Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of January 30.

92 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"A gardener who knows his flowers and is ignorant of weeds now seems to me to be like half a coin, a tail without a head. "

( -- Sara Stein, American writer, gardener)

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Weird seedling
By snowhermit

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Snowdrop
Galanthus nivalis
By ideboda

Forum Activity

A grand total of 509 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Brugmansias and Friends 50 posts.

Co-Op 43 posts.

General Discussion 42 posts.

Seed Trading 33 posts.

Dave's Garden 26 posts.

Photos 25 posts.

Prayer Requests 24 posts.

Roundup 23 posts.

PDB Pictures 21 posts.

Water Gardens 18 posts.

Heirlooms 16 posts.

Plant Trading 13 posts.

Wild Life 12 posts.

Parking Lot 11 posts.

Roses 10 posts.

Tropicals 10 posts.

Tomatoes 10 posts.

Health and Dieting 10 posts.

Welcome Mat 9 posts.

Garden Talk 9 posts.

Jokes and Chat 8 posts.

Propagation 8 posts.

Greenhouse 8 posts.

Home Decorating 7 posts.

Hostas 5 posts.

Perennials 5 posts.

Butterflies and Hummers 5 posts.

Computer Talk 4 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 4 posts.

European 4 posts.

Recipes 3 posts.

Bulbs 3 posts.

Home and Crafts 3 posts.

Trees & Shrubs 3 posts.

Roundup Pictures 2 posts.

Gourds and Melons 2 posts.

Media 2 posts.

Day Lilies 2 posts.

Identification 2 posts.

Pollbooth 2 posts.

Pets 2 posts.

Orchids 2 posts.

Annuals 1 post.

Dirt Cheap 1 post.

Soil 1 post.

Vines and Climbers 1 post.

Canadian Trading 1 post.

Market Growers 1 post.

Mail Call! 1 post.

Farm Life 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

florentina flor-en-TY-nuh Of or from Florence, Italy
florentinum flor-en-TY-num Of or from Florence, Italy
florentinus flor-en-TY-nus Of or from Florence, Italy
Actinia ak-TIN-ee-uh From the Greek aktis (ray; radiating)
Tetraneuris tet-ruh-NYUR-iss Four nerves
afghanicus af-GAN-ee-kus Of or from Afghanistan
afghanicum af-GAN-ee-kum Of or from Afghanistan
afghanica af-GAN-ee-kuh Of or from Afghanistan
scariola scar-ee-OH-luh Refers to the thin, membranous leaves

Journal Activity

55 new items.
2 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

4 new plants.
70 new descriptions were added.
11 new images were added.
458 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

1 new company was added to the database.
7 new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Member Addition Description
Sosa Positive Johnny's Selected Seeds
ocimum_nate Negative Park Seed Company
Ruby_Tuesday Positive Milaeger's Gardens
DCB Positive Raintree Nursery
markcant Positive Evergreen Nursery
kbill8ball Negative Fox Hollow Seed Co.
hummer_nut Positive Calas Tropicals

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

And that's the way it was... January 30, 2003