Dave's Garden Newsletter for July 20, 2013

Covering the events of July 20, 2013

... in which ...
823 posts were made.
35 plants were added to PlantFiles.
19 comments were added to PlantFiles.
106 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
32 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
17 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
0 books were added to the Garden Bookworm.
0 ratings were added to the Garden Bookworm.

"For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God..."

Gardening Quote of the Day

"A doctor can bury his mistakes but an architect can only advise his clients to plant vines."

( -- Frank Lloyd Wright, American architect (born 6/8/1867))

Forum Activity

A grand total of 823 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts Plant Identification 185 posts Games 124 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 42 posts Daylilies 38 posts Insect and Spider Identification 35 posts PlantFiles Pictures 33 posts Northeast Gardening 30 posts Sewing and Quilting 28 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 25 posts Pets 23 posts Vegetable Gardening 14 posts Texas Gardening 12 posts Cacti and Succulents 12 posts Water Gardens 10 posts Morning Glories 10 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 9 posts Australian Gardening 9 posts Central Midwest Gardening 9 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 9 posts Canadian Gardening 8 posts Photos 8 posts Weather 6 posts Tropical Plants 6 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 6 posts Southwest Gardening 6 posts Propagation 6 posts Clean and Clutter-free 6 posts Perennials 6 posts Recipes 4 posts Japanese Maples 4 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 4 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 4 posts Shady Gardens 4 posts Plant Trading 3 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 3 posts BugFiles Pictures 3 posts Garden Design 3 posts Container Gardening 3 posts Tomatoes 3 posts Voting Booth 3 posts Beginner Vegetables 3 posts Beginner Landscaping 3 posts Beginner Flowers 3 posts Books, Movies, and TV 3 posts Brugmansias 3 posts Coleus 2 posts Garden Art 2 posts Happy Birthday 2 posts Homesteading 2 posts DG Journals and Diaries 2 posts Mosaics and Stained Glass 2 posts Organic Gardening 2 posts Wildlife 2 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 2 posts Orchids 2 posts Xeriscape Gardening 2 posts Canning, Freezing and Drying 2 posts Bromeliads 2 posts Irises 2 posts Invasive Plants 2 posts Equine Forum 2 posts Bird Watching 2 posts Trash to Treasure 2 posts Ask-a-Gardener 2 posts Mid-South Gardening 1 post Healthy Living 1 post Tropical Zone Gardening 1 post Beginner Fruit 1 post Ohio River Valley Gardening 1 post Beauty and Fashion Tips 1 post Hibiscus 1 post Cottage Gardening 1 post Florida Gardening 1 post Saving Seeds 1 post Annuals 1 post Roses 1 post Garden Hortiscopes & History 1 post Seed Germination 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

