Dave's Garden Newsletter for October 18, 2013

Covering the events of October 18, 2013

... in which ...
662 posts were made.
18 plants were added to PlantFiles.
10 comments were added to PlantFiles.
75 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
87 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
13 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

"I see that kudzu coming It's climbing up my tree And if I don't start running It will soon be climbing me (to the tune of "Folsom Prison Blues")"

( -- Steve Bender, Southern garden writer)

Forum Activity

A grand total of 662 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts Plant Identification 106 posts PlantFiles Pictures 88 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 72 posts Texas Gardening 57 posts Games 48 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 32 posts Sewing and Quilting 20 posts Recipes 15 posts Pets 15 posts Northeast Gardening 10 posts Insect and Spider Identification 9 posts Cacti and Succulents 8 posts Seed Trading 8 posts Australian Gardening 7 posts Central Midwest Gardening 7 posts Morning Glories 7 posts Organic Gardening 7 posts Brugmansias 7 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 7 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 6 posts Vegetable Gardening 6 posts Mid-South Gardening 6 posts Canning, Freezing and Drying 5 posts Happy Birthday 5 posts Shady Gardens 5 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 5 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 5 posts Aroids 4 posts Propagation 4 posts Classified Ads 4 posts Beginner Houseplants 4 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 4 posts Equine Forum 3 posts Voting Booth 3 posts Beginner Flowers 3 posts Accessible Gardening 3 posts Photos 3 posts Clean and Clutter-free 3 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 3 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 3 posts Vines and Climbers 2 posts Wildlife 2 posts Tomatoes 2 posts Crafts and Decorating 2 posts Beginner Vegetables 2 posts Florida Gardening 2 posts Fruits and Nuts 2 posts Mosaics and Stained Glass 2 posts Annuals 2 posts Weather 2 posts Hydroponic Gardening 2 posts Fireplaces and Wood Stoves 2 posts Bird Watching 2 posts Dahlias 2 posts Irises 2 posts Beginner Fruit 1 post Appliances 1 post Beginner Landscaping 1 post Geraniums, Pelargoniums and Erodiums 1 post Cooking 1 post Trash to Treasure 1 post Home Repairs and Maintenance 1 post Bulbs 1 post Canadian Gardening 1 post Orchids 1 post Books, Movies, and TV 1 post Tiny Gardens 1 post Garden Pests and Diseases 1 post Peonies 1 post Ask-a-Gardener 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

