San Diego County Cymbidium Society

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1 June 2017 Volume 5 San Diego County Cymbidium Society Cymbidiums, Paphiopedilums, and Other Outdoor Growing Orchids Party starts at 6:30PM! Executive Board President: Ivan Allen First Vice-President: Walt Meier Second Vice- President: Devon McFerran Treasurer: Frank Vogel Membership Secretary: Connie Avila Recording Secretary: Debra Funakoshi Directors: 1 st Year Lena Shiroma Audrey White Cecily Bird 2 nd Year Bobbie Barbes Phyllis Prestia Alex Nadzan Past President: Walt Meier Committee Chairs Refreshments: Open Publicity and Newsletter Editor: Lena Shiroma It s the annual Potluck Extravaganza! It s our party to kick off the summer break and this year s theme is Fiesta! Tacos will be the main dish and the Society will provide chicken and beef fillings as well as the tortillas. If you haven t signed up, please do so at or you can call (858) This year there will be no plant exchange. Instead, there will be opportunities for people to take home an orchid by being entered into a free raffle. It will be an evening filled with good food and great company! FREE raffle drawings this month! Plants donated by Casa de las Orquideas.

2 San Diego County Cymbidium Society Page 2 of 8 President s Message Hi All: Executive Board Meeting Dates 2017: February 18 Coco s Restaurant Vista, CA It is getting to be a lot like Summer here in Vista. I say that even though we are in the Month of June (June Glum.). Most of our plants are now growing so we need to keep on watering /misting and fertilizing. Your board will meet before the next meeting, so let me know if you want anything brought up. Remember, the next meeting will be a potluck, so come hungry. We will not be meeting in July or August, as is our custom, so come in June and say HAPPY SUMMER to your fellow members. We had a wonderful time at the Spencer s on June 10. Actually, I was not able to attend being out of town, but all the reports I heard were positive. Many thanks to the Spencer s for putting on a great repotting demonstration. See you at the meeting on June 21. Ivan June 17 Panera Vista, CA Caravan to the Spencer s House Do you have photos of your blooming orchids? Please share them with us. them to the newsletter editor at OrchidDiva@lobalinfo.com. There s no guarantee that all photos will be used, but every effort will be made to include some. Inside the Cym/Den. house Jerry gives a tour. Refreshments: Everyone! It s a potluck! Admiring the Den. speciosums Repotting demo with power tools! Inside one of the greenhouses. Hands -on repotting.

3 San Diego County Cymbidium Society Page 3 of 8 Letter from the Editor: Hi All! Well, I represented the Society at the San Diego County Fair last Wednesday. I gave a repotting demonstration on Cymbidiums and there was a good crowd watching. I hope to see that some of them will attend our meetings in the future. I then had a chance to check out the rest of the Fair for free (perks of volunteering)! Great garden landscapes and flower shows including the Orchid Show are beautiful to see. Some of the plants entered are from our own members. And as I have said before these ribbons come with money, so plan on entering the shows next year! I love going to the Fair. The home gadget vendors are always fun to watch. They give you their spiel and I am occasionally enticed to buy. Actually more than occasionally because I realized that I had many of the gadgets I walked down the aisles and said oh I have that one too many times. I looked for the automatic orchid repotting machine, but I guess that s me. I am soooooo close to being done with my shade house. I know I know. What is taking so long?! It s something I need help with and my hubby has been kind to help me on weekends. These things just take longer than you estimate. It took us all afternoon just to get the end panel measured, cut out and grommets put in. We will hang it up on the weekend. This month is our Potluck Extravaganza! We will be having a Fiesta with lots of tacos! Yeah!! I love tacos! Hope to see you all there! By the way, after this month, we have a 2 month break so you won t get another newsletter until September, but I will send out s if anything of interest comes up. Take care and have a safe and fun summer! Don t forget to water your orchids! And think about being becoming a Society Board Member next year! Lena Shiroma Your Humble Newsletter Editor Shade house sooooo close to being done. Orchids at the Fair! Blc. Beautiful Morning wants to move into the new shade house now. Orchid Show ongoing until the end of the Fair. Each week is a new showing. Pretty orchids at the Fair.

