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Succulent MorselsNewsletter of the Chinle Cactus & Succulent Society
November 2018, Vol 10, No 11
November 2018, Vol 10, No 11
November Program: 2018 CC&SS Photo Contest – Photo Viewing and Judging
It’s time for the long-anticipated culmination of our 2018 photo contest.
The program format will be the same as last year. Photo viewing and judging will be followed by a refreshment break and a plant drawing. The program will resume with a short business meeting which will be followed by the announcement of the winning and 1st runner up photos and their slide show presentation.
Join us Thursday, November 8th at 6:30 p.m. at our regular meeting place: Unitarian Universalist Church, 536 Ouray Ave, Grand Junction. Guests are welcome.
Photo look-back:
just a few of the 2016 & 2017 club contest
entries
Garden UpdateOctober saw the year’s last Chinle Club gardening events at our two Grand Junction demonstration gardens. Thanks to litterally hundreds of club volunteer hours, in addition to routine maintenance of the 3,500 ft2 CSU and the 2,000 ft2 WCBG garden we did a fair amount of rejuvenation work this year… removing dead and overly aggressive plants, freshening up top dressing and walkway materials at CSU and adding donated and purchased specimens to both gardens. Both gardens are visited by District 51 school groups, the general public, adult education classes, Colorado Native Plant Society members, photographers, visitors from throughout Colorado and the United States and international tourists. These Club-installed and -maintained garden jewels showcase water-wise, low maintenance landscape design and the gorgeous colors, shapes and textures that cacti and succulents can bring to the home garden.
Thank you to CC&SS Garden Coordinator Lois Davidson for your organization and management and to the 2018 garden volunteers and plant donors: Eric Baltes & Leslie Joanis, Maryann & Loren Benoit, Don Campbell, Lois & Forbes Davidson, John Hall, Janet & Bill Hassell, Helen & Peter Kempenich, Kim & Rick Krueger, Deb Mallory, Marj & Larry McKenna, Kathy Murdock, Walt Scheer, Doris Schlichter, Bret Seligman, Kenton Seth, and Kate & Ken Weissenburger.
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Monstrosities at the October Meetingand Variegate & Cristate Succulents
A recommended reference for follow-up reading: Rowley, Gordon Douglas. Teratopia: the world of cristate and variegated succulents. Cactus & Company, 2006.
October’s program featured a presentation by Peter Newberry who spoke on a subject near and dear to his heart: monsters of the succulent world … with a focus on the development of fasciation (cresting) and variegation. In addition to a discussion of the physiology behind these abnormalities, Peter shared with us a selection of some of the more astonishing (some might say repulsive) examples.
“and 21 cents interest”
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October in the Gardens
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Photos by Janet Hassell
Western Colorado Botanical Garden CC&SS Demonstration Garden
A cold and dreary morning welcomed club members to our final WCBG gardening event of the year But we managed to get the garden tucked in for the winter and … no complaints … the rain was welcome. Club members where thrilled to know that the summer squash free-for-the-taking offering represented the last of the year’s harvest. The garden beds got their annual application of pre-emergent which closes out the season. Gardeners at the session were: Janet Hassell Lois Davidson, Maryann & Loren Benoit, Marj McKenna, Deb Mallory, Kate & Ken Weissenburger and John Hall. Thank you!
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And at theColorado State University Extension Office CC&SS Demonstration Garden
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Photos by Janet Hassell & Forbes Davidson
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A crisp fall day at the final CSU Extension Office gardening event almost made us forget the searing heat of the last four months. The beds got their annual application of pre-emergent and we said good-bye (to the garden) for the season. Gardeners at the session were: Janet Hassell, Kate & Ken Weissenburger, Lois Davidson, Don Campbell, Leslie Joanis, John Hall, Maryann & Loren Benoit, Marj McKenna, Deb Mallory and Doris Schlichter. Thank you!
