SATURDAY

12:30        Alla Linetsky               Lighting your Orchids

                    Learn how to select the right Grow Light for your orchids and other houseplants.

1:30           Alla Linetsky               Fertilizers and Water Quality

Learn how to mix fertilizers and how to test water quality in your house.

Alla has been growing orchids since the 1990s, but with renewed commitment since 2012. She has been working with LED lights as part of her day job since they arrived on the home decor market in 2005, and she has been using them for her own orchids for the past 12 years.

2:30           Rob Vanderheyden Growing Catasetinae Orchids Indoors

Catasetinae orchids are interesting to grow and can be grown successfully at home.  Experience the yearly cycle of these orchids from potting to blooming.  Focus will be on repotting along with basic growing tips.

Rob has been growing Catasetinae orchids since buying his first one, Catasetum Marsh Hollow, in February 2018. Now, he has about 70 of this sub-tribe in his house. The death rate among these orchids under his care is minimal and the bloom rate is great.

3:30           Alexsi Antanaitis       Imported Orchids - First Steps for Bare Root Orchids

                    Do I need to repot this brand new purchase?  And how?

                    Alexsi, a horticulturalist, has been growing orchids and houseplants for over 20 years.

 

SUNDAY

11:30        Inge Poot                       Organic Pest Control

How to get rid of the most common pest attacking orchids in  a way that does not harm you or anything else.

Inge has a Masters degree in Mycology from U of T and has grown orchids for 61 years.  She has been an Accredited AOS Judge since 1981.  Currently, she answers culture questions from SOOS members and transcribes most of the SOOS talks for the newsletter.

12:30        Synea Tan                      Growing Orchids Successfully in your House

                    Tips and tricks for growing amazing orchids at home.

Winner of the SOOS 2020 Grower of the Decade Award.  In her 30 years of growing orchids, Synea has received 25 Quality Awards and 8 Cultural Awards from the AOS.

1:30           Jean Hollebone         Seven Easy Steps for Growing Healthy Slippers

Jean will talk about the cultural requirements for growing healthy and happy slipper orchids in the Canadian environment.  What works for her may also work for you.

Jean grows orchids in a solarium in her house in Ottawa which is ruled by a very chatty and noisy Siamese cat called Cookie.  Slippers have always been her favourite orchid although she grows other kinds too. She is an AOS judge in  the Toronto Judging Center and enjoys judging at international shows in central and south America where she has a chance to see orchids growing in their native environments. She is program chair for the Ottawa Society, and volunteers on the American Orchid Society  Governance Committee and chairs their Awards Committee.

2:30           Andrew Geimar         Repotting Moth Orchids

Focus will be on repotting moth (Phalaenopsis) orchids.  Andrew will also talk about his journey of growing (and killing) orchids, and how that shaped his attitude towards growing orchids at home.

Andrew lives in Toronto, Canada and is co-owner of Roehampton Orchids.  In the last three years, Andrew has received 26 Quality Awards and 3 Cultural Awards from the AOS.