The North Jersey Orchid Society

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1 The North Jersey Orchid Society NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2013 The Official Publication of the North Jersey Orchid Society AT OUR NEXT MEETING ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 TH, ALAN KOCH OF GOLD COUNTRY ORCHIDS WILL RETURN TO TELL US ABOUT UNDERSTANDING DENDROBIUMS Alan Koch owns and operates Gold Country Orchids where he specializes in miniature and compact Cattleyas. Alan started growing orchids in 1969 with three Cymbidiums given to him by an aunt. While in college, he became interested in other orchids and discovered many would grow outdoors in Southern California. He has moved five times as his orchid obsession has led to the need for more growing space. With the last move, he purchased 10 acres of land in Lincoln, California for his 300,000 orchids. He is recognized as an expert in the Brazilian Cattleya alliance and a trend setter in miniature Cattleya breeding. Alan has been published in the Orchid Digest, and the American Orchid Society magazines. He has also been published in the proceedings of the World Orchid Conference. He is an internationally known speaker. He is a past member of the AOS Judging Committee, and the Research Committee, as well as an Accredited Judge and is Vice-chair and Training Coordinator for the California Sierra Nevada Judging Center. Alan also served two terms on the Orchid Digest Executive Committee and Board of Directors, and served two terms as a Trustee for the AOS. Alan will be giving our society a discount of 20% if you preorder by September 7 th and he brings the plants to the meeting. See a partial list on page 3 for details. From the President Hi Everyone, The Summer Auction was a success! We made nearly $2,000 thanks mostly to generous donations from Marc Hachachourian (for which we are grateful) and the thoughtful planning of Sharon Chaplinsky. We also appreciate the donation of items from Orchid- Wiz and Repot-me obtained through the arm-twisting of Carrie Buchman (just joking they gave willingly). Again, many thanks to our fabulous auctioneer, Patti Lee for an entertaining night. The BBQ -themed dinner was a great hit and a welcome change to the regular menu. Thanks Bill for coordinating this with Hanover Manor. Kudos to Marion Israel, Carrie Buchman, Bill Stender, and Lisa Choplo for their work in pulling this together! Let's all get in a festive mood to celebrate the last days of summer by wearing Hawaiian shirts to the next meeting. Shirts with an orchid pattern or print will get an extra door prize ticket. See you there, Richard Page 1 SEPTEMBER 2013

2 Vice Presidents Corner, Greetings fellow Orchid Geeks! Happy Fall!! Well, maybe happy, but the rain has been a little intense lately. I have been working very hard at keeping bacterial and fungal infections at bay because of the high rain volumes this summer. I have had mixed results, and unfortunately being away for two weeks on vacation does not help when you need constant supervision. Didn t we have a GREAT time at our August BBQ and auction?!? For those of you that missed it, well, you really missed a fun evening filled with great food and a great auction. Hopefully this will be a lesson to you and you will make it next year. This month Al Koch of Gold Country Orchids will be speaking. If you remember Al s talk last year on how the species in the background of our hybrids affects their culture you know how good Al can speak and share his knowledge. This month s talk on understanding Dendrobiums should be great as well. Lynne and I just got back from a beautiful vacation in Germany. One day I was posting some pictures on Facebook and Patti Lee commented if I had seen orchids in Germany? I thought that was funny, but a few days later we were on the island of Mainau on the Bodensee (Lake Constance). Just think of a lake about 3 times the size of Lake George with an island in the middle that has the nick name The Flower Island and you get an idea of what an amazing place it was. Well, we came across some beautiful vandas! I have enclosed a few pictures of our trip. Happy Growing! Bill Page 2 SEPTEMBER 2013

