Dave's Garden Newsletter for August 21, 2013

Covering the events of August 21, 2013

... in which ...
688 posts were made.
1 plant was added to PlantFiles.
12 comments were added to PlantFiles.
29 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
11 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
1 company was added to the Garden Watchdog.
11 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
0 books were added to the Garden Bookworm.
0 ratings were added to the Garden Bookworm.

"For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God..."

Gardening Quote of the Day

"My basic weeding rule: if they grow in rows they're flowers; if they don't they're weeds"

( -- David Hobson, Canadian columnist, gardener)

Forum Activity

A grand total of 688 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts Plant Identification 129 posts Games 65 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 26 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 24 posts Central Midwest Gardening 24 posts Australian Gardening 19 posts Insect and Spider Identification 18 posts Vegetable Gardening 18 posts Perennials 18 posts Daylilies 17 posts PlantFiles Pictures 17 posts Memory Garden 16 posts Southwest Gardening 16 posts Recipes 15 posts Pets 14 posts Morning Glories 13 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 12 posts Container Gardening 12 posts Florida Gardening 11 posts Happy Birthday 11 posts Tomatoes 11 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 8 posts Propagation 8 posts Tropical Plants 8 posts Weather 7 posts Wildlife 7 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 6 posts Brugmansias 6 posts Computer Talk 6 posts Cacti and Succulents 6 posts Northeast Gardening 6 posts Texas Gardening 6 posts Sewing and Quilting 6 posts Water Gardens 6 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 5 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 5 posts BugFiles Pictures 5 posts Trash to Treasure 5 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 4 posts Photos 4 posts Poppies 4 posts Beginner Flowers 4 posts Beginner Vegetables 4 posts Greenhouse 3 posts Carolina Gardening 3 posts Clean and Clutter-free 3 posts Mid-South Gardening 3 posts BugFiles How-to's 3 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 3 posts Voting Booth 3 posts Rocky Mountain Gardening 2 posts Canadian Gardening 2 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 2 posts Market Growers 2 posts Aroids 2 posts Seed Trading 2 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 2 posts Beginner Fruit 2 posts Beginner Landscaping 2 posts Hydrangeas 1 post Cameras and Photography 1 post Soil and Composting 1 post Georgia Gardening 1 post Heirloom Vegetables 1 post Gingers 1 post Frugal Living 1 post Cottage Gardening 1 post California Gardening 1 post Garden Talk 1 post Begonias 1 post Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post Beginner Houseplants 1 post Hypertufa and Concrete 1 post Bird Watching 1 post Coneflowers 1 post Plant Trading 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

1 new plant.
12 new descriptions were added.
11 new images were added.
29 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description JenDion Comment China Aster 'Matsumoto Blue' Callistephus chinensis idealpeggy Comment Tomato 'German Striped' Lycopersicon lycopersicum pniksch Comment Japanese Climbing Fern Lygodium japonicum Kbh69 Comment Parodia Parodia sellowii joanlc Comment Tomato 'Carolina Gold' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Rockguy1 Comment Cut-leaved Anemone 'Rubra' Anemone multifida montsho Comment Villandry Marigold 'Villandry' Tagetes JWnativeplant Comment Devil's Grandmother Elephantopus tomentosus alexgr1 Comment Cedar of Lebanon "Green Knight 'Green Knight' Cedrus libani Happybooker1 Comment Variegated Lemon Tree 'Pink Lemonade' Citrus limon alexgr1 Comment Cafeillo Drypetes alba hasan12 Comment Orange Jessamine, Orange Jasmine Murraya paniculata Juan_Jimenez_V Image Cyphostemma (Cyphostemma uter) Juan_Jimenez_V Image Ipomoea (Ipomoea holubii) Xenomorf Image Opuntia (Opuntia engelmannii var. subarmata) loopylou Image Butterwort, Pinguicula 'George Sargent' (Pinguicula ) montsho Image Villandry Marigold 'Villandry' (Tagetes ) absinthe27 Image Kale, Dinosaur Kale 'Lacinato' (Brassica oleracea) weedsfree Image Beard Tongue 'Riding Hood Lavender' (Penstemon ) weedsfree Image Beard Tongue 'Riding Hood Lavender' (Penstemon ) JenDion Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Amaryllis' (Iris ) JenDion Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Amaryllis' (Iris ) JenDion Image China Aster 'Matsumoto Blue' (Callistephus chinensis)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description Joylucile Negative Gardens Alive! VonMalcolm Positive Raintree Nursery rovis99 Negative Chris Bowers & Sons Whispering Trees Nurseries TJHarnish Positive St. Clare Heirloom Seeds Just_One_Nerve Positive Gardenerdirect.com BrunoCork Negative John Bowers Daylilies VonMalcolm Positive Stark Brothers Nurseries & Orchards Company Gardner9999 Negative Millington Seed Co. PondPlants50 Negative Pond Plants Direct enviroplanter Positive Rose Franklin's Perennials & Herbs (Butterfly Bushes.com) doghill6 Positive Schreiner's Iris Gardens

Garden Bookworm Activity:

No new books were added to the database.
No new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... August 21, 2013