Dave's Garden Newsletter for February 12, 2013

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Robert Frost, American poet)

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Plant Identification 94 posts Northeast Gardening 77 posts Games 63 posts PlantFiles Pictures 54 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 53 posts Sewing and Quilting 45 posts Vegetable Gardening 41 posts Pets 33 posts Texas Gardening 31 posts Garden Talk 18 posts Beginner Landscaping 16 posts Australian Gardening 14 posts Florida Gardening 14 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 13 posts Cacti and Succulents 12 posts Orchids 11 posts Swaps, Trades and Giveaways 11 posts Seed Germination 11 posts Recipes 11 posts Container Gardening 10 posts Perennials 9 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 9 posts Beginner Houseplants 9 posts Happy Birthday 9 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 9 posts Beginner Vegetables 9 posts Voting Booth 9 posts Trash to Treasure 9 posts Peonies 9 posts Classified Ads 8 posts Brugmansias 8 posts Tomatoes 8 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 8 posts Canning, Freezing and Drying 7 posts Poultry and Livestock 7 posts Morning Glories 7 posts Soil and Composting 6 posts Canadian Gardening 6 posts Bird Identification 5 posts Jokes & Humor 4 posts Water Gardens 4 posts Vines and Climbers 4 posts Weather 4 posts Homesteading 4 posts Garden Showcase 4 posts Annuals 3 posts Mid-South Gardening 3 posts Clean and Clutter-free 3 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 3 posts Propagation 3 posts Organic Gardening 3 posts Clematis 3 posts Insect and Spider Identification 2 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 2 posts Roses 2 posts Georgia Gardening 2 posts Indoor Gardening and Houseplants 2 posts Bird Watching 2 posts Southwest Gardening 2 posts Plant Trading 1 post Fruits and Nuts 1 post Appliances 1 post Computer Talk 1 post Orchid Cactus 1 post Aroids 1 post Daylilies 1 post Garden Pests and Diseases 1 post Carnivorous Plants 1 post Gardening by the Moon 1 post Carolina Gardening 1 post Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 1 post Greenhouse 1 post Vermicomposting 1 post Central Midwest Gardening 1 post PlantFiles How-to's 1 post Needle Arts 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description RosinaBloom Comment Grassy-Leaved Sweet Flag, Miniature Sweet Flag, Variegated Slender Sweet Flag, 'Variegata' Acorus Gramineus moonsheller Comment Lady Tulip 'Lady Jane' Tulipa clusiana pniksch Comment Rhaphidophora Rhaphidophora tetrasperma Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Indigo Ruby' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Indigo Kumquat' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Sweet Pepper 'Natasha' Capsicum annuum 80s_child Comment Grandiflora Rose 'Strike It Rich' Rosa Secateurs Comment Hardy Cyclamen, Ivy-leaved Cyclamen Cyclamen hederifolium pniksch Comment Rainbow Vine, Trailing Watermelon Begonia Pellionia daveauana AmanitaM Comment Rock Purslane Calandrinia spectabilis RosinaBloom Image Running Bamboo (Phyllostachys vivax) RosinaBloom Image Running Bamboo (Phyllostachys vivax) RosinaBloom Image Running Bamboo (Phyllostachys vivax) RosinaBloom Image Running Bamboo (Phyllostachys vivax) RosinaBloom Image Running Bamboo (Phyllostachys vivax) RosinaBloom Image Running Bamboo (Phyllostachys vivax) RosinaBloom Image Idesia (Idesia polycarpa) RosinaBloom Image Idesia (Idesia polycarpa) RosinaBloom Image Idesia (Idesia polycarpa) RosinaBloom Image Idesia (Idesia polycarpa) RosinaBloom Image Idesia (Idesia polycarpa) RosinaBloom Image Idesia (Idesia polycarpa) RosinaBloom Image Idesia (Idesia polycarpa) RosinaBloom Image Idesia (Idesia polycarpa) BUFFY690 Image Persian Shield (Strobilanthes dyerianus) pniksch Image Rhaphidophora (Rhaphidophora tetrasperma) pniksch Image Rhaphidophora (Rhaphidophora tetrasperma) Farmerdill Image English Pea 'Dark Green Perfection' (Pisum sativum) RosinaBloom Image Variegated New Zealand Puka Tree 'Moonlight' (Meryta sinclairii) RosinaBloom Image Variegated New Zealand Puka Tree 'Moonlight' (Meryta sinclairii) RosinaBloom Image Variegated New Zealand Puka Tree 'Moonlight' (Meryta sinclairii) RosinaBloom Image Crape Myrtle, Crepe Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) RosinaBloom Image Crape Myrtle, Crepe Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) RosinaBloom Image Crape Myrtle, Crepe Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) RosinaBloom Image Crape Myrtle, Crepe Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) RosinaBloom Image Crape Myrtle, Crepe Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) eliasastro Image Daubenya, Jewel of the Desert (Daubenya aurea var. coccinea) eliasastro Image Daubenya, Jewel of the Desert (Daubenya aurea var. coccinea) eliasastro Image Daubenya, Jewel of the Desert (Daubenya aurea var. coccinea) eliasastro Image Daubenya, Jewel of the Desert (Daubenya aurea var. coccinea) eliasastro Image Romulea (Romulea tempskyana) eliasastro Image Romulea (Romulea tempskyana) eliasastro Image Romulea (Romulea tempskyana) eliasastro Image Romulea (Romulea tempskyana) themikesmom Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Immortality' (Iris ) themikesmom Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Immortality' (Iris ) RosinaBloom Image Deodar Cedar (Cedrus deodara) RosinaBloom Image Common Beech, European Beech (Fagus sylvatica) RosinaBloom Image Common Beech, European Beech (Fagus sylvatica) RosinaBloom Image Common Beech, European Beech (Fagus sylvatica) RosinaBloom Image Common Beech, European Beech (Fagus sylvatica) RosinaBloom Image Common Beech, European Beech (Fagus sylvatica) RosinaBloom Image Common Beech, European Beech (Fagus sylvatica)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description BabyBlue8 Neutral True Vine Ranch robertb_44 Positive Orchard's Edge ThaiCooker Positive LemonCitrusTree.com (John Silvia LLC) adadia Positive Double Helix Farms HotTamale Positive Reimer Seeds jen5142 Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. egraham Positive TomatoFest.com brasschick Positive Empress Tree Nurseries (aka Fast Growing Trees, Paulownia Supply & fastgrowingtree.com)

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... February 12, 2013