Dave's Garden Newsletter for August 20: 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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28 member signups.

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

The Photos forum had 89 posts.
The Seed Trading forum had 47 posts.
The General Discussion forum had 46 posts.
The Brug and Datura Contest forum had 33 posts.
The Plant Trading forum had 19 posts.
The Brugs and Friends forum had 18 posts.
The Identification forum had 15 posts.
The Garden Talk forum had 12 posts.
The Welcome Mat forum had 11 posts.
The Perennials forum had 11 posts.
The United Kingdom forum had 6 posts.
The House Plants forum had 6 posts.
The Water Gardens forum had 4 posts.
The Tomatoes forum had 4 posts.
The Succulents forum had 4 posts.
The Roses forum had 4 posts.
The Recipes forum had 3 posts.
The Heirlooms forum had 3 posts.
The Farm Life forum had 3 posts.
The Dave's Garden forum had 3 posts.
The Co-Op forum had 3 posts.
The Bulbs forum had 3 posts.
The Shady Gardens forum had 2 posts.
The Market Growers forum had 2 posts.
The International Trading forum had 2 posts.
The Herbs forum had 2 posts.
The Day Lilies forum had 2 posts.
The Tropicals forum had 1 post.
The Trees & Shrubs forum had 1 post.
The Stay at Home Moms forum had 1 post.
The Seed Saving forum had 1 post.
The Health forum had 1 post.
The Book Worms forum had 1 post.

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

7 new items.
28 new entries.
8 new images.

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

7 additions to the master plants database
5 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/

mystic added the following plant:
Common name: Giant Fennel
Genus: Ferula
Species: communis
Category: Herbs
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1163.html

mystic added the following plant:
Common name: Washington Hawthorn
Genus: Crataegus
Species: phaenopyrum
Category: Trees
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1164.html

mystic added the following plant:
Common name: Cockspur Hawthorn
Genus: Crataegus
Species: crus-galli
Category: Trees
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1165.html

go_vols added the following plant:
Common name: Spotted Gayfeather
Genus: Liatris
Species: punctata
Category: Wildflowers
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1166.html

poppysue added the following plant:
Common name: Transylvanian Sage
Genus: Salvia
Species: transylvanica
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1167.html

Kathleen added the following plant:
Common name: Virgin's Bower
Genus: Clematis
Species: virginiana
Category: Vines and Climbers
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1168.html

louisa added the following plant:
Common name: Rose Aviateur Bleriot
Genus: Rosa
Species: Wichuraiana Rambler
Category: Roses
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1169.html

gardenwife added: "How to harvest seeds" to the 
Gaura (Gaura lindheimeri):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/590.html

mystic added: "General Description" to the 
Giant Fennel (Ferula communis):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1163.html

mystic added: "General Description" to the 
Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/284.html

mystic added: "General Description" to the 
Washington Hawthorn (Crataegus phaenopyrum):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1164.html

mystic added: "General Description" to the 
Cockspur Hawthorn (Crataegus crus-galli):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1165.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 19, 2001