Dave's Garden Newsletter for March 20, 2011

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Luther Burbank, American horticulturist)

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Northeast Gardening 216 posts Poultry and Livestock 122 posts Games 120 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 86 posts Daylilies 84 posts Plant and Tree Identification 78 posts Pets 72 posts Texas Gardening 53 posts Bird Watching 48 posts Cacti and Succulents 43 posts PlantFiles Pictures 41 posts Homesteading 40 posts Hostas 37 posts Frugal Living 36 posts Photos 35 posts Tropical Plants 34 posts Bulbs 32 posts Tomatoes 29 posts Mid-South Gardening 29 posts Australian Gardening 29 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 26 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 22 posts Winter Sowing 22 posts Recipes 22 posts Peonies 21 posts Wildlife 20 posts Sewing and Quilting 20 posts Southwest Gardening 20 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 17 posts Clematis 17 posts Trash to Treasure 17 posts Carolina Gardening 17 posts Plant Trading 17 posts Vegetable Gardening 16 posts Lilies 15 posts Seed Trading 14 posts Insect and Spider Identification 14 posts Beginner Vegetables 13 posts Roses 13 posts Voting Booth 13 posts Clean and Clutter-free 13 posts Accessible Gardening 12 posts High Yield Gardening 12 posts Begonias 11 posts Brugmansias 11 posts Caudiciforms 10 posts Dahlias 10 posts Aroids 8 posts Computer Talk 8 posts Container Gardening 7 posts Orchid Cactus 7 posts Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 7 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 7 posts Irises 7 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 7 posts Garden Art 7 posts California Gardening 7 posts Morning Glories 6 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 6 posts Hydrangeas 6 posts Propagation 6 posts Water Gardens 6 posts Beginner Landscaping 6 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 6 posts Beginner Flowers 5 posts Vines and Climbers 5 posts Weather 5 posts Strawbale Gardening 5 posts Vermicomposting 5 posts Orchids 5 posts Canadian Gardening 5 posts Shady Gardens 5 posts Bonsai 4 posts Florida Gardening 4 posts Annuals 4 posts Ask-a-Gardener 4 posts Happy Birthday 4 posts Central Midwest Gardening 4 posts Michigan Gardening 4 posts Fruits and Nuts 3 posts Poppies 3 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 3 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 3 posts Welcome Mat 3 posts Garden Products 2 posts Beginner Houseplants 2 posts Garden Talk 2 posts BirdFiles Pictures 2 posts Mosaics and Stained Glass 2 posts Plumerias 2 posts Ferns, Fungi and Mosses 2 posts Soil and Composting 2 posts Coneflowers 2 posts Canning, Freezing and Drying 2 posts Fuchsias 2 posts Equine Forum 1 post Self-contained Box Gardens 1 post Artisans 1 post Cooking 1 post Handyman 1 post Seed Germination 1 post Tropical Zone Gardening 1 post Heucheras and Friends 1 post BugFiles Pictures 1 post Herbs 1 post Japanese Maples 1 post Farm Life 1 post Invasive Plants 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description Tropicalnikko Comment Canary Date Palm Phoenix canariensis Tropicalnikko Comment Foxtail Palm Wodyetia bifurcata venu209 Comment Clematis 'Galore' Clematis Calalily Comment Broccoli 'Marathon' Brassica oleracea Calalily Comment Cauliflower 'Violet Queen' Brassica oleracea var. botrytis Calalily Comment Spinach 'Tyee' Spinacia oleracea Calalily Comment Turnip 'Hakurei' Brassica rapa Calalily Comment Hon Tsai Tai 'Cultivated' Brassica rapa Calalily Comment Turnip 'Scarlet Queen' Brassica rapa Calalily Comment Beet 'Touchstone Gold' Beta vulgaris floraphiliac Comment Purple Ninebark 'Diabolo' Physocarpus opulifolius Calalily Comment Beet 'Merlin' Beta vulgaris Lilithu Comment Licorice Glycyrrhiza glabra lemmerg Comment Asian Jasmine 'Salsa' Trachelospermum asiaticum Dandelion3 Comment Common Emu Bush 'Pink Beauty' Eremophila laanii vossner Comment Grape Hyacinth 'Valerie Finnis' Muscari armeniacum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Red BLT' Lycopersicon lycopersicum diggo1 Comment Broad-leaved Mustard, Cabbage Leaf Mustard, Heading Leaf Mustard, Swatow Mustard 'Red Giant' Brassica juncea themikeman Comment Hosta 'Blue Angel' Hosta luciee Comment Carolina Cranesbill Geranium carolinianum australorp Comment Rose Glory Bower, Cashmere Bouquet, Mexicali Rose, Mexican Hydrangea Clerodendrum bungei Edgar1889 Comment Columbine 'Origami Mix' Aquilegia x caerulea mrs_colla Comment Oval Kumquat 'Centennial' Fortunella