Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of November 29

... in which ...

69 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.09% yesterday.
785 posts were made.
2 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
4 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
21 plants were added to the Plants Database.
36 comments were added to the Plants Database.
126 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
50 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

"The more I know about people, the more I appreciate plants."

( -- Unknown)

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Are these ready to plant?
By groovytee

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Bat Flower, Cat's Whiskers, Devil Flower
Tacca chantrieri
By rylaff

Forum Activity

A grand total of 785 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Brugmansias and Friends 113 posts.

General Discussion 81 posts.

Photos 77 posts.

PDB Pictures 73 posts.

Pets 50 posts.

Computer Talk 45 posts.

Prayer Requests 37 posts.

Parking Lot 36 posts.

Identification 35 posts.

Seed Trading 33 posts.

Health, Dieting and Beauty 22 posts.

Camera Talk 16 posts.

European 12 posts.

Greenhouse 11 posts.

Tropicals 8 posts.

Garden Talk 8 posts.

Perennials 8 posts.

Home and Crafts 7 posts.

Recipes 7 posts.

Farm Life 6 posts.

Jokes and Chat 6 posts.

Bulbs 6 posts.

Plant Trading 5 posts.

Roundup Pictures 5 posts.

Co-Op 4 posts.

Market Growers 4 posts.

Roundup 4 posts.

Soil 4 posts.

Media 4 posts.

Handyman 4 posts.

Fruit Trees 4 posts.

Welcome Mat 3 posts.

Vines and Climbers 3 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 3 posts.

Annuals 3 posts.

Wild Life 3 posts.

Mail Call! 3 posts.

Home Decorating 2 posts.

Canadian Trading 2 posts.

Dave's Garden FAQ 2 posts.

Pollbooth 2 posts.

Water Gardens 1 post.

Day Lilies 1 post.

Shady Gardens 1 post.

Heirlooms 1 post.

Butterflies and Hummers 1 post.

Hostas 1 post.

Trees & Shrubs 1 post.

Irises 1 post.

Vegetable Gardening 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

paucicostatus paw-ke-ko-STAY-tus Few ribs
jasminiflora jaz-min-IH-flor-uh Jasmine-flowered
hydrocotylefolia hi-droh-kot-ih-lee-FOH-lee-uh Variant spelling of hydrocotylifolia (referring to foliage like Hydrocotyle or Water Pennywort)
gilvus GIL-vus Dull yellow
gilvum GIL-vum Dull yellow
alboplenum al-boh-PLEN-um Double white
Poaceae poh-AY-see From the Greek for an ancient name of grass used for fodder; formerly Graminae
subscaposa sub-skay-POH-suh Having few scapes
subscaposum sub-skay-POH-sum Having few scapes
subscaposus sub-skay-POH-sus Having few scapes

Journal Activity

5 new items.
8 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

21 new plants.
36 new descriptions were added.
50 new images were added.
126 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
blueaussi Positive Seed Savers Exchange
cdmarquez Positive Howse Farms Hydrangea Nursery
chosch Positive ALCJR ENTERPRISES - Tillandsia Plants Division
PetuniaLouie Positive Homestead Farms

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... November 29, 2003