'Park Avenue' (Aloe ) cactus_lover Image Astroloba (Astroloba herrei) plantladylin Image Giant Bird of Paradise, Natal Strelitzia, Wild Strelitzia (Strelitzia nicolai) plantladylin Image Giant Bird of Paradise, Natal Strelitzia, Wild Strelitzia (Strelitzia nicolai) cactus_lover Image Gasteria 'Snake' (Gasteria ) taralisa Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Ginger Ice' (Iris ) cactus_lover Image Haworthia (Haworthia cooperi var. truncata) taralisa Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Into Temptation' (Iris ) cactus_lover Image ''niosa'' (Haworthia nigra x viscosa) cactus_lover Image Haworthia (Haworthia pygmaea) jpgreen Image Concrete Leaf Living Stone, Jewel Weed (Titanopsis calcarea)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description Sonj Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. Z_Hongo Negative KPR - Gardeners Club Slovakia backwoodsfarm Positive Kemp's Koops foobar1946 Positive Dimeo Blueberry Farms MsWanda Positive Johnson Nursery subyz Positive Heirloom Seeds dcanote Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. backwoodsfarm Negative Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. jrhhosta Positive Northern Grown Perennials Cglaurence Neutral Burgess Seed Toni05 Positive T & C Terrariums AxillaryBud Positive Fedco Trees AxillaryBud Positive Greenmantle Nursery AxillaryBud Positive Jon's Nursery of Somis AxillaryBud Positive Raintree Nursery tex198 Positive KT Botanicals shushine Positive R.H. Shumway Seeds maineherbs Negative Mantis ComposT-Twin AxillaryBud Positive Cummins Nursery bobbieo1447 Negative Whatcom Seed Company (Seedrack.com) W_D_Ducky Positive eFowl.com Jpwrhse Positive DripWorks msagardner Positive Atomic Grow (High Yield Industries) adc03 Positive Pense Nursery mistycaspia Positive A.D.R. Bulbs Goblins_Glen Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co.

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... February 16, 2011