Dave's Garden Newsletter for January 18, 2013

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Abraham Lincoln, 16th US President)

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Games 67 posts Plant Identification 56 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 55 posts PlantFiles Pictures 51 posts Northeast Gardening 43 posts Sewing and Quilting 37 posts Pets 35 posts Trash to Treasure 30 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 27 posts Garden Talk 26 posts Swaps, Trades and Giveaways 25 posts Canadian Gardening 17 posts Crafts and Decorating 17 posts Vegetable Gardening 12 posts Tomatoes 12 posts Jokes & Humor 12 posts Seed Trading 11 posts Orchids 10 posts Tropical Plants 10 posts Australian Gardening 9 posts Mid-South Gardening 8 posts Beginner Vegetables 8 posts Cacti and Succulents 8 posts Perennials 7 posts Florida Gardening 7 posts Morning Glories 7 posts Insect and Spider Identification 6 posts Voting Booth 6 posts Southwest Gardening 6 posts Central Midwest Gardening 6 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 6 posts Equine Forum 6 posts Clematis 5 posts Daylilies 5 posts Tiny Gardens 5 posts Brugmansias 5 posts Recipes 5 posts Appliances 4 posts Container Gardening 4 posts Propagation 4 posts Texas Gardening 4 posts Aroids 4 posts Happy Birthday 3 posts Greenhouse 3 posts Rock and Alpine Gardening 3 posts Bird Watching 3 posts Plant Trading 3 posts Poultry and Livestock 3 posts Garden Art 3 posts Clean and Clutter-free 3 posts Seed Germination 3 posts Wildlife 3 posts Carolina Gardening 3 posts Organic Gardening 3 posts Water Gardens 3 posts Photos 3 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 2 posts Beginner Houseplants 2 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 2 posts Caregivers 2 posts Winter Sowing 2 posts Handyman 2 posts Hibiscus 2 posts Cooking 2 posts Michigan Gardening 1 post Beginner Gardening Questions 1 post Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 1 post Homesteading 1 post Computer Talk 1 post Beekeeping 1 post Garden Pests and Diseases 1 post Lilies 1 post Canning, Freezing and Drying 1 post Weather 1 post Scrapbooking and Paper Crafts 1 post Healthy Living 1 post Hypertufa and Concrete 1 post Upper Midwest Gardening 1 post Needle Arts 1 post Mosaics and Stained Glass 1 post Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 1 post Gardening by the Moon 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description hoitider Comment Curve Leaf Yucca, Pendulous Yucca, Weeping Yucca, Spanish Dagger, Moundlily Yucca, Soft Tipped Yucca Yucca recurvifolia steffymoc Comment Horsemint, Brook Mint Mentha longifolia ms_greenjeans Comment Bluebeard, Blue Spirea 'Snow Fairy' Caryopteris divaricata Plantnutoo Comment Horse-Sugar Symplocos tinctoria Farmerdill Comment Lima Bean,Pole 'Loudermilk Pole ' Phaseolus lunatus Farmerdill Comment Lima Bean,Pole 'Griggs' Phaseolus lunatus Farmerdill Comment Pole Bean 'Zelma Zesta' Phaseolus vulgaris Farmerdill Comment Eggplant 'Michal' Solanum melongena var. esculentum Farmerdill Comment Eggplant 'Piccolo' Solanum melongena var. esculentum Farmerdill Comment Cantaloupe, Galia 'Suzan' Cucumis melo JeffAW Comment Pumpkin, Winter Squash 'Polar Bear' Cucurbita maxima palmbob Image Paurotis Palm, Everglades Palm, Silver Saw Palmetto, Saw Cabbage Palm (Acoelorrhaphe wrightii) palmbob Image Foxtail Agave, Dragon-Tree Agave, Spineless Agave 'Boutin Blue' (Agave attenuata) palmbob Image Agave 'Blue Glow' (Agave ) altagardener Image Cut-leaved