Dave's Garden Newsletter for February 23, 2013

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Elwyn Brooks (EB) White, American poet, writer (born 7/11/1899))

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Sewing and Quilting 78 posts Plant Identification 71 posts Northeast Gardening 65 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 59 posts PlantFiles Pictures 53 posts Games 32 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 32 posts Vegetable Gardening 27 posts Florida Gardening 21 posts Pets 21 posts Clematis 20 posts Australian Gardening 18 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 18 posts Texas Gardening 14 posts Southwest Gardening 13 posts Beginner Vegetables 13 posts Tomatoes 12 posts Canadian Gardening 10 posts Peonies 10 posts Recipes 9 posts Orchids 9 posts Brugmansias 9 posts Propagation 7 posts Soil and Composting 7 posts Water Gardens 6 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 6 posts Caudiciforms 6 posts Morning Glories 6 posts Daylilies 5 posts Weather 4 posts Garden Showcase 4 posts Voting Booth 4 posts Seed Germination 4 posts Garden Art 4 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 4 posts Indoor Gardening and Houseplants 4 posts Happy Birthday 4 posts Plant Trading 3 posts Perennials 3 posts Accessible Gardening 3 posts Homesteading 3 posts Irises 3 posts Bulbs 3 posts Beginner Landscaping 3 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 3 posts Begonias 3 posts Insect and Spider Identification 3 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 3 posts Central Midwest Gardening 3 posts Garden Talk 3 posts Container Gardening 2 posts Jokes & Humor 2 posts Beginner Fruit 2 posts Coneflowers 2 posts Clean and Clutter-free 2 posts Farm Life 2 posts Aroids 2 posts Cacti and Succulents 2 posts Beekeeping 2 posts Cottage Gardening 2 posts Equine Forum 2 posts Gardening by the Moon 1 post Roses 1 post Swaps, Trades and Giveaways 1 post BugFiles Pictures 1 post Georgia Gardening 1 post Ask-a-Gardener 1 post Classified Ads 1 post Tropical Zone Gardening 1 post BugFiles How-to's 1 post Organic Gardening 1 post Plumerias 1 post Greenhouse 1 post Beginner Houseplants 1 post Bird Watching 1 post Market Growers 1 post Tropical Plants 1 post Passifloras 1 post Rock and Alpine Gardening 1 post Garden Design 1 post Grass and Bamboo 1 post Pacific Northwest Gardening 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description RosinaBloom Comment Native Begonia, New Zealand Begonia, Parataniwha Elatostema rugosum Sherilou Comment Bok Choy, Pak Choi, Celery Mustard, Chinese Chard, Chinese Cabbage 'Mei Qing Choi' Brassica rapa var. chinensis MrBig46 Comment Tomato 'Stupice' Lycopersicon lycopersicum leisure500 Comment African Violet 'Satin 'n Lace' Saintpaulia MotherNature4 Comment African Evergreen, American Evergreen, Goosefoot Plant, Goosefoot Vine, Arrow Leaf, Arrowhead Vine 'Albo-variegatum' Syngonium podophyllum RosinaBloom Image Cunjevoi (Alocasia brisbanensis) RosinaBloom Image Cunjevoi (Alocasia brisbanensis) RosinaBloom Image Cunjevoi (Alocasia brisbanensis) RosinaBloom Image Taro, Elephant Ear 'Blue Hawaii' (Colocasia esculenta) RosinaBloom Image Taro, Elephant Ear 'Blue Hawaii' (Colocasia esculenta) RosinaBloom Image Taro, Elephant Ear 'Blue Hawaii' (Colocasia esculenta) RosinaBloom Image Taro, Elephant Ear 'Blue Hawaii' (Colocasia esculenta) RosinaBloom Image Taro, Elephant Ear 'Blue Hawaii' (Colocasia esculenta) RosinaBloom Image Taro, Elephant Ear 'Blue Hawaii' (Colocasia esculenta) RosinaBloom Image Taro, Elephant Ear 'Blue Hawaii' (Colocasia esculenta) RosinaBloom Image Native Begonia, New Zealand Begonia, Parataniwha (Elatostema rugosum) RosinaBloom Image Native Begonia, New Zealand Begonia, Parataniwha (Elatostema rugosum) RosinaBloom Image Native Begonia, New Zealand Begonia, Parataniwha (Elatostema rugosum) RosinaBloom Image Native Begonia, New Zealand Begonia, Parataniwha (Elatostema rugosum) ransom3 Image Ginger Leaf Morning Glory (Ipomoea asarifolia) Cville_Gardener Image Euphorbia 'Rainbow Crest' (Euphorbia lactea) Cville_Gardener Image Euphorbia 'Rainbow Crest' (Euphorbia lactea) saya Image Siberian Bugloss, False Forget-Me-Not (Brunnera sibirica) saya Image Siberian Bugloss, False Forget-Me-Not (Brunnera sibirica) saya Image Variegated Siberian Bugloss, False Forget-Me-Not 'Hadspen Cream' (Brunnera macrophylla) leisure500 Image African Violet 'Wrangler's Swinging Blues' (Saintpaulia ) leisure500 Image African Violet 'Satin 'n Lace' (Saintpaulia ) chiquib313 Image African Violet 'Newtown Quiet Resolve' (Saintpaulia ) chiquib313 Image African Violet 'Newtown Quiet Resolve' (Saintpaulia ) chiquib313 Image African Violet 'Tiger' (Saintpaulia ) chiquib313 Image African Violet 'Spring Cardinal' (Saintpaulia ) chiquib313 Image African Violet 'B-Man's Taormina' (Saintpaulia ) chiquib313 Image African Violet 'Aca's Tornado' (Saintpaulia ) chiquib313 Image African Violet 'Burnished Halo' (Saintpaulia ) ransom3 Image Grape Leaf Morning Glory,Grape Leaf Merremia (Merremia vitifolia) leisure500 Image African Violet 'Saint Paul' (Saintpaulia ) ransom3 Image Grape Leaf Morning Glory,Grape Leaf Merremia (Merremia vitifolia) leisure500 Image African Violet 'ShaZam' (Saintpaulia ) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe mzimbana) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe mzimbana) palmbob Image Aeonium 'Lily Pad' (Aeonium ) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe aageodonta) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe aageodonta) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe classenii) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe lolwensis) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe penduliflora) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe penduliflora) palmbob Image Yucca (Yucca desmetiana)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description robert_milton Positive Glasshouse Works Beelife Negative Gurney's Seed & Nursery ewoodall Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. mrs_colla Positive Whitman Farms georgehayen Positive Uncle Jim's Worm Farm blumenlieber Positive Trade Winds Fruit lyrajayne Negative Peaceful Valley Farm Supply b07ias Positive Annie's Annuals and Perennials b07ias Positive Hollyhill Dahlias AndrewTexas Positive PoppySeed Dreams (poppyseeddreams.com)

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... February 23, 2013