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January 2019
January Speaker: John OConnell & CarolynSalmon
Why be Normal?
Scared of not being “normal”? Dread being part ofthe “normal” crowd? Both emotions are completely
“normal”. There is safety in numbers, but we all want to beunique or stand out. In the orchid world “normal” is growing
Phals, Cats, Paphs, and even Dendrobiums (no catchynickname yet) in plastic pots with a bark mix. You can’t go
wrong, most of the cultural advice you see is aimed at thesame four groups of plants being grown in the same kind of potand mix. If you want to be a little adventurous opt for clear potsand grow a Phrag or two. A couple of generations ago, this wasall there was. But as the orchid market switched from cutflowers to a hobbyist clientele diversity followed. Now you canget hundreds of different genera and many vendors even sellmounted plants. Not being normal takesa bit more work nowadays but is wellworth the effort. There are numerouscool, non-normal plants for sale andmany different things to fill our potswith, and then there is a whole world ofmounting plants to explore.
John and Carolyn have beenexperimenting with orchids, mixes, post,mounts and such for many years. Theyhave found some things that work andsome things that don’t. This talk is adiscussion on what has worked for themand why, long on live examples andshort on PowerPoint slides (Zero), come,brake away from the crowd, who want’sto be normal anyways.
1Why be Normal
2Upcomming Events
In order to provide a selection of treats at our meetings, we are asking members with
last names that start with the letter S thru Z to bring refreshments to the next meeting.
Mounting orchid onyour trees. Not Normal!
COS Officers
President
John OConnellVP Program
Carol Easton
Recording
Secretary
Janette Ford
Treasurer
Daniel Bellem
Directors
Robert KurnerCarolyn Salmon
Norma Walch
P.O. Box 223462
Carmel, CA
939223462
BackBulb Editor &
Webmaster
John OConnell
Membership
Carol Easton
Show Chairman
Frank Baptista
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Upcoming Events
Januar y1/7 Monday COS January Meeting, Dan Newman will be
speaking
1/26-27 Peninsula Orchid Society Show and Sale, 1400 RoseveltAve. Redwood City
Febr uar y2/3 Monday COS February Meeting
2/21 Thursday POE Gala
2/22-24 POE! Pacific Orchid Exposition, County Fair Building,Golden Gate Park 9th Av. at Lincoln Way.
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The plant table from our Holiday Party last month
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Resolutions and Goals (ItMust be New Years)New Years day is almost hear, so it
must be time to reflect on last yearand make some plans, set somegoals. I guess I could say make someresolutions but nobody ever keepstheir New Years resolutions. All the‘experts’ tell us to set goals and planfor the future, and then turn aroundand tell us not to make New Yearsresolutions, aren't they the samething? The same or not, here aresome things I would like to get donethis year and a few things that Iwould like to see the society getdone this year.
• I bought a data logger last summerand I now have 6 months oftemperature and humidity data formy greenhouse. So far I have verypretty graphs, but I would like toanalyze this data so I can makebetter decisions about when towater.
• In addition to the temperature andhumidity logging I would like to loglight intensity measurements in thegreenhouse and possibly tie them tothe temperature and humidityreadings.
• Fungus and nutritional issues aredifficult, I need to work harder onsolving these issues.
• Ask for more help when I just can’tfigure it out. It should be easy, butit’s not.
• Work harder on publicity formeetings and the show.
• Hold some smaller social events, I
intend to bring back the OrchidHappy Hour in some form and maybedo some potting or dividingworkshops.
This should be enough to keep me busynext year, Hope yo9u have a few orchidgoals to work towards this new year.
John
From Carolyn'scollection
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