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P.O. Box 211463 Royal Palm Beach, FL 33421
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October 2016
Hello friends,
November and December are very busy months for OSPB members with the the big plant sale at Mounts Botanical Garden, November 5 and 6, and our holiday party at the
Atlantis Country Club December 8. You will be getting separate emails about those
events. We need more volunteers for the plant sale; please call or email Shannon Skoulikas ([email protected] Tel. 443-802-4779). If you volunteer for
the OSPB booth, you get free admission to the sale, but your name has to be on our list of volunteers).
Our speaker on November 10 is Thanh Nguyen of Springwater Orchids -
'Cattleyas'. Thanh always has wonderful plants, and I am really looking forward to his program. Remember the meeting starts at 7:00.
Hope to see you at all of the above events!
Doris Happel
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Hello OSPB, Did you learn all about Cymbidiums at the last meeting? I thought Brian Monk did a fantastic job with his power-point presentation. He gave us good reasons to grow these beautiful plants. First of all, they are handsome plants; excellent and easy growers with a large number of flowers on a multitude of inflorences’s and they have the extra bonus of being fragrant too. They are warmth tolerant. What exactly does that mean? It means they will not only grow but also bloom in warm conditions. The big standard Cymbidiums must have temperatures below 60 while the warmth tolerant will do just fine with night temperatures in the 60’s and 70’s. They are terrestrial which means they grow in the layer of decomposing organic matter that lies on top of the ground. That makes them humus epiphytes, but some of the pendant species of cymbidiums will grow on trees or lithophytically; which means they grow on rocks. They like to be potted in a coarse, absorbent mix that retains moisture, with excellent drainage, and in a deep plastic pot. This allows long and strong root growth. Don’t overpot. Constant moisture is essential especially during the growing season. NOT WET! A rest period with less water is beneficial to trigger the onset of blooming. They need bright light to flower well; brighter than for Cattleya’s. Vanda light will work nicely. They can tolerate full sun for short periods of time, but bright, dappled light is best. The brighter the light the more bloom spikes and flowers you will get. When growing in very bright light they may require more water and more fertilizer. Good light results in a more compact growing plant. Brian uses calcium/magnesium fertilizer and also to build next year’s flowers, which need nitrogen, he supplements with Peters 10-10-10. I took a lot of notes and I plan to have more blooming success with my Cymbidiums in the near future.
The November 10th meeting will feature one of our favorite speakers. Thanh Nguyen, from Springwater Orchids in Melbourne, will be speaking about my most favorite orchid, the magnificent Cattleya. Thanh came to this country from Viet Nam after the war, learned English and went to college. He has a real job working at the Kennedy Space Center as an engineer for the Defense Department. He has been growing orchids for over 25 years. His favorite orchid is the Paphaeopedlium. He has done extensive breeding and hybridizing, creating many new and beautiful crosses. He is passionate about his orchids and although he was not initially interested in giving talks and doing programs, he believes it is the only way to keep the hobby growing and getting more and younger people involved.
He says when we (those of us who have been doing it a long time) die off, who will take over in our place? He wants to reach as many people as possible and “light the spark” so to speak. You will enjoy Thanh’s program. He will have plants available for sale, so don’t forget your checkbook. Bring a friend…light the spark. C. mossiae x Blc. Brandywine
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Our birthday babies for Novenber, in charge of bringing refreshments are: Christine Alward, Tina Mazzella, Donna Tobey, Marilyn Watson and anyone who has not brought refreshments as yet this year. Happy Birthday Everyone! Barbara Rollhaus has volunteered to hold the room open for us. Thank you ! Next weekend, November 5th & 6th is the Mounts Fall Plant Sale. We could use some volunteers to help out in our booth. We have a great selection of plants for sale. We will also have some member plants for sale. If you would like to sell some of your plants at our booth you are welcome to do that. You will donate 20% back to the society and you are required to work at least 2 hours in the booth. Contact Doris for more info. 561-602-5579 [email protected] (This catt pictured here is C. Pure Soul. We will have several of these available at the Mounts Sale, Nov. 5 & 6)
It’s that time of year again when we start looking for new officers for next year. Well I’m happy to tell you the slate is full.
