Hi All
Happy Valentines Day!
Our monthly meetings area great venue to learn from our experienced growers. I encourage you to bring your questions and share your growing experiences!
Included in this email are parking directions for the cutting university. Please let me know if you have any questions.
SOME IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
If you have not yet done so, Please pay your annual ECA dues.
ECA Single Membership -$15.00 ECA Couples membership $20.00
Supplies:
The following supplies will be available at the December meeting:
M&R soil less mix
Plant tags
Twist ems
Early Season Fertilizer
B9
2 inch starting pots
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IMPORTANT DATES:
Saturday March, 11th at 10 am and Saturday, April, 8th at 10:00 AM – ECA Member Plant Sale – Volunteer Park Conservatory
Plant starts will be available exclusively to ECA members at our March and April meetings
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Saturday April 15th – 9 am – 2 pm – Public Plant Sale – Volunteer Park Conservatory
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Saturday, February 18th – Cutting University at Volunteer Park Conservatory 10 am – 2 pm
Please bring your labeled stools that have healthy shoots.
We will be taking early English, late decorative, spiders, spools, quills and garden variety starts for the public plant sale.
This is a great learning opportunity for members who have not taken cuttings before. We look forward to your participation.
We will have pizza and salad for lunch – provided by the club..
ECA 2023 Calendar:
Saturday, January 14, 2023 10 am – Noon – Cultural discussion focus – Cutting Preparations
Saturday, February 11, 2023 10 am – Noon no meeting – please plan to participate in the 2/18/23 cutting University event
Saturday, February 18, 2023 10 am – 2 pm – Cultural discussion focus – ECA Cutting University
Saturday, March 11, 2023 10 am – Noon Club Plant Sale
Saturday, April 8, 2023 10 am – Noon Club Plant Sale
Saturday April 15, 2023 9 am – 2 pm Public Plant Sale
Saturday, May 13, 2023 10 am – Noon – Cultural discussion focus – Bonsai and Cascades
Saturday, June 10, 2023 10 am – Noon – Cultural discussion focus – Fertilizers
October 27th – 29th, 2023 – Evergreen Chrysanthemum Association 76th annual chrysanthemum show at Volunteer Park Conservatory
February 2023 Meeting Agenda
EVERGREEN CHRYSANTHEMUM ASSOCIATION
A. Cultural discussion
Process of taking cuttings for healthy starts
B. Business Meeting
1) Election of 2023 officers
President-Sue Joyner
Vice-President- Jan Hunt
Secretary-Emily Allsop
Treasurer-Erika Harris
Trustees:
3 years – Michael Boudreaux and Travis Edwards
2 years – Steve Joyner and Ronnie Elliott
1 years – David Rynes and Mark Ross
2. Membership plant sale
Set up/location planning
3. Public plant sale at VPC 4/15 – planning
Advertising
Set up
Supplies
Volunteers
