Dave's Garden Newsletter for May 17, 2015

Covering the events of May 17, 2015

... in which ...
512 posts were made.
3 plants were added to PlantFiles.
14 comments were added to PlantFiles.
227 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
24 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

"In peat beds and sand, in crevices and screes, The best fertilizer of all is the gardener's knees."

( -- Unknown)

Forum Activity

A grand total of 512 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts Plant Identification 138 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 70 posts PlantFiles Pictures 32 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 27 posts Games 23 posts Recipes 22 posts Vegetable Gardening 17 posts Insect and Spider Identification 16 posts Frugal Living 15 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 13 posts Irises 13 posts Texas Gardening 11 posts Beginner Vegetables 9 posts Seed Germination 7 posts Central Midwest Gardening 7 posts Daylilies 7 posts Plant Trading 6 posts Sewing and Quilting 5 posts Perennials 4 posts Morning Glories 4 posts Weather 4 posts Canning, Freezing and Drying 4 posts Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener 4 posts Orchids 4 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 4 posts Needle Arts 4 posts Northeast Gardening 3 posts Crafts and Decorating 3 posts Florida Gardening 3 posts Photos 3 posts Cacti and Succulents 3 posts Mid-South Gardening 3 posts Container Gardening 2 posts Hostas 2 posts Bulbs 2 posts Seed Trading 2 posts Beginner Houseplants 2 posts Carolina Gardening 1 post Propagation 1 post Tomatoes 1 post Invasive Plants 1 post BugFiles How-to's 1 post Water Gardens 1 post Cooking 1 post Palms and Cycads 1 post Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post Roses 1 post Bird Watching 1 post California Gardening 1 post Brugmansias 1 post Orchid Cactus 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

3 new plants.
14 new descriptions were added.
24 new images were added.
227 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description Mark_B Comment Aaron's Beard Prickly Pear, Duraznillo Blanco, Nopal Blanco, Nopal, Colorado, Nopal Duraznillo Opuntia leucotricha rschlegel Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Triple Whammy' Iris bottlegreen Comment Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Cherry Garden' Iris GardenSanctuary Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Penny a Pinch' Iris su_rose Comment Shrub Rose 'Scarlet Meidiland' Rosa ekdean Comment Sacred Water Lily, Lotus Nelumbo nucifera wilmabooper Comment Surprise Lily, Magic Lily, Resurrection Lily, Naked Lady Lycoris squamigera flowerchild67 Comment Variegated Japanese Knotweed, Speckled Mexican Bamboo 'Variegata' Fallopia japonica myself100 Comment African Milk Tree Euphorbia trigona woodenspoon Comment Firecracker Plant, Cigar Plant Cuphea ignea Fires_in_motion Comment Pussy Ears, Furry Kittens Cyanotis somaliensis kayeinMI Comment Summersweet, Sweet Pepper Bush 'Ruby Spice' Clethra alnifolia coriaceous Comment Summersweet, Sweet Pepper Bush 'Ruby Spice' Clethra alnifolia Dawn_Standke Comment Tomato 'Rapunzel' Lycopersicon lycopersicum LauraBu Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Christiane Elizabeth' (Iris ) RosinaBloom Image Common Boxwood, American Boxwood 'Elegantissima' (Buxus sempervirens) RosinaBloom Image Common Boxwood, American Boxwood 'Elegantissima' (Buxus sempervirens) RosinaBloom Image Common Boxwood, American Boxwood 'Elegantissima' (Buxus sempervirens) GardenSanctuary Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Penny a Pinch' (Iris ) GardenSanctuary Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Penny a Pinch' (Iris ) CAndersen Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Dark Triumph' (Iris ) fitchburggarden Image Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Giddy' (Iris ) altagardener Image Wayfaring Tree (Viburnum lantana) altagardener Image Wayfaring Tree (Viburnum lantana) altagardener Image Wayfaring Tree (Viburnum lantana) altagardener Image Wayfaring Tree (Viburnum lantana) altagardener Image Wayfaring Tree (Viburnum lantana) altagardener Image Wayfaring Tree (Viburnum lantana) altagardener Image Wayfaring Tree (Viburnum lantana) altagardener Image Wayfaring Tree (Viburnum lantana) brightangel2000 Image Echinocereus (Echinocereus viereckii) LylaHarper Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'Peace' (Hydrangea macrophylla) LylaHarper Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'Peace' (Hydrangea macrophylla) LylaHarper Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Pope John Paul II' (Rosa ) LylaHarper Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Pope John Paul II' (Rosa ) opal92nwf Image Giant Bird of Paradise, Natal Strelitzia, Wild Strelitzia (Strelitzia nicolai) LylaHarper Image Foxglove, Common Foxglove, Purple Foxglove, Lady's Glove 'Dalmatian Rose' (Digitalis purpurea) SallieKr Image Hosta 'True Blue' (Hosta )

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description sarahthering Positive Deer Country Gardens StrictlyVegan Negative TomatoFest.com Stadtgartner Positive Lazy S'S Farm & Nursery audreyjc Negative Southmeadow Fruit Gardens (Grootendorst Nurseries) treeguy_NY Positive Indiana Berry & Plant Co. treeguy_NY Positive Hartmann's Plant Company onegoodman1955 Positive Jung Seed

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... May 17, 2015