Dave's Garden Newsletter for February 18, 2013

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Henry David Thoreau, American writer)

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Plant Identification 117 posts PlantFiles Pictures 78 posts Vegetable Gardening 67 posts Games 66 posts Northeast Gardening 66 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 61 posts Texas Gardening 48 posts Sewing and Quilting 46 posts Roses 43 posts Pets 39 posts Florida Gardening 23 posts Cacti and Succulents 16 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 16 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 14 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 14 posts Australian Gardening 14 posts Canadian Gardening 13 posts Recipes 12 posts Seed Germination 12 posts Water Gardens 12 posts Cottage Gardening 12 posts Tomatoes 12 posts Orchids 11 posts Central Midwest Gardening 11 posts Voting Booth 10 posts Garden Showcase 10 posts Brugmansias 9 posts Garden Talk 8 posts Beginner Flowers 8 posts Trash to Treasure 7 posts Weather 7 posts Perennials 7 posts Soil and Composting 6 posts Morning Glories 6 posts Homesteading 6 posts Southwest Gardening 6 posts Bird Identification 5 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 5 posts Mid-South Gardening 5 posts Daylilies 5 posts Tropical Plants 5 posts Container Gardening 5 posts Vermicomposting 4 posts Coleus 4 posts Beginner Landscaping 3 posts Bulbs 3 posts Happy Birthday 3 posts Beginner Vegetables 3 posts Organic Gardening 3 posts Wildlife Gardening 3 posts Photos 3 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 3 posts Cooking 3 posts Seed Trading 3 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 3 posts Equine Forum 3 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 3 posts Annuals 2 posts Propagation 2 posts Bird Watching 2 posts Ornamental Gourds 2 posts Plant Trading 2 posts Insect and Spider Identification 2 posts Wildlife 2 posts Shady Gardens 2 posts Winter Sowing 2 posts Fragrant Gardening 1 post Fruits and Nuts 1 post Needle Arts 1 post Upper Midwest Gardening 1 post Gardening by the Moon 1 post Hydroponic Gardening 1 post Ask-a-Gardener 1 post Michigan Gardening 1 post Irises 1 post European Gardening 1 post Peppers 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description Sherilou Comment Snap Pea 'Cascadia' Pisum sativum duncanroadfish Comment Blue China Fir 'Glauca' Cunninghamia lanceolata SWFLgarden Comment Desert Cassia Senna polyphylla starfarmer Comment Yellow Jessamine, Carolina Yellow Jasmine Gelsemium sempervirens dicentra63 Comment Impatiens, Balsam, Busy Lizzy 'Candy Box' Impatiens walleriana dicentra63 Comment Impatiens, Balsam, Busy Lizzy 'Super Elfin Salmon Splash' Impatiens walleriana dicentra63 Comment Painted Tongue 'Gloomy Rival' Salpiglossis sinuata coriaceous Comment Flowering Spurge, Prairie Baby's Breath Euphorbia corollata klrkkr Image Rhyncholaeliocattleya Mystic Lady (Rhyncholaeliocattleya ) klrkkr Image Rhyncholaeliocattleya Memoria Crispin Rosales (Rhyncholaeliocattleya ) klrkkr Image Orchid Hawaiian Thrill 'Hawaiian Thrill ' (Potinara ) klrkkr Image Orchid Ida Elizabeth 'Ida Elizabeth' (Laeliocattleya ) klrkkr Image Orchid Samba Princess 'Samba Princess' (Sophrolaeliocattleya ) klrkkr Image Orchid Green Mist 'Green Mist HCC/AOS' (Dendrobium ) klrkkr Image Orchid Valley Isle II 'Valley Isle II' (Potinara ) klrkkr Image Orchid Royal Beau 'Royal Beau' (Sophrocattleya ) klrkkr Image Orchid Mae Hawkins 'Mae Hawkins' (Sophrolaeliocattleya ) klrkkr Image Orchid Supersonic 'Supersonic' (Laeliocattleya ) klrkkr Image Orchid Hitomi Watanabe 'Hitomi Watanabe' (Phalaenopsis ) klrkkr Image Plumeria 'Rivera Rainbow' (Plumeria rubra) klrkkr Image Orchid Final Blue 'Final Blue' (Laeliocattleya ) klrkkr Image Orchid Irene Finney 'Irene Finney' (Laeliocattleya ) klrkkr Image Orchid Mari's Song 'Mari's Song' (Laeliocattleya ) klrkkr Image Orchid 'Moochie' (Laeliocattleya ) klrkkr Image Orchid Starting Point 'Starting Point' (Laeliocattleya ) klrkkr Image Orchid Ida Elizabeth 'Ida Elizabeth' (Laeliocattleya ) klrkkr Image Orchid SJ Bracey 'SJ Bracey' (Laeliocattleya ) klrkkr Image Orchid Hwa Yuan Bay 'Hwa Yuan Bay' (Otaara ) klrkkr Image Orchid Dick Smith 'Dick Smith' (Potinara ) klrkkr Image Orchid Tokyo Bay 'Tokyo Bay' (Potinara ) klrkkr Image Orchid Jade Yellow 'Jade Yellow' (Dendrobium ) klrkkr Image Orchid I-Hsin Sun Beauty 'I-Hsin Sun Beauty ' (Doritaenopsis ) klrkkr Image Orchid Commander 'Commander' (Laeliocattleya ) klrkkr Image Cattleya Orchid Arthur Chadwick 'Arthur Chadwick' (Cattleya labiata var. lueddemanniana) klrkkr Image Cattlianthe Chocolate Drop 'Chocolate Drop' (Cattlianthe ) klrkkr Image Orchid Palolo Sunshine 'Ito' (Dendrobium ) Buckleygogo Image Beardtongue, Beard