Dave's Garden Newsletter for February 26, 2014

Covering the events of February 26, 2014

... in which ...
543 posts were made.
8 plants were added to PlantFiles.
17 comments were added to PlantFiles.
123 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
27 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
4 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
1 book was added to the Garden Bookworm.
2 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 greater relish for the earliest fruit of the season. "

( -- Marcus Valerius Martialis, Roman poet, epigrammist (born 38 AD))

Forum Activity

A grand total of 543 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts Vegetable Gardening 62 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 60 posts Plant Identification 56 posts Games 35 posts PlantFiles Pictures 32 posts Pets 26 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 20 posts Seed Trading 16 posts Northeast Gardening 15 posts Seed Germination 15 posts Southwest Gardening 11 posts Mid-South Gardening 11 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 10 posts Florida Gardening 10 posts Tomatoes 10 posts Recipes 10 posts Daylilies 9 posts Water Gardens 8 posts Poultry and Livestock 8 posts Clematis 8 posts Central Midwest Gardening 8 posts Australian and New Zealand Gardening 7 posts Weather 7 posts Dahlias 6 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 6 posts Texas Gardening 6 posts Cacti and Succulents 5 posts Insect and Spider Identification 5 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 5 posts Computer Talk 4 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 4 posts Beginner Flowers 4 posts Violas and Violettas 4 posts Voting Booth 4 posts Morning Glories 3 posts Winter Sowing 3 posts Happy Birthday 3 posts Tiny Gardens 2 posts Vines and Climbers 2 posts Accessible Gardening 2 posts Beginner Landscaping 2 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 2 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 2 posts Bird Watching 2 posts Sewing and Quilting 1 post Tropical Zone Gardening 1 post BugFiles Pictures 1 post Kitchens 1 post Irises 1 post Beginner Vegetables 1 post Poppies 1 post Passifloras 1 post Bird Identification 1 post Ohio River Valley Gardening 1 post Container Gardening 1 post Co-ops & Plants For Sale 1 post Jokes & Humor 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

8 new plants.
17 new descriptions were added.
27 new images were added.
123 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description Lafiet Comment Chayote, Mirliton, Cho Ko, Cho-Cho, Vegetable Pear, Christophene Sechium edule coriaceous Comment Siberian Squill 'Spring Beauty' Scilla siberica coriaceous Comment Siberian Squill Scilla siberica coriaceous Comment Siberian Squill 'Alba' Scilla siberica coriaceous Comment Bloody Cranesbill, Hardy Geranium, Lancaster Geranium Geranium sanguineum var. striatum Barbara11 Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Irish Creme' Rosa coriaceous Comment Geranium, Cranesbill 'Rozanne' Geranium coriaceous Comment Cranesbill, Hardy Geranium 'Havana Blues' Geranium coriaceous Comment Cranesbill 'Ann Folkard' Geranium kmm44 Comment Southern Maidenhair Fern, Common Maidenhair Fern, Venus Hairfern, Venus's Hair Adiantum capillus-veneris coriaceous Comment Texas Muhly Grass, Florida Muhly Grass 'White Cloud' Muhlenbergia capillaris coriaceous Comment Texas Muhly Grass, Florida Muhly Grass 'Regal Mist' Muhlenbergia capillaris RosinaBloom Comment Dampiera Dampiera diversifolia coriaceous Comment Gulf Muhly Grass, Gulf Hairawn Muhle Muhlenbergia capillaris var. filipes MamaZ Comment Bush Lily, Clivia Lily, St. John's Lily, Boslelie, Fire Lily 'French Hybrid' Clivia miniata idealpeggy Comment Tomato 'San Marzano 168' Lycopersicon lycopersicum RosinaBloom Comment New South Wales Christmas Bush 'Wild Fire' Ceratopetalum gummiferum palmbob Image Woollybush (Adenanthos sericeus) palmbob Image Woollybush (Adenanthos sericeus) palmbob Image Woollybush (Adenanthos sericeus) palmbob Image Simple-leaved Cabbage Tree (Cussonia natalensis) palmbob Image Simple-leaved Cabbage Tree (Cussonia natalensis) palmbob Image Crassula '(aka Tricolor)' (Crassula nudicaulis var. platyphylla) palmbob Image Pickle Cactus, Ice Plant (Delosperma echinatum) palmbob Image Bromeliad (Deuterocohnia brevifolia) palmbob Image Dorstenia (Dorstenia gigas) palmbob Image Dorstenia (Dorstenia gigas) palmbob Image Dorstenia (Dorstenia gigas) palmbob Image Dorstenia (Dorstenia gigas) palmbob Image Dracaena (Dracaena serrulata) palmbob Image Dracaena (Dracaena serrulata) palmbob Image River Wattle, Bower Wattle (Acacia cognata) RosinaBloom Image Petunia 'Blueberry Crush' (Petunia ) RosinaBloom Image Petunia 'Blueberry Crush' (Petunia ) RosinaBloom Image Artemisia, Wormwood 'Powis Castle' (Artemisia ) RosinaBloom Image Agastache 'Bolero', Hummingbird Mint 'Bolero' (Agastache x barberi) RosinaBloom Image Agastache 'Bolero', Hummingbird Mint 'Bolero' (Agastache x barberi) RosinaBloom Image Agastache 'Bolero', Hummingbird Mint 'Bolero' (Agastache x barberi) RosinaBloom Image Lobelia, Cardinal Flower 'Queen Victoria' (Lobelia cardinalis) RosinaBloom Image Lobelia, Cardinal Flower 'Queen Victoria' (Lobelia cardinalis) RosinaBloom Image Rain Lily, Rainlily, Fairy Lily, Zephyr Lily (Zephyranthes candida) RosinaBloom Image Firecracker Plant, Cigar Plant (Cuphea ignea) RosinaBloom Image Fuchsia 'Gartenmeister Bonstedt' (Fuchsia triphylla) RosinaBloom Image Fuchsia 'Gartenmeister Bonstedt' (Fuchsia triphylla)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description jackiengibson Negative Rogue Valley Roses Duane1 Negative Butterfly Encounters mlsouth Positive Cackle Hatchery Gene66 Positive K. Van Bourgondien & Sons, Inc.

Garden Bookworm Activity:

1 new book was added to the database.
2 new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Member Addition Description mlmlakestevens Positive Trees of Seattle: The Complete Tree-Finder's Guide to the City's 740 Varieties mlmlakestevens Positive Trees of Seattle

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... February 26, 2014