margarita mudhazerustsalt Comment Creeping Spurge, Donkey Tail, Myrtle Spurge Euphorbia myrsinites jdr711 Comment Lace Fern, Ring Fern, Scented Fern Paesia scaberula commiskey Comment Firecracker Shrub, Mexican Firebush, Scarlet Bush, Hummingbird Bush Hamelia patens diggo1 Comment Chinese Hawthorn, Chinese Photinia Photinia serrulata WinterWalleye Comment Elegant Dutchman's Pipe, Calico Flower, Pelican Flower Aristolochia elegans PedricksCorner Comment Fuchsia 'Stubby' Fuchsia PedricksCorner Comment Fuchsia 'Tabu' Fuchsia PedricksCorner Comment Fuchsia 'Tempoe Doeloe' Fuchsia PedricksCorner Comment Fuchsia 'Tolling Bell' Fuchsia darlenedeacon Comment Bat Flower, Cat's Whiskers, Devil Flower Tacca chantrieri Kell Image Drumsticks, Rose Cone Flower (Isopogon formosus) Kell Image Drumsticks, Rose Cone Flower (Isopogon formosus) Xenomorf Image Ball Cactus, Cream Cactus, Cream Pincushion, Flat Cream Pincushion, Heyder's Nipple Cactus (Mammillaria heyderi subsp. meiacantha) Xenomorf Image Golden-chested Beehive Cactus, Recurved Cory-cactus, Recurved Spine Pincushion (Coryphantha recurvata) Xenomorf Image Golden-chested Beehive Cactus, Recurved Cory-cactus, Recurved Spine Pincushion (Coryphantha recurvata) Xenomorf Image Golden-chested Beehive Cactus, Recurved Cory-cactus, Recurved Spine Pincushion (Coryphantha recurvata) Xenomorf Image Golden-chested Beehive Cactus, Recurved Cory-cactus, Recurved Spine Pincushion (Coryphantha recurvata) Xenomorf Image Golden-chested Beehive Cactus, Recurved Cory-cactus, Recurved Spine Pincushion (Coryphantha recurvata) Xenomorf Image Golden-chested Beehive Cactus, Recurved Cory-cactus, Recurved Spine Pincushion (Coryphantha recurvata) Xenomorf Image Gray Ghost Organ Pipe, Pitayo de Octubre, Pitaya (Stenocereus pruinosus) Xenomorf Image Gray Ghost Organ Pipe, Pitayo de Octubre, Pitaya (Stenocereus pruinosus) Xenomorf Image Gray Ghost Organ Pipe, Pitayo de Octubre, Pitaya (Stenocereus pruinosus) Xenomorf Image Gray Ghost Organ Pipe, Pitayo de Octubre, Pitaya (Stenocereus pruinosus) Xenomorf Image Coastal Cholla, Jumping Cholla (Cylindropuntia prolifera) Xenomorf Image Coastal Cholla, Jumping Cholla (Cylindropuntia prolifera) Xenomorf Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria grusonii) Xenomorf Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria grusonii) Xenomorf Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria grusonii) Cassking23 Image Cleistocactus (Cleistocactus parapetiensis) Metrosideros Image Sausage Tree (Kigelia africana) Metrosideros Image Sausage Tree (Kigelia africana) Metrosideros Image Sausage Tree (Kigelia africana) Metrosideros Image Sausage Tree (Kigelia africana) Metrosideros Image Hawaiian Gardenia, Na'u (Gardenia remyi) Metrosideros Image Hawaiian Gardenia, Na'u (Gardenia remyi) Minime8484 Image Encelia (Encelia densifolia) Minime8484 Image Alfalfilla (Mimosa ephedroides) Minime8484 Image Finger Cactus, Nipple Cactus, Pineapple Cactus (Coryphantha sulcata) Minime8484 Image Strawberry Cactus, Pitayita, Casa de Ratas (Echinocereus brandegeei) Minime8484 Image Echinocereus (Echinocereus scheeri subsp. gentryi) Minime8484 Image Echinocereus (Echinocereus viereckii) Minime8484 Image Echinocereus (Echinocereus scheeri var. obscuriensis) Minime8484 Image Dyckia (Dyckia marnier-lapostollei)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description pepperpro Negative Tomato Bob's Heirloom Tomatoes reefhugger Positive Texas Water Lilies brandybrook Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. Craig_R_Jackson Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. agroff Positive High Country Gardens agroff Positive A Nearly Native Nursery Lucille44 Negative Walmart.com NikB Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. gracesplants Neutral Burgess Seed gracesplants Positive Gurney's Seed & Nursery gracesplants Positive Dutch Gardens gracesplants Positive Henry Field's Seed & Nursery gracesplants Positive Gardens Alive! gracesplants Positive Gardener's Choice RabbitRidge Neutral Sexy Bloomers (South Creek Nursery of Palmyra) JMKM1976 Neutral Direct Gardening Badseed Positive Quality Plants 4 U (QualityPlants4U.com) JMKM1976 Positive Walmart.com kdoc01 Negative Red Hawk Dahlias Gardenman002 Negative Tomato Growers Supply Co. Molopez001 Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. aileen246 Positive Totally Tomatoes aileen246 Positive The Sample Seed Shop MEMPHIS11 Positive Horizon Herbs, LLC judyinmound Neutral Le Jardin du Gourmet (Artistic Gardens)

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... March 20, 2011