Dave's Garden Newsletter for January 11, 2015

Covering the events of January 11, 2015

... in which ...
337 posts were made.
12 plants were added to PlantFiles.
8 comments were added to PlantFiles.
44 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
11 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
2 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

"In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt. (from Bluebeard's Egg, 1983)"

( -- Margaret Atwood, American author)

Forum Activity

A grand total of 337 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts Games 64 posts Plant Identification 38 posts Sewing and Quilting 21 posts Recipes 18 posts Central Midwest Gardening 18 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 17 posts Daylilies 13 posts PlantFiles Pictures 12 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 12 posts Australian and New Zealand Gardening 11 posts Seed Germination 10 posts Trash to Treasure 6 posts Indoor Gardening and Houseplants 6 posts Florida Gardening 5 posts Garden Design 5 posts Seed Trading 5 posts Cacti and Succulents 5 posts Texas Gardening 4 posts Shady Gardens 4 posts Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener 4 posts Hybridizers 4 posts Happy Birthday 4 posts Canadian Gardening 4 posts Insect and Spider Identification 4 posts Weather 4 posts Beginner Landscaping 3 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 3 posts Books, Movies, and TV 3 posts Bird Watching 3 posts Crafts and Decorating 2 posts Fruits and Nuts 2 posts Tomatoes 2 posts Photos 2 posts Equine Forum 2 posts Mid-South Gardening 2 posts Greenhouse 1 post Pets 1 post Propagation 1 post Perennials 1 post Northeast Gardening 1 post Dahlias 1 post Carolina Gardening 1 post Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post Poultry and Livestock 1 post Hostas 1 post Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 1 post Beginner Vegetables 1 post Scrapbooking and Paper Crafts 1 post Garden Pests and Diseases 1 post Wildlife 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

12 new plants.
8 new descriptions were added.
11 new images were added.
44 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description pinetum Comment Alpine Mint Bush, Peppermint Bush Prostanthera cuneata brachychiton Comment Beehive Ginger, Nodding Gingerwort Zingiber spectabile pmmGarak Comment Sweet Mock Orange, English Dogwood Philadelphus coronarius ErzsebetF Comment Chamberbitter, Shatterstone, Stone-breaker Herb Phyllanthus urinaria 11234 Comment Dahlia Cactus, Lead Pencil Cactus, Pencil Hedgehog Cactus, Sacasil, Zocoxochitl Echinocereus poselgeri eolivas103 Comment Canna Lily 'President' Canna x generalis MossyTrail Comment Bonnet Bellflower Codonopsis lanceolata Paris2013 Comment Purple Love Grass Eragrostis spectabilis MickiNellis Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Halloween Pumpkin' (Iris ) MickiNellis Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Halloween Pumpkin' (Iris ) RosinaBloom Image Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) RosinaBloom Image Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) RosinaBloom Image Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) RosinaBloom Image Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) RosinaBloom Image Herb Robert, Redshank, Bloodwort, Fox Geranium, Red Robin (Geranium robertianum) palmbob Image Monkey Tail Palm (Synechanthus fibrosus) virginiarose Image Coneflower 'Hot Papaya' (Echinacea ) virginiarose Image Eastern Coneflower, Eastern Purple Coneflower 'Pica Bella' (Echinacea purpurea) RosinaBloom Image Lined Tritonia (Tritonia lineata)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description carolynh5728 Positive The Growers Exchange (aka The Grower's Exchange) DonnaMack Positive Swallowtail Garden 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... January 11, 2015