Hi All,
Just a friendly reminder….
So much for the old saying…. April Showers bring May flowers! At our house its been a very cold and rainy April. Non the less there is always work to do in the green house. Since our last meeting our mums have been potted up from 4 inch to 6 inch pots, we’ve culled our varieties to our “keepers” and the hardening off process has been stalled a bit due to the in-climate and lower than normal temperatures.
Now the plant care really begins and as you will see by the included cultural notes we have a lot of information to cover.
There is some good fertilizer information at the end of the cultural notes. take a look!
April Public Plant Sale
Again thank you to all the ECA plant sale volunteers. Your help was greatly appreciated. Our annual plant sale is the only ECA fund raising activity that we do. I don’t yet have the Public plant sale final cash sale total but we’ll have that number at our May meeting.
Welcome to our new ECA members.
Participation is the key to success.
Our membership looks forward to sharing our knowledge of and passion for growing and showing chrysanthemums with you.
Our next meeting will be Saturday, May 11th at 10 am at Volunteer Park Conservatory. We will be meeting in the Susan Priebe Education wing which is located right behind the seasonal house
Our monthly meetings are a great venue to learn from our experienced growers. I encourage you to bring your questions and share your growing experiences.
Over the next tow months we will have two very interesting cultural programs. At our may meeting Erika Harris will be demonstrating how to start and train Chrysanthemum cascades and Bonsais. In June Michael Boudreaux and Travis Edwards will update us on their Chrysanthemum hybridization efforts.
SOME IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
1) If you have not yet done so, Please pay your annual ECA dues.
ECA Single Membership -$15.00 ECA Couples membership $20.00
In order to purchase plants at the April 13th plant sale your 2024 ECA membership dues must be paid
We now have two ways to pay membership dues:
a) Send a check made out to Evergreen Chrysanthemum Association c/o Erika Harris PO Box 66155 Burien, WA 98166
b) pay at the monthly meeting
2) Supplies:
The following supplies will be available at the April meeting:
M&R soil less mix
Plant tags
Twist ems
Early Season Fertilizer
B9
2 inch starting pots
If you need clay pots we have a wholesale clay pot resource – Washington Pottery. Contact Sue Joyner at [email protected] to get our wholesale access information.
ECA CALENDAR :
Saturday May 11, 2024 10 am – non – cultural discussion – Bonsais and cascades
Saturday, June 8, 2024 10 am – Noon – Cultural discussion focus – Hybridization; propagating from seed
Saturday, July 13, 2024 10 am – Noon – Cultural discussion focus – Soil composition/ fertilizers
Saturday, August 10, 2024 10 am – Noon – Annual picnic
Saturday, September 14, 2024 10 am – Noon – Cultural discussion focus – Show challenge opportunities and entry process Saturday, October 12, 2024 10 am – Noon – Cultural discussion focus – Show preparations
2024 SHOW DATES Thursday, October 31, 2024 – Show set up and flower entry
November 1st – 3rd, 2024 – Evergreen Chrysanthemum Association 78th annual chrysanthemum show at Volunteer Park
Saturday, November 16, 2024 ECA annual appreciation dinner and banquet – time and location to be announced later
Saturday, December 14, 2024 10 am – Noon – Cultural discussion focus – caring for your plant stools
I hope to see you all at our next ECA meeting which will be held on May 11th at Volunteer Park Conservatory at 10 am in the Susan Priebe Education Wing