35 new plants.
19 new descriptions were added.
32 new images were added.
106 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description Nanny23 Comment Papyrus Cyperus papyrus Bronto Comment Cycad, Coontie, Florida Arrowroot, Seminole Bread Zamia integrifolia Bronto Comment Cycad, Cardboard Palm Zamia furfuracea Susansix3 Comment Cycad, Japanese Sago Palm, King Sago Palm, Sago Cycas, Sago Palm Cycas revoluta Joyous Comment Pyrethrum Daisy, Dalmation Pyrethrum Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium jameso Comment Butterfly Pea Vine, Atlantic Pigeonwings Clitoria mariana AMDeepR Comment English Pea 'Encore' Pisum sativum sandnsea Comment Sweet Mock Orange, English Dogwood Philadelphus coronarius johnebar Comment Japanese Black Pine 'Thunderhead' Pinus thunbergii carolbtx Comment Woolly Stemodia, Wooly Stemodia, Gray Woolly Twintip, Silverleaf Stemodia, Creeping Silver Cenizo Stemodia tomentosa spadyx Comment Variegated Virginia Creeper 'Monham' Parthenocissus quinquefolia donnyczech Comment Hot Pepper 'Tunisian Baklouti' Capsicum annuum donnyczech Comment Hungarian Apple Pepper, Hot Pepper 'Almapaprika' Capsicum annuum donnyczech Comment Hot Pepper 'Sport' Capsicum annuum donnyczech Comment Hot Pepper 'Biker Billy' Capsicum annuum donnyczech Comment Bell Pepper 'King Arthur' Capsicum annuum donnyczech Comment Hot Pepper 'Chimayo' Capsicum annuum gfmucci Comment Fatsia, Paperplant 'Annelise' Fatsia japonica hopflower Comment Potato 'Kennebec' Solanum tuberosum poisondartfrog Image Striped Giant Reed 'Variegata' (Arundo donax) sandnsea Image White Ginger, Garland Lily, Butterfly Ginger (Hedychium coronarium) sandnsea Image Bellyache Bush (Jatropha gossypifolia) sandnsea Image Buddha Belly Plant, Bottleplant Shrub (Jatropha podagrica) Dinu Image King's Mantle (Thunbergia erecta) Dinu Image White Velvet, White Gossamer Plant, Hairy Wandering Jew (Tradescantia sillamontana) sandnsea Image Buddha Belly Plant, Bottleplant Shrub (Jatropha podagrica) sandnsea Image Blue Porterweed, Purple Porterweed, Blue Rat's Tail, Verbena Azul, Cayenne Snakeweed (Stachytarpheta cayennensis) sandnsea Image Hummingbird Sage, Texas Sage, Scarlet Sage (Salvia coccinea) sandnsea Image Canna Lily, Indian Shot (Canna indica) sandnsea Image Rose Cactus, Ora Pro Nobis, Pray-For-Us (Pereskia grandifolia) sandnsea Image Rose Cactus, Ora Pro Nobis, Pray-For-Us (Pereskia grandifolia) sandnsea Image Rose Cactus, Ora Pro Nobis, Pray-For-Us (Pereskia grandifolia) timrann Image Sea Grape, Red-flowered Sea Grape (Coccoloba rugosa) mittsy Image Japanese Water Iris, Japanese Flag, Russian Iris 'Shiro-nihonkai' (Iris ensata) mittsy Image Japanese Water Iris, Japanese Flag, Russian Iris 'Shiro-nihonkai' (Iris ensata) sandnsea Image Roselle, Jamaican Tea, Maple-Leaf Hibiscus, Florida Cranberry, October Hibiscus, Red Sorrell (Hibiscus sabdariffa) leisure500 Image African Violet 'Royal Rage' (Saintpaulia ) sandnsea Image Crinum Lily 'Ellen Bosanquet' (Crinum ) sandnsea Image Crinum Lily 'Ellen Bosanquet' (Crinum ) QHBarbie Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Floorshow' (Iris ) sandnsea Image Yellow Walking Iris (Trimezia martinicensis) mygardens Image Christmas Rose, Hybrid Hellebore, Lenten Rose 'Metallic Blue Lady' (Helleborus x hybridus) mygardens Image Japanese Painted Fern 'Silver Falls' (Athyrium niponicum var. pictum) sandnsea Image Sweet Mock Orange, English Dogwood (Philadelphus coronarius) mygardens Image Daylily 'Kwanso' (Hemerocallis ) mygardens Image Garden Phlox 'David' (Phlox paniculata) scirpidiella Image Wild Tomato (Lycopersicon humboldtii) scirpidiella Image Wild Tomato (Lycopersicon humboldtii) sandnsea Image Patchouli (Pogostemon cablin) Cville_Gardener Image Pagosa ipomopsis (Ipomopsis polyantha) spadyx Image Variegated Virginia Creeper 'Monham' (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

No new companies were added to the database.
17 new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Member Addition Description crowrita1 Positive Superstition Iris Gardens crowrita1 Positive Gilbert H. Wild and Son mbrickner Positive Wrightman Alpines Bazzaboy Positive Pepper Joe's Inc. lyda0930 Neutral Eastfork Nursery dansb Negative Royal Dutch Patchouli85 Negative Bluff View Nursery jobrandon Negative Direct Gardening OhioHydro Positive Ohio Heirloom Seeds themikesmom Positive Blue J Iris TheDahliaLady Negative Eden Brothers Seed Company Tl49burne Negative KT Botanicals bigorpington Positive Mt. Healthy Hatcheries, Inc. shabhun Negative Berries Unlimited hopflower Positive Ronniger Potato Farm LLC

Garden Bookworm Activity:

No new books were added to the database.
No new ratings/comments were added to the database.

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Dave

 

And that's the way it was... July 20, 2013