Annual Dinner Meeting Agenda and ActivitiesRegistration, Drinks, Silent Auction Bidding & Dinner 5:30 pm - When you register you will be given a ticket with a code you will use for bidding and drawings. So hang on to it! This year, as we did last year, we will offer buffet-style an assortment of light and heavy appetizers as well as several hot entrées and tossed salad. The club will also provide water, coffee, and desserts. Bring your own beer, wine and/or liquor and mixers (or other personal beverages of your choice) and make sure they are labeled so no one else unwittingly consumes them. From your arrival until 7:00 pm, eat and drink to your heart’s content, but also use that time to bid on Silent Auction items and view the door prize table. Bid high and often! Announcements and President’s Report 7:00 pm
Short Annual Business Meeting & Election of 2019 Officers 7:45 pm - We have assembled a slate of candidates for our 2019 Board, but are always open to nominations from the floor.
Final Silent Auction Bidding and Door Prize Selections 8:00 pm - Attendees will have the opportunity to select a door prize. The order of selection is determined by a drawing of the tickets issued at the time of registration. There will be both plant and non-plant items to choose from.
Silent Auction Results & Clean-Up 8:30 pm
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Plans for the Annual Dinner Meeting
The 2018 Annual Dinner Committee, chaired by Janet Hassell, has been working feverishly to plan and organize this year’s event. The Dinner is held in conjunction with the CC&SS Annual Meeting which is held in December as required by Club Bylaws and has a format that befits the season.
What You Need to KnowDate & Time: Thursday, December 13, 2018, 5:30 - ~8:30 pmLocation: Unitarian Universalist Church, 536 Ouray Ave., Lower LevelAttendance: is by registration onlyCost: $25 per member or member guest Deadline for registration and payment: Friday November 30th. Checks may be mailed to the club address.
Door prize items: Marj McKenna has agreed to coordinate this activity. The door prize items that will be given away at the end of the evening are donated by the attendees. We ask that these be <$10 in value and can be cactus/succulent themed or not and whimsical or useful. Marj has asked that you please either: 1) bring your door prize offerings to the November 8th regular meeting, or 2) drop them off at Janet Hassell’s home at 2666 Summer Hill Ct 81506 (please call Janet ahead of time @ (970) 263-0910) by Friday November 30th.
Silent auction items: Our Silent Auction is a major fund raiser for the Club. Silent Auction items include show-quality plants, cactus & succulent-themed items, personalized tours or services, wines, crafts, gift baskets, and other attractive offerings. If you have a silent auction item to donate, please contact Don Campbell @ (970) 245-5088 or [email protected] by Saturday November 24.
Volunteers: This event takes a number of volunteers to make it successful. At the November regular meeting there will be sign up sheets for various tasks. If you don’t have a chance to sign up for anything, please consider sticking around for a bit at the end of the event for a quick clean-up.
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Upcoming Meeting of InterestBarb Lacy on 100 Plants Found on the Navajo Reservation
Notice courtesy of Walt Scheer
The Colorado Archeological Society-Grand Junction Chapter would like to invite you to a free talk by Navajo plant usage expert and author, Barb Lacy, December 10, 2018 at our monthly meeting. The meeting will be held at 6:30 PM at the Redlands United Methodist Church, 527 Village Way on the Redlands.
Barb will be visiting from Paradise Valley, Arizona by request to share her knowledge of Navajo plants as described in the book she co-authored: “Nanise’, A Navajo Herbal”. This book details 100 plants found on the Navajo Reservation and describes how each plant plant was used -- whether ceremonial, medicinal or household purposes -- complete with illustrations.
Barb is a journalist, author and juried artist. She lived for a decade with her family on the Navajo Reservation, first in Tuba City and then in the Navajo capital of Window Rock.
For meeting details here is a link to the meeting notice on the CAS-GJ Meetup page.
A Beautiful Day for a Plant Sale
Early October’s surprise showers broke just long enough for Lynn’s plant sale. Saturday was a poster-perfect fall day and many of Lynn’s beautiful plants and pots found good homes. Thanks to Janet Hassell, Kate Weissenburger, Lois Davidson and Don Campbell for their many hours of pre-sale and sale-day work with help from Ken Weissenburger, Kim Krueger, Doris Schlichter & Jennifer Teta. Lynn’s daughter Sue (pictured right with Lynn and Janet) pitched in and offered moral support.
