Dave's Garden Newsletter for February 7, 2015

Covering the events of February 7, 2015

... in which ...
439 posts were made.
97 plants were added to PlantFiles.
86 comments were added to PlantFiles.
1,192 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
37 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
17 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

"Ground beef: A cow sitting down"

( -- Unknown)

Forum Activity

A grand total of 439 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts Plant Identification 85 posts PlantFiles Pictures 41 posts Games 41 posts Beginner Vegetables 34 posts Sewing and Quilting 26 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 24 posts Daylilies 17 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 16 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 12 posts Propagation 11 posts Canning, Freezing and Drying 8 posts Garden Design 8 posts Irises 7 posts Vegetable Gardening 7 posts Photos 7 posts Recipes 6 posts Weather 6 posts Winter Sowing 5 posts Mid-South Gardening 5 posts Clean and Clutter-free 5 posts Seed Trading 4 posts Morning Glories 4 posts Central Midwest Gardening 4 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 4 posts Beginner Flowers 4 posts Happy Birthday 3 posts Pets 3 posts Garden Items For Sale 3 posts Seed Germination 3 posts Books, Movies, and TV 3 posts Water Gardens 2 posts Cacti and Succulents 2 posts Shady Gardens 2 posts Beginner Houseplants 2 posts Equine Forum 2 posts Antiques and Collectibles 2 posts Trash to Treasure 2 posts Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener 2 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 2 posts Sustainable Alternatives 2 posts Northeast Gardening 2 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 1 post Australian and New Zealand Gardening 1 post Southwest Gardening 1 post Bird Identification 1 post BirdFiles Pictures 1 post Crafts and Decorating 1 post Container Gardening 1 post Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 1 post Beginner Gardening Questions 1 post Brugmansias 1 post BugFiles Pictures 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

