Dave's Garden Newsletter for December 18, 2008

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Forum Posts Poultry and Livestock 342 posts Games 316 posts Southwest Gardening 160 posts Recipes 143 posts Northeast Gardening 125 posts Pets 106 posts Bird Watching 85 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 73 posts Daylilies 68 posts Seed Trading 67 posts Plant and Tree Identification 63 posts PlantFiles Pictures 61 posts Photos 51 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 47 posts Rocky Mountain Gardening 44 posts Mid-South Gardening 44 posts Irises 43 posts Winter Sowing 39 posts Florida Gardening 36 posts Healthy Living 35 posts Australian Gardening 33 posts Tomatoes 33 posts California Gardening 33 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 33 posts Coleus 32 posts Roses 26 posts Cottage Gardening 25 posts Scrapbooking and Paper Crafts 24 posts Wildlife 23 posts Sewing and Quilting 21 posts Tropical Plants 20 posts Morning Glories 19 posts Happy Birthday 19 posts Trash to Treasure 19 posts Weather 18 posts Water Gardens 17 posts Brugmansias 17 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 17 posts Hibiscus 14 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 14 posts Equine Forum 12 posts Orchid Cactus 11 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 11 posts Vines and Climbers 11 posts Farm Life 11 posts Greenhouse 10 posts Cooking 10 posts Cut Flowers and Floral Design 9 posts Voting Booth 9 posts Frugal Living 8 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 8 posts Crafts and Decorating 8 posts Sustainable Alternatives 8 posts Propagation 7 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 7 posts Hoyas 7 posts Container Gardening 7 posts Saving Seeds 7 posts Cameras and Photography 7 posts Vegetable Gardening 7 posts Jokes & Humor 7 posts Orchids 7 posts Canadian Gardening 6 posts Bird Identification 6 posts Hostas 6 posts Books, Movies, and TV 6 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 5 posts Home Decorating 5 posts Herbs 5 posts Hybridizers 5 posts Perennials 5 posts Hydrangeas 5 posts Strawbale Gardening 5 posts Homesteading 5 posts Fragrant Gardening 4 posts Computer Talk 4 posts Cannas 4 posts Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 4 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 4 posts Michigan Gardening 4 posts Clean and Clutter-free 4 posts Holidays and Special Events 4 posts Plant Trading 3 posts Artisans 3 posts Texas Gardening 3 posts Aroids 3 posts Indoor Gardening and Houseplants 3 posts Seed Germination 3 posts Test 3 posts Lilies 3 posts Carnivorous Plants 2 posts Begonias 2 posts Annuals 2 posts Mosaics and Stained Glass 2 posts Soap and Candle-making 2 posts Palms and Cycads 2 posts Cacti and Succulents 2 posts Garden Talk 2 posts Plumerias 2 posts Tropical Fruits 2 posts Bulbs 2 posts Agastaches and Salvias 1 post Bloom.com Photos 1 post Parenting 1 post PlantFiles How-to's 1 post Garden Pests and Diseases 1 post Beginner Houseplants 1 post Central Midwest Gardening 1 post Retirees 1 post Tiny Gardens 1 post Insect and Spider Identification 1 post Accessible Gardening 1 post Soil and Composting 1 post Beginner Flowers 1 post Rhododendrons and Relatives 1 post Entertaining 1 post Basket Weaving 1 post Beginner Vegetables 1 post Georgia Gardening 1 post