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News from Susan Hill
Susan & David Hill were among the charter members of the Chinle C&SS and they were also members of the Colorado C&SS during their tenure in Grand Junction. Susan recently sent Don Campbell the following note and photo:
“During our final Christmas dinner with the Chinle Cactus Club in 2005, David & I purchased a small, gnarly cactus in the silent auction. It came to live with us in Santa Fe but never thrived as an indoor/outdoor plant. When we bought a small second house in the desert near Palm Springs, CA in 2009, I decided to set him free and planted him in our extensive desert garden. It took a couple of years before he realized he could grow tall and strong.
By the time I took this photo in 2016, just before we sold our house & decided to live full-time in Santa Fe, he was about 3.5’ tall and was enjoying his Euphorbia, agave & cacti neighbors. I miss him, but hopefully he continues to live a happy life in the desert sun! I think he originally came from your collection”.
Cacti OfferingsIt is not uncommon for club members to help with cacti re-homing, especially when cold-sensitive specimens have gotten too big and heavy to be lugged in and out of their winter resting places. The cacti that were put up for adoption by Don and Sue Smith this month are worth a mention -- they are really stunning plants. The paper-spined cactus was not on offer but the saguaro and barrel cacti found good homes with club members. Thank you Don Campbell for helping with the adoptions.
Confused Cacti
What a surprise to run into this mountain ball cactus (Pediocactus simpsonii) having an October bloom in Kate Weissenburger’s garden. It’s second bloom of the year is pretty certainly in response to the late rains.
Deb Mallory is not sure why her indoor Mammillaria decided to bloom this month, which she writes is not usual for this specimen.
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What’s Eating You?The Second in an Occasional Series of Depressing Articles
Cacti and other succulents are tough, but are not without their pests and diseases. Identified early enough, most problems can be remedied — or at least reduced to tolerable levels.
Remember that healthy plants are better able to withstand insect or fungal attack than stressed plants, so your first line of defense is to provide good care with proper watering, soil selection, fertilizing and placement (that being air circulation, light intensity and the like).
Black Spot
This information is taken verbatim from the website “Cactus Nursery” care for cacti at:
http://www.cactusnursery.co.uk/blackspot.htm .
“Identification Identification is the easy part, black spots occurring on Aloes and Gasterias, usually on the older leaves. It may be caused by a fungus called Montagnella, or by stress, or maybe by a combination of the two. Insect damage may allow black spot entry to the plant.
Prevention There is some evidence to suggest that if plants are grown "hard" - that is, in good light, with good air circulation and with good nutrient supply and good greenhouse hygiene, then incidence of black spot is less. Eliminate biting/sucking insects in the greenhouse.
Cure As there is still confusion as to the causal agent, there is no cure as such. Some treatments can sometimes alleviate the symptoms. Regular sprays with a copper fungicide can help. Possibly the fungicide Mancozeb* can help.”
Also see “All that is known about black spot” from this same source.
Thanks to The Offset (newsletter of the Central Oklahoma Cactus and Succulent Society, https://oklahomacactus.com/) for alerting us to this article.
* Mancozeb is a contact fungicide available to the home owner that is used to control fungal diseases in a variety of crops and ornamentals.
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November
Monday November 5 Board Meeting 6:30 pm at Don Campbell’s home
Thursday November 8 Regular Meeting of the CC&SS 6:30 pm, Unitarian Universalist Congregation (upstairs), 536 Ouray Ave., Grand Junction - Program: Club Photo Contest. Viewing & Judging
December
Monday December 3 Board Meeting 6:30 pm at Kate Weissenburger’s home
Thursday December 13 Annual Dinner Meeting of the CC&SS 5:30 - ~8:30 pm. Unitarian Universalist Congregation (downstairs), 536 Ouray Ave., Grand Junction
Calendar of Upcoming Club Events
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The meeting was called to order at 6:30 by Bret Seligman, Vice-President, who hosted the meeting. There were no visitors or new members.
