The Orchid Help Guys

Before the Meeting

7:15 PMAsk the Orchid Help Guys before any

Sandpiper Orchid Society meetingfor advice on any culture problems you

may be having with your orchids.

(Note: Week and Date change due to the Christmas Holidays)

Sandpiper’s December Meeting will be a Covered Dish Supper

supplied by all attending members. Guests are Welcome.

Doors open at 6:30 PM Dinner begins at 7:30 PM

(Note: Meeting Time Change)

December ’12 Newsletter in a

PDF FORMAT

Upcoming Meeting Thursday

December 13th

DECEMBER 2012

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Sandpiper Orchid SocietySandpiper Meeting

Location Galloway Branch of the Atlantic County Library

system located at 306 East Jimmie Leeds Road

Galloway, NJ Phone 609-652-2352

Map of Meeting Location

Website: http://www.SandpiperOrchidSociety.com Email: SandpiperOS@gmail.com

Holiday Covered Dish

SupperDecember 13th

7:30 PMPlease join us and celebrate our final

Meeting, Show Table and Social Gathering of the

year in a festive Holiday style.

Please notify Alice Montgomery on what you are bringing if you

have not done so already. Phone: (609) 561-5858

Email: montyIV4@comcast.net

Dr. Cary Stone Bergie Ellingsen

Join or Renew now, or before Sandpiper’s upcoming January Awards Banquet, and have your name placed in a drawing for your choice of 1 of 3 beautiful Blooming Orchids, drawn at the Awards Banquet. Please mail or deliver at your next meeting, your Membership Renewal Application to George Bollenbach, Membership Chair.

Sandpiper Orchid Society MEMBERSHIP FORM

To obtain Sandpiper OS Membership information and a printable Application Form

click on the link below.

Printable  Membership  Application  Form

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How the Points are Earned Rosette Award ....…... 10 pts 1st Place ...................... 5 pts 2nd Place .................... 3 pts 3rd Place ..................... 1 pt Joe Myers Award - Awarded to the member that accumulates the highest point total for the year as determined from Society Displays and the monthly Show Table results. Lisa O’Neal Award - This award was established in 2006 upon the untimely death of then president Lisa O’Neal. Lisa was renowned for displaying her finest orchids on the monthly Show Table. The winner of this award is acknowledged as having grown the most outstanding orchid of the year which is chosen from those plants that received the 10 point Rosette Award.

SHOW TABLE & Orchid Shows Point Standings thru November 2012

Free Orchid2013 Membership Drive

Bollenbach, G.

Burke, N.

Cascioli, P.

Class, B.

Cole, B.

DelGuercio, M&S

Ellingsen, B.

Errickson

Ference, R.

Fontaine, A.

Gotwols, C.

Jankowski, L.

Michalenko, R.

Montgomery, A&B

Penso, M.

Stone, Dr. C.

Zona, G&H

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2013 AOS Calendar

A beautiful 14-month calendar with 15 color photographs of orchids as they are in the wild. $2 of the purchase price funds conservation initiatives. Shipping is included in the

United States. Price is $14.95 for non-members, $13.45 for AOS members

Purchase  Link

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Bud Blast It can be heartbreaking to watch helplessly as long-awaited orchid buds brown, die and drop instead of becoming those much-anticipated flowers. Bud blast, when buds wither and fall from an otherwise healthy plant, may occur through any of a number of causes. Buds are the most sensitive part of an orchid, and are easily affected by unsuitable conditions in the growing environment. Cattleyas, Phalaenopsis and Dendrobiums seem particularly susceptible to this problem. The most frequent reasons for this are as follows. Under or overwatering is a common cause of bud blast. If a plant becomes too dry, it may withdraw moisture from buds as a survival mechanism. Overwatering can damage the orchid’s root system, with the end result being a lack of water to the plant.As with underwatering, when the plant is unable to absorb sufficient quantities of water, it will withdraw water from the buds, bringing about their demise. Budding Cattleyas are particularly sensitive to overwatering, which can cause buds to blacken and die while still in their sheath. Temperature extremes or rapid temperature changes are often a culprit in bud blast. If a budding orchid receives drafts from a window, an air conditioning or heating vent, or even a rush of air from a hot oven, it may drop buds. Orchid buds are sensitive to fumes from paint, natural gas leaks and other chemicals. Once pollinated, flowers generate methane gas, causing them to collapse and saving energy for seed production. Methane or ethylene gas from other sources may also trigger bud or flower collapse. Developing buds need high humidity. If their environment is too dry, or the ambient humidity fluctuates a great deal, buds may be adversely affected and drop.

.....thanks to Waldor Orchids and Susan Jones of the AOS

David’s Monthly Orchid Tips

David Off is a 3rd generation member of the highly respected

WALDOR ORCHIDS family.

Light Nobiles can and should be grown outdoors in the summer, usually between the first of June and the end of September. If there's danger of frost, bring them in. They should be grown in 30% shade or bright, filtered sun. In the fall, when you bring them in, place them in either an east or south window. South is preferable.Temperature To produce good flower count, night temperatures should not raise above 60 °F. until the buds appear. After the buds appear, you can keep them at 62-64 °F. at night and you should have blooms in January or February. At night one can even put them in the refrigerator until buds appear. Remember that with cold night temperatures one must keep them very much on the dry side. Water Nobile type Dendrobiums like to be kept root bound in the pot, which means that in the summer, with strong sunlight, you can water your plants almost every day due to increased evaporation and transpiration. In the fall (late September) when the plants are in dormancy, water only enough to keep the canes or pseudobulbs from shriveling (about once per week). Do not resume normal watering (watering when the plant approaches dryness, every 3-5 days) until you see flower buds appear in the sides of the canes.