3 We are desperately seeking an individual or a group of individuals to be the exhibit chair(s). The exhibit chair(s) will plan, organize, and coordinate the set up of the NJOS display for our show and other shows that we participate in (currently Deep Cut and SEPOS). Our show is in January, Deep Cut is in February, and SEPOS is in April. There will be people to help deliver plants and also help with the set up. No experience is necessary, all one needs is to be creative and have an interest in floral design and display. Please speak with me or Anita Gibaldi if you are interested or have any questions. It would be a shame not to have a display at our own show. Richard Sneak peek our speaker in September - Alan Koch of Gold Country Orchids Alan will be bringing plants, and members can place pre-orders at a discount. Here s what Alan says: I offer a 20% discount and free freight on all preorders that are received prior to Sept 7 th. To get this discount from the website your members have to do the following. Enter the following discount code GCOD case sensitive Enter ship to a society under freight and then under comments list the society the plants are being delivered to. Alan Koch Gold Country Orchids Page 3 SEPTEMBER 2013

4 Due to an error on my part, I have misplaced, lost or thrown away the plant table lists which Russ Polo sent to me from the August meeting. Here are some lovely pictures of several of the flowers on the plant table on August 8 th. Anita Page 4 SEPTEMBER 2013

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7 CLIP & KEEP THESE DATES September 12 NJOS Meeting Al Koch from Gold Country Orchids. October 10 November 14 December 12 NJOS Meeting Matt Chin from Ten Shin Orchids NJOS Meeting Mark Hachadorrian from NYBG NJOS Holiday Party January 17-19, 2014 NJOS Orchid Show At Strawberry Blossom Home & Garden Center LET S CONTINUE OUR BEAUTIFUL PLANT TABLE BRING YOUR BLOOMING PLANTS TO THE SEPTEM- BER MEETING and share their beauty with your friends. Please have them on the table before 7 P.M. so members have time to vote. We have six categories: Greenhouse, Lights, Windowsill, Miniature, Novice and Fragrance. Start earning points now for the Plant Table Awards. BRING YOUR BLOOMING PLANTS FOR THE SHOW TABLE AND REMEMBER TO VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITES!!! NJOS MEETING LOCATION Location: The Hanover Manor 16 Eagle Rock Avenue, East Hanover, NJ Dinner: 7:00 P.M. A complete dinner, including coffee/tea and dessert is available to members and guests at a cost of $ BOARD OF DIRECTORS SEPTEMBER 2013 SEPTEMBER 2014 President Richard Ho rho144@hotmail.com; Vice President William Stender westender@10-31.com; Treasurer Bart Costello traboll@aol.com; Recording Secretary Marion Israel marionisra@optonline.net; Corresponding Secretary Sandra Mackowiak slmack@optonline.net; Membership Officer Sandra Mackowiak slmack@optonline.net; Conservationist Open Position Newsletter Editor Anita Gibaldi anitagibaldi@optonline.net; Trustees : Trudy Bliesath; t.blies@verizon.net Carrie Buchman; cbuchman@tncb..net Lisa Choplo; orchdldy@gmail.com Raymond Kwong; rllkwong@optonline.net Russell Pollo; Richard Rampinelli; rrampinell@aol.com Irwin Slotnick; Irwin_slotnick@juno.com Web Master Anita Gibaldi AOS Representative Marion Israel The North Jersey Orchid Society, Inc. is a non-profit, educational organization, dedicated to the sharing of knowledge, information and instruction concerning the culture of orchids, their hybridization, conservation, display, arrangement, and exhibition. We are an affiliated member of the American Orchid Society (AOS), Joint Presidents Council (JPC), and Orchid Digest. North Jersey Orchid Society, Inc. is a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Cash bar is provided. Program Begins at 8:00 P.M. Please have your plants on the Plant Table by 7:00 P.M. so voting can begin during dinner. The objectives of the Society are to promote, carry on and aid in the development, improvement and preservation of orchids; to disseminate information concerning the culture, hybridization or development of orchids; and generally to extend the knowledge, production, use and appreciation of orchids of any kind in any manner. Page 7 SEPTEMBER 2013

