Dave's Garden Newsletter for February 18, 2014

Covering the events of February 18, 2014

... in which ...
525 posts were made.
95 plants were added to PlantFiles.
63 comments were added to PlantFiles.
822 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.
12 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

"Potatoes keep their eyes peeled"

( -- Unknown)

Forum Activity

A grand total of 525 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 61 posts Games 46 posts PlantFiles Pictures 43 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 30 posts Plant Identification 26 posts Vegetable Gardening 26 posts BugFiles Pictures 25 posts Texas Gardening 24 posts Tomatoes 22 posts Pets 15 posts Daylilies 12 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 12 posts Florida Gardening 12 posts Southwest Gardening 9 posts Seed Germination 8 posts Northeast Gardening 8 posts Kitchens 7 posts Weather 7 posts Insect and Spider Identification 6 posts Morning Glories 6 posts Photos 6 posts Clean and Clutter-free 5 posts Poultry and Livestock 5 posts Cacti and Succulents 5 posts Australian and New Zealand Gardening 5 posts Roses 5 posts Brugmansias 5 posts Indoor Gardening and Houseplants 5 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 4 posts Beginner Flowers 4 posts Happy Birthday 4 posts Beginner Houseplants 4 posts BirdFiles Pictures 4 posts Sewing and Quilting 4 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 4 posts Beginner Landscaping 4 posts Canadian Gardening 4 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 3 posts Trash to Treasure 3 posts Wildlife 3 posts Equine Forum 3 posts Beginner Vegetables 2 posts Fruits and Nuts 2 posts Voting Booth 2 posts Shady Gardens 2 posts Water Gardens 2 posts Plant Trading 1 post Lilies 1 post Books, Movies, and TV 1 post Canning, Freezing and Drying 1 post Mosaics and Stained Glass 1 post Accessible Gardening 1 post Carnivorous Plants 1 post Geraniums, Pelargoniums and Erodiums 1 post California Gardening 1 post Hibiscus 1 post Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener 1 post Cooking 1 post Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post Cannas 1 post Dahlias 1 post Seed Trading 1 post Gardening by the Moon 1 post Bulbs 1 post Handyman 1 post Computer Talk 1 post Central Midwest Gardening 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

