Dave's Garden Newsletter for October 10, 2013

Covering the events of October 10, 2013

... in which ...
642 posts were made.
5 plants were added to PlantFiles.
13 comments were added to PlantFiles.
82 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
61 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

"There is nothing pleasanter than spading when the ground is soft and damp."

( -- John Steinbeck, American author (born 2/27/1902))

Forum Activity

A grand total of 642 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts Plant Identification 153 posts PlantFiles Pictures 64 posts Games 56 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 30 posts Sewing and Quilting 25 posts Texas Gardening 23 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 23 posts Seed Trading 22 posts Northeast Gardening 18 posts Brugmansias 16 posts Pets 13 posts Computer Talk 13 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 12 posts Australian Gardening 11 posts Insect and Spider Identification 10 posts Weather 9 posts BugFiles Pictures 9 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 8 posts Cacti and Succulents 7 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 7 posts Recipes 7 posts Central Midwest Gardening 6 posts Herbs 6 posts Southwest Gardening 6 posts Trash to Treasure 6 posts Dahlias 6 posts Bird Watching 5 posts Tomatoes 5 posts Canadian Gardening 5 posts Beginner Landscaping 5 posts Irises 4 posts Saving Seeds 4 posts Voting Booth 4 posts Propagation 3 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 3 posts Happy Birthday 3 posts Equine Forum 3 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 3 posts Perennials 2 posts Soil and Composting 2 posts Japanese Maples 2 posts Accessible Gardening 2 posts Beginner Vegetables 2 posts Carnivorous Plants 2 posts Bromeliads 2 posts Gardening by the Moon 1 post Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post Books, Movies, and TV 1 post Photos 1 post Peonies 1 post Classified Ads 1 post Beginner Gardening Questions 1 post Pacific Northwest Gardening 1 post Organic Gardening 1 post Soap and Candle-making 1 post Georgia Gardening 1 post Morning Glories 1 post Florida Gardening 1 post Caregivers 1 post Beginner Flowers 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