18 new plants.
10 new descriptions were added.
87 new images were added.
75 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description vossner Comment False Indigo, Wild Indigo 'Solar Flare' Baptisia VerdigrisGris Comment Eyed Tulip, Texas Tulip, Fire Tulip, Sun's Eye Tulip Tulipa agenensis kmenzel Comment Jumpseed, Virginia Knotweed 'Painter's Palette' Persicaria virginiana var. filiformis sherif01 Comment Blue Star Creeper, Swamp Isotome, Matted Pratia Pratia pedunculata RosinaBloom Comment Silver Sweet Pea, Satin Sweet Pea Bush Podalyria sericea Chapotero Comment Texas Persimmon Diospyros texana gruwellfam2 Comment Laurustinus 'Spirit' Viburnum tinus RonDEZone7a Comment Dwarf Yellow Bamboo 'Chrysophyllus' Pleioblastus viridistriatus RosinaBloom Comment Japanese Maple 'Ueno yama' Acer palmatum RosinaBloom Comment Magnolia 'Genie' Magnolia Kell Image Red Tower Ginger, Spiral Ginger, Red Velvet Ginger (Costus barbatus) Kell Image Red Tower Ginger, Spiral Ginger, Red Velvet Ginger (Costus barbatus) Kell Image Black Sapote, Chocolate Pudding Tree, Black Persimmon, Axle Grease Plant (Diospyros digyna) Kell Image Black Sapote, Chocolate Pudding Tree, Black Persimmon, Axle Grease Plant (Diospyros digyna) Kell Image Black Sapote, Chocolate Pudding Tree, Black Persimmon, Axle Grease Plant (Diospyros digyna) Kell Image Black Sapote, Chocolate Pudding Tree, Black Persimmon, Axle Grease Plant (Diospyros digyna) Kell Image Black Sapote, Chocolate Pudding Tree, Black Persimmon, Axle Grease Plant (Diospyros digyna) Kell Image Black Sapote, Chocolate Pudding Tree, Black Persimmon, Axle Grease Plant (Diospyros digyna) Kell Image Beardtongue, Beard Tongue 'Phoenix Pink 09' (Penstemon hartwegii) Kell Image Beardtongue, Beard Tongue 'Phoenix Pink 09' (Penstemon hartwegii) Kell Image Beardtongue, Beard Tongue 'Phoenix Pink 09' (Penstemon hartwegii) Kell Image Royal Poinciana, Flamboyant Tree, Flame Tree, Peacock Flower, Gulmohar (Delonix regia) Kell Image Royal Poinciana, Flamboyant Tree, Flame Tree, Peacock Flower, Gulmohar (Delonix regia) Kell Image Trumpet tree, Snakewood, Congo pump, Wild pawpaw, Pop-a-gun (Cecropia peltata) Kell Image Trumpet tree, Snakewood, Congo pump, Wild pawpaw, Pop-a-gun (Cecropia peltata) Kell Image Trumpet tree, Snakewood, Congo pump, Wild pawpaw, Pop-a-gun (Cecropia peltata) Kell Image Saw Palmetto, Scrub Palmetto, Silver Saw Palmetto (Serenoa repens) Kell Image Saw Palmetto, Scrub Palmetto, Silver Saw Palmetto (Serenoa repens) Kell Image Saw Palmetto, Scrub Palmetto, Silver Saw Palmetto (Serenoa repens) Kell Image Carnuba Wax Palm, Brazilian Wax Palm (Copernicia prunifera) Kell Image Pati Queen Palm (Syagrus botryophora) RosinaBloom Image Goldfish Vine, Goldfish Plant (Columnea x banksii) RosinaBloom Image Goldfish Vine, Goldfish Plant (Columnea x banksii) RosinaBloom Image Goldfish Vine, Goldfish Plant (Columnea x banksii) RosinaBloom Image Goldfish Vine, Goldfish Plant (Columnea x banksii) RosinaBloom Image Goldfish Vine, Goldfish Plant (Columnea x banksii) RosinaBloom Image Chinese Witch Hazel, Chinese Fringe Flower, Pink Fringe Flower (Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum) RosinaBloom Image Chinese Witch Hazel, Chinese Fringe Flower, Pink Fringe Flower (Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum) RosinaBloom Image Chinese Witch Hazel, Chinese Fringe Flower, Pink Fringe Flower (Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum) RosinaBloom Image Chinese Witch Hazel, Chinese Fringe Flower, Pink Fringe Flower (Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum) RosinaBloom Image Chinese Witch Hazel, Chinese Fringe Flower, Pink Fringe Flower (Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum) RosinaBloom Image Chinese Witch Hazel, Chinese Fringe Flower, Pink Fringe Flower (Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum) LynDC Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Twist of Fate' (Iris ) Metrosideros Image Cocoa Tree, Cacao (Theobroma cacao) Metrosideros Image Cocoa Tree, Cacao (Theobroma