Dave's Garden Newsletter for August 14: 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:

"It's all right to sit on your pity pot every now and again.  Just be sure
to flush when you are done.You'll notice that a turtle only makes progress
when it sticks out it's neck..."

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Section 2: News Summary:

2a. Traffic Activity:
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19 member signups.

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

The Photos forum had 157 posts.
The General Discussion forum had 92 posts.
The Seed Trading forum had 38 posts.
The Identification forum had 26 posts.
The Brugs and Friends forum had 26 posts.
The Plant Trading forum had 23 posts.
The Computer Talk forum had 22 posts.
The Brug and Datura Contest forum had 21 posts.
The Dave's Garden forum had 19 posts.
The Wild Life forum had 18 posts.
The Tomatoes forum had 12 posts.
The Recipes forum had 12 posts.
The Welcome Mat forum had 10 posts.
The Dirt Cheap forum had 10 posts.
The Vines and Climbers forum had 8 posts.
The Propagation forum had 7 posts.
The Book Worms forum had 7 posts.
The Shady Gardens forum had 6 posts.
The Roses forum had 5 posts.
The Water Gardens forum had 4 posts.
The Soil forum had 4 posts.
The Perennials forum had 4 posts.
The Day Lilies forum had 3 posts.
The Bulbs forum had 3 posts.
The United Kingdom forum had 2 posts.
The Trees & Shrubs forum had 2 posts.
The Stay at Home Moms forum had 2 posts.
The Seed Saving forum had 2 posts.
The Pests and Diseases forum had 2 posts.
The Mail Call! forum had 2 posts.
The Hydrangeas forum had 2 posts.
The House Plants forum had 2 posts.
The Wild Plants forum had 1 post.
The Market Growers forum had 1 post.
The Herbs forum had 1 post.
The Heirlooms forum had 1 post.

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

3 new items.
11 new entries.
3 new images.

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

32 additions to the master plants database
19 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/

Badseed added the following plant:
Common name: Silvermound, Wormwood
Genus: Artemisia
Species: schmidtiana
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/981.html

Sis added the following plant:
Common name: Canada Burnet, Bloodroot
Genus: Sanguisorba
Species: canadensis
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/974.html

lantana added the following plant:
Common name: Blue cama, quamash, wild hyacinth
Genus: Camassia
Species: scilloides
Category: Wildflowers
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/980.html

midwestsnowbird added the following plant:
Common name: Persimmon Tree
Genus: Diospyros Virginiana
Species: 
Category: Trees
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/975.html

jcf added the following plant:
Common name: Plane Tree
Genus: Platanus
Species: x acerifolia
Category: Trees
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/977.html

HoniBee added the following plant:
Common name: Drawf Pink Banana
Genus: 
Species: musa velutina
Category: Trees
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/979.html

jcf added the following plant:
Common name: Loosetrife
Genus: primrose
Species: ground cover
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/976.html

jcf added the following plant:
Common name: johnsongrass
Genus: 
Species: sorghum halepense
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/978.html

Badseed added the following plant:
Common name: Hardy Hibiscus/Rose Mallow/Swamp Mallow
Genus: Hibiscus
Species: moscheutos
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/982.html

lantana added the following plant:
Common name: Palafoxia rosea
Genus: Palafoxia
Species: rosea
Category: Wildflowers
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/983.html

Trish added the following plant:
Common name: Fringe Bells
Genus: Shortia
Species: soldanelliodes
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/984.html

Chuck added the following plant:
Common name: Camas Lily
Genus: Camassia
Species: quamash
Category: Wildflowers
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/985.html

Trish added the following plant:
Common name: Peace Lily
Genus: Spathiphyllum
Species: 
Category: Tropicals
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/986.html

evert added the following plant:
Common name: Winged Pitcher Plant
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: alata
Category: Tropicals
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/987.html

poppysue added the following plant:
Common name: Carpathian Harebell
Genus: Campanula
Species: carpatica
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/988.html

poppysue added the following plant:
Common name: Clustered Bellflower
Genus: Campanula
Species: glomerata
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/989.html

poppysue added the following plant:
Common name: Milky Bellflower
Genus: Campanula
Species: lactiflora
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/990.html