97 new plants.
86 new descriptions were added.
37 new images were added.
1192 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description rkwright85 Comment Burkwood Daphne 'Somerset' Daphne x burkwoodii coriaceous Comment Burkwood Daphne 'Somerset' Daphne x burkwoodii coriaceous Comment Burkwood Daphne 'Brigg's Moonlight' Daphne x burkwoodii coriaceous Comment Daphne 'Lawrence Crocker' Daphne coriaceous Comment Species Orchid, Downy Rattlesnake Plantain, Adder's Violet, Hairy Goodyera Goodyera pubescens DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Sun Kissed Fantasy' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Sweet Clementine' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Cheerful Pink Prelude' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Shy Pirouette' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Silent Angel' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Flying Early' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Prelude to Joy' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Sunset Fantasy' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'When Robins Sing' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Amore Mio' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Cheerful Eyes' Hemerocallis poeciliopsis Comment Albuca Albuca namaquensis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Carolyn's Delight' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Marietta's Favorite' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Picotee Magic' Hemerocallis poeciliopsis Comment Albuca Albuca humilis poeciliopsis Comment Drimia Drimia maculata poeciliopsis Comment Blood Lily Haemanthus coccineus poeciliopsis Comment Amaryllis 'Royal Velvet' Hippeastrum alexgr1 Comment Pink Shower Tree Cassia grandis poeciliopsis Comment Spring Starflower Ipheion uniflorum Kell Comment Square Stack Cranesbill, Square Stem Pelargonium Pelargonium tetragonum Kell Comment Queen of the Namib, African Hats, Milkweed Hoodia gordonii Kell Comment Sweet Noor, Sweet Noorsdoring Euphorbia coerulescens alexgr1 Comment Karoo Boer-bean Schotia afra poeciliopsis Comment Hardy White Gloxinia Sinningia tubiflora Kell Comment Dioscorea Dioscorea hemicrypta Kell Comment Bitter Aloe, Red Aloe, Cape Aloe, Alligator Jaw Aloe Aloe ferox Kell Comment Ferocactus Ferocactus latispinus subsp. spiralis kassarooni Comment Baby Sunrose, Heartleaf Ice Plant 'Red Apple' Aptenia arnoldtree Comment Pumpkin, Winter Squash 'Greenwich Organic' Cucurbita maxima DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Europa' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Multiflora' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Wau-bun' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Bijou' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Soudan' Hemerocallis Kyleed71 Comment Tropical Hibiscus 'Pacific Pearl' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Exaltata' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Princess' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Vulcan' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Chengtu' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Brownie' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Saturn' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Brunette' Hemerocallis DimblesGarden Comment Trumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper, Cow-Itch Vine Campsis radicans DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Mignon' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Monarch' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Port' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Red Bird' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Sachem' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Triumph' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Elmer A. Claar' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Caprice' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Fiftieth Anniversary' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Firebrand' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Viking' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Cathay' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Red Knight' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Red Lady' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Bagdad' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Copperpiece' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Royal Ensign' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Sun Dust' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Dusty Miller' Hemerocallis Farmerdill Comment Bottle Gourd, Calabash Gourd 'Lattoo' Lagenaria siceraria DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'New Yorker' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Art in the Park' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Earth Flame' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Grape Starburst' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Blazing Embers' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Buttercup Blush' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Dusk to Dawn' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Easterling' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Gemini Star' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Native Star' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Smitten Kitten' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Trippy Hippy' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Adrenaline' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Virgil Chandler' Hemerocallis Farmerdill Comment Bok Choy, Pak Choi, Celery Mustard, Chinese Chard, Chinese Cabbage 'Purple Choi' Brassica rapa var. chinensis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Plum Perfect' Hemerocallis Kell Image Teddy Bear Cholla, Cholla Guera, Golden-Spined Jumping Cholla (Cylindropuntia bigelovii) Kell Image Teddy Bear Cholla, Cholla Guera, Golden-Spined Jumping Cholla (Cylindropuntia bigelovii) Kell Image Teddy Bear Cholla, Cholla Guera, Golden-Spined Jumping Cholla (Cylindropuntia bigelovii) Kell Image Gibbaeum (Gibbaeum heathii) Kell Image Gibbaeum (Gibbaeum cryptopodium) Kell Image Gibbaeum (Gibbaeum cryptopodium) Kell Image Square Stack Cranesbill, Square Stem Pelargonium (Pelargonium tetragonum) Kell Image Queen of the Namib, African Hats, Milkweed (Hoodia gordonii) Kell Image Sweet Noor, Sweet Noorsdoring (Euphorbia coerulescens) Kell Image Dioscorea (Dioscorea hemicrypta) Kell Image Bitter Aloe, Red Aloe, Cape Aloe, Alligator Jaw Aloe (Aloe ferox) Kell Image Tilt-head Aloe (Aloe speciosa) Kell Image Silver Torch, Snow Pole, Wooly Torch (Cleistocactus strausii) Kell Image Barrel Cactus (Ferocactus herrerae) Kell Image Barrel Cactus (Ferocactus herrerae) Kell Image Barrel Cactus (Ferocactus herrerae) Kell Image Silver Torch, Snow Pole, Wooly Torch (Cleistocactus strausii) Kell Image Silver Torch, Snow Pole, Wooly Torch (Cleistocactus strausii) Kell Image Silver Torch, Snow Pole, Wooly Torch (Cleistocactus strausii) Kell Image Ferocactus (Ferocactus latispinus subsp. spiralis) Kell Image Ferocactus (Ferocactus latispinus subsp. spiralis) Kell Image Ferocactus (Ferocactus latispinus subsp. spiralis) saya Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'Merveille Sanguine' (Hydrangea macrophylla) saya Image Bellflower Beardtongue, Beardlip 'Lilac Frost' (Penstemon campanulatus) saya Image Bellflower Beardtongue, Beardlip 'Lilac Frost' (Penstemon campanulatus) saya Image Yarrow, Milfoil, Staunchweed, Sanguinary, Thousandleaf, Soldier's Woundwort 'Wonderful Wampee' (Achillea millefolium) saya Image Mophead Hydrangea, Hybrid Hydrangea 'Preziosa' (Hydrangea serrata) alexgr1 Image Pink Shower Tree (Cassia grandis) saya Image Heath Aster, Squarrose White Aster, Tufted White Prairie Aster 'Snow Flurry' (Symphyotrichum ericoides) saya Image Heath Aster, Squarrose White Aster, Tufted White Prairie Aster 'Snow Flurry' (Symphyotrichum ericoides) saya Image Heath Aster, Squarrose White Aster, Tufted White Prairie Aster 'Snow Flurry' (Symphyotrichum ericoides) saya Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Party Dress' (Iris ) saya Image Chinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Claire de Lune' (Paeonia lactiflora) Kell Image Clavellina Cholla, Agujilla Cholla (Cylindropuntia molesta) Kell Image Saguaro, Sahuara, Giant Cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) Kell Image Saguaro, Sahuara, Giant Cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) Kell Image Saguaro, Sahuara, Giant Cactus (Carnegiea gigantea)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description johnsonr9 Positive Victory Seed Company Lilyhazen Negative Jung Seed Lilyhazen Negative Gurney's Seed & Nursery Lilyhazen Positive Victory Seed Company Lilyhazen Neutral Vermont Bean Seed Company Lilyhazen Neutral Johnny's Selected Seeds Bird_Man87 Positive Cackle Hatchery KWalter Positive Victory Seed Company farhatali Negative Eldon Tropicals puppincuff Positive Kartuz Greenhouses ALauver Positive Victory Seed Company ssipes Positive John Scheepers, 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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Dave

 

And that's the way it was... February 7, 2015