4 San Diego County Cymbidium Society Page 4 of 8 Tom Biggart s Secret to Growing Rupiculous Laelias Actually it s not a secret, because Tom wants us all to grow these little gems and to grow them well. Tom suggests a shallow ceramic or glazed clay pot. If you use a deeper pot just add more large rocks on the bottom. Large ½ inch gravel use more of this in larger pots Tom uses a layering technique. On the bottom is a few inches of ¼ - ½ inch gravel. Then layer about ½ inch of sphagnum moss. This is to keep the sand-soil mixture from washing out. Place your orchid into the pot and fill with the sand-soil mix. Finish with a thin layer of gravel. This layer is for keeping the soil from lifting up and washing out over edge of pot when watering. A beautifully grown rupiculous laelia ¼ inch gravel Sphagnum moss wet it first before use. 50% sand and 50% potting soil

5 San Diego County Cymbidium Society Page 5 of 8 Calendar of Events June 2 July 4 San Diego County Fair Weekly Orchid Shows June 20 Newport Harbor Orchid Society Meeting 7:30pm Costa Mesa Senior Center July 1 SDCOS Species Group Meeting First Saturday of the month Paul or Ann Tuskes (858) July 1 Sunset Valley Open House Vista, CA 9am-5pm July 3 AOS Orchid Judging 6pm Casa del Prado, Balboa Park, Room 104 Paul Tuskes July 3 San Diego County Orchid Society Meeting 6:30pm Casa del Prado, Balboa Park, Room July 5 Palomar Orchid Society Meeting 6:30pm Lake San Marcos Lake Pavilion Helge Wessig newsletter@palomarorchid.org July 7-9 Andy s Orchids Open House Encinitas, CA July Santa Barbara Orchid Estate Open House Santa Barbara, CA July 18 Newport Harbor Orchid Society Meeting 7:30pm Costa Mesa, CA July 21 San Diego Zoo's Orchid Odyssey Third Friday of the month 10 AM-2 PM (orchid greenhouse is open) Janette Gerrity (619) ext July NPHOS Summer Exotic Plant and Orchid Festival Westminster Mall July SDCOS Summer Show Balboa Park The deadline for entries in the newsletter is the 7 th of every month. For more info, contact lena at: OrchidDiva@globalinfo.com

6 San Diego County Cymbidium Society Page 6 of 8 If you missed last month s meeting, here are some highlights Photos by Debra Funakoshi Alex s Catt Alex s Sarc Our speaker Tom Biggart Cecily s gorgeous Cattleya Alex s Epicatt. Alex s Cymbidium Check out our Facebook page! Please like us on Facebook!

7 San Diego County Cymbidium Society Page 7 of 8 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION/RENEWAL FORM January through December 2017 SAN DIEGO COUNTY CYMBIDIUM SOCIETY A Branch of the Cymbidium Society of America, Inc. New Member: Renewal: Date: Renew your membership now and Name (s): Address: City: Zip: Phone: Yes, please send my newsletters in color by Branch Dues: National Dues: $10.00 (per person) $35.00 (per household) National Dues includes a subscription to the Cymbidium Society of America Journal. Please pay both Branch dues and National dues to the address below and we will send your National dues on for you. Name Badge(s): $12.00 each Clearly print name(s): Donation: Purpose of Donation: Total Amount Enclosed: $ Note: Dues paid represent membership for the calendar year. Bring dues to the next meeting or mail to: Frank Vogel 4394 Stanford Street Carlsbad, CA Make checks payable to SDCCS.

8 SAN DIEGO COUNTY CYMBIDIUM SOCIETY c/o Lena Shiroma P.O. Box Escondido, CA San Diego County Cymbidium Society Page 8 of 8 About Our Organization The purpose of the Society is to share information and educate one another in the culture of Cymbidiums, Paphiopedilums and other outdoor growing orchid genera through display, lectures and discussions by knowledgeable orchidologists. The San Diego County Cymbidium Society meets on the third (3 rd ) Wednesday of the month, except in July, August and December. We meet at the Lake San Marcos Pavilion, 1105 La Bonita Dr., San Marcos, CA You are invited to join the San Diego County Cymbidium Society. Benefits include a monthly newsletter, monthly presentations by knowledgeable orchid specialists, trips to area orchid nurseries, and many opportunities for adding beautiful and uncommon orchids to your collection. To join, send your check for $10.00 per person for a branch membership and $35.00 per household for a national CSA membership (which includes the CSA Journal) to Frank Vogel.