8 Dear Orchid Enthusiasts, If you have not already renewed your membership to NJOS please do so this month. As of September anyone who has not renewed for this year will not continue receiving the NJOS Newsletter by or Snail Mail. Thanks to those of you who have renewed. Anita MEMBERSHIP DUES WERE DUE JULY 1 ST PLEASE BRING YOUR CHECK FOR MEMBERSHIP DUES TO THE SEPTEMBER MEETING Your dues pay for monthly speakers, newsletters, and society events. The fiscal year for the North Jersey Orchid Society runs from July 1 st through June 30 th. If you have not already done so, please renew your membership for the fiscal year by bringing a check to the SEPTEMBER meeting for $30 made payable to NJOS and give it and the form below to Sandra, our membership chairperson. Please make out a separate check for membership (not included in a check for dinner) to facilitate our bookkeeping. If you want to mail your check and membership form, please send them to Sandra Mackowiak, 15 Alexander Drive, Randolph, NJ Thank you for your membership. First name Last name Second Family member First name Last Name Street Address City, State Zip Code Home Phone Work Phone Cell Phone Address Newsletter by (Yes) Hard Copy (snail mail) (Yes) For those who go to Morris County Farms Nursery you can get a 10% discount if you show your new ID's when making a purchase. This is for proof of current membership. New membership cards will be given at the September meeting. You can also get a 10% discount at Strawberry Blossom (where we have our show in January) and at other plant and garden nurseries by telling them that you are a member of NJOS. Page 8 SEPTEMBER 2013

9 September Autumn in New York These last few weeks of New York City summer have been great for orchids, both humid and relatively cool. (Though all that rain is a problem.) As we approach autumn it's hard to know what to expect. We recommend use of a good outdoor minimum/maximum thermometer, which will record daytime highs and nighttime lows while you sleep or aren't home and watch the Weather Channel religiously! Don't let outdoor orchids get rained on or otherwise become waterlogged. Excess water is always trouble. Keep the plants on the dry side or rots and bacteria will invade your soggy plants. Cool-growing orchids usually enjoy New York's temperate early fall combination of bright light and cool temperatures for both night and day temperatures are critical for these plants. They need days preferably below 80F and 5O-55F nights for best health. A 15F drop between day and night temperatures is usually enough to see all but the coolest cool-growers through the summer. A 20-25F drop is even better but is harder to achieve; watering only in the evening may help, but be careful not to get the foliage wet. To further reduce stress, do not overwater or allow foliage to stay wet. Keep track of the changing angle of the sun as the seasons progress. Plants that were formerly shaded may now be getting full sun at midday. By mid-october get ready to bring the most tender plants back indoors from their summer spot, including vandas, ascocendas, aerangises and phalaenopsis. Growth will halt and spikes may abort after prolonged exposure to temperatures below 58F, and crown rot may result. Tougher, cool-growing cymbidiums, sophronitis, barkerias, brasstas, Mexican laelias (L anceps, L. rubescens, L. autumnalis), Laefia purpurata and some of its primary hybrids, and cool-growing paphs can stay out a few more weeks. If there are a few prematurely chilly nights, you can protect the outdoor plants by loosely covering the area with light cloth tarps. Make sure the foliage is dry! Looking for Trouble Check outdoor plants FREQUENTLY for pests, especially new growths and spikes. Inspect plants carefully before you bring them back indoors. If you find any pests or problems, treat promptly Humidity plunges in the fall. Indoor plants + hot dry weather = spider mites and false spider mites. Wipe leaves with a damp, soapy paper towel, rinse with clear water, and let dry. Do not use chemicals on sunny days or any time the temperature is over 80F. Chemical burn will ensue. Wait until cool evening hours, or a rainy day (for indoors plants), before applying treatment. Also water the plants several hours before applying pesticide or fungicides. ALSO remember, if you use commercial drenching fungicide, you must water the plant with clear water following application. How soon you re-water depends on whether fungicide was used as a spray (wait about half an hour) or a drench (about minutes) or as a soak (5-10 minutes afterwards). Failure to leach excess fungicide can eventually lead to toxic buildup in plant tissues. Back at the Ranch... Warm, still days can cause deadly heat buildup in sunny windows. Air condition-ing can dry out the room to the point that buds will blast and new growths will shrivel. To fight these problems, open windows at the top AND bottom for maximum airflow, and use humidifiers and fans to combat still, dry air. Plants under lights should be carefully monitored. Fluorescent tubes and HID bulbs generate heat, and so do the ballasts. Gentle air currents should be adequate to blow away the heat without desiccating the plants. Oscillating fans should create just enough breeze to lower leaf temperature Run a humidifier. Elena Gaillard & Michael Morales Manhattan Orchid Society Got the Munchies Give fall-blooming cattleyas, cymbidiums, paphs and phals "bloom booster" fertilizers now. These low-nitrogen, high-phosphorus formulas, such as , will encourage better flower production. However, if you didn't provide the proper conditions to initiate spiking, bloom booster won't itself create spikes. (Conversely, too much nitrogen may help suppress blooming in many orchids. Talk about picky.) Any plants in active growth or in spike/bud/ flower should be fed regularly with balanced fertilizer. Looking for Buds Stenoglottis longifolium should be spik-ing and blooming now. The foliage of this deciduous terrestrial will brown and die as the spike ages. Cut off the withered leaves, but water sparingly as long as buds form and open. Deciduous catanthes (such as C vestida) should also be spiking as their foliage now withers and falls. Fall-blooming cattleyas are starting to make their shows. Now blooming: Aerangis biloba, A. luteoalba var. rhodosticta, A. laurentii, A. kirkn; aeranthes species and hybrids (such as Agranthes Grandalena); Brassavola cucuilata, 8. nodosa and its hybrids; Broughtoniasanguinea; Epidendrum ciliare, Epi. difforme; Laelia anceps, L. pumila, L. rubescens; Masdevallia floribunda, M. infracta, M. veitchiana; Oncidiurn micropogon, 0. crispum, 0. forbesii; large and small yellow Oncidiurn hybrids; Paphiopedilum Maudiae and related hybrids; Phalaenopsis equestris, P lindenii, P. violacea and many of their hybrids. Page 9 SEPTEMBER 2013

