Sandpiper Orchid SocietyAPRIL 2012

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Sandpiper Meetings Location

Galloway Branch of the Atlantic County Library

system located at 306 East Jimmie Leeds Road

Galloway, NJ Phone 609-652-2352

Map of Meeting Location

Website: http://www.SandpiperOrchidSociety.com Email: SandpiperOS@gmail.com

APRIL 26th7:30 PM

Orchid Mini-Auction35-50 Plants

Galloway Library306 Jimmie Leeds Rd.

Galloway, NJ

Doors open for previewing at

7:00 PM

The Orchid Help Guys

Before the Meeting

7:15 PM

Ask the Orchid Help Guys before anySandpiper Orchid Society meeting

for advice on any culture problems youmay be having with your orchids.

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April ‘12 Newsletter in a

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MAYAnnual Society Picnic/ShowTable/Meeting

The Sandpiper Orchid Society will hold it’sAnnual Society Picnic/ShowTable/Meeting on Sunday, May 20th at the Cape May Co. Zoo.

Activities will begin around 12 Noon.

Click  here  for  Sandpiper’s  Longwood  Garden  Show  Details

CONGRATULATIONS Members,! The Sandpiper Orchid Society has earned the 2nd Place Award in the 50-75 sq ft Display category in the Longwood Gardens/SEPOS Show of 2012. Our Display held 51 Orchids of which the AOS judges recognized excellence by awarding 17 orchids with Ribbons.! A Second Place for Society Displays at the Deep Cut OS Show and another Second Place at the Longwood Gardens/SEPOS Show for Society Displays was only possible with your many efforts and your superb growing abilities. Thanks membership for a superb job this Spring!!!

Longwood Gardens 2nd Place Display

At Sandpiper’s last meeting, members contributed their ideas for the expansion and updating of Sandpiper’s Display in the up-coming Longwood Gardens Orchid Show. Member’s orchids on the Show Table were critiqued for inclusion in Sandpiper’s Orchid Display. A great time was had by all.

Show Organizational Meeting SHOW TABLE & Orchid Shows Point Standings thru

March 2012

How the Points are Earned Rosette Award ....…... 10 pts 1st Place ...................... 5 pts 2nd Place .................... 3 pts 3rd Place ..................... 1 pt

Joe Myers Award - Awarded to the member that accumulates the highest point total for the year as determined from Society Displays and the monthly Show Table results.

Lisa O’Neal Award - This award was established in 2006 upon the untimely death of then president Lisa O’Neal. Lisa was renowned for displaying her finest orchids on the monthly Show Table. The winner of this award is acknowledged as having grown the most outstanding orchid of the year which is chosen from those plants that received the 10 point Rosette Award.

Bollenbach, G.

Cascioli, P.

Class, B.

Cole, B.

DelGuercio, M&S

Ellingsen, B.

Errickson

Ference, R.

Fontaine, A.

Gotwols, C.

Jankowski, L.

Michalenko, R.

Montgomery, A&B

Penso, M.

Stone, Dr. C.

Zona, G&H

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Preparing for Summer Orchids that have dark green foliage, but do not flower, are usually not getting enough sun. Leaves should actually be a yellow-green color, not dark green. Each new growth produced should be as large as or larger than the previous one. Strong pseudobulbs will produce beautiful flowers and will ensure you that your plants are receiving the proper light. 

Orchids thrive outside in the summer. In our area this is from mid May until October. Please be careful when moving your plants outdoors as they will need some protection from the full sun. A shade cloth area or the filtered light provided by a birch or willow tree will prevent them from getting burned by the summer sun. If your orchid has not been receiving the proper amount of sun light, you will need to increase their exposure gradually over the course of a few weeks to prevent burning. Remember, just because a plant gets sunburn, it does not always mean it is the wrong exposure for the orchid, only that it was given too much sun too quickly. .....excerpts taken from the Waldor Orchids website.

David’s Monthly Orchid Tips

David Off is a 3rd generation member of the highly respected

WALDOR ORCHIDS family.

Encyclia cordigera is native to Guatemala and Panama. The best varietiey(rosea) from Panama, produces very dark colored purple lips and chocolate petals and sepals. The fragrance is of chocolate.Light This plant prefers medium to high light with 2,000 to 3,500 footcandles being the best. This plant can be grown under fluorescents if you have at least four, 4' tubes and grow the plant no more than 12" from the tubes.Temperature This plant prefers intermediate to warm temperatures, with winter nighttime lows of 58 to 62 degrees and winter daytime highs of 70 to 80 degrees. Summertime temperatures can be several degrees warmer.Humidity 50% or higher is ideal, although during winter months which is normally its dormant season, the humidity can be somewhat lower.Water Water the plant just as it dries out at the roots. You can use the label in the plant to determine how moist the soil is. Simply pull the label out and if it feels wet on the end of it, don't water the plant. Be observant of the size and shape of the pseudobulbs. If the newest pseudobulbs are plump, shiny, and round, adequate water is being supplied. If they are somewhat shriveled you need to increase the frequency of your watering.Fertilizer Use GrowMore 20-10-20 Ureafree for municipal or well water. Use at the rate of ½ teaspoon per gallon. If using

