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SPEAKER ARTICLE by Sandi Block-Brezner – 1st VP
Our speaker is my very special friend, Tony Millet, who is also a 3rd year (soon to be 4th year!) AOS student judge with me! Tony will be showing us his special methods of mounting and repotting orchids. Tony has also created a special orchid mix formulated for our south Florida conditions! It’s one you can easily buy the ingredients for and make yourself… Tony’s mom started his growing career at a very young age in Brooklyn NYC, growing everything from seed. He also had a mentor who started teaching him about orchids when he was about 9 years old. During his orchid growing career, he has delved into cool, intermediate, and warm growing types of orchids. Having the experience of growing in underground cold frames to an above ground greenhouse did set the tone for his new semi-retirement lathe house growing outdoors, Florida style. The early childhood experience of growing from seed also set the tone for his own orchid hybridizing program, which he has been doing for more than 25 years. He breeds and grows unusual hybrids in the large Cattleya alliance, and also performs all hybridizing and flasking activities. Many of Tony’s hybrids have been AOS awarded! He also lectures to societies and teaches. His present growing goal is to impart warm growing tolerance to some of the cooler growing, colorful hadro laelias so we can enjoy them in Florida! Tony will have plants for sale and he is supplying the raffle tables with many of his special creations!
June 2019
AFFILIATED WITH AMERICAN ORCHID SOCIETY
& FLAMINGO GARDENS
BOTANICAL GARDENS &
WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
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Save These Important Dates (Print this Page & Attach with Magnet to Fridge or Tack to Cork)
FGOS June General Meeting: Monday, June 10th, 2019 @ 7:30 P.M. in The Gallery @ Flamingo Gardens – Tony Millet will be the Speaker on Repotting and Mounting Doors OPEN @ 7 P.M. – Please bring your plant for show and tell from 7 P.M. – 7:15 P.M.
WPBJC AOS June Judging: Saturday, June 22nd, 2019 – Begins @ 2 P.M. in The Gallery @ Flamingo Gardens – Education session begins @ 12:30 P.M. – Associate Judge Joan Connors will be speaking on Yellow & Green Phalaenopsis (arrive by 1:30 P.M. if you are bringing plants to be judged)
FGOS June Board Meeting: Monday, June 24th, 2019 @ 7:30 P.M. (Members Are Welcome to Observe & See What It’s Like to be a Board Member. If interested, please RSVP with Jan Amador @ 954.347.2738)
FGOS July General Meeting: Monday, July 8th, 2019 @ 7:30 P.M. in The Gallery @ Flamingo Gardens – Tomas Bajza will be the Speaker on Miniature Orchids Doors OPEN @ 7 P.M. – Please bring your plant for show and tell from 7 P.M. – 7:15 P.M.
WPBJC AOS July Judging: Saturday, July 27th, 2019 – Begins @ 2 P.M. in The Gallery @ Flamingo Gardens (arrive by 1:30 P.M. if you are bringing plants to be judged)
FGOS July Board Meeting: Monday, July 22nd, 2019 @ 7:30 P.M. (Members Are Welcome to Observe & See What It’s Like to be a Board Member. If interested, please RSVP with Jan Amador @ 954.347.2738)
FGOS August General Meeting: Monday, August 12th, 2019 @ 7:30 P.M. in The Gallery @ Flamingo Gardens – Melana & Jim Davison will Speak on Laelia Anceps
WPBJC AOS August Judging: Saturday, August 24th, 2019 – Begins @ 2 P.M. in The Gallery @ Flamingo Gardens (arrive by 1:30 P.M. if you are bringing plants to be judged)
FGOS August Board Meeting: Monday, August 26th, 2019 @ 7:30 P.M. (Members Are Welcome to Observe & See What It’s Like to be a Board Member. If interested, please RSVP with Jan Amador @ 954.347.2738)
2019 Orchid Shows and Events to Visit (click link for details)
AUG 2nd 3rd – 9th Annual Cattleya Symposium – Ft. Pierce, FL – (Check-in Aug 1st) OCT 25th – 14th – Delray Beach Orchid Society Show – “Orchids on the Square”
Monthly Quote
"...sometimes being kind is more important than being right..." unknown
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE The Summer Heat is here! Where did all that rain go? Don’t forget those orchids need
lots of water right now, especially anything that is mounted. Your vandas would appreciate being watered again in the afternoon.
