Archive | February 2015

AOS Webinar – Demystifying AOS Judging

AOS logoWEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 25, 2015

 

Demystifying AOS Judging

When:  8:30pm EST

Register now!

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5371963488689802497

Want to know what it takes to get an orchid awarded by AOS judges? Join Dr. Harry Gallis, whose plants have received over 40 AOS awards. Harry is an Accredited Judge and has served as past Chair of the Carolinas Judging Center, national training coordinator for AOS judges, and served as Chair of the AOS Judging Committee from 2010-2014. He will discuss what those criteria are for getting an orchid awarded.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

AOS Webinar – Greenhouse Chat/Ron McHatton

 

AOS logoWE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE OUR WEBINAR IN FEBRUARY AND EVERYONE IS INVITED

 

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Join Us for a Greenhouse Chat with Ron McHatton

When:  8:30pm EST

Register now!https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1840270567949819649

Please join Ron McHatton, American Orchid Society Director of Education, for a Q&A session on how to grow and care for your orchids. If you have a question, please submit your questions by Tuesday, February 17th to stillisch@cox.net.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

COS March 11 – Cheshire

March 2015 COS monthly meeting:
Wednesday March 11, 2015 – doors open 7:00 pm
Cheshire Senior Center
240 Maple Ave, Cheshire, CT 06410

Azhar Q. Mustafa, M.D.
A&P Orchids

To Infini-Mix and Beyond: Growing in Infini-Mix 

Azhar Q. Mustafa, M.D. is the co-owner of A&P Orchids, founded with his wife Penny in 1984. A passionate plantsman, Dr. Mustafa has been growing plants for over 65 years. For three decades, he has been hybridizing Paphiopedilums, Phalaenopses, Cattleyas, Miltoniopses, Cymbidiums and many more genera. Earning his Medical Doctorate from the University of Freiburg in Germany, he’s a Board certified otolaryngologist for over 38 years. Fluent in German, he has deep appreciation for German culture and values. Dr. Mustafa’s hybrids have received hundreds of AOS awards, including several Awards of Quality to his credit. Presently, he has 30,000 square feet of greenhouse space dedicated to orchid growing.

A few years ago, Dr. Mustafa started converting his nursery from bark-based media to his trademarked Infini-Mix. His hydroponic growing media consists of perlite, rockwool and polystyrene beads. He is successfully growing hundreds of orchid species, from Angraecoids to Zygopetalums and everything else in between in Infini-Mix. He is here to talk about orchid culture in an inert, hydroponic growing media.