
"W.J.O.S.
NEWS"
January
2021
Wanneroo/Joondalup Orchid Society (Inc)
WJOS
Rules Approved 14 September 2018
Website: http://members.iinet.net.au/~emntee/
Please Note:
Meetings of the Wanneroo/Joondalup Orchid Society will be held
in the 3rd WEDNESDAY of each month
throughout 2021
The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 20th @ 7.30pm,
at the Warrandyte Park Clubroom,
89 Warrandyte Drive, Craigie
As you will see above, we are starting 2021 at our new venue
and on a WEDNESDAY instead of our usual Thursday.
These changes have all come about due to member dissatisfaction
with the previous venue at St. Lukes School hall, which
was quite understandable as there were quite a few drawbacks with
access and lighting there.
The Warrandyte Park Clubrooms were not available on our usual
Thursday and we were offered the 3rd Friday or 3rd Wednesday.
The 3rd Friday would clash with some show setups during the year
unfortunately.
We sincerely hope this does not create problems for members during
the year.
Next Meeting - Will be held
on Wednesday,
January 20th @ 7.30pm, at the Warrandyte
Park Clubroom, 89 Warrandyte Drive, Craigie
See
maps here
Topic
of the Evening
PowerPoint and demo on Mounting
Orchids with Tony W
Visitors and New Members always
welcome
From the 5th December the WA Gov
and the Joondalup City, (from whom we hire the meeting hall) require
all of us to maintain contact registers for WA Health Department
COVID-19 contact tracing. We are all requires to either Download
the SafeWA app for scanning the QR
code or fill in the mandatory contact register when we enter the
hall. Both of which have been supplied by the Joondalup City Council.
The Contact register must be returned to the JCC withing 24 hours.
We will also.....
. Undertake a general clean of chairs/tables
and door knobs/switches on
entry and during setup for the meeting.
. Provide hand sanitiser for all members/attendees
to the meeting
. All attendees to sign/write their names into
our attendance book
. The Chair will remind all attendees to social
distance and use sanitisers
provided or their own.
. Ask any attendee not feeling 100% to go home.
This point will be made in
the newsletter sent to all members, ie; do not attend if not feeling
well.
. Kitchen helpers to wear gloves etc
. Polystyrene cups will be used for tea/coffee.
Not very environmentally
friendly but at least will keep us safe.
. Members may still bring a plate to share.
. Equipment, chairs etc to be cleaned on close
of the meeting when being
stored away.
Please assist in this as we all need to be
safe.
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Popular Vote Results December
Meeting
Open & George Webber Memorial
Trophy

Bulbophyllum kubahense 'Georgie'
Owned by Gerda & Charly
Floral Art

A Xmas Wish: Gillian M.
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President
- Tony; Phone; 0481 867 471 EMAIL
Secretary - Lynne; Phone; 9448 5840 EMAIL
Treasurer - Charly;
Phone; 0409 005 606 EMAIL
Registrar - Chris; Phone; 9246 3189 EMAIL
Editor - Tony; Phone; 0481 867 471 EMAIL
P.O. Box 236, Kingsway,
WA 6065.
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Membership
Fees- Couple/family $47. Single $31. (Includes Badge)
Renewal - Couple/family $25. Single $20. Junior $7
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Floral Art
For January - A New Year Orchid
For February - Valentines Day
For March Orchids in a Hat
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Wanneroo/Joondalup
Orchid Society Calendar for 2021
January 31st - Xmas in January @ Bruce &
Kayes
February 20 & 21 - Garden Clubs &
Societies Fair, Sth Perth
May 1 & 2 NDOS Show @ Kalamunda
July 4 Northern Orchid & Garden Fair, Mirrabooka
August 7 & 8 Inter Society Orchid Display & W/S. Hosted
by SEOS
August 21 & 22 - Spring Orchid Fair, Aranmore School, Leederville
(TBC)
September 1 to 5 - AOC Conference, Queensland (Postponed
until 2022)
September 17 & 18, Nth Beach Display (TBC)
October 10 Northern Orchid & Garden Fair, Mirrabooka
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CLUB
NEWS
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As you will see, I am trying a
different format for a print friendly form of the WJOS News. This
is designed to be printed in A4 size with pages either back to
back or each page printed on a separate sheet. It is up to you.
Printed back to back, it will need the same number of sheets as
the smaller version.
I hope you like it and I am sure that you will let me know if
you are not.
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Pots - If you require orchid
pots or fertiliser from the society, please ring John on 0418
854 732 and he will bring them to the next meeting
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Xmas Hampers
Our usual Xmas hamper free raffle went very well at the December
meeting with many happy members taking home a Xmas gift.