95 new plants.
63 new descriptions were added.
31 new images were added.
822 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description coriaceous Comment Hosta 'Liberty' Hosta afr Comment Straggler Daisy, Prostrate Lawnflower, Hierba del caballo, Horseherb Calyptocarpus vialis Rickwebb Comment Sassafras, Saxifras, Tea Tree, Mitten Tree, Cinnamonwood Sassafras albidum Rickwebb Comment Black Willow Salix nigra coriaceous Comment Giant Fleeceflower, White Fleece Flower, White Dragon Persicaria polymorpha Rickwebb Comment Empress Tree Paulownia tomentosa Rickwebb Comment Tree of Heaven, Chinese Sumac, Stink Tree Ailanthus altissima coriaceous Comment Japanese Knotweed, False Bamboo, Mexican Bamboo Fallopia japonica BayAreaTropics Comment Tree Yucca, St. Peter's Palm, Palma China, Izote Yucca filifera DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Andy Nelson' Hemerocallis coriaceous Comment Rose Verbena, Purple Verbena, Homestead Verbena 'Homestead Purple' Glandularia canadensis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Anthony of Padua' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Azora D. Boudoin' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Claude Curole' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'David P. Miller' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Dr Francois Martin' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Gary's Joy' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Geaux LSU Tigers' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Gina Burns' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Ma Mae' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Mellena President' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Michael Lavon Miller' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Miss Helen' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Russell Guidry' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Annette Rice' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Fountain of Youth' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Jackie Canner' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Lines of Wisdom' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Pink Smile' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Simplicity Itself' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Vegas Vacation' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'What a Relief' Hemerocallis JeffAW Comment Pumpkin, Winter Squash 'Porcelain Doll' Cucurbita pepo DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Asheville Foggy Morn' Hemerocallis Rickwebb Comment Common Reed Phragmites australis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Barbara Garren' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Asheville Hot Spot' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Asheville Lullaby' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Asheville Moonshine' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Asheville Skyline' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Asheville Sunset' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Asheville Tourist' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Asheville Twilight Time' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Curls Gone Wild' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'James Dean Gallion' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Janice Parker' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Land of the Sky' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'River of Denial' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Susan Okrasinski' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Absolute Bongo Jazz' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Aussie Fireworks' Hemerocallis saya Comment Garden Phlox 'Red Feelings' Phlox paniculata DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Aussie Girl' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Aussie Show-off' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Burgundy Bender' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Disco Clown' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Erin Ashleigh Green' Hemerocallis saya Comment Garden Phlox 'Fancy Feelings' Phlox paniculata saya Comment Variegated Garden Phlox 'Elisabeth' Phlox paniculata saya Comment Garden Phlox 'Lizzy' Phlox paniculata saya Comment Smooth Phlox, Marsh Phlox 'Triple Play' Phlox glaberrima coriaceous Comment Kousa Dogwood, Chinese Dogwood, Japanese Dogwood 'Snowboy' Cornus kousa RosemaryK Comment Scots Heather 'Cuprea' Calluna vulgaris RosinaBloom Image Long-Cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Curly' (Narcissus ) RosinaBloom Image Long-Cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Curly' (Narcissus ) Minime8484 Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria rekoi subsp. leptacantha) Minime8484 Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria haageana subsp. elegans) Minime8484 Image Stephanocereus (Stephanocereus leucostele) RosinaBloom Image Scarlet Avens 'Cooky' (Geum coccineum) Terri1948 Image Reticulated Iris (Iris winogradowii) Terri1948 Image Reticulated Iris 'Clairette' (Iris reticulata) Rickwebb Image Sassafras, Saxifras, Tea Tree, Mitten Tree, Cinnamonwood (Sassafras albidum) Rickwebb Image Sassafras, Saxifras, Tea Tree, Mitten Tree, Cinnamonwood (Sassafras albidum) Rickwebb Image Sassafras, Saxifras, Tea Tree, Mitten Tree, Cinnamonwood (Sassafras albidum) Rickwebb Image Sassafras, Saxifras, Tea Tree, Mitten Tree, Cinnamonwood (Sassafras albidum) Rickwebb Image Sassafras, Saxifras, Tea Tree, Mitten Tree, Cinnamonwood (Sassafras albidum) Rickwebb Image Sassafras, Saxifras, Tea Tree, Mitten Tree, Cinnamonwood (Sassafras albidum) chrissy100 Image Devil's Trumpet, Horn of Plenty, Downy Thorn Apple 'Double Purple' (Datura metel) Rickwebb Image Sassafras, Saxifras, Tea Tree, Mitten Tree, Cinnamonwood (Sassafras albidum) chrissy100 Image Devil's Trumpet, Horn of Plenty, Downy Thorn Apple 'Double Purple' (Datura metel) Rickwebb Image Sassafras, Saxifras, Tea Tree, Mitten Tree, Cinnamonwood (Sassafras albidum) Rickwebb Image Black Willow (Salix nigra) Rickwebb Image Black Willow (Salix nigra) Rickwebb Image Black Willow (Salix nigra) Rickwebb Image Sweet Autumn Clematis, Sweet Autumn Virgin's Bower, Japanese Clematis (Clematis terniflora) Rickwebb Image Empress Tree (Paulownia tomentosa) RosinaBloom Image Gazania, Treasure Flower 'Takatu Red' (Gazania rigens) RosinaBloom Image Gazania, Treasure Flower 'Takatu Red' (Gazania rigens) RosinaBloom Image Gazania, Treasure Flower 'Takatu Red' (Gazania rigens) RosinaBloom Image Gazania, Treasure Flower 'Takatu Red' (Gazania rigens) RosinaBloom Image Gazania, Treasure Flower (Gazania rigens) RosinaBloom Image Gazania, Treasure Flower (Gazania rigens) RosinaBloom Image Hardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos) RosinaBloom Image Hardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description dirty_nails Positive Garden Harvest Supply Veltorio Positive Peaceful Valley Farm Supply (groworganic.com) GenEric64 Positive PoppySeed Dreams (poppyseeddreams.com) stormy2437 Negative Florida Plants Online (floridaplants.com) agmama Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. Lucille44 Positive B & T Grower Supply, Inc. greenone2feel Negative Gourmet Seed International boscomillie Positive Laurel's Heirloom Tomato Plants NorthSC Negative Berry Hill Irrigation, Inc. cotsygardens Positive Select Seeds Antique Flowers cotsygardens Positive Bluestone Perennials johnlana Negative Aloha Orchid Nursery

Garden Bookworm Activity:

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

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Dave

 

And that's the way it was... February 18, 2014