April 12 Meeting will be at the Farmington Senior Center

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The April 12th meeting will be at the Farmington Senior Center

We will be holding our monthly meeting on Wednesday evening: doors open at 6:30pm for socializing and the meeting will start at 7pm.

@ the Farmington Senior Center @ 321 New Britain Ave, Unionville, CT 06085

Artificial Lighting: with our guest lecturer Kelly McCracken, owner of High Desert Orchids. 

Kelly started as an avid hobbyist, and like many of you, couldn’t stop buying plants. Quickly one greenhouse became two, and now she grows plants in a unique 3,000 sq ft high-bay industrial warehouse space all under artificial lights. Kelly specializes in miniature plants, with a particular affection for miniature Cattleyas, Angraecoids, Jewel Orchids, and Dendrobiums.

Many growers have discovered the opportunities that the recent drop in price and increase in availability of LED lights has provided. But there is relatively little information about how much artificial light orchids need and what kinds of lights are best. This talk will go over the unique HDO grow space, which is entirely under LED lights, how we set it up, the lights we use, and some tips we have discovered while growing a commercial sized grow space all under artificial light. The talk will answer questions such as 

•      How much light?

•      What kind of light?

•      What spectrum of light? 

Don’t forget to bring along your blooming plants for this month’s show table. It’s always exciting to see what’s coming into bloom, looking forward to an awesome show table! See you there!

Please print and fill out the ID card for the show table below