Meeting Minutes 2008-2009

Meeting Minutes 2008 - 2009

December 3rd, 2008

Here is what happened at our meeting last night.......

Since Nathan is going to Chile next semester, Lauren and Jena will be stepping up as our new co-presidents.

PLANT SALE-- The plants have arrived! Please get your plants out of the greenhouse ASAP! We don't want them getting any creepy-crawlies.

MidAm Show--the more people that go, the better. Plus, the more fun it will be.
          We are thinking of leaving the 14th, spending the night in Chicago, the next day at the show, and then coming home (the 15th).
          The club does earn money for going to the show!   Hotel expenses will be paid by the club.
          If you would like to go, you need the validation code (5424) from Dr. Jull, and you need to PRE-REGISTER to get in free! If you did not receive this information from her by email, please contact one of the officers.

We also had a lovely slideshow of various activities throughout the semester to celebrate our last meeting of the semester.   See you next semester, and good luck on finals!

November 19th, 2008

Here is what happened this week at our Hort Society Meeting! (If you didn't come, you seriously missed out!)

CLUB BUSINESS

Our THANKSGIVING DINNER is this weekend!! Sunday, Nov 23 at Lauren's house. Come between 5:30 and 6pm.

WHERE: Lauren's house....503 W. Washington (Madison)
WHEN: come 5:30~6 until we're full of food!
TRANSPORTATION: the 82 bus (free, safe ride) and the 19 bus go right to Lauren's corner (BASSETT AND WASHINGTON) Super easy to get to! Her door is on the left side of the porch.
FOOD: see list at bottom.
WHY? to have a good time of course!

Please keep in mind that we have a Holiday Plant Sale going on. It is being done by order form.....So if you are seeing your grandma, aunt, cousins, mom, etc let them know! Plants will be delivered the first week of December.

T-SHIRTS have been reordered! If you want one, let us know! It is a dark green T with "We've got it growing on" in white on the back with a pretty tree. On the front it says University of Wisconsin Horticulture Society.

Once again, Mid-Am Tradeshow is going on January 15ish in Chicago. It's a great way to network with people and get a bunch of cool stuff, along with samples! We would like to get a car full of people to go have a fun day down there. The people there are the "who's who" of the horticultural industry and are from all over the country.

We will be holding elections for president for spring term during our last meeting of the semester. Nathan will be studying abroad in Chile. (Good luck!) Also, if anyone would like to be a part of our MACHS committee, you're welcome to join!

CLUB FUN!

So this is where you guys missed out if you didn't come. Johnson's Nursery came out to teach us about grafting on a commercial scale. They do some seriously cool grafting of some rarer plants. Mike Yanny, head of the propagation dept, and his foreman Moises gave us a quick presentation of the tools needed, and how the grafting of trees is on a larger scale.
According to Mike, propagators know more about plants than anyone else because of the amount of experimenting that needs to be done to get a graft, or other propagation methods, to work. Quote from Mike "If you're not killing plants, you're not learning anything." :-)
He showed us some cool tricks, and really stressed that timing and care is critical when propagating! We also got treated to some poetry. Mike and Moises let us try some grafts ourselves (Go John!) and made some specially for us as well. Some of us got lilacs, crabapples...

(in case you forgot care, here it is........ keep graft in warm place for 7-10 days. Take off tape to make sure callus formed. Reapply tape, and put in fridge until spring when it can be planted outside. When planting, bury everything but two buds that will stick up out of the ground.)

Thanksgiving dinner list:
NAME:                                     FOOD YOU SIGNED UP TO BRING
Jesse D                                     "idk" :-)
Nathan U                                   Turkey, Stuffing
Adam S                                     Pabst
Jenna L                                      cheesy mashed potatoes
Bonnie R                                    jello fluff
Lindsay K                                  green beans
Celine C                                     coconut bars, wine?

November 5th, 2008

IMPORTANT TOPICS
-bulb planting --Friday at 12:30, Moore Hall
-Holiday Sale--*prize for best seller!
-Thanksgiving Hort Club dinner!
-TSHIRTS
-MACHS
-project ideas

Here's what went on.....

