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Next Meeting: Thursday 12th Sept at 7:30pm
Leonard Gines
"Trends and Advancements in Orchid
Culture"
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Leonard Gines is
originally from the Los Angeles area and
came to the Big Island of Hawaii in
1970. In addition to establishing his
own orchid nursery, he worked for
Akatsuka Orchids in Volcano and for
Hawaii Tropical. His nursery, Gines
Orchids is located in the sunny part of
Hawaiian Paradise Park, 13 miles
South of the city of Hilo.
Leonard grows
Oncidinae Intergenerics, vandacious
orchids and miscellaneous species. He
personally collects cattleya species and
botanical orchids.
He is an accredited AOS
judge and the current president of the
Hawaiian Orchid Growers
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Association and a
founding member of the Big Island
Dendrobium Growers Association.
His program will show
you an inside view of the various island
orchid nurseries, some of their culture
practices, and the current state of
orchid production in Hawaii.
Come learn why growers have discarded
compots and now grow orchids in plugs.
His presentation will include a
discussion on some of the new media
alternatives to the traditional bark.
Hear about the growth advantages of
using rainwater to water their orchids
even though the local water quality is
excellent and measures only 50 parts per
million (ppm) total dissolved solids (tds).
See how this area of
the world has catered to non-native
species and compare and contrast the
conditions to your own growing
environment.
See you there. Aloha! |
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Lancer
P. Smith Memorial BBQ
The
annual BBQ/Picnic and Auction was a lot
of fun as usual. This year we
awarded a number of lifetime memberships
to some of the founding members of the
society. Barbara and Ulrike took a
number of pictures which you can find here. |
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New
DVOS lifetime members from left to
right:
Floyd Lundquist
Dick Emory
Nathalie Smith
Bernice Lindner
Bob and Mary Lou Van Galder |
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Website
News
I've
registered the name dvos.org so now you
can access the site with less typing (www.dvos.org). |
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Web
Pages of the Month
Pacific
Central Judging Center - Kathy Barrett
has made a great start with this new site
for recording pictures and data on the
awarded plants at the Oakland, San
Francisco and other local judging
centers. I'll be reducing my AOS
awards page to only those plants belonging
DVOS members. Hilo
Orchid Society - Here's a chance to
see what a number of our old members are
doing - at least those who have abandoned
the Bay Area for the big island of Hawaii. |
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AOS
Awards
Check out AOS
Awards page for our local winners. Congratulations to Bernice
for winning a CHM for macroclinium!
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