Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of October 1

... in which ...

111 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.16% yesterday.
1,097 posts were made.
4 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
15 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
11 plants were added to the Plants Database.
30 comments were added to the Plants Database.
70 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
55 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
10 entries were added to Botanary.

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

Gardening Quote of the Day

"A cucumber should be well sliced and dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out, as good for nothing. (as recorded in James Boswell's Tour in the Hebrides) "

( -- Samuel Johnson, English writer)

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Proud as punch
By Wintermoor

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Spanish Flag, Firecracker Vine, Exotic Love Vine
Ipomoea lobata
By mystic

Forum Activity

A grand total of 1,097 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Roundup Pictures 154 posts.

Brugmansias and Friends 143 posts.

Photos 82 posts.

General Discussion 80 posts.

Roundup 68 posts.

PDB Pictures 67 posts.

Identification 53 posts.

Dave's Garden 30 posts.

Prayer Requests 28 posts.

Parking Lot 25 posts.

Seed Trading 24 posts.

Tropicals 23 posts.

Co-Op 23 posts.

Garden Talk 17 posts.

Saving Seeds 17 posts.

Vines and Climbers 17 posts.

Perennials 14 posts.

Health, Dieting and Beauty 14 posts.

Water Gardens 13 posts.

Computer Talk 13 posts.

Farm Life 13 posts.

Plant Trading 13 posts.

Bulbs 12 posts.

Orchids 12 posts.

Camera Talk 11 posts.

Pets 11 posts.

Welcome Mat 10 posts.

European 10 posts.

Wild Life 9 posts.

Jokes and Chat 8 posts.

Tomatoes 8 posts.

Garden Foes 7 posts.

Recipes 7 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 7 posts.

Market Growers 6 posts.

Mail Call! 6 posts.

Media 6 posts.

Butterflies and Hummers 6 posts.

Heirlooms 5 posts.

Day Lilies 4 posts.

Canadian Trading 3 posts.

Shady Gardens 3 posts.

Organic Gardening 2 posts.

Trees & Shrubs 2 posts.

Greenhouse 2 posts.

Hostas 1 post.

Grass and Bamboo 1 post.

Landscaping 1 post.

Pollbooth 1 post.

Fruit Trees 1 post.

Home and Crafts 1 post.

Irises 1 post.

Geraniaceae 1 post.

House Plants 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

dichroanthum dy-kroh-AN-thum Two-colored flowers
Dichroanthus dy-kroh-AN-thus Two-colored flowers
dichroantha dy-kroh-AN-tha Two-colored flowers
longilabris lon-JEE-lab-riss Long-lipped
longilabre lon-JEE-lab-ree Long-lipped
brutium BROO-tee-um Of or from Brutium (Bruttium), Italy; now known as Calabria
brutia BROO-tee-uh Of or from Brutium (Bruttium), Italy; now known as Calabria
Podachaenium poh-da-KAY-nee-um From the Greek podos (foot), achaenium (modern Latin term for an achene); referring to the stalked achenes
subacaule sub-a-KAW-lee Without much stem
Pediomelum pee-dee-oh-MEL-um From the Greek pedion (a plain, clearing) and melum (apple)

Journal Activity

38 new items.
49 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

11 new plants.
30 new descriptions were added.
55 new images were added.
70 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

4 new companies were added to the database.
15 new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Member Addition Description
perennialguy Positive Park Seed Company
tabbscreek Positive Adelman Peony Gardens
babawawa Negative Spring Hill Nurseries
perennialguy Neutral Spring Hill Nurseries
patcullinanjr Positive Paradise Garden
mudder1 Positive Fork & Spade (also dba Scenic Nursery)
Budd4u Positive Sequoia Nursery Miniature Roses
gt9772c Positive Chuck Plemmons Perennials
Terry Company Message Lakeside Products
floralover Positive S&W Greenhouse
0490 Negative Beautiful View Iris Garden
vannmarie Positive GardenGuides.com
bibbykitty Positive Rose Peddler
wolflover04 Positive Iowa Daylily Patch
protteve Positive Pacific Callas

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... October 1, 2003