February 2021 ECA Newsletter

Hi All,
Happy February!  Its going to be a busy spring for ECA!
Here’s an update on what’s going on

We continue to hold our monthly zoom meetings the 2nd Saturday of the month at 10 am.  Meeting invitations are emailed a week prior to the meeting.  Please join us.  We have a lot happening.  There is an option to join the meeting via your cell phone and assistance is available to help you get started.

Please pay your annual membership dues.
$15.00 single membership
$20.00 couples membership

Please send your membership dues c/o ECA Treasurer 
Erika Harris 
PO Box 66155
Burien, WA 98166

Take a look at the updated and evolving ECA web pagewww.ecamumclub.org
Your suggestions and comments would be greatly appreciated
It’s a work in progress and for the next few months there will probably be changes every time you log in.
A main goal is to get pictures of our varietals posted.

Now is the time to take inventory of your plants and 2021 growing needs.
Our main growers are busy taking cuttings.
Because we are meeting via zoom we wont have the traditional club plant sale this year.
If you would like to purchase ECA club plant starts please send a list of your wish list to Jan Hunt at [email protected]
We want to be sure that we have inventory of the starts you want to grow.
Payment and delivery will be coordinated the first part of April.
Plant starts can be purchased at the ECA club member price of $3.00 per start.

We are planning a COVID appropriate public plant sale.
Kings mums has sold out their 2021 inventory
There have been many inquiries about our public plant sale

We are excited to report that an on-line ordering option for the public plant sale is in the works
The varietal selections available for on-line purchase will be limited.
For example we will have only 6 spider varietals listed; 6 single varietals; 6 charm varietals; etc.

Our public plant sale starts will be available for curb side pick up only at Volunteer Park Conservatory
on Saturday April 24th between 10 am and 3 pm
We are working closely with VPC on this project.

We need help with advertising suggestions and flyer design.  We plan to publicize our public plant sale on our web site and Facebook page.
Volunteer Park Conservatory Friends of the conservatory has also graciously offered to post our plant sale on their social media sites
There will be links to the on line sales site from both our Facebook page and our website.

Supplies?
Start thinking about the growing supplies that you will need.
We can get M&R mix @ $7.50 per bag
Fertilizers is also available at$3.00 per bag
If you are starting mums we have
Starting cubes and Plant tags

The slate of 2021 ECA officers and trustees was approved at our February meeting
President – Sue Joyner
Vice President – Mark Ross
Secretary – Madeline West
Treasurer – Erika Harris
Trustees
3 year – David Rynes and Jan Hunt
2 year – Jill Aldrich and Rich Aldrich
1 year – Steve Joyner and Ron Elliott

That’s about all there is to report for now.  We look forward to hearing your comments and suggestions.
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