Sept 1 Growing Spathoglottis  

Posted on by Lorna Kissling

For our September meeting, Vee Dhu will discuss the varieties and culture of the terrestrial orchid Spathoglottis, which does very well in our area. Vee, born in Vietnam, has been loving and growing orchids since her youth, and is working on becoming an accredited AOS judge. Her collection currently includes cattleya, paphiopedilum, and phals. She knows a greenhouse is in her future! We will be having our usual orchid table judging and raffle.

Orchids 101 will be with Charlie in the greenhouse at 2pm. Bring your questions and get some answers!

On this same Labor Day weekend, PlantCon will be in the Dallas area – Saturday August 31 and Sunday September 1. They will be at the Marriott Allen Convention Center, 777 Waters Creek Blvd. Allen, TX 75013. Entrance fee is $37.

The PlantCon International Convention will host over 100 vendors catering to the entire plant community. The fun event is set to bring together plant enthusiasts from around the world complete with speakers, panels, workshops, exhibitors, and more.

If you volunteer to host our GNTOS table at PlantCon for a 2-hr shift either Saturday or Sunday, you’ll be able to get in as an exhibitor. Be aware that Sunday is our GNTOS meeting and so the 2pm and 4pm Sunday shifts will conflict with our usual meeting time. See the sign-up sheet from David for details!

August 4 Repotting Demo

Posted on by Lorna Kissling

The August meeting will be a demonstration of various repotting techniques for a variety of genera led by the mother/daughter team of Linda Horton and Emily Quinn. They will show how to repot different orchid types and show some different mounting techniques. They will also give sources for materials needed. Both Linda and Emily are orchid judges with the Dallas Judging Center. They have been growing orchids for decades – we won’t mention how many…!  They have a greenhouse filled with a variety of orchid genera and can usually be found in said greenhouse working with them. Repotting can be a scary thought for new orchid growers but it is a basic skill we all need. So come join us and get tips to tackle this topic!

Orchids 101 will be led by Lorna, who will talk about how orchids are named, and then take questions about growing orchids.