Dave's Garden Newsletter for September 13, 2015

Covering the events of September 13, 2015

... in which ...
281 posts were made.
9 plants were added to PlantFiles.
18 comments were added to PlantFiles.
156 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
4 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
5 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 general, mankind, since the improvement of cookery, eats twice as much as nature requires."

( -- Benjamin Franklin, American founder, philosopher)

Forum Activity

A grand total of 281 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts Plant Identification 74 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 25 posts Insect and Spider Identification 21 posts Sewing, Quilting & Needle Arts 13 posts Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener 10 posts Central Midwest Gardening 10 posts BugFiles Pictures 9 posts Recipes 9 posts Trash to Treasure 9 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 8 posts Texas Gardening 8 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 6 posts Farm Life 5 posts Happy Birthday 5 posts Daylilies 5 posts Morning Glories 5 posts Mid-South Gardening 4 posts PlantFiles Pictures 4 posts Weather 4 posts Voting Booth 4 posts Northeast Gardening 4 posts Bird Identification 3 posts BirdFiles Pictures 3 posts Bird Watching 3 posts Accessible Gardening 2 posts Beginner Gardening 2 posts Cooking & Preserving Foods 2 posts Site Help 2 posts Australian and New Zealand Gardening 2 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 2 posts Tomatoes & Peppers 2 posts Cacti and Succulents 2 posts Greenhouse 2 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 1 post Irises 1 post Seed Trading 1 post Carolina Gardening 1 post Water Gardening 1 post Books, Movies, and TV 1 post Florida Gardening 1 post Dahlias 1 post Peonies 1 post Garden Pests and Diseases 1 post Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post Games 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

9 new plants.
18 new descriptions were added.
4 new images were added.
156 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description siege2055 Comment Violet-flowered Petunia, Prostrate Petunia, Wild Petunia Petunia integrifolia siege2055 Comment Purple Heart, Purple Queen, Wandering Jew 'Variegata' Tradescantia pallida siege2055 Comment Purple Heart, Purple Queen, Wandering Jew 'Purpurea' Tradescantia pallida kittyhawkjd Comment Christmas Cactus, Holiday Cactus, Zygocactus Schlumbergera x buckleyi theailurophile Comment Wheatstraw Celosia (Spicata Group) 'Cramer's Amazon' Celosia argentea var. spicata DaylilySLP Comment Orchid, Oncidopsis Yellow Parade 'Alpine' Oncidopsis DaylilySLP Comment Orchid, Oncidium Tigersette 'Wyld Court' Oncidium DaylilySLP Comment Orchid, Phaiocalanthe Kryptonite 'Ursula' Phaiocalanthe DaylilySLP Comment Orchid, Miltonidium Memoria Mary Kavanaugh 'Augie' Miltonidium Rickwebb Comment Greenbriar, Bull Briar, Horse Brier, Cat Brier, Common Green Brier, Round Leaf Greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia Rickwebb Comment Late Goldenrod Solidago altissima Rickwebb Comment Canada Goldenrod Solidago canadensis idahocactus2 Comment Joshua Tree Yucca brevifolia BEarthGardens Comment Tomato 'Hillbilly' Lycopersicon lycopersicum BEarthGardens Comment Tomato 'Park's Whopper Cr Improved' Lycopersicon lycopersicum BEarthGardens Comment Pineapple Sage Salvia elegans BEarthGardens Comment Marigold, French Marigold 'Jolly Jester' Tagetes patula BEarthGardens Comment Hot Pepper 'Orange Habanero' Capsicum chinense RosinaBloom Image Chinese Redbud 'Avondale' (Cercis chinensis) RosinaBloom Image Chinese Redbud 'Avondale' (Cercis chinensis) RosinaBloom Image Cornflower, Bachelor's Button 'Blue Ball' (Centaurea cyanus) Kell Image Stachyurus, zhong guo jing jie hua 'Joy Forever' (Stachyurus chinensis)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description Glomill Positive Wayside Gardens eugen_onegin Positive Kigi Nursery iceman49 Positive Green Hill Farm (hostahosta.com) iceman49 Positive Contrary Mary's Plants & Designs hzaher Negative Dragonfly Farms Nursery

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... September 13, 2015