Dave's Garden Newsletter for October 8, 2013

Covering the events of October 8, 2013

... in which ...
653 posts were made.
55 plants were added to PlantFiles.
15 comments were added to PlantFiles.
97 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
36 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
11 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

"Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people."

( -- Adm. Hyman G. Rickover, "Father of the Nuclear Navy" (born 1/27/1900))

Forum Activity

A grand total of 653 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts Plant Identification 75 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 65 posts Games 63 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 40 posts PlantFiles Pictures 39 posts Texas Gardening 33 posts Pets 31 posts Northeast Gardening 23 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 20 posts Insect and Spider Identification 15 posts Australian Gardening 15 posts Dahlias 15 posts Gingers 14 posts Sewing and Quilting 12 posts Brugmansias 12 posts Herbs 11 posts Tomatoes 10 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 10 posts Seed Trading 8 posts Recipes 7 posts Weather 6 posts Beginner Landscaping 6 posts Florida Gardening 6 posts Voting Booth 6 posts Central Midwest Gardening 5 posts Wildlife 5 posts Trash to Treasure 5 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 5 posts Daylilies 5 posts Peonies 4 posts Beginner Flowers 4 posts BugFiles How-to's 4 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 4 posts BugFiles Pictures 4 posts Plant Trading 3 posts Morning Glories 3 posts Accessible Gardening 3 posts Happy Birthday 3 posts BirdFiles Pictures 3 posts Canning, Freezing and Drying 3 posts Jokes & Humor 3 posts Carolina Gardening 2 posts Clematis 2 posts Propagation 2 posts Cacti and Succulents 2 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 2 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 2 posts Cooking 2 posts Bird Watching 2 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 2 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 2 posts Poultry and Livestock 2 posts Japanese Maples 2 posts Home Repairs and Maintenance 2 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post Perennials 1 post Mums and Asters 1 post Gardening by the Moon 1 post Invasive Plants 1 post Caudiciforms 1 post Fruits and Nuts 1 post Container Gardening 1 post Aroids 1 post Michigan Gardening 1 post Seed Germination 1 post Hoyas 1 post Vines and Climbers 1 post Mid-South Gardening 1 post Ask-a-Gardener 1 post Canadian Gardening 1 post Mosaics and Stained Glass 1 post Ohio River Valley Gardening 1 post Tropical Fruits 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

55 new plants.
15 new descriptions were added.
36 new images were added.
97 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description cellistry Comment Pichi, False Heath 'Violacea' Fabiana imbricata cellistry Comment Spotted Dead Nettle 'Beacon Silver' Lamium maculatum Orchidmaniac Comment Blue Oxalis, Shamrock Pea Parochetus communis madaboutplants Comment Floribunda Rose, Grandiflora Rose 'Queen Elizabeth' Rosa Phantomdog Comment Royal Grevillea 'Marshall' Grevillea victoriae Beckah Comment Large-flowered Climbing Rose 'New Dawn' Rosa CApoppy Comment Bull's Horn Chile Pepper, Cowhorn Pepper 'Corno Di Toro' Capsicum annuum veronagardener Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Days Gone By' Iris Dave_Evans Comment Blue Honeysuckle, Edible Honeysuckle, Bearberry Honeysuckle, Honeyberry 'Blue Velvet' Lonicera caerulea var. kamtschatica leeschu Comment Thunberg's Gardenia, Starry Gardenia Gardenia thunbergia Aphthona Comment Bee Balm, Beebalm, Bergamot, Firecracker Plant, Horsemint, Mountain Mint, Oswego Tea 'Grand Parade' Monarda didyma Aphthona Comment Bee Balm, Beebalm 'Petite Delight' Monarda zachcjones Comment Majesty Palm Ravenea rivularis Aphthona Comment Narrow-leaf Evening Primrose 'Fireworks' Oenothera fruticosa subsp. glauca jdiaz31089 Comment loroco Gentianella Fernaldia pandurata Kell Image Stonecrop 'Nigra' (Sedum album) Kell Image Stonecrop 'Nigra' (Sedum album) Kell Image Stonecrop 'Nigra' (Sedum album) Fires_in_motion Image Burr Rose, Chestnut Rose, Chinquapin Rose (Rosa roxburghii) madaboutplants Image Floribunda Rose, Grandiflora Rose 'Queen Elizabeth' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Lilac, Dwarf Lilac 'Penda' (Syringa ) DaylilySLP Image Lilac, Dwarf Lilac 'Penda' (Syringa ) DaylilySLP Image Panicle Hydrangea, Tree Hydrangea 'White Diamonds' (Hydrangea paniculata) DaylilySLP Image Panicle Hydrangea, Tree Hydrangea 'White Diamonds' (Hydrangea paniculata) DaylilySLP Image Panicle Hydrangea, Tree Hydrangea 'White Diamonds' (Hydrangea paniculata) leisure500 Image African Violet 'Apache Midnight' (Saintpaulia ) leisure500 Image African Violet 'Apache Midnight' (Saintpaulia ) marsrover Image Yarrow, Milfoil, Staunchweed, Sanguinary, Thousandleaf, Soldier's Woundwort 'Paprika' (Achillea millefolium) shauna1219 Image Dutchman's Pipe (Aristolochia gigantea) brendak654 Image Strawflower (Helichrysum calvertianum) brendak654 Image Purpletop Vervain, Brazilian Verbena, Upright Verbena (Verbena bonariensis) brendak654 Image Red Cockscomb, Chinese Woolflower (Childsii Group) (Celosia argentea var. childsii) DaylilySLP Image Ox Tongue, Gasteria (Gasteria × cheilophylla) DaylilySLP Image Ox Tongue, Gasteria (Gasteria × cheilophylla) DaylilySLP Image Ox Tongue, Gasteria (Gasteria × cheilophylla) DaylilySLP Image Ox Tongue, Gasteria (Gasteria × cheilophylla) DaylilySLP Image Foxtail Lily (Eremurus bungei) DaylilySLP Image Foxtail Lily (Eremurus bungei) DaylilySLP Image Foxtail Lily (Eremurus bungei) DaylilySLP Image Foxtail Lily (Eremurus bungei) Kell Image Turk's Turban, Sky Rocket, Bowing Lady (Clerodendrum indicum) Kell Image Passion Flower, Passionflower, Passion Vine, Passionvine 'Purple Tiger' (Passiflora ) DaylilySLP Image Senecio (Senecio haworthii) DaylilySLP Image Senecio (Senecio haworthii) Rickwebb Image Salvia, Gentian Sage 'Patio Sky Blue' (Salvia patens) palmbob Image California Flannel Bush, California Fremontia (Fremontodendron californicum) Kell Image Red Passion Flower, Red Passionflower, Passion Vine, Passionvine (Passiflora manicata) Kell Image Red Passion Flower, Red Passionflower, Passion Vine, Passionvine (Passiflora manicata) Xenomorf Image Armatocereus (Armatocereus matucanensis) Kell Image Red Passion Flower, Red Passionflower, Passion Vine, Passionvine (Passiflora manicata) Xenomorf Image Copiapoa (Copiapoa humilis)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description emmaex Positive Willow Creek Gardens petnanny Positive Hollingsworth Peonies Pamanela Neutral Misty Hill Farms GmailMaster Negative Direct Gardening lotsofoaks Positive Cyclone Rake (Woodland Power Products, Inc.) Lumberjill Negative Longfield Gardens wha Positive Topiary Gardens VegetativeFool Positive Doyle's Thornless Blackberry mlmlakestevens Positive Aitken's Salmon Creek Garden

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... October 8, 2013