Dave's Garden Newsletter for August 2: covering the events of yesterday.

http://davesgarden.com

Table of contents:
1.  Gardening Quote of the Day
2.  Summary
3.  Detailed News
4.  Final Notes

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Section 1: Gardening Quote of the Day:

"Standing in the middle of the road is dangerous. You will get knocked down
by the traffic from both ways."

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Section 2: News Summary:

2a. Traffic Activity:
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34454 pageviews yesterday.
19 member signups.

2b. Forum activity:
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http://davesgarden.com/forums/

The General Discussion forum had 184 posts.
The Photos forum had 174 posts.
The Seed Trading forum had 50 posts.
The Identification forum had 31 posts.
The Seed Saving forum had 19 posts.
The Brugs and Friends forum had 19 posts.
The Brug and Datura Contest forum had 17 posts.
The Vines and Climbers forum had 16 posts.
The Dirt Cheap forum had 15 posts.
The Dave's Garden forum had 15 posts.
The Plant Trading forum had 14 posts.
The International Trading forum had 12 posts.
The Farm Life forum had 11 posts.
The Soil forum had 10 posts.
The Recipes forum had 7 posts.
The Garden Talk forum had 7 posts.
The Propagation forum had 6 posts.
The Mail Call! forum had 6 posts.
The Welcome Mat forum had 4 posts.
The Tropicals forum had 4 posts.
The Perennials forum had 4 posts.
The Home Decorating forum had 4 posts.
The Hands on Home forum had 4 posts.
The Computer Talk forum had 4 posts.
The United Kingdom forum had 3 posts.
The Organic Gardening forum had 3 posts.
The Master Gardeners forum had 3 posts.
The Greenhouse forum had 3 posts.
The Disabled Gardeners forum had 3 posts.
The Book Worms forum had 3 posts.
The Succulents forum had 2 posts.
The Roses forum had 2 posts.
The Pests and Diseases forum had 2 posts.
The House Plants forum had 2 posts.
The Herbs forum had 2 posts.
The Health forum had 2 posts.
The Day Lilies forum had 2 posts.
The Container Gardening forum had 2 posts.
The Wild Life forum had 1 post.
The Water Gardens forum had 1 post.
The Stay at Home Moms forum had 1 post.
The Orchids forum had 1 post.

2c. Journal Activity:
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http://davesgarden.com/gj/

29 new items.
72 new entries.
44 new images.

2d. Plants Database activity:
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http://davesgarden.com/plants/

23 additions to the master plants database
6 descriptions were added.

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Section 3: Detailed News:

3a. Plants Database Changes or Additions:
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http://davesgarden.com/plants/

snowhermit added the following plant:
Common name: White Bat Flower
Genus: Tacca
Species: integrifolia
Category: Tropicals
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/583.html

Zanymuse added the following plant:
Common name: Touch Me Not
Genus: Balfours Touch me not
Species: Balfourii Hook. F.
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/584.html

louisa added the following plant:
Common name: Box-Leaf Euonymous
Genus:  Euonymous japonica
Species: "Microphylla Variegata"
Category: Shrubs
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/585.html

ruby42 added the following plant:
Common name: Forsythia Sage
Genus: Salvia
Species: madrensis 'dunham'
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/586.html

go_vols added the following plant:
Common name: Standing Cypress, Hummingbird Mix, Scarlet Gilia
Genus: Ipomopsis
Species: aggregata
Category: Biennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/587.html

Gwydion added the following plant:
Common name: Evening Primrose
Genus: Oenothera
Species: taraxacifolia (acaulis)
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/588.html

Verdesign added the following plant:
Common name: Ladybell
Genus: Adenophora
Species: confusa
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/589.html

cynthis added the following plant:
Common name: Gaura
Genus: Gaura
Species: lindheimeri
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/590.html

tiredwabbit added the following plant:
Common name: Kalanchoe blossfeldiana, Flaming Katy
Genus: Kalanchoe
Species: blossfeldiana
Category: Succulents
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/591.html

Verdesign added the following plant:
Common name: Caladium
Genus: Caladium
Species: bicolor
Category: Tropicals
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/592.html

evert added the following plant:
Common name: Pasque Flower
Genus: Pulsatilla
Species: bungeana
Category: Alpines and Rock Gardens
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/593.html

tiredwabbit added the following plant:
Common name: Mother of Thousands
Genus: Kalanchoe
Species: diagremontiana
Category: Succulents
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/594.html

tiredwabbit added the following plant:
Common name: Chandelier plant/Mother of thousands
Genus: Kalanchoe
Species: tubiflora
Category: Succulents
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/595.html

tiredwabbit added the following plant:
Common name: Wandering Jew
Genus: Zebrina
Species: Pendula
Category: Tropicals
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/596.html

dave added the following plant:
Common name: Lettuce
Genus: Lactuca
Species: sativa
Category: Fruits and Vegetables
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/597.html

tiredwabbit added the following plant:
Common name: Marble Queen Pothos
Genus: Epipremnum aureum
Species: Marble Queen
Category: Tropicals
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/598.html

Verdesign added the following plant:
Common name: Wild Ginger, Canadian
Genus: Asarum
Species: canadense
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/599.html

mystic added the following plant:
Common name: Larkspur
Genus: Consolida
Species: ambigua
Category: Annuals
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/600.html

Lilith added the following plant:
Common name: Herb Robert
Genus: Geranium
Species: robertianum
Category: Wildflowers
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/601.html

Lilith added the following plant:
Common name: Bitter-vetch
Genus: Lathyrus
Species: linifolius
Category: Wildflowers
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/602.html

tiredwabbit added the following plant:
Common name: Chinese Evergreen "Amelia"
Genus: Aglaonema
Species: commutatum
Category: Tropicals
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/603.html

poppysue added the following plant:
Common name: Blood flower; Swallow-wort
Genus: Asclepias
Species: curassavica
Category: Annuals
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/604.html

lantana added the following plant:
Common name: False Queen Anne's Lace, Bishop's Weed
Genus: Ammi
Species: majus
Category: Annuals
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/605.html

Zanymuse added: "General Description" to the 
Touch Me Not (Balfours Touch me not Balfourii Hook. F.):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/584.html

tiredwabbit added: "Alternative Propogation Methods" to the 
Wandering Jew (Zebrina Pendula):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/596.html

dave added: "How to germinate from seed" to the 
Lettuce (Lactuca sativa):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/597.html

dave added: "How to harvest seeds" to the 
Lettuce (Lactuca sativa):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/597.html

Verdesign added: "General Description" to the 
Wild Ginger, Canadian (Asarum canadense):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/599.html

Deanne added: "General Description" to the 
Hardy Gloxinia (Incarvillea delavayi):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/208.html




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Section 4: Final Notes:

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!
Dave
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Dave Whitinger
dave@davesgarden.com


And that's the way it was...  August 1, 2001