Fall is just around the corner. The days are getting shorter and cooler and the night are getting longer. Hopefully all of the effort you’ve put into your plants these past 8 months is starting to show! Our chrysanthemums are starting to show color! Thus begins another busy period for us – supporting the final growth stage – bloom development! In addition to watering, fertilizing, staking, pest and fungal control, sheltering, lighting, ventilation and temperature control are the new topics for this months cultural discussion
Per request at our last meeting here is a partial list of hardy Chrysanthemums that winter might well in the ground in the PNW.
Anzac
First Light
C Pacificum
John Hughes
Purple Light
Port Stanley
Pot Black
Powder Puff
Vienna Waltz
West Bromwich
White City
Yellow Knight
Or September meeting will be held on the 9th at Volunteer Park Conservatory at 10 am. Hope to see you all there.
Our 76th Annual Chrysanthemum show will take place October 27th – 29th at Volunteer Park Conservatory.
Many hands make light work. Please plan to attend this meeting – learn how to enter blooms in the show and learn how you might volunteer to make this show a success.
Supplies:
The following supplies will be available at our September meeting.
Twist ems
Bloom support shakes
Fertilizer – mid and late season
B9
Stakes
M&R Mix
2023 Upcoming Calendar Events:
September 9, 2023 – 10am – Noon – Evergreen Chrysanthemum Association monthly meeting
October 14, 2023 – 10am – Noon – Evergreen Chrysanthemum Association monthly meeting
October 27th – 29th , 2023 – Evergreen Chrysanthemum Association 76th annual chrysanthemum show at Volunteer Park Conservatory. Setup and and entry staging are Thursday, October 26th between 9 am and 2 pm
November 11, 2023 – Evergreen Chrysanthemum Association Awards Banquet
Location to be announced at a later date
September Business Meeting Agenda
1. Treasurers report
2. Approve July meeting minutes
4. Entering Blooms in the show
5. Show planning and update
