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Sep 28, 2011 8:25 AM CST
Garden.org Admin
Name: Dave Whitinger
Southlake, Texas (Zone 8a)
Region: Texas Seed Starter Vegetable Grower Tomato Heads Vermiculture Garden Research Contributor
Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Ideas: Master Level Region: Ukraine Garden Sages
I ran this report an hour ago on Wed Sep 28 at 8:38am CST. Looking at the plant database's activity for the past week (Sep 21 at 8:38am to present) we have had:

Contributions:

2,996 images added and approved. These were added by 102 different people.
177 comments posted.
323 new plants added.
1,015 databox proposals approved.

In all, we have 20,507 images in the database.
495 comments in total.
76,585 out of 180,977 plants have at least one databox field filled out.

Acorns:

We now have a member who this morning passed the 2,000 acorns mark.

The system has awarded a total of 16,949.76 acorns (this includes everything on the site, not just the database).

1 member has more than 2,000 acorns.
5 members have more than 1,000 acorns.
34 members have more than 100 acorns.

Visitors to the database

Even though the database was launched less than 2 weeks ago, we are already showing up in Google search results, and are enjoying a lot of visitors from searches.

In the past week, we had 1,404 visitors come into the database through a Google search.

Many of the plants in the database appear in the first page of results when you Google for it. Many others even come up as the very first result. For example, here is a Google search for a specific cultivar of Sempervivum and we are the first result.

So, I'm thrilled with how things are going.

It is my experience that a gardening site will enjoy increased traffic week over week from January until early June, and then it generally tapers off, each week getting less traffic than the week before it, all the way until the end of December.

But for us, we are getting more traffic each day and each week is better than the previous one. Starting this January, I expect our membership to explode when all the gardeners around the world wake up from their winter slumber and start looking for information about plants. We will be ready to give them the information they want and welcome them into our friendly community. Smiling
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Sep 28, 2011 8:29 AM CST
Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

Region: Ukraine Region: United States of America Bird Bath, Fountain and Waterfall Region: Florida Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Birds Butterflies Bee Lover Hummingbirder Container Gardener
Hurray! Hurray! Hurray! Lovey dubby Lovey dubby Lovey dubby
~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt!
~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot!


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Sep 28, 2011 8:30 AM CST
Name: Mary
My little patch of paradise (Zone 7b)
Gardening dilettante, that's me!
Plays in the sandbox Native Plants and Wildflowers Butterflies Dog Lover Daylilies The WITWIT Badge
Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge) Bluebonnets Birds Region: Georgia Composter Garden Ideas: Master Level
Yowza! Hurray! Hurray! Hurray!
Northwest Georgia Daylily Society
I'm going to retire and live off of my savings. Not sure what I'll do that second week.
My yard marches to the beat of a bohemian drummer...
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Sep 28, 2011 8:32 AM CST
Name: Polly Kinsman
Hannibal, NY (Zone 6a)

Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! I helped plan and beta test the plant database. Region: United States of America Irises Lilies
Seller of Garden Stuff Garden Ideas: Level 1
Wonderful, a lot of hard work, and fantastic results. Great job Dave, Trish and all the contributors!
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Sep 28, 2011 8:42 AM CST
Name: Sharon
Calvert City, KY (Zone 7a)
Charter ATP Member Houseplants Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Garden Ideas: Master Level I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Hosted a Not-A-Raffle-Raffle
Native Plants and Wildflowers Dog Lover Ferns Daylilies Irises Cat Lover
Amazing numbers and results.

I'm not a great sports fan but this makes me want to yell 'Score'!!! or maybe 'Touchdown'!
Something.
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Check out my Blog
Read my Articles and Ideas
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Sep 28, 2011 10:07 AM CST
Name: Rita
North Shore, Long Island, NY
Zone 6B
Charter ATP Member Seed Starter Tomato Heads I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Vegetable Grower Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge)
Birds Garden Ideas: Master Level Butterflies Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Roses Photo Contest Winner: 2016
Hurray! Fantastic, just fantastic. It is truly interesting to read these numbers and I sure do hope more and more folks come join us. It is just great to be here. Hurray! Thumbs up
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Sep 28, 2011 10:18 AM CST
Name: Juli
Ohio (Zone 6a)
Region: United States of America Charter ATP Member Cottage Gardener Daylilies Garden Photography Enjoys or suffers cold winters
Birds Hummingbirder Butterflies Dog Lover Cat Lover Garden Ideas: Master Level
I was searching for a specific plant the other day, and ATP came up on Google! I think I actually said out loud "All Right!"

Great job Dave! Hats off to you and Trish! I tip my hat to you.

I am getting the word out about ATP to everyone I know !

