EVERGREEN CHRYSANTHEMUM ASSOCIATION
Seattle, Washington
ECAMumClub.org
Email us at: steve at ecamumclub dot org
MEETING OF THE ECA – THURSDAY September 14, 2017 at 7 PM at the Seattle Police Athletic Association Office (SPAA) site at 11030 East Marginal Way South, Tukwila.
SEPTEMBER MEETING – This is a very important meeting as we begin to prepare for our annual show at Volunteer Park Conservatory which will take place on November 3, 4, & 5, More details at the meeting. This will be our first show at VPC.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Mark your calendars for the following events:
National Chrysanthemum Society Show in Portland, OR October 26-29
For more details, see: http://www.mums.org/2017-national-convention-and-show/
Awards Banquet at Angelo’s in Burien November 16th, 2017.
PLANT CULTURE and SUPPLIES: – The September meeting will devote time to the care and feeding of the blooms as they develop. Place supply orders for specific items with Ronnie or John Harden by Monday September 11th. With possible rain or showers consider your sheltering options for September as we move to the latter part of the growing season.
Draft Minutes from August 10th ECA Meeting:
ECA August 2017 meeting minutes
Meeting called to order at 7:05 pm by Steve Joyner, Vice president
Attending: Ronnie Elliot, Mark Ross, Bob Ewing, Kris Stephens, June Kubo, Erika Harris, Anne Schreibe, Richard Thompson, Steve Joyner, Susan Joyner
Cultural presentation
Ron Elliot presented information on lateral control, disbudding and general plant care
Removing laterals – Chrysanthemums inherently want to be a bush. To prevent the bush effect and make the final bloom(s) stronger laterals must be removed. Laterals grow above the leaf nodes and must be snapped off to the side.
Taking the bud – A bud will form on the growing tip of the main stock of the plant. As soon as the bud is the size of a pea
Refer to the June and July cultural notes for more details
Business meeting:
July meeting minutes: read and approved
Treasurers report: Sydney Ogylvie was unable to attend this meeting
Last month she reported a balance of $7095.94 in all ECA accounts – approved
Nominating Committee update: Continues to work on filling the 2018 slate of officers
Volunteer park Conservatory update:
Aug 28th meeting scheduled at 10 am with David Helgeson to further discuss the details of show staging and set up. Those planning to attend the meeting Steve Joyner, Bob Ewing, David Rynes and Rich and Jill Aldrich.
Show preparation:
Sue Joyner has updated the ECA name tags and will have them ready for the show
Sue Joyner volunteered to order white and green show entry tags and pads of show entry forms
Steve Joyner volunteered to create and present a power point presentation for the Friday evening volunteer park conservatory “meet and greet”
Bob Ewing volunteered to chair the membership committee and take on the responsibility for getting the membership application cards updated for the show
At the September meeting we will be reviewing the process for entering flowers in to the show. Please bring a list of what you are growing. There will be show entry tags, entry forms and cultivar identification packets for use at the meeting.
Meeting adjourned at 9 pm
Respectfully submitted by Susan Joyner, ECA secretary
An “ECA Show Prep” meeting was held with David Helgeson at Volunteer Park Conservatory on Monday August 28th. ECA attendees were John Harden, Steve Joyner, Bill Fitzgerald(aka Car Pool Dummy), David Rynes, Jill & Richard Aldrich, Bob Ewing and a friend of Bob’s. Helgeson’s notes are below:
>> 1.
>> Plants and materials for the show can be
>> dropped off into the back greenhouse beginning Monday
>> October 30th between 8am and 3:30pm. And can
>> continue up until 12pm Thursday November
>> 2nd.
>>
>> 2.
>> Set up for the show will begin Thursday
>> November 2nd from 10am until 4pm the east wing
>> (seasonal house) will be closed to the general public that
>> day for set up.
>> 3.
>> Judging will commence Friday morning November
>> 3rd from 8am until 12pm when the show will open
>> to the public. The conservatory will close at 4pm to
>> the general public and the FOC will set up for an open house
>> from 5pm to 8pm.
>> presentation by ECA.
>> 4.
>> Show open to the general public Saturday
>> November 4th and Sunday the 5th from
>> 10am to 4pm
>> 5.
>> Take down begins Sunday afternoon November
>> 5th from 4pm until 6pm (our goal will be to
>> remove everything from the main building that evening and
>> consolidate the remainder in the back greenhouse for
>> completion the morning of
>> Monday the 6th)
>> 6.
>> Final wrap up Monday November 6th
>> all members plants and show materials need to be cleaned up
>> by 3:30 pm that afternoon as David will have a very tight
>> schedule that week setting up for the Holiday Display!
>>
>>
>> I think that covers the
>> general flow of things. Let me know if I’ve forgotten
>> anything. I assume that you will assign volunteers to help
>> with the various aspects of set up. I intend to make myself
>> available to help were needed throughout
>> but may need to attend to my Conservatory duties as needed
>> too. There is plenty of free parking in the park for members
>> helping with the show. Please ask members not to park or
>> block the service road behind the Conservatory, Thanks.
>> Please feel free to contact
>> me with any questions, thoughts or ideas between now and
>> then. It would be helpful for me if one or two main folks
>> could be designated for communication purposes to keep
>> confusion to a minimum.
