Dave's Garden Newsletter for August 11, 2013

Covering the events of August 11, 2013

... in which ...
703 posts were made.
39 plants were added to PlantFiles.
17 comments were added to PlantFiles.
54 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
43 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
9 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

"The forest is the poor man's overcoat."

( -- New England Proverb)

Forum Activity

A grand total of 703 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts Plant Identification 105 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 67 posts Games 63 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 48 posts PlantFiles Pictures 46 posts Northeast Gardening 26 posts Vegetable Gardening 24 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 24 posts Trash to Treasure 20 posts Recipes 17 posts Pets 17 posts Texas Gardening 14 posts Australian Gardening 11 posts Perennials 11 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 11 posts Sewing and Quilting 10 posts Cacti and Succulents 10 posts Lilies 9 posts Florida Gardening 9 posts Insect and Spider Identification 9 posts Beginner Flowers 8 posts Morning Glories 8 posts Central Midwest Gardening 7 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 7 posts Invasive Plants 6 posts Tomatoes 6 posts Poultry and Livestock 6 posts Southwest Gardening 5 posts Beginner Fruit 5 posts Plant Trading 5 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 4 posts Poppies 4 posts BugFiles Pictures 4 posts Roses 3 posts Tropical Plants 3 posts Coneflowers 3 posts Irises 3 posts Photos 3 posts Mid-South Gardening 3 posts Daylilies 2 posts PlantFiles How-to's 2 posts Weather 2 posts Hostas 2 posts Annuals 2 posts Bird Watching 2 posts Grass and Bamboo 2 posts Cannas 2 posts Homesteading 2 posts Seed Germination 2 posts Canadian Gardening 2 posts Clean and Clutter-free 2 posts BirdFiles Pictures 2 posts Plumerias 2 posts Garden Talk 2 posts Hypertufa and Concrete 2 posts Aroids 2 posts Classic Threads 1 post Japanese Maples 1 post Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 1 post Voting Booth 1 post Hibiscus 1 post Irrigation Systems 1 post Gardening by the Moon 1 post Beginner Landscaping 1 post Vermicomposting 1 post Tropical Zone Gardening 1 post Happy Birthday 1 post Greenhouse 1 post Bromeliads 1 post Vines and Climbers 1 post Container Gardening 1 post Fragrant Gardening 1 post Beginner Vegetables 1 post Rocky Mountain Gardening 1 post Hydrangeas 1 post Needle Arts 1 post Ask-a-Gardener 1 post Antiques and Collectibles 1 post Propagation 1 post Coleus 1 post Caudiciforms 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