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PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description Milanart Comment Apple 'Dorsett Golden' Malus x domestica Farmerdill Comment Summer Squash Zucchini 'Bonus' Cucurbita pepo Farmerdill Comment Cantaloupe 'Acoronel' Cucumis melo MotherNature4 Comment Calamondin Orange, Panama Orange, Calamansi X Citrofortunella mitis sanannie Comment Hosta 'Elvis Lives' Hosta begoniacrazii Comment Variegated Flax Lily 'Yellow Stripe' Dianella tasmanica Lakeside3 Comment China Fir Cunninghamia lanceolata veronagardener Comment Daylily 'Avis Jean' Hemerocallis Farmerdill Comment Pole Bean, Snap bean 'Mantra RZ' Phaseolus vulgaris Farmerdill Comment Broccoli 'Emerald Crown' Brassica oleracea Farmerdill Comment Broccoli 'Elsinore' Brassica oleracea Farmerdill Comment Broccoli 'Bay Meadows' Brassica oleracea Farmerdill Comment Brussels Sprout 'Capitola' Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera glowspicey Comment Tomato 'Cuban Yellow Grape' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Brussels Sprout 'Cumulus' Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Jetma' Brassica oleracea var. capitata Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Toughma' Brassica oleracea var. capitata Farmerdill Comment Cabbage, Red 'Redma' Brassica oleracea var. capitata Farmerdill Comment Cauliflower 'Casper' Brassica oleracea var. botrytis Farmerdill Comment Pak Choy , Bok Choi, Yu Tsai. 'Win Win' Brassica rapa var. chinensis Lakeside3 Comment Hinoki False Cypress 'Templehof' Chamaecyparis obtusa Lakeside3 Comment Hinoki False Cypress 'Gracilis' Chamaecyparis obtusa Lakeside3 Comment Japanese Cedar 'Black Dragon' Cryptomeria japonica sanannie Image Hosta 'Allegan Emperor' (Hosta ) sanannie Image Hosta 'Allegan Fog' (Hosta ) sanannie Image Hosta 'Arc de Triomphe' (Hosta ) sanannie Image Hosta 'Aureo-maculata' (Hosta ventricosa) sanannie Image Hosta 'Azure Snow' (Hosta ) Lakeside3 Image White Cedar, Eastern Arborvitae, American Arborvitae 'Golden Globe' (Thuja occidentalis) Lakeside3 Image White Cedar, Eastern Arborvitae, American Arborvitae 'Golden Globe' (Thuja occidentalis) Lakeside3 Image Arizona Cypress, Smooth Cypress, Smooth-barked Arizona Cypress 'Carolina Sapphire' (Cupressus glabra) sanannie Image Hosta 'Beckoning' (Hosta ) jambetmunchkin Image Zinnia 'Big Red' (Zinnia elegans) jambetmunchkin Image Zinnia 'Big Red' (Zinnia elegans) amorecuore Image Amaryllis 'Rembrandt Van Rijn' (Hippeastrum ) sanannie Image Hosta 'Black Hills' (Hosta ) widowspit Image Italian Stone Pine, Umbrella Pine, Parasol Pine, Pignolia Nut Pine (Pinus pinea) sanannie Image Hosta 'Blonde Elf' (Hosta ) sanannie Image Hosta 'Blue Haired Lady' (Hosta ) jambetmunchkin Image Blanket Flower, Indian Blanket 'Arizona Sun' (Gaillardia ) dahlia_fanatic Image Formal Decorative Dahlia 'Duet' (Dahlia ) claypa Image Mountain Holly, Cat Berry (Nemopanthus mucronatus) claypa Image Pagoda Dogwood, Green Osier (Cornus alternifolia) DaveH Image Passion Flower, Passionflower (Passiflora x exoniensis) DaveH Image Vulcan Angel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet (Brugmansia vulcanicola) claypa Image Sneezeweed, Helen's Flower, Dogtooth Daisy 'Autumn Lollipops' (Helenium puberulum) kris_achar Image Palmyra Palm, Toddy Palm, Sugar Palm (Borassus flabellifer) kris_achar Image Palmyra Palm, Toddy Palm, Sugar Palm (Borassus flabellifer) kris_achar Image Palmyra Palm, Toddy Palm, Sugar Palm (Borassus flabellifer) kris_achar Image Palmyra Palm, Toddy Palm, Sugar Palm (Borassus flabellifer) kris_achar Image Palmyra Palm, Toddy Palm, Sugar Palm (Borassus flabellifer) kris_achar Image Palmyra Palm, Toddy Palm, Sugar Palm (Borassus flabellifer) kris_achar Image Palmyra Palm, Toddy Palm, Sugar Palm (Borassus flabellifer) kris_achar Image Palmyra Palm, Toddy Palm, Sugar Palm (Borassus flabellifer) kris_achar Image Palmyra Palm, Toddy Palm, Sugar Palm (Borassus flabellifer) kris_achar Image Palmyra Palm, Toddy Palm, Sugar Palm (Borassus flabellifer) kris_achar Image Palmyra Palm, Toddy Palm, Sugar Palm (Borassus flabellifer) kris_achar Image Palmyra Palm, Toddy Palm, Sugar Palm (Borassus flabellifer) kris_achar Image Palmyra Palm, Toddy Palm, Sugar Palm (Borassus flabellifer) kris_achar Image Palmyra Palm, Toddy Palm, Sugar Palm (Borassus flabellifer) kris_achar Image Palmyra Palm, Toddy Palm, Sugar Palm (Borassus flabellifer) kris_achar Image Palmyra Palm, Toddy Palm, Sugar Palm (Borassus flabellifer) kris_achar Image Palmyra Palm, Toddy Palm, Sugar Palm (Borassus flabellifer) echoes Image Longiflorum-Asiatic (L.A.) Hybrid Lily 'Evening Star' (Lilium ) echoes Image Longiflorum-Asiatic (L.A.) Hybrid Lily 'Evening Star' (Lilium ) langbr Image Amaryllis 'Lemon Star' (Hippeastrum ) DaMaVista85 Image Coral Vine (Antigonon leptopus) amorecuore Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Pocahantas' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) wormfood Image Encephalartos, Cyad (Encephalartos macrostrobilus) wormfood Image Encephalartos, Cyad (Encephalartos macrostrobilus) wormfood Image Encephalartos, Cyad (Encephalartos macrostrobilus) DonnaMack Image Chinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Festiva Maxima' (Paeonia lactiflora) DonnaMack Image Chinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Mrs. F.D. Roosevelt' (Paeonia lactiflora) DonnaMack Image Chinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Mrs. F.D. Roosevelt' (Paeonia lactiflora) urs Image Black False Hellebore (Veratrum nigrum) mgarr Image Bosnian Pine (Pinus heldreichii) mgarr Image Bosnian Pine (Pinus heldreichii) kennedyh Image Murchison Claw Flower (Calothamnus homalophyllus) kennedyh Image Silky-leaved Blood Flower (Calothamnus sanguineus) kennedyh Image (Calothamnus torulosus) kennedyh Image Dwarf Wedge-pea (Gompholobium ecostatum) kennedyh Image Dwarf Wedge-pea (Gompholobium ecostatum)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description BKH08 Negative BetterGrow Hydro dmj1218 Positive Seeds From Italy mbakken Positive Roger Anderson's Callie's Beaux Jardins (also dba Intersectional Peonies) Mrs_Ed Positive John Scheepers Kitchen Garden Seeds nymegen Positive Pedrick's Corner gallesfarm Positive Logee's Greenhouses, Ltd. jujubetexas Positive Jené's Tropicals MOBigAl Negative Gardening How-To (National Home Gardening Club) aseaga Negative HorticultureSource.com Chantell Positive Nurseries Caroliniana cmarlow41 Negative Gardening How-To (National Home Gardening Club)

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... December 18, 2008