Loren Benoit gave the treasurer’s report. In September, there was a small deposit of $47.00, ($22 was raffle money and $25 was a membership fee), and $0.21 cents of interest.
Shari Skeie, Program Chairperson, listed upcoming programs as follows: November is the photo contest, December is the Annual Dinner Meeting, and January will feature Janet Hassell speaking about Chaco Canyon.
Lois Davidson, Garden Chairperson, was absent, so Kate Weissenburger gave the garden report. It is almost time to put the gardens to bed for the year, with only one more garden party. Kate also gave the news about the Colorado Garden Foundation grant. We made the first cut and Kate thanked Lois for all the hard work she has done on this. If we are awarded a grant, the CSU garden will be the priority and we will be adding new plants and rocks.
Kate also spoke about the photo contest. Members can ask Kate for help if they need it. All photos must be sent or given to either Kate or Don Campbell by October 31.
Lynn Dunham is moving and is giving up her greenhouse. We are having a plant sale at her house on Saturday, October 13. She would like to give the Club first choice of her plants from 1pm to 2pm and the general public from 2pm to 4pm. Plants are priced to sell. There also will be pots, tools and plant books. Parking is limited and transactions will be cash only.
Janet Hassell spoke about the agenda for the Annual Dinner Meeting on Dec. 13. Price will be $25 per person. Drinks (BYOB) and food will be from 5:30PM to 7:00PM. The Club will provide salad, appetizers, hot entrées, desserts, coffee and water. At 7PM, Don Campbell will give the yearly update, then we will hold the
Minutes from the Regular MeetingOctober 11, 2018
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2018 Chinle Cactus and Succulent Society Board & Appointees
President: Don Campbell Vice President: Bret SeligmanSecretary: Deb Mallory Garden Activities Coordinator: Lois Davidson
Treasurer: Loren Benoit Newsletter Editor: Kate Weissenburger Member at Large: Marj McKenna Program Committee: Shari Skeie Past President: Janet Hassell
Facebook: Lisa Hamilton Web Site: Kate Weissenburger
The Chinle Cactus and Succulent Society usually meets the 2nd Thursday of each month at 6:30 pm. Meetings are held in the Unitarian Universalist Church, 536 Ouray Ave., Grand Junction, CO. Guests are always welcome. For information about upcoming meetings, please check our website.
Mailing Address: Chinle Cactus & Succulent Society, PO Box 233, Grand Junction, CO 81502
Phone: 1-970-773-7637
Website: www.chinlecactusclub.org
Contact Us: [email protected]
Facebook:www.facebook.com/chinlecactusclub
business meeting. We will vote on 2019 board members during the business meeting. At 7:45PM we will reserve time for final bidding on the silent auction. While the silent auction bids are tallied, the door prizes will be given away. At 8:30PM the silent auction winners will be announced. Janet also asked that all members bring something to give for the door prizes. We can bring these to the next meeting or make arrangements with Marj McKenna. If you have an item for the silent auction, let Don know what you are bringing and the approximate value. Silent auctions items should then be delivered directly to the Church on the day of the ADM.
Don Campbell and Ken Weissenburger are planning a scouting trip to check out the potential for a field trip in the Moab area.
Bret described tonight’s raffle plants and a silent auction plant. Ten paper spine cacti were donated for the raffle along with a few other nice plants. We enjoyed a break with a delicious Kahlua cake furnished by Tom Burrows, then held the raffle drawing and more bidding on the silent auction plant. Kathy Murdock won tonight’s silent auction.
Peter Newbury was the speaker for the night and his topic was Oddities and Monstrosities. He had photos of very interesting plants, both cristate and variegated succulents.
At the end of Peter’s program, a motion was made to adjourn and this was seconded. The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:15PM.
Respectfully,
Shari Skeie, Program Chairperson
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