Fertilizer We highly recommend Green Jungle Orchid Food, especially formulated to work with rain, distilled, reverse osmosis water or water low in alkalinity. Fertilize with Green Jungle every time you water. Cut off all fertilizer at the end of August to ensure high flower count in the winter/spring blooming seasons.Flowering Nobile type Dendrobuims produce buds from the sides of the canes, generally

opposite of the leaf axis. The buds will slowly emerge over a period of about 3 months before blooming. These plants can produce from 10 to 100 flowers at a time depending on the size of the plant. Repotting Repot every two years or as the plant outgrows the pot. Standard orchid potting mix or New Zealand sphagnum moss can be used. Another common potting medium used is straight coconut husk chips. Be careful not to over pot as these plants like to be root bound.

...thanks to the Orchid Web website.

Nobile Type Dendrobium

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SANDPIPER ORCHID SOCIETY AWARDS BANQUET

Please Print, Cut Out and Mail Banquet Form

SANDPIPER AWARDS BANQUET

Make checks payable to the: Sandpiper Orchid SocietyThe cost is $35.00 each. (Includes Reserved Banquet Room, Complete Meal, Tax and Tip)

Guests are welcome.

Name_____________________________________ Number Attending__________

Dinner Choice: Prime Rib___________________ Crab Imperial______________

Mail this form and your check to: Henry Zona

1013 Shelbourne Ave. Absecon, NJ 08201

Sandpiperʼs Annual Awards Banquet is being held on Sunday, January 27th, 2013 at the Crab Trap Restaurant in Somers Point. Our room will be available at 4:00 PM. Dinner is

scheduled to be served at 5:00 PM. Please complete the form below and mail it to Henry Zona, along with your check. The cost this year is still $35.00 per person.

YES, there will be a Show Table.

Thanks, Alice Montgomery 609-561-5858

Henry Zona 609-641-1986email: hzona@comcast.net

-WEBSITE-

10 E. Poplar Ave. Linwood, N.J. 08221-2526

Phone: 609-927-4126 Fax: 609-926-0615

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The Benefits Of Membership Whether a beginner or an expert orchid grower, you will find membership in the American Orchid Society a truly rewarding experience. You’ll join 18,000 others worldwide who share a passion for orchids, as well as furthering conservation and research efforts for these wondrous plants. And you’ll enjoy a wealth of membership benefits.

...membership to the American Orchid Society

American Orchid Society

EXTENDED  CALENDAR  DETAILS

Calendar of Events

Jan 1 New Years DayJan 21 Martin Luther King Day

16 Mid-Atlantic Judging Center Philadelphia Horticultural Center Philadelphia, Pa. website: http://www.orchidjudging.com/ 17-20 25th Annual Open House at Silva Orchids Silva Orchids Neptune, N.J. Phone: 732-922-2635 website: http://www.silvaorchids.com 27 Sandpiper Orchid Society Annual Awards Banquet Crab Trap Restaurant Somers Point, N.J. Contact: Henry Zona for Advance Reservations only

January 2013Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa

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OfficersPresident" " Andy Fontaine""Vice Pres." " Ron Ference" "Secretary" " Vacant"Treasurer" " Henry Zona" "AOS Rep." " Walter Off" "Past Pres. " " Ron Ference "

Trustees at Large -4 Year Terms- Trustee 2012" Pam Cascioli" "Trustee 2013 George Bollenbach"Trustee 2014 Bill ClassTrustee 2015" Bill Errickson" "

Committee ChairsMembership" George Bollenbach"Program Dir." Ron Ference" "Publicity" " Gail Zona" "Newsletter"" Ron Ference" "Show Table"" Bill Class" "Hospitality"" Alice Montgomery"Website" " Ron Ference" "Show Exhibits" Andy Fontaine""Historian" " Chrissy Schairer"Photography" Ron Ference" "Refreshments" Svetlana Errickson" "Raffle" " Bruce Montgomery"Auction" " Ron Ference" "DVOC Rep." Bruce Montgomery"

Sandpiper Orchid Society

The Sandpiper OS is an Affiliated Member of the American Orchid Society

November 2012Show Table

1st Place WinnersSHOW  TABLE  DETAILS

Aer. bilobaGrown by R. Michelanko

Epc. Renee MarquisGrown by S. DelGuercio

Burr. KilaueaGrown by G. Bollenbach

Den. K-LaiGrown by B. Ellingsen

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SHOW  TABLE  DETAILSCeratostylus ruba

Grown by R. Michelanko

Paph. leucochilumGrown by G. Bollenbach

Blc. George King ‘Serendipity’Grown by R. Michelanko

Phrag. Evy FinneganGrown by R. Michelanko

Mokara Dinah ShoreGrown by G. Bollenbach

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Waldor Orchids The largest supplier of orchid plants and supplies

in the Delaware Valley.

10 E. Poplar Ave. Linwood, N.J. 08221-2526

Phone: 609-927-4126 Fax: 609-926-0615

Fridays and Saturdays 9AM - 5:30 PM

Website: http://waldor.com

Taking a Closer Look at Promenaeas Species from the Dry Side: A Journey to Costa Rica

Scale in the Everglades and Its Impact on Orchids What’s In a Name: Angraecum sesquipedale Celebrating Orchids at the Biltmore

ORCHIDS January Preview

Angraecum sesquipedale photographed at the Fuqua Conservatory in Atlanta photo © Greg Allikas

...thanks to the American Orchid Society

Mailing Label

Sandpiper Orchid SocietyEditorPO Box 462Waretown, NJ 08758