-BULB PLANTING --Eileen Nelson from the dept came in to talk to us about planting. We will be planting tulip bulbs on campus for the first time in 15 years!! (lots of blue mold problems before, now hopefully are gone). They will be red and white. PLEASE EMAIL ME BACK TO KNOW EXACTLY HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL BE THERE, TOMORROW, 12:30, IN FRONT OF MOORE HALL! Everything is ready to go, we just need to plant it! (May be chilly, dress appropriately)

-Plant of the Meeting: presented by Jenna
    Ananas bracteatus (wild pineapple)
      -pineapples do not grow on trees!   The fruit actually comes out of the middle of the plant, usually on a stalk (of varying lengths)
     - likes slightly acidic soils pH 6.1-6.5
     -watering: don't over water, water the cup, not so much the soil (is a bromeliad)
     -likes light to partial shade
     -in light, the leaves turn pink; when fruits, leaves turn a brilliant scarlet shade
     - on this plant, the fruit is smaller than your typical eating pineapple
     -propagation: suckers, slips, crown of fruit ( plant or set in water to root)
      -native to Brazil

HOLIDAY SALE!!
-this year we will once again have a holiday plant sale. It is by order only. Order forms will be available by Monday in the Hort Society mailbox (across from the general office) and I will also email out an attachment if you can't grab a form from the office. You just need to talk to you family, friends, professors, etc, (take name, phone #, and email so we can let them know about delivery) Payment must be done at the time of ordering, and we will deliver them their plants, or arrange for a pick up if needed, hopefully around the first week of December. More info soon :-)................Whoever sells the most gets a PRIZE!

MACHS
-Jesse and Nathan went this year and had a fun time! They went to see orchids grown in a cave, a nursery, downtown Kansas City, do a little competing, and listen to some fun speakers!
Of course next year we are hosting this, so if you ave any great ideas for the programs, field trips, activities, etc, or just want to be a part of the planning committee, let us know!

THANKSGIVING! yum yum gobble gobble
-our Thanksgiving shindig with be at Lauren's house this year! November 23, come between 5:30 and 6pm. We all want to share food, so bring a dish to pass ( dont worry, it doesn't have to be fancy). She lives on the 500 block of West Washington. (intersection of Basset and W. Wash) The free 82 bus will take you right to her corner!

T-SHIRTS
We will once again be ordering club t-shirts. If you would like one, email us your size NOW.

Words of the week:
Spanish                                            French
-podar               to prune           tailler
-la tierra              the soil                la terre
-regar               to water                  arroser

Jesse thought it would be cool to get involved with the Conservatory--it is looking a bit too green, it needs more colorful flowers! So, as a small project to be able to get our hands in warm soil during the winter, we thought it would be fun to help out with planting, doing some general maintenance, and even doing some propagating of cool plants to grow in there! Any plant ideas?

October 22nd, 2008

Here is what happened at our meeting tonight....

Plant of the week: GRAPES! We talked about Cabernet Sauvignon and St. Pepin grapes tonight, and even got to eat a few! If you would like to share a special plant, bring it in!

Apple Orchard Trip: Nathan, Lauren, and Christy went, and it sounds like they had fun! Next year, we will try to go a little earlier so we can pick more apples.

* If you sign up for an event and decide not to go anymore, please email us so we don't wait around*

MARSHMALLOW ROAST!! This coming Wednesday at Picnic Point, 5:30 pm at fire pit #2. We will provide the hotdogs and marshmallows. Bring a blanket, a friend, and food!

Bulb Planting: the grounds committee of the hort building asked if we would be interested in planting tulips in the semi-circle of the front doors. This will happen Friday, November 7 at 12:30pm. Allen Centennial gardens is also donating roses for around the Hort building to spruce it up a bit.

Also, the courtyard is looking somewhat sad, and we would like to fix it up and make it a hort club project, working on small portions at a time! If you have any ideas, let us know!! We would like to start this spring semester.