Doris Happel … President Linda Greco … Vice President
Marie Reddy … Sectetary Gloria Kennedy … Treasurer
Marge Wentz … Trustee JoElla Manalan … Trustee
Alan Lasch … Trutee Linda Fay … Membership
Patt Lindsey … Newsletter Editor Jacob Galeski … Past President
We will vote on this slate at the next meeting. _______________________________________________________________________________________ We are pleased to Welcome new member Vanessa Duncan to our orchid family. We look forward to getting to know you and hope you will enjoy all the benefits of your membership as you continue to learn all about these wonderful orchids that we all love ……. and have become addicted to. ________________________________________________________________________________________
Note from Charline Nakamura….. Winter Workshop
High – Low Thermometers Your growing area and yard has more than one micro-climate. The best way to learn about your special environment is to use this special thermometer. Ideally you need 2 or 3 of them. This way you know the difference between 2 or 3 areas at the same time. Usually it is 5 degrees warmer under a tree or next to the house for example. The thermometer will register the highest temperature and the lowest. You re-set it to get the next reading. Check on the internet. The Taylor brand is excellent--- and expensive. Ace Hardware has another model for less. Check different areas of your yard. Hint, hint….ask Santa to bring you one (or two). *** Note from editor Ace has the Taylor brand on sale this weekend for $24.95.
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ORCHID SOCIETY OF THE PALM BEACHES
CHRISTMAS DINNER
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2016
The Board is pleased to announce our Christmas Dinner will be at:
Atlantis Country Club 190 Atlantis Boulevard
Atlantis, FL 33462 We will meet at 6:00, starting with a cash bar, followed by dinner at 6:30. The cost is $35.00, or if you want a larger cut of Prime Rib it’s $38.00. Choose your entree from one of the following:
Roasted Prime Rib of Beef (B) Or Larger Cut of Prime Rib (BL)
Broiled Mahi Mahi with Tartar Sauce (F) Breast of Chicken Picatta (C)
(Medallions of chicken w/lemon butter wine sauce & capers) If you would like to attend the dinner, call Mary at 561-491-8033 or email her at [email protected] to register and give her your entrée choice. The deadline for signing up and paying is Thursday, December 1. Make your check out to OSPB and mail it with your dinner choice to: Mary Scheitler, 81 Cedar Circle, Boynton Beach, FL 33436. We sent around a sign-up sheet Thursday night, but didn’t have all the information available. It will be routed again at our November meeting. For those who signed up fill in your information, and for those who do attend to sign up at this time. Call or email Mary if you won’t be at this meeting. Spouses and friends are invited to join us, and each person attending will receive an orchid compliments of the Society. We hope you will be joining us! It will be a fun evening with games, and prizes. Our party is in the Main Dining Room with the entrance to the back of the building. Directions are below for those who need them. Directions from the North, taking I-95: You will exit at 6
th Avenue South (exit 63), in Lake Worth. Keep right to take
the ramp toward Palm Beach State College (west), merge onto 6th Avenue South . Turn left onto SR-807 S / South
Congress Avenue. Turn right onto JFK Drive. Take the first right after the guard house onto Atlantis Blvd. 190 is on the right. Directions from the South, taking I-95: Exit Lantana Road (exit 61) going west. Make a right onto Congress Ave. Turn left onto JFK Drive. Take the first right after the guard house onto Atlantis Blvd. and 190 is on the
right.
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It’s that time again……TIME TO PAY YOUR DUES….! Single member $30. Family membership is $35. Please fill out a membership form and send it to Linda Fay, 2640 Gately Drive West, #702, West Palm Beach, FL 33415 Please add the 7 to 201.. or bring it with you to the next meeting ________________________________________________________________________________________
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The Delray Beach Orchid Society Show is going on this weekend in the gymnasium at the Old School Square in downtown Delray. It’s a nice little show and very well done. It’s a chance to spend some money on a few, new babies to add to your collection. Have fun if you go. I think that about covers it for this month. I hope to see everyone at the Mounts Fall Sale next weekend and at the meeting Thursday, November 10th. This is the busy time of the year coming up. Lots to do and many shows to attend. Enjoy! Remember, light the spark, bring a friend. Happy Growing,
Patt Lindsey Show & Tell
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Show & Tell & Oct. Meeting Pic’s by Tina
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