Dave's Garden Newsletter for December 17, 2013

Covering the events of December 17, 2013

... in which ...
471 posts were made.
13 plants were added to PlantFiles.
19 comments were added to PlantFiles.
175 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
65 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

"It's difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a home-grown tomato. "

( -- Lewis Grizzard, American humorist)

Forum Activity

A grand total of 471 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts PlantFiles Pictures 74 posts Games 44 posts Plant Identification 42 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 38 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 28 posts Australian and New Zealand Gardening 28 posts Pets 20 posts Sewing and Quilting 19 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 17 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 16 posts Voting Booth 14 posts Recipes 12 posts Northeast Gardening 11 posts Bird Watching 7 posts Seed Trading 7 posts Weather 6 posts Beginner Vegetables 5 posts Cacti and Succulents 5 posts Texas Gardening 5 posts Insect and Spider Identification 5 posts Photos 4 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 4 posts Wildlife 4 posts Poultry and Livestock 4 posts Carolina Gardening 4 posts Soil and Composting 3 posts DG Journals and Diaries 3 posts Garden Talk 3 posts Happy Birthday 3 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 2 posts Florida Gardening 2 posts Beginner Houseplants 2 posts Accessible Gardening 2 posts Equine Forum 2 posts Vegetable Gardening 2 posts Central Midwest Gardening 2 posts Brugmansias 2 posts BugFiles Pictures 2 posts Morning Glories 2 posts Beginner Flowers 2 posts Perennials 2 posts Vines and Climbers 1 post BirdFiles Pictures 1 post Tomatoes 1 post Bulbs 1 post Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post Greenhouse 1 post Garden Art 1 post Bird Identification 1 post Classified Ads 1 post Plant Trading 1 post Ohio River Valley Gardening 1 post Clean and Clutter-free 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

