Mohawk Hudson Bonsai Society
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David Knittle: For the Love of Azalea Bonsai
Satsuki Azalea, National Bonsai & Penjing Museum
February 26 at PFM Bonsai
Special Times: 11 am Program, 1 pm Workshop
We know we love azaleas but sometimes we really do not know how to best work with them. Come and learn with David. He is a true expert in the horticulture and art of azaleas. So that we can learn before we work on our trees, we have set the lesson first at 11 AM to be followed by a brief time for BYO lunch and then the workshop at 1 or so. It is the ideal time of the year to reduce the soil mass by half so we will be doing that. Bring aluminum wire for this workshop please and your tools.
UPDATE: David has 3 gal. Azaleas available for the workshop. Cost of the tree is $25, PLUS $30 for the workshop. Maximum of 10 people in the workshop, first come, first served.
Email or call Pauline to register. Once you have registered mail our treasurer, Pieri, your check made out to MHBS to confirm the reservation ($55 for workshop AND azalea). Send to: Pieri Hayes 550 Columbia St. Ext, Cohoes NY 12047.
Tropicals workshop and Poo Balls at January Meeting
Members whip up a secret poo ball recipe.
The aroma of spring wafted through the January meeting of MHBS as members whipped up a batch of poo balls for spring fertilizing.
Forming the fertilizer cakes.
Tropical Bonsai Repotting and Annual Poo Ball Workshop
Join us January 29 at the Voorheesville Cooperative Extension for some good, clean fun!
Remember it’s springtime indoors and one of the two times it is good to repot your tropicals. Bring your tropicals and potting materials. If you need soil, call or email Pauline Muth. You may also just learn about repotting and do it at home.
Plus, who needs snowballs when we can make poo balls? Come and work with Bill Jones to make your fertilizer balls for this spring. No poo ball fights please.
12 Noon Social and BYO Lunch, 1:00 PM meeting and program.
Preview of 2012 programs
Suggestions for next year’s programs are being solicited from membership. The following list was compiled from suggestions taken at the fall show and September club meeting. Keep the ideas coming.
Suggested Topics:
- Displaying your bonsai
- Fertilizer Cakes
- Repotting
- Tropical workshop/repotting
- Wiring
- Kusamono Pots with Adriano
- Field Trip to Nick Lenz’s place
Possible Speakers:
- Suthin
- Ted Matson
- Michele Phaneuf
- David Easterbrook
- Jim Doyle
