Just a friendly reminder of our June 10th Evergreen Chrysanthemum Association meeting
Hoe to see you all there!
Happy gardening. I hope your mums are thriving!
There is A LOT of information in our June newsletter. Please let me know if you have any questions.
The next evergreen Chrysanthemum Association meeting will be held on June 10, 2023 at 10 am at Volunteer Park Conservatory.
This month Michael Boudreaux and Travis Edwards are going to share their experience trying to germinate and cross breed new Chrysanthemum varietals. Years ago ECA member Ed Hodgson created two Chrysanthemum Varietals (Maudie Hodgson and Ed Hodgson) via this technique. Unfortunately we lost the Maudie varietal but we are still propagating the Ed Hodgson varietal.. So bring your questions to the meeting.
Additionally there is a lot of cultural information to cover this month and a little repetitiveness in the notes below. Please carefully read through the cultural notes and note any questions you have .
In reviewing the cultural notes, I feel there are several key points to be noted
1) Now is the time to be pinching your plants – bring your questions to the meeting. Heck, bring your plants in question to the meeting! Or you can call one of our award winning growers – David Rynes, Ron Elliott, Mark Ross, Erika Harris or Steve Joyner. Their contact information is listed in the ECA yearbook distributed last month.
2) By the end of June your plants should be in their final pots – in the final potting section there is also good information on soil composition.
3) Once in the final pots, fertilizer, pesticide and disease control regimens should be in place
4) Control plant laterals. After you pinch the growing tip from the plant laterals will begin to show up – control them!!
5) Support the plant. Once the plants get about 6 inches tall the main stalk needs support. The laterals you choose to keep must also be supported. We call this staking.
Once again here’s the Neem links
1) What You Need to Know Before Buying Neem Oil for Your Plants
https://www.urbangardeningmom.com/blogs/news/neem-oil
2) Explaining Azadirachtin and Neem
Some Important ECA Calendar Dates:
June 2023 ECA Meeting 6/10/22 at 10: 00 am at Volunteer Park Conservatory
Travis Edwards and Michael Boudreaux to share their experience germinating chrysanthemums
July 2023 ECA Meeting 7/8/22 at 10: 00 am at Volunteer Park Conservatory
August 2023 ECA Meeting 8/12/22 at 10:00 am at Volunteer Park Conservatory
September 2023 ECA Meeting 9/9/22 at 10:00 am at Volunteer Park Conservatory
October 2023 ECA Meeting 10/14/22 at 10:00 am at Volunteer Park Conservatory
ECA 2023 76th annual Chrysanthemum show October 27- 29, 2022 at Volunteer Park Conservatory
Supplies:
Supplies will be available at the meeting.
M&R Mix
Plant Tags
Early Season Fertilizer
twistems
bamboo plant stakes
B9
Marathon Systemic
