Dave's Garden Newsletter for December 22, 2013

Covering the events of December 22, 2013

... in which ...
387 posts were made.
58 plants were added to PlantFiles.
6 comments were added to PlantFiles.
200 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
58 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
5 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 world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful."

( -- ee cummings, American poet (born 10/14/1894))

Forum Activity

A grand total of 387 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts PlantFiles Pictures 58 posts Games 44 posts Plant Identification 34 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 29 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 18 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 15 posts Weather 15 posts Recipes 14 posts Sewing and Quilting 12 posts Australian and New Zealand Gardening 10 posts Seed Trading 10 posts Homesteading 9 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 9 posts Pets 9 posts Seed Germination 7 posts Cacti and Succulents 6 posts Clean and Clutter-free 5 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 5 posts Voting Booth 5 posts BugFiles Pictures 4 posts Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 4 posts Canadian Gardening 4 posts Central Midwest Gardening 4 posts Texas Gardening 4 posts Happy Birthday 4 posts Photos 3 posts Bird Identification 3 posts Accessible Gardening 3 posts Northeast Gardening 3 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 3 posts Equine Forum 3 posts Crafts and Decorating 3 posts Clematis 3 posts Container Gardening 2 posts Morning Glories 2 posts California Gardening 2 posts Market Growers 2 posts Soil and Composting 2 posts Carnivorous Plants 2 posts Wildlife 2 posts Vines and Climbers 2 posts Florida Gardening 2 posts Tomatoes 1 post Frugal Living 1 post Beginner Flowers 1 post Hibiscus 1 post Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post Insect and Spider Identification 1 post Beginner Fruit 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

58 new plants.
6 new descriptions were added.
58 new images were added.
200 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description maxxcat Comment Arroyo Sweetwood Myrospermum sousanum Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Fantastico' Solanum lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Cantaloupe 'Melemon' Cucumis melo Farmerdill Comment Snap Bean, Bush Bean 'Mascotte' Phaseolus vulgaris Farmerdill Comment English Pea 'Pretty Pleasin' Pisum sativa freddy0808 Comment Cardamom Elettaria cardamomum palmtodd Image Flame Thrower Palm, Houailou Red Leaf Palm, Red Feather Palm, Blushing Palm (Chambeyronia macrocarpa) Kell Image Cabbage Palm, Cabbage Tree, Ti Kouka, Torbay Palm, Dracaena Spike 'Pink Passion' (Cordyline australis) Kell Image Cabbage Palm, Cabbage Tree, Ti Kouka, Torbay Palm, Dracaena Spike 'Pink Passion' (Cordyline australis) Kell Image Blueweed (Echium simplex) Kell Image Blueweed (Echium simplex) Kell Image Blueweed (Echium simplex) Kell Image Blueweed (Echium simplex) Kell Image Blueweed (Echium simplex) Kell Image Bottlebrush, Bottle Brush 'Mauve Mist' (Callistemon ) Kell Image Bottlebrush, Bottle Brush 'Mauve Mist' (Callistemon ) Kell Image Pygmy Date Palm, Robellini Palm (Phoenix roebelenii) Kell Image Pygmy Date Palm, Robellini Palm (Phoenix roebelenii) Kell Image Pygmy Date Palm, Robellini Palm (Phoenix roebelenii) Kell Image Pygmy Date Palm, Robellini Palm (Phoenix roebelenii) Kell Image Pygmy Date Palm, Robellini Palm (Phoenix roebelenii) Kell Image Quadricolor Century Plant 'Quadricolor' (Agave univittata) Kell Image Quadricolor Century Plant 'Quadricolor' (Agave univittata) Kell Image Quadricolor Century Plant 'Quadricolor' (Agave univittata) Farmerdill Image Broccoli 'Emerald Giant' (Brassica oleracea) Farmerdill Image Onion 'Sapelo Sweet' (Allium cepa) RosinaBloom Image Gazania, Treasure Flower (Gazania rigens) RosinaBloom Image Gazania, Treasure Flower (Gazania rigens) RosinaBloom Image Gazania, Treasure Flower (Gazania rigens) RosinaBloom Image Blue-eyed African daisy 'P.J. Bergius' (Arctotis stoechadifolia) RosinaBloom Image Blue-eyed African daisy 'P.J. Bergius' (Arctotis stoechadifolia) RosinaBloom Image Blue-eyed African daisy 'P.J. Bergius' (Arctotis stoechadifolia) RosinaBloom Image Blue-eyed African daisy 'P.J. Bergius' (Arctotis stoechadifolia) RosinaBloom Image African Daisy 'Sunset Radiance' (Arctotis ) RosinaBloom Image African Daisy 'Sunset Radiance' (Arctotis ) RosinaBloom Image African Daisy 'Canary Yellow' (Arctotis ) RosinaBloom Image African Daisy 'Canary Yellow' (Arctotis ) RosinaBloom Image African Daisy 'Canary Yellow' (Arctotis ) Kell Image Agave 'Sierra Mixteca FO-076' (Agave ) RosinaBloom Image African Daisy 'Canary Yellow' (Arctotis ) RosinaBloom Image Mollis Azalea (Rhododendron x kosteranum) RosinaBloom Image Mollis Azalea (Rhododendron x kosteranum) RosinaBloom Image Mollis Azalea (Rhododendron x kosteranum) RosinaBloom Image Mollis Azalea (Rhododendron x kosteranum) RosinaBloom Image Mollis Azalea (Rhododendron x kosteranum) RosinaBloom Image Mollis Azalea (Rhododendron x kosteranum) RosinaBloom Image Mollis Azalea (Rhododendron x kosteranum) RosinaBloom Image Mollis Azalea (Rhododendron x kosteranum) RosinaBloom Image Mollis Azalea (Rhododendron x kosteranum) RosinaBloom Image Mollis Azalea (Rhododendron x kosteranum) RosinaBloom Image Fibrous Rooted Begonia, Wax Begonia 'Varsity Rose' (Begonia semperflorens-cultorum) RosinaBloom Image Fibrous Rooted Begonia, Wax Begonia 'Varsity Rose' (Begonia semperflorens-cultorum) Kell Image Glory Bush (Tibouchina organensis) Kell Image Glory Bush (Tibouchina organensis) Kell Image Glory Bush (Tibouchina organensis) Kell Image Agave (Agave sebastiana) Kell Image Live-forever (Dudleya albiflora) Kell Image (Dudleya gatesii) Kell Image (Dudleya gatesii) Kell Image Barrel Cactus, Biznaga (Ferocactus diguetii) Kell Image Barrel Cactus, Biznaga (Ferocactus diguetii) Kell Image Emory's Barrel Cactus (Ferocactus emoryi subsp. rectispinus) Kell Image Fire Barrel Cactus, Biznaga (Ferocactus gracilis subsp. coloratus) Kell Image Baja Elephant Bush, Elephant Tree, Copalquín, Torote Blanco (Pachycormus discolor)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description DMBerry Negative Willis Orchard Company cnordloh Positive Tomato Growers Supply Co. vanman23 Positive LemonCitrusTree.com (John Silvia LLC) JoefromOrleans Positive TomatoFest.com nickolas233 Positive Onalee's Home-Grown Seeds & Plants

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... December 22, 2013