5 new plants.
13 new descriptions were added.
61 new images were added.
82 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description Terri1948 Comment Gentiana 'Bellatrix' Gentiana sino-ornata Terri1948 Comment Gentian 'Blue Silk' Gentiana dangan Comment Ruspolia Ruspolia pseuderanthemoides avic Comment Rose Painted Calathea Calathea roseopicta Terri1948 Comment Gentian 'Compact Gem' Gentiana weedsfree Comment Missouri Evening Primrose, Ozark Sundrop Megapterium missouriensis FernByron Comment Japanese Crepe Myrtle, Crape Myrtle 'Sarah's Favorite' Lagerstroemia x fauriei Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Crimson Queen' Lycopersicon lycopersicum louielouielouie Comment Ragweed Parthenium, White Top, False Ragweed Parthenium hysterophorus mehitabel45 Comment English Lavender 'Twickel Purple' Lavandula angustifolia brendak654 Comment Strawflower Helichrysum calvertianum RosinaBloom Comment Lavender 'Pat Leigh' Lavandula stoechas RosinaBloom Comment White Flowered Brunia, Coffee Scented Brunia, Coffee Bush Brunia albiflora Kell Image Beard Tongue, Border Penstemon, Garden Penstemon 'Wine Kissed' (Penstemon ) Kell Image Beardtongue, Beard Tongue 'Garnet' (Penstemon ) Kell Image Beardtongue, Beard Tongue 'Garnet' (Penstemon ) Kell Image Beardtongue, Beard Tongue 'Garnet' (Penstemon ) Kell Image Beardtongue, Beard Tongue 'Garnet' (Penstemon ) Kell Image Beardtongue, Beard Tongue 'Garnet' (Penstemon ) Kell Image Beardtongue, Beard Tongue 'Phoenix Pink 09' (Penstemon hartwegii) Kell Image Beardtongue, Beard Tongue 'Phoenix Pink 09' (Penstemon hartwegii) kennedyh Image Spiny Bitter-pea (Daviesia benthamii) kennedyh Image Austral Carrot (Daucus glochidiatus) Aphthona Image Beardtongue, Beard Tongue 'Prairie Dusk' (Penstemon barbatus) Aphthona Image Beardtongue, Beard Tongue 'Prairie Dusk' (Penstemon barbatus) Aphthona Image Balloon Flower, Chinese Bellflower, Japanese Bellflower, Toraji (Platycodon grandiflorus) Aphthona Image Balloon Flower, Chinese Bellflower, Japanese Bellflower 'Komachi' (Platycodon grandiflorus) Aphthona Image Balloon Flower, Chinese Bellflower, Japanese Bellflower 'Komachi' (Platycodon grandiflorus) Aphthona Image Balloon Flower, Chinese Bellflower, Japanese Bellflower 'Shell Pink' (Platycodon grandiflorus) Aphthona Image Balloon Flower, Chinese Bellflower, Japanese Bellflower 'Shell Pink' (Platycodon grandiflorus) Aphthona Image Blue Lungwort, Blue Cowslip (Pulmonaria angustifolia) Aphthona Image Blue Lungwort, Blue Cowslip (Pulmonaria angustifolia) Aphthona Image Lungwort, Bethlehem Sage, Jerusalem Sage 'Raspberry Splash' (Pulmonaria ) Aphthona Image Lungwort, Bethlehem Sage, Jerusalem Sage 'Raspberry Splash' (Pulmonaria ) Aphthona Image Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla vulgaris) Aphthona Image Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla vulgaris) Aphthona Image Pasque Flower 'Rubra' (Pulsatilla vulgaris) Aphthona Image Pasque Flower 'Rubra' (Pulsatilla vulgaris) Aphthona Image Pasque Flower 'Rubra' (Pulsatilla vulgaris) Terri1948 Image Crocosmia 'Star of the East' (Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora) Terri1948 Image Crocosmia 'Star of the East' (Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora) Terri1948 Image Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily, Tritoma 'Nancy's Red' (Kniphofia ) Terri1948 Image Avens, Geum 'Totally Tangerine' (Geum ) Terri1948 Image Avens, Geum 'Totally Tangerine' (Geum ) Terri1948 Image Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily, Tritoma 'Nancy's Red' (Kniphofia ) Terri1948 Image (Pterocephalus spathulatus) callumb Image Coneflower 'Guava Ice' (Echinacea purpurea) callumb Image Coneflower 'Guava Ice' (Echinacea purpurea) Terri1948 Image Siebold Maple (Acer sieboldianum) Terri1948 Image Gentian 'Compact Gem' (Gentiana ) Terri1948 Image Gentian 'Compact Gem' (Gentiana ) Kell Image Aloe 'Variegata' (Aloe maculata) Kell Image Aloe 'Variegata' (Aloe maculata) Kell Image Aloe 'Variegata' (Aloe maculata) Kell Image Aeonium (Aeonium undulatum) Kell Image Aeonium (Aeonium undulatum) Kell Image Century Plant 'Multicolor' (Agave celsii) Kell Image Century Plant 'Multicolor' (Agave celsii) BayAreaTropics Image Dwarf Ficus, Chinese Banyan 'Green Island' (Ficus microcarpa) Aphthona Image Meadow Buttercup 'Flore-pleno' (Ranunculus acris) Aphthona Image Shrub Rose 'Cuthbert Grant' (Rosa ) Aphthona Image Shrub Rose 'Cuthbert Grant' (Rosa ) Aphthona Image Shrub Rose 'Cuthbert Grant' (Rosa ) Aphthona Image Shrub Rose 'Cuthbert Grant' (Rosa ) cargarden Image Seven Son Flower, Autumn Lilac (Heptacodium miconioides) cargarden Image Seven Son Flower, Autumn Lilac (Heptacodium miconioides) cargarden Image Seven Son Flower, Autumn Lilac (Heptacodium miconioides) cargarden Image Seven Son Flower, Autumn Lilac (Heptacodium miconioides) RosinaBloom Image Lavender 'Pat Leigh' (Lavandula stoechas) RosinaBloom Image Lavender 'Pat Leigh' (Lavandula stoechas) RosinaBloom Image Lavender 'Pat Leigh' (Lavandula stoechas) RosinaBloom Image Lavender 'Pat Leigh' (Lavandula stoechas) RosinaBloom Image Lavender 'Pat Leigh' (Lavandula stoechas) RosinaBloom Image Lavender 'Pat Leigh' (Lavandula stoechas)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description nevadagdn Positive Old House Gardens - Heirloom Bulbs 1Zman1 Positive Nature Hills Nursery Wiberg2006 Positive Santa Rosa Gardens Lumberjill Neutral Longfield Gardens TNGram Positive Sunlight Gardens midwestfarmwife Positive Zhongchuan Peony Nursery

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 10, 2013