The Orchidteers are very excited to see that after 2 years they now have a shaded holding area at Flamingo Gardens. Special thanks to Carol Holdren for making this happen. Brian Hufford has dedicated many hours to the building of this secured area. There is shade, water, electricity, fans and growing benches. Bill Hodnett donated these nice high benches. Lucy ordered a shed to store supplies and sprayers. Other people who work at the Gardens have helped making this a team effort. Folks - this place looks amazing compared to what it looked like when we started. Now we will have an area to care for orchids that need a little TLC or just cleaning up before being mounted in the Gardens. This means that Lucy, Bill and Judy won’t have to bring orchids back and forth to the Gardens every week. The Orchidteers are making Flamingo Gardens an Orchid Destination!
The Photography Challenge will be coming up in November. Time to be taking photos of your orchids or any orchids you see. The best way for a chance to win is to enter. Give it a shot! Cash prizes!
Remember we have the category called, If you have never won a Ribbon, we want you to bring in your blooming beauty! Be sure you let Lucy know so your plant gets put in the right place. We want to recognize your efforts. We always want to encourage you to bring in your orchids. This is how we all learn – where do you grow this, what kind of media is this grown in, how much light does your orchid get and what fertilizer do you use. Oh, and where did you get that plant because I love it!
I hope you all got to attend the Redlands Show. Always a good time and orchids galore are always found there. So, did you all get to see Martha Stewart at the Redlands Show? That was the buzz going around.
Our Society continues to grow with new members. Be sure to introduce yourself if you see a new face. Take some time to show someone around. We were all new to FGOS at one time and we want everyone to feel welcome.
Looking forward to seeing you all at the June meeting! See you there! – Jan – 954.347.2738
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PLEASE VISIT OUR ORCHID VENDOR FRIENDS THAT PROVIDED DISCOUNTED PLANTS FOR OUR 2019 AUCTION – THANK U!!
(Click on Logo to Visit Website)
SPRINGWATER ORCHIDS
PALMER ORCHIDS
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Happy Birthday to You, Happy Birthday to You,
Happy Birthday FGOS Members… June 1 Yeni Logan June 6 Jose Gancedo June 6 Debbie Malloy June 11 Jan Amador June 12 Cecilia Ferrer June 12 Sandra Gochenouer June 13 Sheila Santage June 14 Pilar Schreidell June 19 Bill Schmidt June 20 Christine Oliver June 20 Christine Viscovich June 26 Gus Diamond June 28 Paula Johnson June 29 Stephanie Di Bella June 30 Diana Hawes
Happy Birthday to You! If We Missed Your Birthday, We Wish You a Very Happy Birthday!
Please let us know so we can update our information.
June Bird is the Dove
H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y June Kids
Birth Stones are the Pearl
& the Moonstone
Birth Flowers are the Rose
& the Honeysuckle
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May 2019 Member’s Choice Awards
2ND PLACE
1ST PLACE TIE
Alcra. Peggy Ruth Carpenter by Christine Viscovich & Family
C. tenebrosa ‘ Apoka’ x C. tenebrosa ‘Tokyo’ by Ovetta Chalmers
Den lindleyi a/k/a Den. aggregatum by Mike Vaupel
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May 2019 Member’s Choice Awards
May 2019 Speaker’s Choice & ‘Never Won a Ribbon’ Award
SPEAKER’S CHOICE AWARD
1ST PLACE ‘NEVER WON A RIBBON’
3RD PLACE TIE
C. Snow White ‘Blanca’ by Sandi Block-Brezner
No I.D. Phal. by Michael Stahl
Phal. Samera var. cerulea by Lucy Matos-Lodato
Den lindleyi a/k/a Den. aggregatum by Mike Vaupel
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May 2019 Meeting Gallery
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Specimen Plants and Flower Boosters 2019 by Roy Tokunaga Email: [email protected]
Definition: Anything that will empower my Orchid to grow and spike more reliably with maximum flowers. It can be cultural adjustments like more light, water quality, and air movement. Also, nutritional like fish emulsion, bone meal, and specialty fertilizers. Most of us would like to spray a magic potion and the Orchid will grow and flower like magic.
For Florida: The best growers have several things in common.
1. Maximize light for the genera they are growing. "Principles of light by Dr. Erik Runkle, Orchids Magazine, May 2008.
2. Have good air movement. Roots are well aerated.
3. Low salts in the root zone. Flush plants regularly. If well water, flush 45 minutes. If city water, 10-15 minutes. Weekly. If you grow in the rain, a 1-inch rain fall will do the same. For indoor growing use rainwater or reverse osmosis (RO) water.