cacao) Metrosideros Image Cocoa Tree, Cacao (Theobroma cacao) Metrosideros Image Shell Ginger, Variegated Shell Ginger 'Variegata' (Alpinia zerumbet) Metrosideros Image Shell Ginger, Variegated Shell Ginger 'Variegata' (Alpinia zerumbet) vossner Image Angel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Cherchez la Femme' (Brugmansia ) vossner Image Angel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Cherchez la Femme' (Brugmansia ) Metrosideros Image Ornamental Ginger 'Pinstripe' (Alpinia formosana) Metrosideros Image Ornamental Ginger 'Pinstripe' (Alpinia formosana) Metrosideros Image Uluhe, Hawaiian Wing Fern (Dicranopteris linearis) Metrosideros Image Uluhe, Hawaiian Wing Fern (Dicranopteris linearis) Metrosideros Image Philodendron (Philodendron gloriosum) Metrosideros Image Philodendron (Philodendron gloriosum) RosinaBloom Image Silver Sweet Pea, Satin Sweet Pea Bush (Podalyria sericea) RosinaBloom Image Silver Sweet Pea, Satin Sweet Pea Bush (Podalyria sericea) RosinaBloom Image Silver Sweet Pea, Satin Sweet Pea Bush (Podalyria sericea) queenofquiet Image Sunflower 'Mammoth' (Helianthus annuus) queenofquiet Image Sunflower 'Mammoth' (Helianthus annuus) queenofquiet Image Sunflower 'Mammoth' (Helianthus annuus) queenofquiet Image Sunflower 'Mammoth' (Helianthus annuus) RosinaBloom Image Yakushima Hybrid Rhododendron 'Dreamland' (Rhododendron ) RosinaBloom Image Yakushima Hybrid Rhododendron 'Dreamland' (Rhododendron ) RosinaBloom Image Yakushima Hybrid Rhododendron 'Dreamland' (Rhododendron ) RosinaBloom Image Yakushima Hybrid Rhododendron 'Dreamland' (Rhododendron ) RosinaBloom Image Yakushima Hybrid Rhododendron 'Dreamland' (Rhododendron ) RosinaBloom Image Yakushima Hybrid Rhododendron 'Dreamland' (Rhododendron ) RosinaBloom Image Yakushima Hybrid Rhododendron 'Dreamland' (Rhododendron ) Kell Image Florida Royal Palm (Roystonea regia) Kell Image Florida Royal Palm (Roystonea regia) LynDC Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Arctic Express' (Iris ) RosinaBloom Image Pink-flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida f. rubra) RosinaBloom Image Pink-flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida f. rubra) RosinaBloom Image Pink-flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida f. rubra) RosinaBloom Image Pink-flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida f. rubra) RosinaBloom Image Pink-flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida f. rubra) RosinaBloom Image Pink-flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida f. rubra) RosinaBloom Image Japanese Maple 'Burgundy Lace' (Acer palmatum) RosinaBloom Image Japanese Maple 'Burgundy Lace' (Acer palmatum) RosinaBloom Image Japanese Maple 'Burgundy Lace' (Acer palmatum) Kell Image Florida Royal Palm (Roystonea regia) Kell Image Imperial Palm (Roystonea oleracea) Kell Image Imperial Palm (Roystonea oleracea) Kell Image Imperial Palm (Roystonea oleracea) Kell Image Imperial Palm (Roystonea oleracea) Kell Image Echeveria 'Culibra' (Echeveria ) Kell Image Echeveria 'Culibra' (Echeveria ) Kell Image Echeveria 'Culibra' (Echeveria ) Kell Image Echeveria 'Culibra' (Echeveria ) Kell Image Imperial Palm (Roystonea oleracea) Kell Image Imperial Palm (Roystonea oleracea) Kell Image Imperial Palm (Roystonea oleracea) Kell Image Florida Royal Palm (Roystonea regia) Kell Image 'Spruce Oliver' (Echeveria ) Kell Image 'Spruce Oliver' (Echeveria )

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description Patty57 Positive Garden Vision Epimediums kitchengarden Positive Sandhill Farms Dakota_Works Positive Snowpeak Iris and Daylilies plant_collector Positive Far Reaches Farm CacaoLaurel Positive Horizon Herbs, LLC amartz Negative Burgess Seed Minime8484 Positive Sacred Succulents nevadagdn Positive Hollingsworth Peonies PapayalizaLiza Negative Breck's Bulbs itserich Positive Peaceful Valley Farm Supply itserich Positive Seed Savers Exchange cycadlvr Positive Carter's Cool Plants

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 18, 2013