Hi All Hoping everyone had a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year celebration! I am looking forward to seeing you on our Zoom meeting, Saturday January 9th, 2021 and in the coming year!
Time: Jan 9, 2021 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/93981026743
Meeting ID: 939 8102 6743
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Meeting ID: 939 8102 6743
SUPPLIES: Before the meeting, please take inventory of your chrysanthemum supply needs – 2 inch pots, tags, twistems, Earth pot trays, M&R mix, B9. At our meeting, we will tally the supply needs so we can purchase and distribute the needed items.
Dues: Please remember to pay your 2021 dues. Checks can be sent to ECA membership c/o Erika Harris – ECA Treasurer PO Box 66155 Burien WA 98166
PLEASE NOTE: During this time of year frost, ice and rain protection strategies should be in place. The stools will probably survive one or two frosty days in a row, however a 3rd frost might likely kill many of the stools. Protecting stools from rain (keeping the plants dry) promotes necessary semi-dormancy. When stools are wet there is a much higher risk of frost kill. Additionally a hard frost will often break clay pots in half because the wet media expands when it freezes. The stools should be kept in this semi dormant period until 20-30 days before you wish to take cuttings. To wake them up and promote shoot growth feed moderately with a high nitrogen fertilizer such as our mid season fertilizer (20-10-20) or Miracle Gro.