4. Have fantastic roots. Pest and disease absent.
5. Understands water quality and how it dictates fertilizer choice. Best article. "What's in Your Water?", by Jack and Cari Peters, Orchids Magazine, May 2012.
City water can be moderately alkaline. Well water usually very alkaline. Rain and RO water have no alkalinity. What does it mean? Best article is by Dr. Bill Argo, Blackmore Company. Search online and the SAOS (St. Augustine Orchid Society) has it on their website. Many thanks to Sue Bottom.
What needs to be done is for one person in your area to do a water test by J. R. Peters and the alkalinity value is the most important. High alkalinity and total dissolved salts require the most flushing. Best fertilizer will be 20-20-20 or 18-18-18. You can confirm this with J.R. Peters after doing the water quality test. Florida growers usually need some Epson Salts, magnesium sulfate.
Rainwater has no Calcium or Magnesium. Michigan State Fertilizer best. High phosphorus is not necessary for anything. 2-3% of NPK sufficient. Best article is in Orchids Magazine, "Without High Phosphorus by Jan Szyren, June 2003. Recommends less nitrogen on mature plants to increase flowers.
6. Understanding Water Quality. Best explanation is by Dr. Bill Argo. One of the designers of the MSU Michigan State Fertilizer. Best water is rain water or RO
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There is a Wealth of Information for FREE on A.O.S. Website
and IN the ‘ORCHIDS’ magazine ONLINE
The BENEFITS to YOU are a Great Way to Learn about Different Kinds of Orchids and How to Grow Them...
CLICK and JOIN NOW to BECOME a MEMBER @ www.AOS.org!
water. Must be paired with the MSU RO special fertilizer. Best growers know how to balance their light , temperature, plant type with a small amount of fertilizer. Ask the best growers in your society that matches your growing conditions and do not exceed their fertilizer recommendations.
Roy's SECRET Potion: On mature plants. Just before spikes appear. Apply more calcium based fertilizer 1/2 teaspoon per gallon with micronutrient package like STEM by Peters or Microplex by Millers Chemical. 1/8 teaspoon per gallon of the micros. Weekly until spikes and flowers appear. Maximum 3 months.
If it does not give you the best flowering ever..... We need to do a diagnostic review. Happy Growing. References: Sheehan, T. 2008. Physiological Disorder of Orchids. p.4-21. In Orchid Pest and Diseases, J.B. Watson , editor. Booklet by the American Orchid Society. Runkle, E 2008. Principles of Light. Orchids 77(5):350-353. Peters, J. and C. Peters. 2012 What's in Your Water? Orchids 81(5): 304-307. Wang, Y-T. 2005. How Lime and Fertility Affect Hybrid Paphiopedilums. Orchids 74(11)814-817. Bottom, Sue and Tokunaga, Roy. 2017 Choosing Fertilizer Based on Water Quality. Orchids 86(2)108-116. Argo, B. pH Management and Plant Nutrition, Parts 1-5. http://www.staugorchidsociety.org/culture-water.htm. First published in the Journal of the International Phalaenopsis Society. Trepanier, M, Pierre-Lamy, B. Dansereau, 2009, Phalaenopsis Can Absorb Urea Directly Through Their Roots Text Books: Arditti, J. 1992. Fundamentals of Orchid Biology. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Hoboken, new Jersey. Marschner, H. 1995. Mineral Nutrition of Higher Plants, 2nd ed Academic Press, Orlando, Florida. Nelson, P. V. 2011. Greenhouse Operation and Management, 7th ed. Prentice-Hall, Inc. Englewood Cliffs, new Jersey. Taiz, L. and E. Zeiger. 2015. Plant Physiology, 6th ed. Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, Massachusetts.
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Our 2018 - 2019 Board of Directors
President Jan Amador [email protected]
954-347-2738 1st VP Programs Sandi Block-Brezner 2nd VP Membership Mary Lathrop Treasurer Theresa Di Rocco Recording Secretary Lucy Matos-Lodato Corresponding Secretary Marcy Schwartz Trustee Mike Vaupel Trustee Antonio Torres Trustee Marissa Gittelman Trustee Judy Goos Trustee Chris Morales Webmaster Debbie Brown Editor Alex Rodriguez
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@ 7:30pm at Flamingo Gardens
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M e m b e r s
Free Chances to Win a Blooming Orchid
Bring something to share on the Refreshment Table
Get a Ticket! Bring your Blooming Orchids for “Show and
Tell”
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The more things you do the more tickets you get!
And, you’re helping Support
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