Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of October 28

... in which ...

103 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.14% yesterday.
1,011 posts were made.
1 company was added to the Garden Watchdog.
23 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
24 plants were added to the Plants Database.
48 comments were added to the Plants Database.
153 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
40 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

"Your job as a gardener is to try to keep things running smoothly for the plants and animals that live in or visit your yard, whatever the weather decides to do."

( -- Ruth Shaw Ernst, American gardener, writer)

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Angel's Trumpet "donations" for my sister Candy
By Annabellegabby

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Daylily 'Pumpkin Kid'

Hemerocallis

By carolann

Forum Activity

A grand total of 1,011 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Brugmansias and Friends 223 posts.

PDB Pictures 75 posts.

General Discussion 72 posts.

Photos 69 posts.

Co-Op 56 posts.

Seed Trading 45 posts.

Prayer Requests 40 posts.

Jokes and Chat 33 posts.

Tropicals 32 posts.

Gourds and Melons 23 posts.

Vines and Climbers 21 posts.

Identification 17 posts.

Pets 16 posts.

Roundup 16 posts.

Farm Life 16 posts.

Health, Dieting and Beauty 15 posts.

Bulbs 14 posts.

European 14 posts.

Welcome Mat 14 posts.

Day Lilies 13 posts.

Garden Talk 13 posts.

Parking Lot 13 posts.

Pollbooth 13 posts.

Dave's Garden 11 posts.

Computer Talk 10 posts.

Saving Seeds 10 posts.

Vegetable Gardening 9 posts.

Orchids 8 posts.

Wild Plants 8 posts.

Dirt Cheap 7 posts.

Annuals 7 posts.

Mail Call! 6 posts.

Water Gardens 6 posts.

Plant Trading 6 posts.

The Tool Shed 6 posts.

Roses 6 posts.

Tomatoes 5 posts.

Roundup Pictures 4 posts.

Propagation 4 posts.

Container Gardening 3 posts.

Handyman 3 posts.

Garden Foes 3 posts.

Dave's Garden FAQ 3 posts.

Home and Crafts 3 posts.

Wild Life 3 posts.

Shady Gardens 3 posts.

Market Growers 2 posts.

Camera Talk 2 posts.

Irises 2 posts.

Media 2 posts.

Butterflies and Hummers 1 post.

Paper People 1 post.

Greenhouse 1 post.

Home Decorating 1 post.

Heirlooms 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

Austrocylindropuntia oss-troh-sil-in-droh-PUN-tee-uh From the Latin australis (southern) and the Greek cylindro (cylinder) and opuntia (referring to an ancient Greek city, Opus)
platyacanthus plat-ee-a-KAN-thus From the Greek platys (broad) and �kantha (thorn)
fruticans FROO-tih-kanz Becoming shrubby
Lophocereus lof-oh-KER-ee-us From the Greek lophos (crest) cereus (genus name for cactus, meaning torch)
Myrtillocactus mir-til-oh-KAK-tus From the Greek myrtillus (small myrtle) and cactus
geometrizans jee-oh-MET-rih-zans Geometric; having markings in a formal pattern
emoryi EM-or-ee Named for William Hemsley Emory, 19th century Army officer and Director of the Mexican Boundary Survey
covillei koh-VIL-ee-eye Named for Dr. Frederick Vernon Coville, 20th century botanist on the Death Valley Expedition of 1890-91 and later, curator of the U.S. National Herbarium
Lemaireocereus leh-mair-ee-oh-KER-ee-us Cactus named for Charles Antoine Lemaire, 19th century French botanist and horticultural writer
thurberi THUR-ber-ee Named for Dr. George Thurber, 19th century botanist and quartermaster of the United States Mexican Boundary Commission

Journal Activity

6 new items.
13 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

24 new plants.
48 new descriptions were added.
40 new images were added.
153 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
buggz Positive Forestfarm
hopflower Positive John Scheepers, Inc.
SteveFtWorth Positive Van Engelen, Inc.
BananaRay Positive Glasshouse Works
twidmeier Positive Four Seasons Nursery
winnie746 Negative Richard Owen Nurseries, Inc.
bpiccola Negative Arkansas Berry & Plant Farm
BananaRay Positive Tropical Gardens of Maui
BananaRay Positive Buried Treasures
busybee Positive Buried Treasures
ahelms Positive Buried Treasures
honeyrose Positive Buried Treasures
kat7 Positive Buried Treasures
WaterlooLily Positive Buried Treasures
catsmeow Positive Buried Treasures
Honeybee Positive Buried Treasures
storm1651 Positive Buried Treasures
Rddwolf Positive Buried Treasures
sh1025 Positive Buried Treasures
pdkrones Positive Buried Treasures
JarchowInc Positive ePontoPlants
IntoTheOcean Positive Octopus's Garden
roshana Positive Hand Helpers

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 28, 2003