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"W.J.O.S. NEWS"
February 2019 Website: http://members.iinet.net.au/~emntee/ President
- Tony; Phone; 9342 3799 EMAIL
Treasurer - Charly;
Phone; 9206 4589 EMAIL P.O. Box 236, Kingsway, WA 6065.
Please Note!! Change of meeting venue & start time Next Meeting Will
be held, Thursday February 21st 7.30pm,
at the St.
Lukes School at Woodvale. This is
on the corner of Whitfords Ave and Duffy Terrace, Woodvale.
See
map here Topic of the evening **********************************************
Den. stroitiotes x bicaudatum Lynne B Popular Vote in the Open:
V. Somsri 'Thai Shots' Ray Popular Vote in the Novice:
Onc. Catatane 'Kilauea Karma' Alex Floral Art:
Gillian M ******************************************** April 12 - 13, Nth Beach Display, Nth Beach Shopping Centre, Nth Beach Rd May 4th & 5th Kalamunda Show, Jack Healey Centre, Crn. Canning Rd & Mead St Kalamunda July 6th - 7th, 2019 (Winter) Northern Orchid & Garden Fair, John Septimus Roe School, Mirrabooka August 3rd - 4th 2019, Inter Society Orchid Display & Workshop, Albany September 14th- 15th 2019 Spring Orchid Fair - Aranmore School Gymnasium, Leederville October 5th & 6th (Spring) Northern Orchid & Garden Fair, John Septimus Roe School, Mirrabooka ********************************************* ******************************************** CLUB NEWS Pots - If you require orchid pots from the society, please ring John on 0418 854 732 and he will bring them to the next meeting ******************************* Septimus Roe High School gymnasium was such a great success that both the Northern Districts Orchid Society and the Wanneroo/Joondalup Orchid Society are planning to double up in 2019 with a repeat of the July event and another in October. (Replacing our usual October Workshop) The venue on Mirrabooka Avenue
has many great advantages as the gymnasium is quite large with
two full size basketball courts, a stage, kitchen and toilets. The venue has been booked for Friday evening from 4pm, 5th July, (setup) Saturday & Sunday July 6th - 7th, 9am to 4pm, and also October Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th Other orchid and non orchid societies have been invited to join us as it will be a general gardening event, not just orchids. It is up to us to do the best we can to make this a great event, which is now an annual event on our calendar. ******************************* Xmas in February
@ Bruce & Kaye's, was a resounding success all round with
some 48 members turning up to celebrate with each other. NDOS
& WJOS as two like minded societies are combining more and
more with events that help promote orchids and orchid growing
amongst members and the public, and I foresee more of these get
togethers happening in the future. ******************************* Meeting Start time Please take note!! Please make sure that your orchids
arrive by 7.15 so that they can be entered, placed on the trestles
so the meeting can start without all the talking at the back of
the hall and the judges can get on with their work. ****************************** Don't forget The Wanneroo/Joondalup Orchid Society will be taking part in the Garden Clubs and Societies Fair in South Perth in conjunction with the Northern Districts Orchid Society. The event will take place on the 23rd and 24th February. A roster is on the raffle table so please join in and assist your society. ****************************** Results of the January meeting 2018 Novice Laelinae Alliance 15b
Oncidinae 20d
******************************** Competition Plants The Registrar numbers each plant and records the size of the leaves and the number of growths for each plant. At a monthly meeting the membership
will be advised that a competition is to take place and what the
cost of the plant will be. When asked to line up to buy a plant,
members are required to draw a number out of a receptacle. That
number determines which plant they get (this ensures that there
isn't any unfair allocation of the larger plants). At six monthly intervals the Registrar will ask for the plants to be taken to a meeting for assessment, bring it in and the Registrar awards points based on the progress of the plant. If the leaves have grown longer and there are new growths it will be given a score up to 10 but most likely in the area of 6 - 8. If it is struggling is will attract a lesser number of points. This continues until a member has successfully flowered the plant. A Committee member must sight the flowering plant. (10 points are awarded for this) When this occurs the Registrar requests all plants to be presented for final assessment and the aggregate points are tallied to determine who the winner is. Quite regularly those who flower the plant have not had it previously assessed so they are not the final winners. The winner will receive a $20 voucher from Ezi-Gro Orchids ********************************** Meeting Results for
January 2019
********************************** What is Orchid Bud
Blast? ********************************** A Note To Novice
Growers ******************************** Our Sponsors
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Ezi-Gro Orchids are now CLOSED on Sundays ********************************************** Boisduval Scale - possibly the world's worst orchid pest See all the pictures HERE ******************************************* ******************************************* A message from The Water Corporation ******************************************* Paphiopedilun Culture Notes (February/March) by Trevor Burnett These are months that the weather can usually be expected to have some excessively hot days. At this time of year, I water 3 times a week early in the morning with overhead sprinklers, so the plants are well saturated. This will allow time for the plants to be dry before the sun gets too high and will prevent any possibility of water burn. This will also ensure plants are dry before nightfall. Some growers may be tempted to
water on hot evenings but I personally avoid this at all cost.
Water left in the axils of the leaves at night only encourages
rot and water borne disease. I find if the plants are watered
heavily the next morning they seem to thrive on the fact they
have been forced to dry out somewhat overnight. As the plants are still in active growth, keep a weak fertiliser program going on a weekly or fortnightly basis depending on your time constraints at ¼ to ½ strength with a high nitrogen-based fertiliser to maximise the new growths before the flowering season. Ensure that you flush the pot with water between fertilising which will flush out any excess salts. In the glasshouse, the use of
misting sprays under the benches will be beneficial by increasing
the humidity levels on very hot days. It is equally important
that plenty of fresh air, which is essential for the plants health,
is available in the glasshouse. ******************************************* Sticky Stuff on Orchids Many people who are
new to growing orchids panic at the first sight of any sticky
stuff on orchids. Avid gardeners know that sticky substances on
plants are oftentimes the secretions, or 'honeydew' of insect
pests, such as aphids, mealybugs or scale insects. Although these
pests certainly can cause a sticky substance on orchid plants,
there is a natural sap that is produced by some orchid flowers
and buds. If you see ants running around on your orchids, it is a sign that there are aphids or mealybugs present, as they have a strange symbiotic relationship with these pests. Aphids, mealybugs and scale can go unnoticed under plant leaves, at leaf joints and even on the flowers and buds, so closely inspect every bit of the orchid plants. Honeydew is prone to sooty mold, which will form gray to brown sticky, slimy patches on orchid foliage. Sooty mold is a fungal infection that can cause significant damage if left untreated. Aphids, mealybugs and scale can also cause great damage and even death to infected orchid plants If you suspect your orchids have any of these pests, thoroughly wash all the plant tissues with horticultural oil or rubbing alcohol. You can periodically use horticultural oil or neem oil to prevent future infestations. These oils can also prevent an array of fungal diseases. Read more at Gardening Know How: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/orchids/treating-sticky-orchid-leaves.htm ******************************************* |
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