Dave's Garden Newsletter for August 19, 2010

Gardening Quote of the Day

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Forum Activity

Forum Posts Games 189 posts Plant and Tree Identification 164 posts Northeast Gardening 127 posts PlantFiles Pictures 83 posts Daylilies 81 posts Mid-South Gardening 70 posts Propagation 50 posts Irises 46 posts Morning Glories 45 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 39 posts Pets 38 posts Bird Watching 38 posts Sewing and Quilting 34 posts Poultry and Livestock 31 posts Roses 26 posts Plant Trading 25 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 24 posts Tropical Plants 24 posts Southwest Gardening 23 posts Texas Gardening 22 posts Australian Gardening 21 posts Seed Trading 21 posts Vegetable Gardening 21 posts Brugmansias 20 posts BugFiles Pictures 19 posts Garden Art 19 posts Florida Gardening 17 posts Insect and Spider Identification 15 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 15 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 15 posts Wildlife 14 posts Canning, Freezing and Drying 14 posts Carolina Gardening 13 posts Trash to Treasure 12 posts Bulbs 12 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 12 posts Voting Booth 12 posts Caudiciforms 10 posts Cacti and Succulents 10 posts Peppers 8 posts Canadian Gardening 8 posts Mosaics and Stained Glass 8 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 8 posts Dahlias 8 posts California Gardening 8 posts Recipes 7 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 7 posts Tomatoes 6 posts Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 6 posts Plumerias 6 posts Container Gardening 5 posts Homesteading 5 posts Weather 5 posts Hostas 5 posts Hibiscus 5 posts Orchids 5 posts Palms and Cycads 5 posts Cooking 5 posts Bonsai 5 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 4 posts Oleanders 4 posts Sustainable Alternatives 4 posts Frugal Living 4 posts Strawbale Gardening 4 posts Books, Movies, and TV 4 posts Accessible Gardening 4 posts Soil and Composting 4 posts Georgia Gardening 4 posts Beginner Landscaping 3 posts Cottage Gardening 3 posts Equine Forum 3 posts Beginner Vegetables 3 posts Coneflowers 3 posts Garden Talk 3 posts Photos 3 posts Electrical and Lighting 3 posts Happy Birthday 3 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 3 posts Swaps, Trades and Giveaways 2 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 2 posts Clean and Clutter-free 2 posts Organic Gardening 2 posts Fruits and Nuts 2 posts Welcome Mat 2 posts Genealogy 2 posts Entertaining 2 posts Lilies 2 posts Beginner Houseplants 2 posts Heating and Cooling Systems 2 posts Ask-a-Gardener 2 posts Tropical Fruits 2 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 2 posts Central Midwest Gardening 2 posts Cannas 2 posts Annuals 2 posts Computer Talk 2 posts Water Gardens 2 posts Wildlife Gardening 2 posts Cameras and Photography 1 post Winter Sowing 1 post Jokes & Humor 1 post Garden Pests and Diseases 1 post Beginner Flowers 1 post Passifloras 1 post Outdoor Grilling and Cooking 1 post Gingers 1 post Market Growers 1 post Self-contained Box Gardens 1 post European Gardening 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description plant_manager Comment Japanese Spirea, Japanese Meadowsweet, Maybush 'Anthony Waterer' Spiraea x bumalda burningrome Comment Novelty Fully Double Dahlia 'Akita' Dahlia damienstafford Comment Variegated Mugwort 'Oriental Limelight' Artemisia vulgaris vossner Comment Straggler Daisy, Prostrate Lawnflower, Hierba del caballo, Horseherb Calyptocarpus vialis PedricksCorner Comment Fuchsia 'Unique' Fuchsia tomatofrog Comment Tomato 'Orange Strawberry' Lycopersicon lycopersicum SurprisedGarden Comment Velvet Leaf, Butter Print, China Jute Abutilon theophrasti geedavedee Comment Tomato 'Mr. Stripey' Lycopersicon lycopersicum weedsfree Comment Coneflower 'Phoenix' Echinacea weedsfree Comment Coneflower 'Amazing Dream' Echinacea weedsfree Comment Coneflower 'Now Cheesier' Echinacea purpurea weedsfree Comment Coneflower 'Maui Sunshine' Echinacea weedsfree Comment Coneflower 'Tangerine Dream' Echinacea purpurea weedsfree Comment Coneflower 'Hot Lava' Echinacea purpurea weedsfree Comment Coneflower 'Firebird' Echinacea purpurea weedsfree Comment Coneflower 'Daydream' Echinacea purpurea weedsfree Comment Coneflower 'Tomato Soup' Echinacea weedsfree Comment Coneflower 'Tiki Torch' Echinacea weedsfree Comment White Coneflower 'Fragrant Angel' Echinacea chagrinriv Comment Leopard Plant 'Little Rocket' Ligularia stenocephala Farmerdill Comment Watermelon 'Red Champ' Citrullus lanatus animalbase Comment Tree of Heaven, Chinese Sumac, Stink Tree Ailanthus altissima I_am_Mike Comment Yellow Grove Bamboo, Yellow Groove Bamboo 'Spectabilis' Phyllostachys aureosulcata Marjaliisa Comment Lithodora 'Grace Ward' Lithodora diffusa Poetinwood Comment Purslane, Pigweed, Wild Portulaca, Little Hogweed, Pusley, Verdolaga Portulaca oleracea dmtom Comment Purple Heart, Purple Queen, Wandering Jew 'Variegata' Tradescantia pallida john_hosie Comment Loquat, Japanese Plum Eriobotrya japonica dmtom Comment Red-Margined