13 new plants.
19 new descriptions were added.
65 new images were added.
175 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description Vestia Comment Red Flowering Gum, Scarlet Flowering Gum Corymbia ficifolia Rickwebb Comment Swamp White Oak Quercus bicolor Rickwebb Comment Black Oak Quercus velutina Farmerdill Comment Summer Squash 'Yellow Finn' Cucurbita pepo Farmerdill Comment Winter Squash 'Shokicho Green' Cucurbita maxima Rickwebb Comment Willow Oak Quercus phellos Farmerdill Comment Winter Squash 'Shokicho Shiro' Cucurbita pepo Farmerdill Comment Swiss Chard 'Oriole Orange' Beta vulgaris Rickwebb Comment Post Oak Quercus stellata Rickwebb Comment Chinkapin Oak, Yellow Chestnut Oak Quercus muehlenbergii longjonsilverz Comment Dwarf Palmetto, Bluestem Palmetto, Blue Palm Sabal minor Daffodill3263 Comment Honeysuckle Lonicera caprifolium Farmerdill Comment Onion 'Rising Sun' Allium cepa Daffodill3263 Comment Southern Beeblossom, Morning Honeysuckle, Southern Gaura Gaura angustifolia foxtrotter Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'El Toro' Rosa foxtrotter Comment Damask Rose, Portland Rose 'Rose de Rescht' Rosa foxtrotter Comment Hybrid Musk Rose 'Bloomfield Dainty' Rosa foxtrotter Comment Chestnut Oak Quercus prinus foxtrotter Comment Siskiyou Cypress Cupressus bakeri subsp. mathewsii RosinaBloom Image Fuchsia 'Preston Guild' (Fuchsia ) RosinaBloom Image Easter Lily (Lilium longiflorum) RosinaBloom Image Easter Lily (Lilium longiflorum) jackfrost Image Sacred Jasmine, Pikake, Asiatic Jasmine 'Maid of Orleans' (Jasminum sambac) Rickwebb Image Pumpkin Ash (Fraxinus profunda) Rickwebb Image Pumpkin Ash (Fraxinus profunda) Rickwebb Image Pumpkin Ash (Fraxinus profunda) DannyJoe Image Cherry Tomato 'Purple Cherry Tomato' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) Rickwebb Image Southern Red Oak, Swamp Red Oak, Spanish Oak (Quercus falcata) Rickwebb Image Southern Red Oak, Swamp Red Oak, Spanish Oak (Quercus falcata) Rickwebb Image Southern Red Oak, Swamp Red Oak, Spanish Oak (Quercus falcata) Rickwebb Image Southern Red Oak, Swamp Red Oak, Spanish Oak (Quercus falcata) Rickwebb Image Southern Red Oak, Swamp Red Oak, Spanish Oak (Quercus falcata) Rickwebb Image Southern Red Oak, Swamp Red Oak, Spanish Oak (Quercus falcata) Rickwebb Image Southern Red Oak, Swamp Red Oak, Spanish Oak (Quercus falcata) Rickwebb Image Shingle Oak (Quercus imbricaria) Rickwebb Image Shingle Oak (Quercus imbricaria) Rickwebb Image Shingle Oak (Quercus imbricaria) Rickwebb Image Shingle Oak (Quercus imbricaria) Rickwebb Image Shingle Oak (Quercus imbricaria) Rickwebb Image Shingle Oak (Quercus imbricaria) RosinaBloom Image Leptospermum 'Copper Sheen' (Leptospermum ) RosinaBloom Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Perfect Moment' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Perfect Moment' (Rosa ) sidebyside Image Devil's Ivy, Golden Pothos, Centipede Vine 'Marble Queen' (Epipremnum aureum) Rickwebb Image White Oak, Charter Oak (Quercus alba) Rickwebb Image White Oak, Charter Oak (Quercus alba) Rickwebb Image White Oak, Charter Oak (Quercus alba) Rickwebb Image White Oak, Charter Oak (Quercus alba) Rickwebb Image Swamp White Oak (Quercus bicolor) Rickwebb Image Swamp White Oak (Quercus bicolor) Rickwebb Image Swamp White Oak (Quercus bicolor) Rickwebb Image Scarlet Oak (Quercus coccinea) Rickwebb Image Scarlet Oak (Quercus coccinea) Rickwebb Image Scarlet Oak (Quercus coccinea) Rickwebb Image Scarlet Oak (Quercus coccinea) Rickwebb Image Scarlet Oak (Quercus coccinea) Rickwebb Image Black Oak (Quercus velutina) Rickwebb Image Black Oak (Quercus velutina) Rickwebb Image Black Oak (Quercus velutina) Rickwebb Image Chestnut Oak (Quercus prinus) Rickwebb Image Chestnut Oak (Quercus prinus) Rickwebb Image Chestnut Oak (Quercus prinus) Rickwebb Image Chestnut Oak (Quercus prinus) Rickwebb Image Chestnut Oak (Quercus prinus) ransom3 Image Triple Leaf Morning Glory (Ipomoea ternifolia) Rickwebb Image Willow Oak (Quercus phellos) Rickwebb Image Willow Oak (Quercus phellos) Rickwebb Image Willow Oak (Quercus phellos) Rickwebb Image Willow Oak (Quercus phellos) DrKadri Image Phalsa, Falsa (Grewia subinaequalis) Rickwebb Image Post Oak (Quercus stellata) Rickwebb Image Post Oak (Quercus stellata) Rickwebb Image Post Oak (Quercus stellata) Rickwebb Image Post Oak (Quercus stellata) Rickwebb Image Post Oak (Quercus stellata) Rickwebb Image Northern Red Oak, Eastern Red Oak, Mountain Red Oak, Gray Oak (Quercus rubra) Rickwebb Image Northern Red Oak, Eastern Red Oak, Mountain Red Oak, Gray Oak (Quercus rubra) Rickwebb Image Northern Red Oak, Eastern Red Oak, Mountain Red Oak, Gray Oak (Quercus rubra) Rickwebb Image Chinkapin Oak, Yellow Chestnut Oak (Quercus muehlenbergii) Rickwebb Image Chinkapin Oak, Yellow Chestnut Oak (Quercus muehlenbergii) Rickwebb Image Chinkapin Oak, Yellow Chestnut Oak (Quercus muehlenbergii) Rickwebb Image Chinkapin Oak, Yellow Chestnut Oak (Quercus muehlenbergii) palmbob Image Tylecodon (Tylecodon cacalioides) palmbob Image Tylecodon (Tylecodon cacalioides)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description vanman23 Positive Clifton's Flower & Garden Center cypressdrive Negative Plow & Hearth Barbstree Negative White Flower Farm GregTN Negative R.H. Shumway Seeds KaraBaker Positive Legg Creek Farm windsor224 Negative Silicon Solar Inc.

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... December 17, 2013