10 North Jersey Orchid Society C/o Anita Gibaldi 133 Pershing Avenue Nutley, NJ Calendar of Orchid Society Meetings: 2nd Tuesday, 7:30 pm Deep Cut Orchid Society Monmouth Reform Temple, Tinton Falls, NJ 2nd Tuesday, 8 pm Greater Westchester O.S. 7 Saxsonwood St. White Plains, NY 2nd Wednesday, Manhattan orchid Society, SLC Conference Center, 15 West 39 th St.,3 rd Fl. NYC (btwn. 5 th & 6 th Aves.) nd Thursday, 8 pm North Jersey O.S. (dinner 7 pm, $12 per person) Hanover Manor, 16 Eagle Rock Ave., East Hanover, NJ 2nd Thursday, 6:30 pm Long Island O.S. VFW Hall, corner of Vincent & Merrick Rd., Lynbrook, NY 3rd Tuesday, 7:30 pm Staten Island O.S. All Saints Episcopal Church, 2329 Victory Blvd., Staten Island NY 3rd Wednesday, 7:00 pm Greater New York O.S. NEW LOCATION: The Manhem Club, 658 Clarence Avenue, Bronx, New York 3rd Thursday, 7 pm 3rd Saturday, 10 am 4th Tuesday, 7 pm Ramapo O.S. Flat Rock Brook Nature Center, Englewood, NJ AOS Northeast Regional Judging, Bartlett Arboretum, 151 Brookdale Rd. Stamford, CT Call Rita Cohen Jersey Highlands Orchid Society (JHOS) Tri County Federal Credit Union, 47 Route 206, Augusta, NJ Editors Note Deadline for the October newsletter is SEPTEMBER 24 th. Please submit your articles before the due date to me directly at anitagibaldi@optonline.net errors or corrections to the editor anitagibaldi@optonline.net Page 10 SEPTEMBER 2013