poppysue added the following plant:
Common name: Dalmation Bellflower
Genus: Campanula
Species: portenschlagiana
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/991.html

poppysue added the following plant:
Common name: Gold-and-Silver Chrysanthemum
Genus: Chrysanthemum
Species: pacificum
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/992.html

poppysue added the following plant:
Common name: Mouse-ear Tickseed
Genus: Coreopsis
Species: auriculata
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/993.html

poppysue added the following plant:
Common name: Tall Tickseed
Genus: Coreopsis
Species: tripteris
Category: Wildflowers
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/994.html

poppysue added the following plant:
Common name: Pink Tickseed
Genus: Coreopsis
Species: rosea
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/995.html

poppysue added the following plant:
Common name: Japanese Iris
Genus: Iris
Species: ensata
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/996.html

mystic added the following plant:
Common name: Toothache Plant, Para Cress
Genus: Spilanthes
Species: acmella
Category: Herbs
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/997.html

poppysue added the following plant:
Common name: Blue Flag Iris
Genus: Iris
Species: versicolor
Category: Wildflowers
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/998.html

poppysue added the following plant:
Common name: German Catchfly
Genus: Lychnis
Species: viscaria
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/999.html

Chuck added the following plant:
Common name: Calypso Orchid
Genus: Calypso
Species: bulbosa
Category: Wildflowers
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1000.html

go_vols added the following plant:
Common name: Golden St. John's Wort
Genus: Hypericum
Species: frondosum
Category: Shrubs
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1001.html

go_vols added the following plant:
Common name: Virginia Sweetspire, Itea
Genus: Itea
Species: virginica
Category: Shrubs
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1002.html

go_vols added the following plant:
Common name: Lyreleaf Sage, Cancer Weed
Genus: Salvia
Species: lyrata
Category: Wildflowers
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1003.html

go_vols added the following plant:
Common name: Spotted Phacelia, Fern-Leaved Phacelia, Scorpion Weed
Genus: Phacelia
Species: bipinnatifida
Category: Biennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1004.html

JJsgarden added the following plant:
Common name: Powdery Thalia
Genus: Thalia
Species: dealbata
Category: Ponds and Aquatics
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1005.html

Sis added: "General Description" to the 
Canada Burnet, Bloodroot (Sanguisorba canadensis):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/974.html

midwestsnowbird added: "General Description" to the 
Turtlehead (Chelone obliqua):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/10.html

midwestsnowbird added: "General Description" to the 
Persimmon Tree (Diospyros Virginiana ):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/975.html

go_vols added: "General Description" to the 
Millon Bells (Calibrachoa x hybridus):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/950.html

lantana added: "General Description" to the 
Blue cama, quamash, wild hyacinth (Camassia scilloides):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/980.html

lantana added: "General Description" to the 
Palafoxia rosea (Palafoxia rosea):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/983.html

Trish added: "General Description" to the 
Brazilian Plume, Flamingo Flower, Jacobinia (Justicia carnea):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/643.html

Trish added: "General Description" to the 
Fringe Bells (Shortia soldanelliodes):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/984.html

Trish added: "General Description" to the 
Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum ):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/986.html

Trish added: "General Description" to the 
Moses in a basket (Rhoeo spathacea):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/650.html

mystic added: "General Description" to the 
Grape Hyacinth (Muscari armeniacum):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/692.html

mystic added: "General Description" to the 
Toothache Plant, Para Cress (Spilanthes acmella):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/997.html

kmom246 added: "How to harvest seeds" to the 
California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/659.html

mystic added: "How to germinate from seed" to the 
Toothache Plant, Para Cress (Spilanthes acmella):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/997.html

go_vols added: "General Description" to the 
Golden St. John's Wort (Hypericum frondosum):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1001.html

go_vols added: "General Description" to the 
Perforate St. John's Wort, Common St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/287.html

go_vols added: "General Description" to the 
Bushy Blue Bell Clematis, Solitary Clematis (Clematis integrifolia):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/951.html

go_vols added: "General Description" to the 
Spotted Phacelia, Fern-Leaved Phacelia, Scorpion Weed (Phacelia bipinnatifida):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1004.html

JJsgarden added: "General Description" to the 
Powdery Thalia (Thalia dealbata):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1005.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 13, 2001