Attendance: 22 members, No guests
- Colleen Fingal, LAGC Vice President, welcomed members. Members gave a positive overview about last month’s tour of Glade Run Adventures in Zelienople. The card from Glade Run thanking the club for our donation was shared with members.
- Plants Blooming in our gardens —Mums, zinnias, turtlehead, and dahlia.
- Treasurer’s report—Denny Brown said on track for budget. Dues of $15 per member are coming in. Current balance $2900.
- Hostess and Arrangement --- Anita Wagner passed the signup sheet for 2018.
- Programs --- January 23, 2018 Winter Sowing program will be led by Janine Zink. See calendar below for details.
- A photo of Longvue Acres Garden Club was printed in the “InRoss” magazine.
- November or December tour with lunch. Colleen led the discussion about whether to tour Frick or Phipps Conservatory. Members voted and it was decided to forego a tour and instead have a lunch where there is more time to socialize. The date is November 18, 2017 at noon at Kretzler’s Restaurant. The group decided to have a white elephant gift exchange. If a member chooses to participate bring an item about $5 to $10. More details will be given at the October meeting.
- Dessert and arrangement — Thank you to Bill Goff for dessert and Linda and Denny Brown for the arrangement.
Program: “What To Do With That Orchid You Just Bought” by Nancy Klein
- Jenna introduced Nancy Klein who is a regular Phipps Conservatory volunteer, member of the
- Orchid Society of Western Pennsylvania (OSWP), and an avid orchid grower who now has ~150 orchids at home down from a high of ~300. She gave a fun, informative talk and re-potted Lynn Betts’ orchid she brought in for a new home. Dianne Machesney was the lucky winner.
- Enjoy orchids as they are long blooming, many are quite inexpensive, and can “jump into your cart,” per Nancy’s experience.
- Almost all orchids like a temperature drop of 15 degrees every day for blooming.
- You can move orchids outside during the summer but keep in bright shade and definitely avoid sunshine as orchids are understory plants.
- Select easier orchids such as a Phalaenopsis, Oncidium or Dendrobium. Practice on them before you begin buying expensive and difficult orchids, e.g. Lady Slippers.
- Mark on a plastic tag when last re-potted into a one-half inch larger pot, usually about every 1 ½ - 3 years. Knock out the old planting medium. Spray roots with 3% hydrogen peroxide solution. Replace the potting medium (bark good) and poke the medium firmly down. If moss used, water far less to prevent root rot.
- Water every week or two. Submerge in water, keeping the crown dry, for about 10 minutes. Drain well. If using a second pot, air space between pots is a must. Fertilize lightly with a slow release fertilizer. Can use 1 or 2 ice cubes for watering.
- If needed for pest control, spray a mix of 4 oz 409, 4 oz rubbing alcohol and water to make a 32 oz solution.
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| Jenna, Nancy in middle, Helen |
- Calendar: $15 Dues are due. Please submit changes to personal information in the directory.
- October 24th – “Herbs” by Andrea Jackson.
- November 18th – LAGC Lunch. Bring white elephant gift (funny or useful) for trading
- January 23, 2018 – “Winter Sowing," Janine Zink will lead this hands-on activity where we get a head start on some of our seeds. Members should bring: 3 or 4 gallon milk jugs and/or large rectangular clear plastic lettuce/salad containers (the ones you buy your spring mix in and typically throw away), gloves, if you like, and a variety of seeds of your choosing (lettuce, tomatoes and other slower-growing vegetables work well as do perennial flower seeds). Janine will provide the potting soil, and help us add "ventilation" holes in our containers.
- February 27, 2018 – LAGC meeting, program TBD.
- March 14-18 – Phipps Orchid Show and Sale, Phipps Garden Center.
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