Dave's Garden Newsletter for September 27, 2013

Covering the events of September 27, 2013

... in which ...
653 posts were made.
18 plants were added to PlantFiles.
11 comments were added to PlantFiles.
44 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
31 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were 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

"The only calendar I need is just outside my window. With eyes to see and ears to hear, nature keeps me posted."

( -- Alfred A. Montapert)

Forum Activity

A grand total of 653 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts Plant Identification 98 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 60 posts Games 46 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 44 posts Sewing and Quilting 44 posts PlantFiles Pictures 34 posts Texas Gardening 27 posts Pets 20 posts Northeast Gardening 19 posts Bird Watching 15 posts Dahlias 12 posts Clematis 12 posts Australian Gardening 11 posts Plant Trading 11 posts Insect and Spider Identification 11 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 10 posts Southwest Gardening 10 posts Morning Glories 10 posts Recipes 10 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 10 posts Computer Talk 9 posts BugFiles Pictures 9 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 8 posts Beginner Vegetables 8 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 7 posts Vines and Climbers 6 posts Central Midwest Gardening 6 posts Tropical Plants 5 posts Brugmansias 5 posts Vegetable Gardening 5 posts Trash to Treasure 4 posts Canadian Gardening 4 posts Daylilies 4 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 4 posts Wildlife 3 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 3 posts Saving Seeds 3 posts Photos 3 posts Weather 3 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 3 posts Canning, Freezing and Drying 3 posts Georgia Gardening 2 posts Ask-a-Gardener 2 posts Peonies 2 posts DG Journals and Diaries 2 posts Irrigation Systems 2 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 2 posts Beginner Houseplants 2 posts Water Gardens 2 posts BirdFiles Pictures 1 post Roses 1 post Jokes & Humor 1 post Soil and Composting 1 post Beginner Fruit 1 post Equine Forum 1 post Tiny Gardens 1 post Happy Birthday 1 post Carolina Gardening 1 post BugFiles How-to's 1 post Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post Garden Pests and Diseases 1 post Upper Midwest Gardening 1 post Gardening by the Moon 1 post Tomatoes 1 post Florida Gardening 1 post Mid-South Gardening 1 post Indoor Gardening and Houseplants 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

18 new plants.
11 new descriptions were added.
31 new images were added.
44 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description winnierenee Comment Coneflower 'Sunrise' Echinacea nana58 Comment Texas Flowery Senna, Flowering Senna, Flowery Senna, Tree Senna, Argentina Senna, Buttercup Bush Senna corymbosa nana58 Comment Ornamental Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine 'Blackie' Ipomoea batatas mehitabel45 Comment Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Dolce Licorice' Heuchera BayAreaTropics Comment Aloe 'Pink Blush' Aloe SwimmingJewel Comment Gold Dust Dracaena, Spotted Dracaena Dracaena surculosa mojogirl Comment West Texas Mist Flower Conoclinium greggii plantsrgreat Comment Queen’s-Tears, Friendship Plant, Hardy Queen's Tears, Hardy Friendship Plant Billbergia nutans themikesmom Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Campfire Glow' Iris bepah Comment Karoo Cycad Encephalartos lehmannii Domehomedee Comment Swan Plant, Balloon Plant, Cotton-bush, Oscar, Hairy Balls, Giant Swan Milkweed Gomphocarpus physocarpus yougotval Image Dichondra, Kidneyweed 'Silver Falls' (Dichondra argentea) FLSunshineGal Image Canna Lily 'Blushing Bride' (Canna ) Weerobin Image Cyclamen, Greek Hardy Cyclamen (Cyclamen graecum ssp. candicum) cactus_lover Image Monadenium 'Variegata' (Euphorbia guentheri) Kell Image Thistle Sugarbush (Protea scolymocephala) Kell Image Thistle Sugarbush (Protea scolymocephala) Kell Image Thistle Sugarbush (Protea scolymocephala) Kell Image Thistle Sugarbush (Protea scolymocephala) cactus_lover Image Monadenium 'Variegata' (Euphorbia ritchiei) jmc1987 Image Glass Gem Corn 'Glass Gem' (Zea mays) BayAreaTropics Image Aloe 'Pink Blush' (Aloe ) BayAreaTropics Image Zebra Plant (Aphelandra squarrosa) scirpidiella Image Hot Pepper, Tree Pepper 'Orange Locoto' (Capsicum pubescens) scirpidiella Image Sand Kochia (Kochia laniflora) Terri1948 Image Crocosmia 'Saracen' (Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora) Terri1948 Image Crocosmia 'Saracen' (Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora) mojogirl Image West Texas Mist Flower (Conoclinium greggii) jdbeans Image Gentian 'True Blue' (Gentiana ) DaylilySLP Image Swiss Chard, Seakale Beet 'Bright Lights' (Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla) DaylilySLP Image Swiss Chard, Seakale Beet 'Bright Lights' (Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla) DaylilySLP Image Swiss Chard, Seakale Beet 'Bright Lights' (Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla) DaylilySLP Image Swiss Chard, Seakale Beet 'Bright Lights' (Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla) DaylilySLP Image Kale 'Toscano' (Brassica oleracea) DaylilySLP Image Kale 'Toscano' (Brassica oleracea) DaylilySLP Image Kale 'Toscano' (Brassica oleracea) DaylilySLP Image Kale 'Toscano' (Brassica oleracea) DaylilySLP Image Kale 'Redbor' (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) DaylilySLP Image Kale 'Redbor' (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) DaylilySLP Image Kale 'Redbor' (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) DaylilySLP Image Kale 'Redbor' (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) DaylilySLP Image Kale 'Redbor' (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

No new companies were added to the database.
11 new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Member Addition Description Sequoiadendron4 Positive Quackin' Grass Nursery Sequoiadendron4 Positive Blackfoot Native Plants Nursery Ludwigsfriend Positive Onalee's Home-Grown Seeds & Plants shileybart Negative Bouncing Bear Botanicals DonnaB Positive Florida Hill Nursery virginiarose Positive Maryott's Gardens chicomorales Positive Montoso Gardens CasseyCA Positive Growquest Growers (also dba Olive-Trees.net and Surf & Sierra Wholesale Nurseries, LLC)

Garden Bookworm Activity:

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

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... September 27, 2013