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Oct 27, 2011 7:12 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
kqcrna said:And Dave- Did you say ATP had half a million hits this month? Or ???


I had said that we had a half million visitors last month, but I mis-spoke. We had over half a million pageviews, which is still VERY impressive for a site this new!

We have had 678,652 pageviews loaded off the site in the last month.

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Oct 27, 2011 8:08 AM 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
Wow, that is impressive.

When did ATP launch? And when did the database launch?

Karen
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Oct 27, 2011 8:18 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
The site launched on July 4th and the database was launched about a month ago.
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Oct 27, 2011 8:21 AM 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
Wow, that's fast growth. I am astounded at how big the database has grown that fast. (and members who have thousands of entries already...)

Karen
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Oct 27, 2011 9:14 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
Yes, it astounded me, too. I certainly didn't expect such enthusiasm and activity! Everyone seems to be having fun!!
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Oct 27, 2011 9:59 AM CST
Name: Jay
Nederland, Texas (Zone 9a)
Region: Texas Region: Gulf Coast Charter ATP Member I helped beta test the first seed swap I helped plan and beta test the plant database. I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Plant Identifier Tip Photographer Garden Sages Garden Ideas: Master Level Hibiscus
It will be interesting to see what kind of membership bump we get from the publicity.
wildflowersoftexas.com



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Oct 27, 2011 10:13 AM CST
Name: Sandi
Austin, Tx (Zone 8b)
Texas Gardening
Forum moderator Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Ideas: Master Level Plant Identifier Master Gardener: Texas
Region: Texas Tropicals Plumerias Ferns Greenhouse Garden Art
Great interview. I listened while I added photos to the data base. and now I know why my first attempt at gardening wasn't as successful as it could have been. I'm waiting until spring to try again in that "rotting space!"
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Oct 27, 2011 10:16 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
Yep, give those rotting areas a bit of time. I was surprised and delighted!
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Oct 27, 2011 11:58 AM CST
Name: Susie
Phoenix AZ (Zone 9a)
Southwest Gardening~ moderator/ATP.
Forum moderator Charter ATP Member Tip Photographer Garden Ideas: Level 2 Region: Southwest Gardening Roses
Birds Hummingbirder Garden Art Dog Lover Daylilies Region: United States of America
I listened to your interview last night, Dave. I've never heard your voice. You come across with a lot of passion, knowledge, and generosity. I'm not surprised! Looking forward to more interviews. I'm reminded that I need to set up my worm farm to harvest casings Big Grin
“Don't give up too quickly"... unknown, I heard it somewhere.
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Oct 27, 2011 12:28 PM 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
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Oct 27, 2011 2:54 PM CST
Name: Susan
Zone 10a (Zone 10a)

Birds Butterflies Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Dog Lover Region: Florida
Hibiscus Hummingbirder Tropicals
Dave I enjoyed the podcast. This should help with the grocery shopping http://allrecipes.com/recipe/h...

PS. replace the oil with lard Big Grin
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Oct 27, 2011 3:33 PM 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
Big Grin
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Oct 27, 2011 3:41 PM CST

Plumerias Photo Contest Winner: 2015 Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Ideas: Master Level Forum moderator
Region: Florida Cat Lover Garden Sages Cactus and Succulents Tropicals Hosted a Not-A-Raffle-Raffle
Wow, I really enjoyed that. And you kind of sound like I thought you would, Dave.... just a million things going on in your head all the time!! Smiling
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Oct 27, 2011 3:44 PM CST
Name: Horseshoe Griffin
Efland, NC (Zone 7a)
And in the end...a happy beginning!
I helped beta test the Garden Planting Calendar Charter ATP Member Garden Sages Hosted a Not-A-Raffle-Raffle I sent a postcard to Randy! I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
For our friend, Shoe. Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge) Enjoys or suffers cold winters Birds Permaculture Container Gardener
Very cool! I got to listen to it while washing a few eggs for afternoon delivery, sticking labels on tomato seed envelopes, and then got hungry wishing I had some of Dave's lard to plop in a cast iron skillet and cook an egg in. (Wonder why that thought entered my mind....?) :>)

Good goin', Dave. That's a great outlet and info area, no doubt folks will come looking to check out ATP and all the wonders that go on here.

ATP is like a new beginning farm, and steadily growing.

Shoe
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Oct 27, 2011 3:49 PM 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
Horseshoe said:ATP is like a new beginning farm, and steadily growing.

I agree Cultivate it and watch it grow! Thumbs up
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~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot!


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Oct 27, 2011 5:36 PM 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 agree Thumbs up

We've had a number of new signups today and yesterday evening. I wonder how many of those are listeners of this podcast.
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Oct 27, 2011 5:39 PM CST
Plants Admin
Name: Zuzu
Northern California (Zone 9a)
Region: Ukraine Charter ATP Member Region: California Cat Lover Roses Clematis
Irises Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Plant Identifier Garden Sages Plant Database Moderator Garden Ideas: Master Level
A lot, I'm sure. I don't see how anyone could resist joining after listening to that interview. Smiling
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Oct 27, 2011 5:45 PM 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
I agree with Zuzu. It was a very informative yet inviting interview.
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Oct 27, 2011 6:05 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
Oh this is so totally COOL!

I'm listening now and about half way though!

Oh how wonderful!!!!!! Hurray! Hurray! Hurray! Thumbs up Thumbs up
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Oct 27, 2011 6:26 PM CST
Name: Carol
Canton GA (Zone 7b)
Charter ATP Member Sedums I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Sempervivums Cat Lover Hummingbirder
Birds Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge) Region: Georgia Region: Ohio Purslane Container Gardener
Really great podcast! I loaded it onto my mp3 player and took my daily walk while listening. I'll have to check out more on that site.

Nice to hear more of the 'behind the scenes' of the lives of the Whitingers. Thumbs up

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