39 new plants.
17 new descriptions were added.
43 new images were added.
54 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description mehitabel45 Comment Pink Tickseed 'Heaven's Gate' Coreopsis rosea CaliforniaGuy Comment Tomato 'Brandywine (Sudduth Strain)' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Dean48089 Comment Heliconia 'Dwarf Jamaican' Heliconia stricta LeeleeR Comment Carolina Moonseed, Carolina Snailseed, Coralbead Cocculus carolinus BayAreaTropicals Comment Giant Daisy Tree Podachaenium eminens Phytowarrior Comment Apricot Vine, Maypop, Purple Passion Flower, Passionflower, Passionvine, Passion Vine Passiflora incarnata CeliaJ Comment Weigela 'Variegata' Weigela florida Jmichaelishere Comment Siam Tulip Curcuma alismatifolia Bazuhi Comment Hummingbird Sage, Texas Sage, Scarlet Sage Salvia coccinea Bazuhi Comment Blue Anise Sage, Brazilian Sage 'Black and Blue' Salvia guaranitica bepah Comment Spear Head Senecio kleiniiformis Bazuhi Comment Hummingbird Sage, Texas Sage, Scarlet Sage 'Summer Jewel Red' Salvia coccinea BajaGardener Comment Ashy Limberbush, Arizona Nettlespurge Jatropha cinerea Bazuhi Comment Scarlet Sage, Scarlet Salvia, Red Sage, Red Salvia 'Lighthouse' Salvia splendens Bazuhi Comment 'Mohave' Salvia splendens Mastercarpenter Comment Prickly Ash, Tickle Tongue Tree, Toothache Tree, Texas Hercules Club Zanthoxylum hirsutum mehitabel45 Comment Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Blackout' Heuchera cactus_lover Image Sword Sansevieria 'Banana' (Sansevieria ehrenbergii) saya Image Coneflower 'Hot Summer' (Echinacea ) TBGDN Image Bell Pepper 'Tomcat' (Capsicum annuum) TBGDN Image Bell Pepper 'Tomcat' (Capsicum annuum) flowrjunkie Image Narrow-leaf Drumsticks (Isopogon anemonifolius) unliminc Image Small Wood Sunflower, Small-headed Sunflower 'Lemon Queen' (Helianthus ) Griffy19 Image Cayenne Pepper 'Purple Cayenne' (Capsicum annuum) DaylilySLP Image Klondike Cosmos, Sulphur Cosmos, Orange Cosmos (Cosmos sulphureus) DaylilySLP Image Klondike Cosmos, Sulphur Cosmos, Orange Cosmos (Cosmos sulphureus) DaylilySLP Image Klondike Cosmos, Sulphur Cosmos, Orange Cosmos (Cosmos sulphureus) DaylilySLP Image Klondike Cosmos, Sulphur Cosmos, Orange Cosmos (Cosmos sulphureus) DaylilySLP Image New England Aster, Hardy Aster, Michaelmas Daisy (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) DaylilySLP Image New England Aster, Hardy Aster, Michaelmas Daisy (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) DaylilySLP Image New England Aster, Hardy Aster, Michaelmas Daisy (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) DaylilySLP Image New England Aster, Hardy Aster, Michaelmas Daisy (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) DaylilySLP Image New England Aster, Hardy Aster, Michaelmas Daisy (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) DaylilySLP Image Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Amphion Purple' (Chrysanthemum morifolium) DaylilySLP Image Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Amphion Purple' (Chrysanthemum morifolium) DaylilySLP Image Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Amphion Purple' (Chrysanthemum morifolium) DaylilySLP Image Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Amphion Purple' (Chrysanthemum morifolium) DaylilySLP Image Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Crete White' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium) DaylilySLP Image Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Crete White' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium) DaylilySLP Image Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Crete White' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium) DaylilySLP Image Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Crete White' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium) DaylilySLP Image Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Echo Bronze' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium) DaylilySLP Image Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Echo Bronze' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium) DaylilySLP Image Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Echo Bronze' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium) DaylilySLP Image Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Echo Bronze' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium) DaylilySLP Image Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Amata Pink' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium) DaylilySLP Image Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Amata Pink' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium) DaylilySLP Image Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Amata Pink' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium) DaylilySLP Image Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Amata Pink' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium) scirpidiella Image Japanese Rough Potato (Metaplexis japonica) scirpidiella Image Japanese Rough Potato (Metaplexis japonica) scirpidiella Image Japanese Rough Potato (Metaplexis japonica) scirpidiella Image Japanese Rough Potato (Metaplexis japonica) pookha Image Asiatic Lily 'Tiny Nanny' (Lilium ) pookha Image Asiatic Lily 'Tiny Nanny' (Lilium ) Mastercarpenter Image Prickly Ash, Tickle Tongue Tree, Toothache Tree, Texas Hercules Club (Zanthoxylum hirsutum) marsrover Image Daylily 'Purple De Oro' (Hemerocallis ) Psatrichia Image Four O'Clock, Marvel of Peru (Mirabilis jalapa) absinthe27 Image Betony, Wood Betony, Lousewort, Bishopswort (Stachys officinalis) absinthe27 Image Creeping Winter Savory (Satureja montana)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description hpb Positive Tomato Girl (Tomato Baby Company) TownhomeFarm Negative Dimeo Blueberry Farms FOSFrank Negative Pepper Joe's Inc. stcredzero Negative CedarCide Industries tphillips244 Negative Tropilab® Inc. VFannaly Positive Onalee's Home-Grown Seeds & Plants yourebokfckface Negative Bouncing Bear Botanicals elizabethbaxley Positive Wayside Gardens

Garden Bookworm Activity:

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

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... August 11, 2013