Tongue 'Sweet Lips' (Penstemon barbatus) altagardener Image Coiled Lousewort (Pedicularis contorta) saya Image Mountain Fleece 'Pink Elephant' (Persicaria amplexicaulis) scirpidiella Image Musk Pumpkin, Musky Gourd, Winter Squash 'Wild' (Cucurbita moschata) scirpidiella Image Musk Pumpkin, Musky Gourd, Winter Squash 'Wild' (Cucurbita moschata) scirpidiella Image Musk Pumpkin, Musky Gourd, Winter Squash 'Wild' (Cucurbita moschata) scirpidiella Image Musk Pumpkin, Musky Gourd, Winter Squash 'Wild' (Cucurbita moschata) scirpidiella Image Pumpkin, Winter Squash 'Japanese Pie' (Cucurbita mixta) RosinaBloom Image Buddhist Pine, Japanese Yew (Podocarpus macrophyllus) RosinaBloom Image Buddhist Pine, Japanese Yew (Podocarpus macrophyllus) RosinaBloom Image Buddhist Pine, Japanese Yew (Podocarpus macrophyllus) RosinaBloom Image Buddhist Pine, Japanese Yew (Podocarpus macrophyllus) RosinaBloom Image Buddhist Pine, Japanese Yew (Podocarpus macrophyllus) RosinaBloom Image Buddhist Pine, Japanese Yew (Podocarpus macrophyllus) steadycam3 Image Chinese Broccoli, Chinese Kale, Gai-ln, Kailan 'Green Lance' (Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra) Baphijmm Image Drago, Dragon Tree (Dracaena draco) Weerobin Image Persian Ironwood, Persian Parrotia (Parrotia persica) chrissy100 Image Italian Edible Gourd, Tasmania Bean, New Guinea Bean, Suzza Melon, Zucca 'Da Pergola' (Lagenaria siceraria) chrissy100 Image Italian Edible Gourd, Tasmania Bean, New Guinea Bean, Suzza Melon, Zucca 'Da Pergola' (Lagenaria siceraria) chrissy100 Image Italian Edible Gourd, Tasmania Bean, New Guinea Bean, Suzza Melon, Zucca 'Da Pergola' (Lagenaria siceraria) kacer Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Goodbye Heart' (Iris ) Weerobin Image Holly Olive, False Holly 'Sasaba' (Osmanthus heterophyllus) Weerobin Image Japanese Hardy Orange, Bitter Orange 'Flying Dragon' (Poncirus trifoliata) Weerobin Image Japanese Hardy Orange, Bitter Orange 'Flying Dragon' (Poncirus trifoliata) Weerobin Image Japanese Hardy Orange, Bitter Orange 'Flying Dragon' (Poncirus trifoliata) saya Image Mountain Fleece 'Orange Field' (Persicaria amplexicaulis) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Dot Grovatt' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Dot Grovatt' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Avante Garde' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Avante Garde' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Black Moon' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Black Moon' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, Lacecap 'Twist-n-Shout' (Hydrangea macrophylla) DaylilySLP Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, Lacecap 'Twist-n-Shout' (Hydrangea macrophylla) DaylilySLP Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, Lacecap 'Twist-n-Shout' (Hydrangea macrophylla) DaylilySLP Image Cape Primrose 'Blue Ice' (Streptocarpus ) DaylilySLP Image Cape Primrose 'Blue Ice' (Streptocarpus ) DaylilySLP Image Cape Primrose 'Blue Ice' (Streptocarpus ) DaylilySLP Image Cape Primrose 'Blue Ice' (Streptocarpus ) DaylilySLP Image Cape Primrose 'White Ice' (Streptocarpus ) DaylilySLP Image Cape Primrose 'White Ice' (Streptocarpus ) DaylilySLP Image Cape Primrose 'White Ice' (Streptocarpus ) DaylilySLP Image Wishbone Flower, Bluewings 'Purple Moon' (Torenia fournieri) DaylilySLP Image Wishbone Flower, Bluewings 'Purple Moon' (Torenia fournieri) DaylilySLP Image Wishbone Flower, Bluewings 'Purple Moon' (Torenia fournieri) DaylilySLP Image Wishbone Flower, Bluewings 'Rose Moon' (Torenia fournieri) DaylilySLP Image Wishbone Flower, Bluewings 'Rose Moon' (Torenia fournieri) DaylilySLP Image Wishbone Flower, Bluewings 'Rose Moon' (Torenia fournieri) DaylilySLP Image Wishbone Flower, Bluewings 'Rose Moon' (Torenia fournieri)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description awishon Positive AnythingGreen.com Ladybug88 Positive Brighter Blooms Nursery peries17 Positive Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) MusicalDuet Negative John Scheepers, Inc. HumbertoD Negative Park Seed Company (aka Park's Gardens) scarletfields Positive PoppySeed Dreams (poppyseeddreams.com) bamboobabe Positive Legg Creek Farm SueGYYC Positive Victory Seed Company lostmymail Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. jonkat13 Positive Empress Tree Nurseries (aka Fast Growing Trees, Paulownia Supply & fastgrowingtree.com) PeteJo Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. PeteJo Positive Bay Flora aoneill Negative Park Seed Company (aka Park's Gardens) Rollotomassi Positive Homestead Dahlias Illinoislady Positive Victory Seed Company

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

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