Many thanks to all the members
who donated goodies for the raffle and a huge thanks
to Mavis for organising them into the baskets. I think we ended
up with about 14 all up.
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The WJOS Facebook
page has been going gangbusters recently as members seize the
opportunity to share pictures of their orchids with others. You
are most welcome to join us there.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/858558147902909/
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The Attendance
list for the Xmas in January at Bruce & Kayes on the
31st Jan will be on the Raffle Table at the January meeting. The
Societies will supply the meat and sausages, members please bring
along a salad or desert. And
it is BYO.
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A roster for the Garden Clubs
& Society Fair at Sth. Perth in February will be on the Raffle
Table at the January meeting.
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Your Committee wishes you all
the very best for the festive season and do be safe.
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And many thanks to the members
who dug deep and helped out with the cleaning up and clearing
the tables and chairs.
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Identification: Natural Enemies
Gallery
Once the wet weather starts, the Museum often gets inquiries about
small, brightly coloured "snakes", invasions of "leeches",
unusual "slugs" and similar queries - all relating to
an animal which is actually none of these.
The culprit is any of several species of terrestrial planarian
worm. The most common of these is called the Blue
Planarian, Caenoplana coerulea. Its about 6 cm long and
a deep navy blue with a pale stripe down its back, bright blue
underneath and a pink- or red-tipped head end.
After wet weather these exotic-looking flatworms can emerge in
large numbers. Part of the confusion in the public mind is based
on their appearance and partly on their movement. Being flatworms
they move on a slime track like a snail or slugs. I suppose
if you have a good imagination they could resemble small snakes
as they dont contract and elongate as an earthworm does.
Their long slimy shape and prominent stripe
superficially resembles land leeches but their action on land
is very unlike the leechs inchworm or looper
caterpillar action.