Hurray!
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Sep 28, 2011 10:20 AM CST
Garden.org Admin
Name: Dave Whitinger
Southlake, Texas (Zone 8a)
Region: Texas Seed Starter Vegetable Grower Tomato Heads Vermiculture Garden Research Contributor
Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Ideas: Master Level Region: Ukraine Garden Sages
Thumbs up Thumbs up Thumbs up Thumbs up
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Sep 28, 2011 10:32 AM CST
Plants Admin
Name: Suzanne/Sue
Sebastopol, CA (Zone 9a)
Sunset Zone 15
Plant Database Moderator Region: California Cottage Gardener Garden Photography Roses Clematis
Daylilies Houseplants Foliage Fan Birds Butterflies Bee Lover
I noticed too that Google searches are showing ATP right up there among the rest of them, often ahead of them!
My gardening Blog!
Handmade quilts, new & vintage fabrics in my Etsy store. Summer Song Cottage
Instagram Sewing posts
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Sep 28, 2011 12:18 PM CST
Name: Lynn
Oregon City, OR (Zone 8b)
Charter ATP Member Garden Sages I helped plan and beta test the plant database. I helped beta test the Garden Planting Calendar I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Plant Database Moderator
Forum moderator I helped beta test the first seed swap Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Plant and/or Seed Trader Garden Ideas: Master Level
I have a number of times found ATP listed first or second on other types of plants other than sempervivum. Hurray! Hurray!
It was so exciting to me.
Now on to my computer files to start posting all the other types of plants I have photos of. We want to be sure if some one is looking for a specific plant ATP pops up. Thumbs up
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Sep 28, 2011 3:00 PM CST
Name: Karen
Valencia, Pa (Zone 6a)
I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Cut Flowers Winter Sowing Charter ATP Member Seed Starter Echinacea
Plant and/or Seed Trader Region: Ohio Region: United States of America Butterflies Hummingbirder Celebrating Gardening: 2015
Impressive results Thumbs up

I, too, googled a plant a few days ago and the first hit was ATP database. I was sort of shocked!

Karen
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Sep 28, 2011 3:08 PM CST
Name: woofie
NE WA (Zone 5a)
Charter ATP Member Garden Procrastinator Greenhouse Dragonflies Plays in the sandbox I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
The WITWIT Badge I helped plan and beta test the plant database. Dog Lover Enjoys or suffers cold winters Container Gardener Seed Starter
Aw, now I'm feeling guilty for slacking off! Hilarious! Gotta get back to digging through those photo files and my own collection of plant data. Smiling
Confidence is that feeling you have right before you do something really stupid.
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Sep 28, 2011 4:29 PM CST
Name: Lynn
Oregon City, OR (Zone 8b)
Charter ATP Member Garden Sages I helped plan and beta test the plant database. I helped beta test the Garden Planting Calendar I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Plant Database Moderator
Forum moderator I helped beta test the first seed swap Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Plant and/or Seed Trader Garden Ideas: Master Level
Troops unite. Head for the Plant database. Add and conquer the world of plant databases. Hurray!
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Sep 28, 2011 11:08 PM CST
Name: stephanie king
cut bank, MT z 3a-4b
Life is what you make it, so make i
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Cat Lover Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge) Region: United States of America Roses
Peonies Irises Echinacea Daylilies Clematis Enjoys or suffers cold winters
Hurray! Thumbs up Thumbs up Hurray! I tip my hat to you. This is awesome news. It is such a great friemdly informative site-who could resist. Great work Dave and Trish. Big Grin
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Sep 29, 2011 12:34 AM CST
Name: Chris
Ripon, Wisconsin
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Sages Garden Ideas: Master Level Seller of Garden Stuff I sent a postcard to Randy!
Sempervivums Sedums Region: Wisconsin Hosted a Not-A-Raffle-Raffle Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Avid Green Pages Reviewer
Hurray! Fantastic that it's growing so fast! Great job to all!
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Sep 29, 2011 4:32 AM CST
Name: Vi
Ocean Springs, MS (Zone 8b)
Dog Lover Irises Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge) Region: United Kingdom Region: United States of America Region: Mississippi
Charter ATP Member Daylilies Tip Photographer I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! I sent a postcard to Randy! Garden Ideas: Level 2
I agree Great job
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Sep 29, 2011 6:23 AM CST
Name: josephine
Arlington, Texas (Zone 8a)
Hi Everybody!! Let us talk native.
Native Plants and Wildflowers Organic Gardener Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Butterflies Garden Ideas: Master Level Forum moderator
I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! I helped plan and beta test the plant database. Charter ATP Member Plant Identifier Birds Cat Lover
Not only is this site beautiful and very well thought out, it is also a lot of fun!!! Thumbs up
Wildflowers are the Smiles of Nature.
Gardening with Texas Native Plants and Wildflowers.
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Sep 29, 2011 6:55 AM CST
Name: Stephanie Gonzales
Texas (Zone 8a)
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Permaculture Butterflies Plant and/or Seed Trader Region: Texas
Seed Starter Hummingbirder Dog Lover Cat Lover Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge)
Thumbs up I tip my hat to you. Hurray! Lovey dubby Group hug Smiling
Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
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Sep 29, 2011 7:17 AM CST
Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)
Garden Sages Region: Ukraine Native Plants and Wildflowers Xeriscape Organic Gardener I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
Garden Ideas: Master Level Butterflies Charter ATP Member Plant Identifier Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Dog Lover
Ditto each & every comment!

Hurray! Hurray! Hurray! Hurray! Hurray! Hurray! Hurray! Hurray! Hurray! Hurray! Hurray! Hurray! Hurray! Hurray! Hurray!
Big Grin Big Grin Big Grin Big Grin Big Grin Big Grin Big Grin Big Grin Big Grin Big Grin Big Grin Big Grin Big Grin Big Grin Big Grin
I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown
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Sep 29, 2011 12:37 PM CST
Name: Vicki
North Carolina
I helped beta test the Garden Planting Calendar I sent a postcard to Randy! Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Forum moderator Region: United States of America
Purslane Garden Art Region: North Carolina Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Garden Ideas: Master Level Million Pollinator Garden Challenge
GREAT numbers Dave and thank you for sharing them.. Thumbs up
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