VAOS Venice Area Orchid Society
P.O. Box 443
Venice, FL 34284
Join this active and vital organization
to:
- Develop and expand your knowledge of growing extraordinarily beautiful plants.
- Learn culture techniques and secrets from area experts and growers who generously share their experiences.
- Participate in a variety of field trips to shows, growers, and exotic destinations— even Hawaii.
- Protect your investment. Orchids can be expensive but you can increase your collection economically by participating in our monthly raffles.
- Make new friends with delightful and fascinating people who share your passion for orchids.
- Participate in an active club involved in shows, exhibits, tours, trips, parties and fun activities—all featuring orchids.
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By Ted Kellogg , on May 5th, 2013 Thursday, May 9, 7:00 pm – Growers Clinic, “Diseases and Pests!” With the summer showers, increased humidity – those creepy crawlies are coming. Don’t wait! It’s time for prophylactic measures. Come to the clinic to learn how to prevent disease and how to get rid of particular pests that may try to attack your plants. As one grower told me, “Dendrobiums are to snails what filet mignon is to us!” Also, if you have a “problem plant”, bring it in and we’ll help you make your plant thrive.
At the Venice Community Center!
By Carol Wood , on April 22nd, 2013 Next Meeting: Wednesday
May 1st at 7:00 p.m.
Speakers: Barry Rossheim and Courtney Kern
(Venice High School Zoology Club)
Topic: “Celery Fields Conservation Project”
Speakers: James Thomas, Carol Wood, and Richard Amos
Topic: “Growers Clinic Live”
Barry Rossheim is the sponsor of the VHS Zoology Club and has been teaching biology and zoology since 1980.
He is a lead teacher for the Costa Rica Global Classroom Project, a co-director of the Life Science Community, a member of the National Audubon Society, and for even more fun, works in the education department at the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa. . Mr. Rossheim hopes to inspire his students to pursue their studies in science and believes he can help save the planet by teaching global conservation.
Courtney Kern is the President of the VHS Zoology Club and a member of the VHS Honor Society.
James Thomas, our Vice President, Programs, perhaps better known as “Doctor” Jim, has been growing and destroying orchids for 48 years (in his own words). He struggled with orchids for the first three years, until guided and inspired by Brooks Muse, who took him under his wing and taught him the basics he uses today. After losing several hundred orchids during the hard freeze in 1972, due to a rolling electric blackout which killed his electric heaters, he bounced back with his usual resilience and has more than 200 plants at his home in Nokomis. Initially interested in cattleyas and phalaenopsis, he’s been expanding into dendrobiums and other orchids, as evidenced by his recent Plant Table Award Ribbons.
Neither Carol Wood nor Richard Amos, Jim’s expert co-presenters, need further introduction as both have been active members and board members for a number of years. Carol is presently Co-Chair of the Annual Show and Richard Amos is Vice President, Show Displays.
Jeff Higel of Honey Bee Nursery will be selling beautiful orchids and orchid plant supplies recommended by our Growers Clinic.
By Ted Kellogg , on April 1st, 2013
By Rick Belisle , on March 29th, 2013 I’ve got brown and/or purple leaves on many of my cattleyas. Namely, my Maikai Louise, my Nodoso (Lady of the Night), and several others. Not with my Dendrobiums, just my Catts. For reference purposes, They’re under the screened lanai which faces SE (so they get morning sun and sun up until about 2:00PM, although some of that is sometimes shadier because of some Palm trees and the fronds that are located outside the lanai). I water them about once a week. They all have Dynamite in the red can which I applied in early March. Additionally, about once a month I fertilize with an Orchid Fertilizer/Epsom Salt/Fish Oil combo of 3 Tbsp (1 of each) /gallon of water. The Nodoso, especially, are a concern. Leaves turn brown, dry up and just fall off. They all APPEAR to be healthy, other than that.
So…too much sun? Too little sun? Too much fertilizer? Any ideas/sugestions? (Yes, I will bring them to the next Growers Meeting.)
By Ted Kellogg , on March 20th, 2013 Michael Polen is the owner of Art Stone Orchids in St. Petersburg, a premier supplier of orchids and potting supplies since 1986. He has twice been past president of the West Coast Orchid Society and continues to participate in numerous orchid shows, including numerous appearances at our Venice Show.
Art Stone Orchids/Palmer Orchids won both the AOS Show Trophy for the Most Outstanding Exhibit and the VAOS Most Outstanding Exhibit Class I Trophy as well as the Best in Show Trophy at our February show.
Michael will have supplies, mounts and orchids for sale and will be glad to answer any questions.
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