7:00 PM
Announcements and Show & Tell

8:00 PM
Christian Neitro
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8:45 PM
"Opportunity Table" - chance to win Opportunity to get a plant (worth $20)

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Show & Tell:
Everyone is encouraged as always to share orchids they have in bloom with the group - though you can try doing it spontaneously with your smartphone/pad camera or computer camera in real time, it works best for us if you take pictures to share ahead of time.
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Please send photos by email in advance - preferably the day before the meeting - to Lynne:  lynne.murrell@outlook.com
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Additional How & Tell Guidance:
You can help Lynne optimize the show and tell experience by selecting your top 3 plants to share so we have time to get to everyone’s contributions - label your photo files – or include the names for her to do it for you – and particularly for miniatures, try to include one picture of the flower and one of the plant including a coin or ruler or hand in one of them to help us judge the size.

Virtual Plant Opportunity “Table":
At the end of the meeting instead of the traditional raffle where people buy additional tickets, this time we are not selling tickets, but will be giving out Opportunity credits to get a plant (worth ~$20) from The Tiny Jungle - the winners will be given a coupon code redeemable on https://www.thetinyjungle.com/#/

How do you win an opportunity plant?
Names of all attendees that are paid members of SFOS will have their name included once in the raffle ticket pool to be drawn at the end of the meeting.

1) You must be in attendance at the meeting.
2) You must be a paid member of SFOS - so pay your 2020 dues if you have not done so already

NOTE: You can have your name included in the raffle ticket pool more than once, IF:
You RSVP by calendar or email by noon on the day of the meeting
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You participate in Show & Tell by sending photos or video clips in advance by email as outlined above
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Prepare and give a brief talk (5-15 min) - any orchid related topic of your choice - but these need to be confirmed in advance - so please let me know if you want to do one at an upcoming meeting.

The October newsletter is here! CLICK HERE to read

This month's speaker:
Christian Neitro talks about
"Deflasking Orchids"

Raising orchids from seed can be a very rewarding process, but not everyone has the means to breed and make flasks themselves. Buying orchid flasks is a good alternative, especially if you are a species collector or just enjoy new hybrids.

All it takes is some attention to detail, a bit of extra space and willingness to take the time to just enjoy watching the tiny plantlets grow and flourish.

Christian will show you how to deflask seedlings and describe the whole process in detail.  He will also explore different ways to treat and pot (or mount) the plants thereafter, and provide care tips for the months after the initial deflasking.

Christian has been growing orchids for over 15 years and amassed an extensive collection of mainly species, though intergeneric crosses also spark his interest.

His collection is split into two sections: one mainly comprised of Phalaenopsis, Paphiopedilum and other species mostly from Asia, and the other section are terrestrial cool to cold growing orchid species mostly from Europe.
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He is currently the newsletter editor and a member of Board of the San Francisco Orchid Society since May 2019.

The October newsletter is here! CLICK HERE to read it

Member Sale Starts Oct. 1st
Oct 15th: online sales stop so we can prepare plants for pickup Sunday Oct. 18th

​Do you have plants to sell? We need to know ASAP - we ask that you submit your list of plants, price and descriptions by Sept 14th.
Why so early? We need time to prepare each plant for sale online ahead of the pick-up event, Oct. 16th-18th
 Send plants to: info@orchidsanfrancisco.org