Dave's Garden Newsletter for October 17, 2013

Covering the events of October 17, 2013

... in which ...
606 posts were made.
2 plants were added to PlantFiles.
9 comments were added to PlantFiles.
32 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
21 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
7 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

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you who you are."

( -- Alfred Austin, English poet laureate (born 5/30/1835))

Forum Activity

A grand total of 606 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts Plant Identification 122 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 85 posts Games 53 posts Texas Gardening 34 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 30 posts PlantFiles Pictures 26 posts Pets 24 posts Sewing and Quilting 19 posts Brugmansias 18 posts Australian Gardening 16 posts Dahlias 14 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 11 posts Cacti and Succulents 9 posts Central Midwest Gardening 9 posts Weather 7 posts Shady Gardens 6 posts Tomatoes 6 posts Equine Forum 5 posts Mid-South Gardening 5 posts Florida Gardening 5 posts Seed Trading 5 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 4 posts Irises 4 posts Caudiciforms 4 posts Happy Birthday 4 posts Morning Glories 3 posts Lilies 3 posts Homesteading 3 posts Jokes & Humor 3 posts Classified Ads 3 posts Voting Booth 3 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 3 posts Beginner Landscaping 3 posts Propagation 3 posts Plant Trading 3 posts Northeast Gardening 3 posts Soil and Composting 3 posts Saving Seeds 3 posts Trash to Treasure 3 posts Computer Talk 2 posts Vines and Climbers 2 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 2 posts Beginner Flowers 2 posts Accessible Gardening 2 posts Indoor Gardening and Houseplants 2 posts Home Repairs and Maintenance 2 posts Organic Gardening 2 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 2 posts DG Journals and Diaries 2 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 1 post Beekeeping 1 post Mosaics and Stained Glass 1 post Fruits and Nuts 1 post Southwest Gardening 1 post Insect and Spider Identification 1 post BugFiles Pictures 1 post Cooking 1 post Ohio River Valley Gardening 1 post Canadian Gardening 1 post Bird Watching 1 post Peonies 1 post Michigan Gardening 1 post Market Growers 1 post Daylilies 1 post Sustainable Alternatives 1 post Gardening by the Moon 1 post Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post Canning, Freezing and Drying 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

2 new plants.
9 new descriptions were added.
21 new images were added.
32 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description BajaBlue Comment Quince, Fruiting Quince Cydonia oblonga LJGardens2 Comment Crown Flower, Giant Calotrope, Giant Milkweed, Swallow-wort Calotropis gigantea LJGardens2 Comment Red Porterweed, Pink Snakeweed Stachytarpheta mutabilis ginlyn Comment Hardy Chrysanthemum 'Sheffield' Chrysanthemum Webehome Comment Gourd 'Gooseneck' Lagenaria siceraria vossner Comment Angel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Double White' Brugmansia x candida vossner Comment Angel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Cherchez la Femme' Brugmansia Tabacum Comment Kenaf, Brown Indian Hemp Hibiscus cannabinus RosinaBloom Comment Rhododendron 'Daydreamer' 'Yakushimanum ' Rhododendron Kell Image Century Plant 'Marginata' (Agave angustifolia) Kell Image Century Plant 'Marginata' (Agave angustifolia) gfetelya Image Kohlrabi 'Early Purple Vienna' (Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes) absinthe27 Image Collarette Dahlia 'Pipsqueak' (Dahlia ) absinthe27 Image Collarette Dahlia 'Pipsqueak' (Dahlia ) Snowball2 Image Echinopsis Hybrid, Trichocereus Hybrid 'Flying Saucer' (Echinopsis ) RosinaBloom Image Species Rose, Incense Rose (Rosa primula) RosinaBloom Image Kotukutuku, Tree Fuchsia (Fuchsia excorticata) RosinaBloom Image Kotukutuku, Tree Fuchsia (Fuchsia excorticata) RosinaBloom Image Kotukutuku, Tree Fuchsia (Fuchsia excorticata) RosinaBloom Image Kotukutuku, Tree Fuchsia (Fuchsia excorticata) RosinaBloom Image Kotukutuku, Tree Fuchsia (Fuchsia excorticata) RosinaBloom Image Kotukutuku, Tree Fuchsia (Fuchsia excorticata) RosinaBloom Image Empress Tree (Paulownia tomentosa) ronwest Image 'var. Alba' (Pinguicula moranensis) Kell Image Crown Flower, Giant Calotrope, Giant Milkweed, Swallow-wort (Calotropis gigantea) Kell Image Crown Flower, Giant Calotrope, Giant Milkweed, Swallow-wort (Calotropis gigantea) Kell Image Mauritius Hemp, Mediterranean Hemp, Malagache Aloe 'Mediopicta' (Furcraea foetida) Kell Image Mauritius Hemp, Mediterranean Hemp, Malagache Aloe 'Mediopicta' (Furcraea foetida) vossner Image Angel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Double White' (Brugmansia x candida) vossner Image Angel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Double White' (Brugmansia x candida)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description scrubwren Positive A Nearly Native Nursery web4web Negative Burgess Seed gaberec Negative Florida Hill Nursery BirdGirl1 Positive RePotme.com kenga2 Positive The Lily Garden alchemus Positive 123Ponds.com

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... October 17, 2013