Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of December 29

... in which ...

77 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.1% yesterday.
673 posts were made.
1 company was added to the Garden Watchdog.
2 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
13 plants were added to the Plants Database.
32 comments were added to the Plants Database.
217 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
32 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
9 entries were added to Botanary.

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Sometimes, big trees grow out of acorns. I think I heard that from a squirrel."

( -- Jerry Coleman, San Diego Padres announcer)

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Two Beauties!
By Abutilon

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Ribbon Plant, Lucky Bamboo
Dracaena sanderiana
By eloopj

Forum Activity

A grand total of 673 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Brugmansias and Friends 99 posts.

Pets 76 posts.

PDB Pictures 65 posts.

General Discussion 59 posts.

Seed Trading 43 posts.

Photos 36 posts.

Recipes 29 posts.

Prayer Requests 26 posts.

Plant Trading 21 posts.

Computer Talk 18 posts.

Garden Talk 17 posts.

Bulbs 17 posts.

Health, Dieting and Beauty 15 posts.

Mail Call! 13 posts.

Vegetable Gardening 12 posts.

Perennials 12 posts.

Pollbooth 11 posts.

Tomatoes 9 posts.

Camera Talk 9 posts.

Home Decorating 7 posts.

Propagation 7 posts.

Vines and Climbers 7 posts.

Day Lilies 6 posts.

Welcome Mat 5 posts.

Identification 5 posts.

Co-Op 5 posts.

Wild Life 4 posts.

Dave's Garden 4 posts.

Container Gardening 4 posts.

Home and Crafts 3 posts.

Hoyas 3 posts.

Hostas 3 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 2 posts.

Parking Lot 2 posts.

Irises 2 posts.

Jokes and Chat 2 posts.

Farm Life 2 posts.

Saving Seeds 2 posts.

International Trading 2 posts.

Shady Gardens 1 post.

Herbs 1 post.

Garden Foes 1 post.

Legumes 1 post.

Butterflies and Hummers 1 post.

Water Gardens 1 post.

Roundup 1 post.

Orchids 1 post.

Tropicals 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

banksii BANKS-ee-eye Named for Sir Joseph Banks, 19th century botanist and President of the Royal Society
wilsoniae wil-SON-ee-ay Named for Ernest 'Chinese' Wilson, early 20th century plant collector
permutata perm-yoo-TAY-tuh Variable; changeable
parviseta par-vee-SET-uh Small bristles
paucicostatum paw-ke-ko-STAY-tum Few ribs
mammosum mam-OH-sum Having large breasts
Dichanthium dy-KAN-thee-um From the Greek dicha (divided in two) and anthos (flower), referring to the sterile spikelet on each flower
principis PRIN-sip-iss Distinguished, noble
x principis PRIN-sip-iss Hybrid meaning distinguished, noble

Journal Activity

2 new items.
1 new entry.

Plants Database Activity:

13 new plants.
32 new descriptions were added.
32 new images were added.
217 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
BSG1 Positive No Thyme Productions
Weezingreens Positive Silly Lily Flower Farm

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

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