Dave's Garden Newsletter for December 6, 2013

Covering the events of December 6, 2013

... in which ...
537 posts were made.
23 plants were added to PlantFiles.
18 comments were added to PlantFiles.
123 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
33 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
3 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

"October. This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks in. The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August, and February."

( -- Mark Twain ('Black Thursday' was 72 years ago today))

Forum Activity

A grand total of 537 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts Plant Identification 90 posts Games 44 posts PlantFiles Pictures 40 posts Pets 26 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 25 posts Texas Gardening 24 posts Recipes 21 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 18 posts Water Gardens 18 posts Weather 17 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 13 posts Insect and Spider Identification 12 posts Equine Forum 10 posts Cacti and Succulents 9 posts Peonies 9 posts Voting Booth 8 posts Photos 8 posts Bird Watching 7 posts Central Midwest Gardening 7 posts Lilies 7 posts Sewing and Quilting 6 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 6 posts Garden Talk 6 posts Computer Talk 6 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 6 posts Florida Gardening 6 posts Northeast Gardening 5 posts Brugmansias 5 posts Tomatoes 5 posts Southwest Gardening 5 posts Mid-South Gardening 5 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 5 posts Bird Identification 5 posts Australian and New Zealand Gardening 4 posts Daylilies 4 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 4 posts Vegetable Gardening 3 posts Beekeeping 3 posts BugFiles Pictures 2 posts Beginner Flowers 2 posts Seed Trading 2 posts BirdFiles Pictures 2 posts Beginner Houseplants 2 posts Happy Birthday 2 posts Homesteading 2 posts Poultry and Livestock 2 posts Accessible Gardening 2 posts Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 1 post Hoyas 1 post Passifloras 1 post Jokes & Humor 1 post Beginner Landscaping 1 post Beginner Vegetables 1 post Beginner Fruit 1 post Mosaics and Stained Glass 1 post Beauty and Fashion Tips 1 post Ferns, Fungi and Mosses 1 post Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post Kitchens 1 post Books, Movies, and TV 1 post Gardening by the Moon 1 post Soil and Composting 1 post Morning Glories 1 post Wildlife Gardening 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

23 new plants.
18 new descriptions were added.
33 new images were added.
123 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description Rickwebb Comment Fetterbush, Mountain Andromeda, Mountain Pieris Pieris floribunda Gyyuyu Comment Rough Horsetail, Scouring Rush, Winter Scouring Rush, Common Scouring Rush, Dutch Rush Equisetum hyemale Rickwebb Comment Mary Fleming Holly 'Mary Fleming' Ilex opaca bstnh1 Comment Tomato 'Mountain Merit' Lycopersicon lycopersicum sylvanj Comment Drooping Leucothoe, Fetterbush, Dog Hobble 'Girard's Rainbow' Leucothoe fontanesiana Bronto Comment Mountain Aloe, Snake Aloe Aloe broomii var. tarkaensis Bronto Comment Agave Agave triangularis Bronto Comment King Ferdinand Agave Agave nickelsiae Farmerdill Comment Sweet Pepper 'Sweet Amarillo' Capsicum annuum Rickwebb Comment American Beachgrass, American Marram Grass, Common Beach Grass Ammophila breviligulata Farmerdill Comment Pumpkin 'Big Moose' Cucurbita pepo Farmerdill Comment Pumpkin 'Snowball' Cucurbita pepo Farmerdill Comment Spinach 'Caladonia' Spinacia oleracea Farmerdill Comment Summer Squash 'Bari' Cucurbita pepo Farmerdill Comment Summer Squash 'Desert' Cucurbita pepo Farmerdill Comment Watermelon 'Jo Saeng No Ran Ggul' Citrullus lanatus jim_d_gardener Comment Alexandrian Laurel, Poet's Laurel Danae racemosa blackwindsor Comment Grandiflora Rose, Hybrid Tea Rose 'Mint Julep' Rosa Kell Image White Anemone Clematis (Clematis montana var. grandiflora) Kell Image White Anemone Clematis (Clematis montana var. grandiflora) Kell Image White Anemone Clematis (Clematis montana var. grandiflora) Kell Image White Anemone Clematis (Clematis montana var. grandiflora) Rickwebb Image Wintergreen, Teaberry, Checkerberry (Gaultheria procumbens) Rickwebb Image Wintergreen, Teaberry, Checkerberry (Gaultheria procumbens) Rickwebb Image Wintergreen, Teaberry, Checkerberry (Gaultheria procumbens) RosinaBloom Image Queen of the Night, Andes Organ Pipe, Hedge Cactus (Cereus hildmannianus subsp. uruguayanus) RosinaBloom Image Queen of the Night, Andes Organ Pipe, Hedge Cactus (Cereus hildmannianus subsp. uruguayanus) RosinaBloom Image Queen of the Night, Andes Organ Pipe, Hedge Cactus (Cereus hildmannianus subsp. uruguayanus) RosinaBloom Image Queen of the Night, Andes Organ Pipe, Hedge Cactus (Cereus hildmannianus subsp. uruguayanus) RosinaBloom Image Flowering Quince (Chaenomeles japonica) RosinaBloom Image Flowering Quince (Chaenomeles japonica) RosinaBloom Image Flowering Quince (Chaenomeles japonica) RosinaBloom Image New Zealand Flax (Phormium tenax) RosinaBloom Image New Zealand Flax (Phormium tenax) RosinaBloom Image New Zealand Flax (Phormium tenax) RosinaBloom Image Wonder-flower, Cape Chincherinchee, Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum thyrsoides) RosinaBloom Image Wonder-flower, Cape Chincherinchee, Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum thyrsoides) RosinaBloom Image Wonder-flower, Cape Chincherinchee, Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum thyrsoides) Kell Image Clematis 'Mayleen' (Clematis montana) Kell Image Clematis 'Mayleen' (Clematis montana) Kell Image Clematis 'Mayleen' (Clematis montana) Kell Image Clematis 'Mayleen' (Clematis montana) Kell Image Clematis 'Mayleen' (Clematis montana) Kell Image Clematis 'Mayleen' (Clematis montana) Kell Image Bugle, Bugleweed, Carpet Bugle 'Purple Brocade' (Ajuga reptans) Kell Image Bugle, Bugleweed, Carpet Bugle 'Purple Brocade' (Ajuga reptans) Kell Image Echeveria 'Lola' (Echeveria ) Kell Image Echeveria 'Ramillete' (Echeveria ) Kell Image Echeveria 'Ramillete' (Echeveria ) Kell Image Black Flag, Spinnekopblom (Ferraria crispa) Kell Image Black Flag, Spinnekopblom (Ferraria crispa)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description Timbob93 Positive St. Clare Heirloom Seeds jhprince Negative Growquest Growers (also dba Olive-Trees.net and Surf & Sierra Wholesale Nurseries, LLC) bstnh1 Positive Johnny's Selected Seeds

Garden Bookworm Activity:

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

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... December 6, 2013