Anemone (Anemone multifida) altagardener Image Many-flowered Phlox (Phlox multiflora) altagardener Image Many-flowered Phlox (Phlox multiflora) altagardener Image Alpine phlox (Phlox condensata) altagardener Image Hood's Phlox (Phlox hoodii) altagardener Image Creeping Phlox (Phlox stolonifera) RosinaBloom Image Chameleon Plant 'Chameleon' (Houttuynia cordata) RosinaBloom Image Chameleon Plant 'Chameleon' (Houttuynia cordata) RosinaBloom Image Strawberry Begonia, Strawberry Geranium, Roving Sailor (Saxifraga stolonifera) RosinaBloom Image Strawberry Begonia, Strawberry Geranium, Roving Sailor (Saxifraga stolonifera) RosinaBloom Image Strawberry Begonia, Strawberry Geranium, Roving Sailor (Saxifraga stolonifera) RosinaBloom Image Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) RosinaBloom Image Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) RosinaBloom Image Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) RosinaBloom Image Candle Plant (Senecio articulatus) RosinaBloom Image Candle Plant (Senecio articulatus) RosinaBloom Image Candle Plant (Senecio articulatus) RosinaBloom Image Cardoon, Artichoke Thistle (Cynara cardunculus) RosinaBloom Image Cardoon, Artichoke Thistle (Cynara cardunculus) RosinaBloom Image Cardoon, Artichoke Thistle (Cynara cardunculus) RosinaBloom Image Cardoon, Artichoke Thistle (Cynara cardunculus) RosinaBloom Image Cardoon, Artichoke Thistle (Cynara cardunculus) RosinaBloom Image Cardoon, Artichoke Thistle (Cynara cardunculus) RosinaBloom Image Cardoon, Artichoke Thistle (Cynara cardunculus) altagardener Image Parry’s Townsendia (Townsendia parryi) altagardener Image Parry’s Townsendia (Townsendia parryi) altagardener Image Parry’s Townsendia (Townsendia parryi) altagardener Image Parry’s Townsendia (Townsendia parryi) altagardener Image Purple fleabane (Erigeron purpuratus) altagardener Image Purple fleabane (Erigeron purpuratus) altagardener Image White sweetvetch (Hedysarum sulphurescens) altagardener Image Asian Forget-me-not, Alpine Forget-me-not (Myosotis asiatica) palmbob Image Agave 'Blue Glow' (Agave ) palmbob Image Agave (Agave colorata) palmbob Image Thread Leaf Agave (Agave filifera) palmbob Image Agave 'Mediopicta' (Agave sisalana) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe aculeata) palmbob Image Giant Tree Aloe (Aloe barberae) palmbob Image Giant Tree Aloe (Aloe barberae) palmbob Image Giant Tree Aloe (Aloe barberae) palmbob Image Giant Tree Aloe (Aloe barberae) palmbob Image Giant Tree Aloe (Aloe barberae) palmbob Image Giant Tree Aloe (Aloe barberae) palmbob Image Giant Tree Aloe (Aloe barberae) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe dorotheae) palmbob Image Aloe 'Hercules' (Aloe barberae x dichotoma) palmbob Image Flat-flowered Aloe 'KwaZulu form' (Aloe marlothii) palmbob Image Flat-flowered Aloe (Aloe marlothii)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description bbetv Positive Fedco Seeds galsa Negative Park Seed Company (aka Park's Gardens) aukxsona Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. jbcurto Positive Rarefind Nursery (Rare Find Nursery) floradora Positive Select Seeds Antique Flowers floradora Positive Swallowtail Garden Seeds jeremybro Positive Raintree Nursery jeremybro Positive Johnny's Selected Seeds jeremybro Positive Sustainable Seed Company ArnetteH Positive Rarefind Nursery (Rare Find Nursery) collards2013 Positive Heirloom Seeds shindagger Positive High Country Gardens

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... January 18, 2013