So what are they and what are they doing? These terrestrial planarians
are related to the flatworms much talked about in biology lessons
as super regenerators chopped into tiny pieces
each has a good chance of regenerating into a new worm; slit the
head lengthways and the worm will grow two heads, and so on. These
land-dwelling relatives are larger than those in the biology lab
but just as able quite a few species seem to reproduce
by fragmentation and subsequent regeneration.
Interestingly they are all predators, and the wet weather brings
them out hunting. Blue Planarians use their viscous slime trails
to trap small animals like slaters and millipedes. The planarian
cruises along old trails and drowns any victims in slime before
sucking out their insides with a mouth located on its belly. If
this all sounds a bit ugly, consider that the planarian digestive
system has only one orifice all wastes must exit the same
way the food went in, via the mouth.
So the next time you see this flatworm or one of its relatives
youll know what it is, and you may wonder if it knows whether
two heads really are better than one.
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Spider Mite Destroyer - Lady Beetle
Scientific name: Stethorus picipes
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Coccinellidae
Common prey: Both adults and larvae feed almost entirely on mites.
Commercially available: No
DESCRIPTION
The adult spider mite destroyer is about 1/16 inch (1.5 mm) long.
It is shiny black with a very finely punctured surface covered
with pale, minute hairs. Females lay tiny pale, oblong eggs, usually
scattered singly among spider mite colonies.
The spider mite destroyer larva is dark gray to brownish and covered
with numerous fine hairs. Pupae are oblong or oval and covered
with short spines. Depending on maturity, pupae vary in colour
from black to brown, gray, or reddish.
Adults and larvae each consume about one-half dozen mites per
day. At warm temperatures the spider mite destroyer can
complete one generation from egg to adult in about three weeks.
Females typically live one to three months, during which they
lay about 100 to 200 eggs.
I have seen these amongst my orchids
and did not know what they were. The ones that I have seen are
shiny black and dome shaped.
If you find some, look after them.
Ed.
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CASH FOR CONTAINERS SCHEME
As you would have heard at the
last two meetings, your club has signed up for the 'Cash For Containers
Scheme'. The purpose of this is to raise extra funds for the club
which can then be spent to benefit the general membership.
Some of you are participating already and in less than a month
we already have a balance of nearly $500.
Not everybody has direct access to the sorts of containers which
can be cashed in but you can still help by enlisting the support
of neighbours, friends and family. Don't think that you don't
have enough to make it worthwhile. Every container is worth 10c
so 10 a week is $1.00. Over a year, that's $52 and if 10 people
do the same then it adds up to $520. Obviously every dollar helps
and some of you will be able to contribute a lot more. At the
rate we are going our balance should be several thousand dollars
in a year.
You can either bring your bottles and cans to the monthly club
meetings and give them to Charly or you can take them to a recycling
centre yourself. The club has a special number code (copies available
from Charly) which you quote and then the money goes directly
into the club bank account. Recycling Centres can be found on
the Cash For Containers website. Charly is our resident expert,
so if you have any questions have a chat at the next meeting and
he will be able to assist.
Obviously if we are using the money to benefit members your committee
would love to hear your ideas of how this money could be spent
to benefit the club. Please pass on any ideas to the Committee.
Lynne G
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There was no plant judging at
the December meeting but mention should be made of the Bulbophyllum
phalaenopsis that was on display. Owned and grown by Charly,
it is a credit to his ability to manage this genus.
Charly and his extremely well
grown Bulbo phalaenopsis
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Some 30 odd members enjoyed
an interesting talk by Tony Bud about what makes a good orchid
judging wise. You can see it all here.....
http://members.iinet.net.au/~emntee/What_The_Judges_are_Looking_For.pdf
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Here is an article on Growing
Orchids in Shoes - in both Word and PDF
http://members.iinet.net.au/~emntee/Orchids_in_Shoes.docx
http://members.iinet.net.au/~emntee/Orchids_in_Shoes.pdf
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Charly's Article on his Bulbo medusae
http://members.iinet.net.au/~emntee/Bulbophyllum_medusae.htm
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Bruce's Growing Cattleyas in Perth
Growing_Cattleyas_in_Perth-1.docx
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http://members.iinet.net.au/~emntee/An_introduction_to_the_Genus_Masdevallia.pdf
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Pots
- If you require orchid pots or fertiliser from the society, please
ring John on 0418 854 732 and he will bring them to the next meeting
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New
Club Badges
Clifton has arranged for us to have some new club badges which
are very nice and a huge advance on our old ones.
(Not to mention our Very old ones)
The cost is $11 each and current members can acquire one for this
cost if they wish. New member rates will necessarily change because
of this.
New membership fees will be
.
Membership Fees- Couple/family $47. Single $31. (Includes Badge)Renewal
- Couple/family $25. Single $20. Junior $7
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Meeting
Start time
Members Please take note!!
The meeting starts at 7.30. Please make sure that your orchids
arrive and are entered by 7.15.
Please be considerate of others
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The Importance
of Water and Fertilizer.
http://www.waorchids.iinet.net.au/The_Importance_of_Water_&_Fertilizer.pdf
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Ezi-Gro
Orchids
76 Evandale Rd, Darch
Western Australia
6065

Ezi-Gro Orchids
are now CLOSED on Sundays
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PAPHIOPEDILUM CULTURE NOTES (JANUARY/FEBRUARY)
by Trevor
The hot weather will be in full swing during these months but
I still only water 3 times a week. If the forecast is for very
hot weather over 4 days I will increase watering to every 2nd
day but always only in the morning.
Keep your additional shade in place. If plants are showing signs
of yellowing, it is probably because they are receiving more light
than is required. If plants show any sign of burning add some
extra shade for the next few months.
Any burning will cause a set back at this stage which will definitely
affect our flowering season. If you have a variety of different
size pots, you will need to ensure that the smaller pots do not
dry out completely before watering. A simple solution to prevent
the problem of some pots drying out more quickly than others is
to double pot so the final size pots in the glasshouse/shadehouse
are all the same size. By this I mean placing the smaller pots
into a larger pot which is filled with compost which encircles
the small pot. This way all the pots end up drying at the same
rate.
Paphiopedilum growths should be promoted so keep the regular fertilizer
program in place to ensure the growth mature ready for the flowering
season ahead.
Lets get back to looking after our plants
after our Christmas break to regular routine checking of:
(a) Good air movement
(b) If in Glasshouse misting will assist with maintaining humidity
(c) Weekly fertilising.
(d) Overcrowding our plants
(e) Check for pests and treat if necessary
(f) Keep area clean of dead and dying leaves or material
(g) Increase watering to 3 times a week or more often if plants
have dried out.
(h) Check all plants to see if there are any signs of stress.
(i) Water in early morning before the sun is too high.
(j) Watch and control your shading.
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Boisduval Scale
- possibly the world's worst orchid pest
See all the pictures
HERE
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Reed
Stem Epidendrums by John
P
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A
message from The Water Corporation
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