Dave's Garden Newsletter for September 3, 2013

Covering the events of September 3, 2013

... in which ...
797 posts were made.
4 plants were added to PlantFiles.
14 comments were added to PlantFiles.
37 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
41 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
8 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 modest garden contains, for those who know how to look and to wait, more instruction than a library. (from The Private Journal of Henri Frederic Amiel)"

( -- Henri Frederic Amiel, Swiss writer (born 9/27/1821))

Forum Activity

A grand total of 797 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts Plant Identification 132 posts Games 104 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 50 posts PlantFiles Pictures 42 posts Northeast Gardening 37 posts Insect and Spider Identification 36 posts Pets 33 posts Sewing and Quilting 30 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 25 posts Australian Gardening 16 posts Texas Gardening 15 posts Weather 15 posts Daylilies 13 posts Bird Watching 12 posts Dahlias 10 posts Beginner Vegetables 9 posts Central Midwest Gardening 9 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 9 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 8 posts Plant Trading 8 posts Vines and Climbers 7 posts Peonies 7 posts Tomatoes 7 posts Southwest Gardening 7 posts Beginner Flowers 7 posts Cacti and Succulents 6 posts Garden Talk 6 posts Florida Gardening 6 posts Morning Glories 6 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 6 posts Container Gardening 6 posts Voting Booth 6 posts Seed Trading 6 posts Ask-a-Gardener 5 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 5 posts Frugal Living 5 posts Japanese Maples 5 posts BugFiles Pictures 5 posts Recipes 4 posts Beginner Houseplants 4 posts Mid-South Gardening 4 posts Seed Germination 3 posts Clean and Clutter-free 3 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 3 posts Gardening by the Moon 3 posts Vegetable Gardening 3 posts Poultry and Livestock 3 posts Equine Forum 3 posts Beginner Landscaping 3 posts Canadian Gardening 3 posts Roses 3 posts Wildlife 3 posts Orchid Cactus 3 posts Cottage Gardening 2 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 2 posts Beekeeping 2 posts Soil and Composting 2 posts Propagation 2 posts Water Gardens 1 post Canning, Freezing and Drying 1 post Scrapbooking and Paper Crafts 1 post Homesteading 1 post California Gardening 1 post Aroids 1 post Tiny Gardens 1 post Cannas 1 post Herbs 1 post Trash to Treasure 1 post Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post Happy Birthday 1 post Hibiscus 1 post African Violets and Gesneriads 1 post Ferns, Fungi and Mosses 1 post Lilies 1 post Garden Pests and Diseases 1 post Fruits and Nuts 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

4 new plants.
14 new descriptions were added.
41 new images were added.
37 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description Cville_Gardener Comment Sweet Pepper 'Giant Marconi' Capsicum annuum Playnthedirt Comment Elephant Ear, Taro 'Mojito' Colocasia esculenta cinemike Comment Tomato 'Andes Horn' Lycopersicon lycopersicum hypocondro Comment St. Augustine Grass, St. Augustinegrass, Buffalo Grass Stenotaphrum secundatum cinemike Comment European Plum, Damson, Bullace Prunus domestica Tammiesmith Comment Red Turtlehead, Purple Turtlehead Chelone obliqua httpmom Comment Corokia, Wire-Netting Bush Corokia cotoneaster Farmerdill Comment Snap Bean (Green, String or French Bean) 'Seminole' Phaseolus vulgaris vihosta Comment Aibika, Sweet Hibiscus, Edible Hibiscus, Palmate-leaved Hibiscus, Sunset Muskmallow, Sunset Hibiscus Abelmoschus manihot nanwicker Comment Globe Amaranth, Gomphrena 'Fireworks' Gomphrena globosa BadGardner Comment Hot Pepper 'Puya' Capsicum annuum BadGardner Comment Winter Squash, Spaghetti Squash 'Vegetable Spaghetti' Cucurbita pepo keithp2012 Comment Tomato 'Sun Drop' Lycopersicon lycopersicum keithp2012 Comment Elephant Ear, Taro, Dasheen, Eddo Colocasia esculenta iowhen Image Joe Pye Weed 'Variegatum' (Eupatorium variabile) dicentra63 Image Beard Tongue, Border Penstemon 'Red Riding Hood' (Penstemon ) dicentra63 Image Beardtongue, Beard Tongue 'Pinacolada Red' (Penstemon barbatus) dicentra63 Image Coneflower 'Hot Papaya' (Echinacea ) yarok Image Queen’s-Tears, Friendship Plant, Hardy Queen's Tears, Hardy Friendship Plant (Billbergia nutans) conor123 Image Cape Fig, Broom Cluster Fig (Ficus sur) conor123 Image Amur Maple, Siberian Maple (Acer ginnala) conor123 Image Amur Maple, Siberian Maple (Acer ginnala) conor123 Image Rhododendron (Rhododendron ochraceum) conor123 Image Rhododendron (Rhododendron bureavioides) conor123 Image Rhododendron (Rhododendron fulgens) conor123 Image Rose 'Cooper's Burmese' (Rosa ) conor123 Image Begonia (Begonia cubensis) conor123 Image Turraea (Turraea heterophylla) conor123 Image Turraea (Turraea heterophylla) conor123 Image Snakebark Maple (Acer rubescens) conor123 Image Rhododendron (Rhododendron longesquamatum) conor123 Image Maple (Acer oliverianum subsp. formosanum) conor123 Image Rhododendron (Rhododendron vernicosum) conor123 Image Pink Tulip Tree 'Ethel Hillier' (Magnolia campbellii) conor123 Image Siberian Crabapple (Malus baccata) conor123 Image Alangium (Alangium platanifolium) conor123 Image Rhododendron (Rhododendron vernicosum) conor123 Image Lithocarpus (Lithocarpus variolosus) conor123 Image Pear (Pyrus amygdaliformis var. persica) AndyBonsai Image Tower Tree, Brazilian Fire Tree (Schizolobium parahybum) AndyBonsai Image Tower Tree, Brazilian Fire Tree (Schizolobium parahybum) AndyBonsai Image Tower Tree, Brazilian Fire Tree (Schizolobium parahybum) AndyBonsai Image Tower Tree, Brazilian Fire Tree (Schizolobium parahybum) AndyBonsai Image Tower Tree, Brazilian Fire Tree (Schizolobium parahybum) AndyBonsai Image Tower Tree, Brazilian Fire Tree (Schizolobium parahybum) AndyBonsai Image Tower Tree, Brazilian Fire Tree (Schizolobium parahybum) Cville_Gardener Image Manfreda, Tuberose 'Chocolate Chips' (Manfreda undulata) Cville_Gardener Image Cockscomb 'Intenz' (Celosia argentea var. spicata) Clary Image Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis) cinemike Image European Plum, Damson, Bullace (Prunus domestica) altagardener Image (Eritrichium villosum) absinthe27 Image Grecian Windflower, Poppy Anemone 'Saint Brigid Mix' (Anemone coronaria) scirpidiella Image Flowering Rush (Butomus umbellatus) scirpidiella Image Hop Dodder, Willow Dodder (Cuscuta lupuliformis) scirpidiella Image Greater Dodder, Nettle Dodder, European Dodder (Cuscuta europaea)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description Gardner9999 Negative Millington Seed Co. KarenMcO Positive Flora Exotica exp898 Negative Silicon Solar Inc. LightSunflower Positive Kelly Nurseries jmvan Positive Pepper Joe's Inc. z0305866 Positive PoppySeed Dreams (poppyseeddreams.com)

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... September 3, 2013