GrowMore with rain, distilled, or reverse osmosis water, add back in 5 - 10% municipal or well water to supply the necessary calcium and magnesium. Fertilize every other watering in the summer and every third watering in the winter. We highly recommend Green Jungle Orchid Food, especially formulated to work with rain, distilled, reverse osmosis water or water low in alkalinity. Fertilize with Green Jungle every time you water. Flowering This plant will produce a short, stubby sheath, which is the beginning of the spike, between the two stiff leaves that grow atop the pseudobulbs. This usually occurs during the summer months. The sheath, however,

will remain there until the spring months before it elongates and produces flowers. The plant must go through short days in winter months, less than 12 hours of sunlight, and back into long days, during the spring and summer months, in order to initiate the flower spike. The flowers are large, three inches in size, with a heavy texture. Petals and sepals are chocolate in color and the lip a vibrant purple. Repotting It is best to repot this plant after flowering or when new growths emerge. Use a medium grade fir bark mix. Clay pots are best.

Encyclia cordigera var. rosea

...thanks to the Orchid Web website.

The Benefits Of Membership

Whether a beginner or an expert orchid grower, you will find membership in the American Orchid Society a truly rewarding experience. You’ll join 18,000 others worldwide who share a passion for orchids, as well as furthering conservation and research efforts for these wondrous plants. And you’ll enjoy a wealth of membership benefits.

...membership to the American Orchid Society

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American Orchid Society

EXTENDED  CALENDAR  DETAILS

Calendar of Events1 Pinelands Orchid Society Annual Orchid Auction 7:30 PM Medford Leas 1 Medford Leas Way, Medford, NJ website: http://www.pinelandsorchidsociety.org/ 16 Mid-Atlantic Judging Center Philadelphia Horticultural Center Phila, Pa. website: http://www.orchidjudging.com/

20 Sandpiper Orchid Society Meeting/Show Table/Picnic 12:00 PM CAPE MAY COUNTY ZOO Cape May Court House, NJ

May 2012Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa

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May 6 Motherʼs Day May 28 Memorial Day

website: http://www.co.cape-may.nj.us/cit-e-access/webpage.cfm?tid=5&tpid=442

OfficersPresident" " Andy Fontaine""Vice Pres." " Ron Ference" "Secretary" " Vacant"Treasurer" " Henry Zona" "AOS Rep." " Walter Off" "Past Pres. " " Ron Ference "

Trustees at Large -4 Year Terms- Trustee 2012" Pam Cascioli" "Trustee 2013 George Bollenbach"Trustee 2014 Bill ClassTrustee 2015" Bill Errickson" "

Committee ChairsMembership" George Bollenbach"Program Dir." Ron Ference" "Publicity" " Gail Zona" "Newsletter"" Ron Ference" "Show Table"" Bill Class" "Hospitality"" Alice Montgomery"Website" " Ron Ference" "Show Exhibits" Andy Fontaine""Historian" " Chrissy Schairer"Photography" Ron Ference" "Refreshments" Svetlana Errickson" "Raffle" " Bruce Montgomery"Auction" " Ron Ference" "DVOC Rep." Bruce Montgomery"

Sandpiper Orchid Society

The Sandpiper OS is an Affiliated Member of the American Orchid Society

Pinelands Orchid SocietyAnnual Orchid Auction

When: Tuesday, May 1stWhere: Medford Leas, 1 Medford Leas Way, Medford, NJTime: 7:30 PM

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website: http://www.pinelandsorchidsociety.org/

March 2012Show Table

1st Place WinnersSHOW  TABLE  DETAILS

Pot. Tropical Orange ‘Apricosa’Grown by: R. Ference

Paph. RachelGrown by: G. Bollenbach

Lctna. Mighty Titan ‘Parkside’Grown by: R. Michelanko

Paph. Bjorn Christian VluaeusGrown by: R. Ference

Paph. exulGrown by: B. Class

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SHOW  TABLE  DETAILS

Phal. mannii var. aureumGrown by: R. Ference

Coelogyne flaccidaGrown by: R. Michalenko

Onc. heteranthum albumGrown by: R. Ference

Ren. imschootiana ‘Waterfield’Grown by: R. Ference

Den. Green LanternGrown by: R. Ference

Epi. Green HornetGrown by: G. Bollenbach

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Waldor Orchids The largest supplier of orchid plants and supplies

in the Delaware Valley.

10 E. Poplar Ave. Linwood, N.J. 08221-2526

Phone: 609-927-4126 Fax: 609-926-0615

Fridays and Saturdays 9AM - 5:30 PM

Mailing Label

ORCHIDS May Preview

...thanks to the American Orchid SocietyWebsite: http://waldor.com

Waldor Orchids

Sobralia decora is easily grown as a garden subject in frost-free areas. photo: © G. Allikas

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View from the North: Growing Orchids at the 57th parallel Sobralia decora and Its Cousins in Mexico and Central America

Sandpiper Orchid SocietyEditorPO Box 462Waretown, NJ 08758