Dracaena, Dragon Tree Dracaena marginata palmbob Image Medusa Head (Euphorbia flanaganii) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia fortuita) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia francoisii) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia francoisii) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia francoisii) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia fusca) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia fusca) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia globosa) geedavedee Image Tomato 'Mr. Stripey' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia gorgonis) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia gorgonis) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia gorgonis) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia graniticola) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia groenewaldii) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia groenewaldii) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia iharanae) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia hedyotoides) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia hedyotoides) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia inermis) palmbob Image (Euphorbia inermis var. huttonae) palmbob Image (Euphorbia juglans) palmbob Image (Euphorbia juglans) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia mahabobokensis) palmbob Image Melon Spurge (Euphorbia meloformis) palmbob Image Melon Spurge (Euphorbia meloformis) palmbob Image Melon Spurge (Euphorbia meloformis) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia millotii) palmbob Image Cliff Spurge (Euphorbia misera) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia monteiri) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia monteiri) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia monteiri) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia namibensis) palmbob Image (Euphorbia pentops) palmbob Image (Euphorbia pentops) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia persistens) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia phillipsioides) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia poissonii) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia pseudoglobosa) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia pseudoglobosa) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia pteroneura) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia pteroneura) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia pteroneura) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia pugniformis) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia rossii) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia sapinii) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia sapinii) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia schoenlandii) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia schoenlandii) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia sepulta) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia stellispina) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia primulifolia) palmbob Image (Euphorbia suzannae-marnierae) palmbob Image (Euphorbia suzannae-marnierae) palmbob Image Suzanne's Spurge (Euphorbia susannae) palmbob Image Suzanne's Spurge (Euphorbia susannae) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia symmetrica) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia symmetrica) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia symmetrica) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia trichadenia) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia tubiglans) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia tubiglans) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia unispina) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia meloformis subsp. valida) palmbob Image (Euphorbia waringiae) palmbob Image (Euphorbia waringiae) palmbob Image Ferocactus (Ferocactus chrysacanthus) palmbob Image Ferocactus (Ferocactus chrysacanthus) palmbob Image Fire Barrel Cactus, Biznaga (Ferocactus gracilis subsp. coloratus) palmbob Image Desert Fig (Ficus brandegeei) palmbob Image Grusonia (Grusonia bulbispina) palmbob Image Grusonia (Grusonia marenae) palmbob Image Horse Crippler, Devil's Head, Candy Cactus, Devil's Pincushion, Manacaballo, Monco Caballo, Viznaga (Echinocactus texensis) palmbob Image Eriosyce (Eriosyce curvispina var. robusta)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description gennyga Neutral Rogue Valley Roses travisbickle Negative Whatcom Seed Company (Seedrack.com) lorvan Neutral Ontario Seed Company, Ltd. (OSC) Missy_P Positive Planet Natural htoone Positive Uncle Jim's Worm Farm claircd Neutral Home Harvest Garden Supply (Division of Superior Growers Supply, Inc.) katococo Negative Richard Owen Nursery / Exciting Gardens beckshorses08 Positive Aquarium Plants (Aquariumplants.com) Candy_C Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. zucccchini Negative Direct Gardening

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... August 19, 2010