Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of September 7

... in which ...

138 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.21% yesterday.
1,140 posts were made.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
10 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
45 plants were added to the Plants Database.
37 comments were added to the Plants Database.
69 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
71 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
12 entries were added to Botanary.

happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Many things grow in the garden that were never sown there."

( -- Thomas Fuller, English clergyman, author)

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Like Fine Porcelain
By Happenstance

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Ragweed Parthenium, White Top, False Ragweed
Parthenium hysterophorus
By Dinu

Forum Activity

A grand total of 1,140 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Brugmansias and Friends 160 posts.

Photos 127 posts.

General Discussion 121 posts.

PDB Pictures 109 posts.

Roundup 55 posts.

Seed Trading 44 posts.

Day Lilies 38 posts.

Identification 38 posts.

Garden Talk 32 posts.

Tropicals 31 posts.

Pets 28 posts.

Roses 24 posts.

Wild Life 23 posts.

Plant Trading 20 posts.

Prayer Requests 20 posts.

Welcome Mat 18 posts.

Parking Lot 18 posts.

Handyman 18 posts.

Pollbooth 15 posts.

Computer Talk 15 posts.

Health, Dieting and Beauty 14 posts.

Soil 14 posts.

Farm Life 13 posts.

Co-Op 13 posts.

Bulbs 12 posts.

Vines and Climbers 12 posts.

Herbs 11 posts.

Garden Foes 9 posts.

Jokes and Chat 8 posts.

Vegetable Gardening 8 posts.

Saving Seeds 7 posts.

Hostas 6 posts.

Gourds and Melons 5 posts.

Market Growers 4 posts.

Container Gardening 4 posts.

Canadian Trading 4 posts.

Tomatoes 3 posts.

Recipes 3 posts.

Trees & Shrubs 3 posts.

Butterflies and Hummers 3 posts.

Geraniaceae 3 posts.

Annuals 3 posts.

European 3 posts.

Water Gardens 3 posts.

Frequently Asked Questions 3 posts.

Dave's Garden FAQ 2 posts.

Perennials 2 posts.

Dirt Cheap 2 posts.

Mail Call! 2 posts.

Home and Crafts 2 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 1 post.

Organic Gardening 1 post.

Propagation 1 post.

Stay at Home Moms 1 post.

International Trading 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

pseudocamellia soo-doh-kuh-MEE-lee-uh False Camellia (genus named for Georg Josef Kamel, 17th century Moravian Jesuit missionary)
grosseri GROHS-ser-ee Named for W C Grosser, 20th century German botanist
xalapense ha-la-PEN-see Of or from Xalapa, Vera Cruz (Mexico); also spelled Jalapa
xalapensis ha-la-PEN-sis Of or from Xalapa, Vera Cruz (Mexico); also spelled Jalapa
tashkentensis tosh-ken-TEN-sis Of or from the Tashkent Botanical Gardenm, Uzbekistan where the "Chitalpa" was created in the 1960s
X Chitalpa ky-TAL-puh An intergeneric cross between Catalpa (winged head) and Chilopsis (resembling a lip)
sparsifolium spar-see-FOH-lee-um Sparse leaves
sparsifolius spar-see-FOH-lee-us Sparse leaves
Aphanes a-FAN-es A Greek word meaning inconspicuous or obscure
hypogaea hy-poh-JEE-uh Under earth
hypogaeum hy-poh-JEE-um Under earth
hypogaeus hy-poh-JEE-us Under earth

Journal Activity

43 new items.
72 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

45 new plants.
37 new descriptions were added.
71 new images were added.
69 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
winane Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co.
davenval Positive Mountain Valley Growers
tulipaman Negative Geerlings Bulbs
Sunny10 Positive Hallson Gardens
ValzWorld Positive Heirloom Roses
Sunny10 Positive Paradise Garden
Montanaguy Positive Arid Lands Greenhouses
rosefan Positive Fancy Fronds Nursery
leesuh Positive Snow Pond Farm Supply
Montanaguy Positive Holt Geraniums

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... September 7, 2003