Dave's Garden Newsletter for February 3, 2014

Covering the events of February 3, 2014

... in which ...
474 posts were made.
6 plants were added to PlantFiles.
40 comments were added to PlantFiles.
58 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
0 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

"All that in this delightful garden grows, should happy be, and have immortal bliss. "

( -- Edmund Spenser, 16th century English poet)

Forum Activity

A grand total of 474 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 80 posts Games 39 posts Plant Identification 39 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 21 posts Recipes 18 posts Pets 18 posts Vegetable Gardening 15 posts Seed Trading 14 posts Australian and New Zealand Gardening 13 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 11 posts Weather 11 posts Central Midwest Gardening 10 posts Northeast Gardening 9 posts Sewing and Quilting 9 posts Voting Booth 8 posts Mid-South Gardening 8 posts Bird Watching 8 posts Seed Germination 8 posts Southwest Gardening 7 posts Peppers 7 posts Dahlias 7 posts Bird Identification 6 posts Texas Gardening 6 posts Florida Gardening 6 posts Canadian Gardening 5 posts Beginner Vegetables 5 posts Trash to Treasure 4 posts Beginner Landscaping 4 posts BugFiles Pictures 4 posts Cacti and Succulents 4 posts Retirees 4 posts Brugmansias 4 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 4 posts Morning Glories 4 posts Tomatoes 4 posts Cooking 4 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 3 posts Japanese Maples 3 posts BirdFiles Pictures 3 posts Equine Forum 3 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 2 posts Insect and Spider Identification 2 posts Home Decorating 2 posts Annuals 2 posts Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener 2 posts Winter Sowing 2 posts Caudiciforms 2 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 2 posts Clematis 2 posts Happy Birthday 2 posts Beginner Houseplants 2 posts Ornamental Gourds 1 post Wildlife 1 post Daylilies 1 post PlantFiles Pictures 1 post Beginner Gardening Questions 1 post Test 1 post Carolina Gardening 1 post Handyman 1 post Roses 1 post Container Gardening 1 post Beginner Fruit 1 post Canning, Freezing and Drying 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

6 new plants.
40 new descriptions were added.
No new images were added.
58 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description coriaceous Comment Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Rickwebb Comment Clayton's Interrupted Fern Osmunda claytoniana Rickwebb Comment Lady Fern Athyrium filix-femina Rickwebb Comment Male Fern, Shield Fern Dryopteris filix-mas Rickwebb Comment Log Fern Dryopteris celsa coriaceous Comment Japanese Honeysuckle Lonicera japonica coriaceous Comment Hall's Honeysuckle, Japanese Honeysuckle 'Halliana' Lonicera japonica coriaceous Comment Purple-Leaf Japanese Honeysuckle 'Purpurea' Lonicera japonica coriaceous Comment Japanese Honeysuckle 'Hall's Prolific' Lonicera japonica DonnaMack Comment Asiatic Lily 'Hiawatha' Lilium coriaceous Comment Yellow-net Honeysuckle 'Aureoreticulata' Lonicera japonica coriaceous Comment Creeping Jenny, Moneywort Lysimachia nummularia dshoemaker Comment Banana, Cavendish Banana, Chinese Banana, Dwarf Banana 'Sumatrana' Musa acuminata Rickwebb Comment Onoclea, Sensitive Fern, Bead Fern Onoclea sensibilis coriaceous Comment Golden Creeping Jenny, Gold Moneywort 'Aurea' Lysimachia nummularia Rickwebb Comment Northern Maidenhair Fern, Five-finger fern, Five-fingered Maidenhair, American Maidenhair Adiantum pedatum mensamom Comment Peacock Iris Moraea aristata coriaceous Comment Ribbon Grass, Reed Canary Grass, Gardener's Garters 'Feesey' Phalaris arundinacea coriaceous Comment Ornamental Grass 'Picta' Phalaris arundinacea coriaceous Comment Ribbon Grass, Reed Canary Grass, Gardener's Garters 'Strawberries & Cream' Phalaris arundinacea coriaceous Comment Dwarf Ribbon Grass, Reed Canary Grass, Gardener's Garters 'Dwarf Garters' Phalaris arundinacea coriaceous Comment Variegated Japanese Knotweed, Speckled Mexican Bamboo 'Variegata' Fallopia japonica Rickwebb Comment Eastern Hay Scented Fern Dennstaedtia punctilobula Rickwebb Comment Ostrich Fern, Garden Fern, Shuttlecock Fern Matteuccia struthiopteris Rickwebb Comment Spinulose Woodfern, Narrow Buckler Fern, Toothed Wood Fern Dryopteris carthusiana Rickwebb Comment Common Polypody, Rock Polypody Polypodium vulgare coriaceous Comment Buschel Rose, Wreath Rose Rosa multiflora coriaceous Comment Colts' Foot, Butterbur, Coughwort, Horsehoof Tussilago farfara coriaceous Comment Chinese Lantern Plant, Strawberry Ground Cherry Physalis alkekengi coriaceous Comment Chinese Lantern Plant, Strawberry Ground Cherry 'Gigantea' Physalis alkekengi coriaceous Comment Mountain Fleece 'Firetail' Persicaria amplexicaulis joimack6953 Comment Blue Mist Spiraea, Bluebeard 'Dark Knight' Caryopteris x clandonensis dunwawry Comment Cockscomb (Cristata Group) Celosia argentea var. cristata Oberon46 Comment Love-in-a-Mist Nigella damascena coriaceous Comment Autumn Olive Elaeagnus umbellata coriaceous Comment Silver Russian Olive Elaeagnus angustifolia jv123 Comment Tree Dahlia Dahlia imperialis RosinaBloom Comment Rose 'Sir Tristram' Rosa idahocactus2 Comment Claret Cup Cactus, Strawberry Cactus, Crimson Hedgehog 'White Sands Strain' Echinocereus triglochidiatus Ivanos1982 Comment Mule Palm X Butiagrus nabonnandii

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description irmaly Positive Big Horse Creek Farm Pussywillowpres Positive The Sample Seed Shop appmom Positive Victory Seed Company khiem1939 Negative Gardens Alive! Sunsi Positive Victory Seed Company

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... February 3, 2014