We also had some works of the week in french and in spanish!
Plant = la plante= la planta
flower= la fleur = la flor
tree= l'arbre = el arbol

Again, please get your membership fees in so we can get more activities going!

MACHS is next week! One person can no longer go, so if anyone has the time, please consider going. It will be a great time!

Mid-Am this year is January 14-16 in Chicago: It's a great conference to meet with potential employers, find out what people want in the industry, and has great internship opportunities. It's got an awesome tradeshow that you can get samples, free stuff, buy some things... You also get some time to hang out in the Windy City.

Scholarships-- Wilco-Milwaukee is offering a nice scholarship (Nathan got $1000 last year!) It's for people in hort or landscape related areas. The deadline is November 30. As always, check with the office or you advisors for more opportunities.

And the LAST thing! One of our own hort people has experienced time in Iraq and is part of an organization on campus (Vets for Vets)--tomorrow is their last day for donations of magazines, movies, books, CDs, small toiletries (ie toothbrushes, toothpaste, hand sanitizer, lotion, lib balm, etc), cards. So head on over to the Memorial Union and drop some stuff off! It will all be sent to select units over in Iraq right now!

Thanks for reading! Have a great night!
Celine

October 8th, 2008

Here is what we went over....

We now have about $3000 in our account after paying off all the plant sale items, and this weekend we made $44 at the pumpkin regatta. Now we will be able to have more t-shirts made. if anyone is interested is getting a hort club t-shirt, please email back!

We want to set up an outing to an APPLE ORCHARD!! We would like to do it on Sunday, October 19. It is only about fifteen minutes outside of Madison and has a haunted house, pick-your-own apples, and pumpkins. We will meet around 11am.

We would also like to have a MARSHMALLOW SOCIAL out at Picnic Point. Let us know if you're interested. It would be on October 15 or October 29 (Wednesday nights opposite our meetings).

There has been some interest in having a holiday plant sale with pointsettias, small little norfolk island pines, and christmas cacti. It wouldn't be like our fall sale....it would be done by order form and then delivered. This way there wouldn't be leftovers or a table to man!

Nathan has been looking for workshop ideas. In the past, there has been interest in a bonsai workshop, a salsa workshop with Jim, and cut flowers. If YOU have an idea, please share what you would like to do!

Jim saved a lot of seeds from the giant pumpkins this year. He says that on the internet one seed goes for $10! He would like us to put five seeds in an envelope, put on a cool sticker, and sell packets of 5 seeds for $10 over the web! It would be another great way to get our name out there!

IMPORTANT DATES!!
October 15-bulb planting
Apple Orchard trip October 19
MACHS Oct 30-Nov 2 ****If you would still like to go, Nathan needs to know NOW.

After going through all our business, we carved pumpkins!! (We also left a surprise pumpkin outside of Jim's office door :-) )

And....if you are really really bored, and you would like to see what you missed out on, check out this video--we watched this last night too.
But ONLY if you don't have homework you should be doing right now! :-)
http://www.hulu.com/watch/16417/saturday-night-live-googly-eyes-gardener

September 24th, 2008

Hey all!

Here are some of the things we went over tonight.....

1. PUMPKIN REGATTA
    -Jim Nienhuis came in to give us some updates. It is officially on October 4, 2008 at 12pm on the Hoofers pier at the Memorial Union.
    -Posters are available to hang--you will just need to change the date on it (originally it was set for Sept 27)
    -Jim will need help NEXT THURSDAY to pick up his aerodynamically nautical pumpkins out the the West Ag Research Station (on Mineral Point road past Target). Please let him know if you would be willing/able to help. They will meet at 3:30pm outside the DC Smith Greenhouse entrance to the building.
    -We may be selling smaller pumpkins that Jim grew this year.
    -Kate had a great idea to make T-shirts to sell to the public for next year's Regatta. Maybe we will use our current poster design?

2. PLANT SALE
    -Thank you to all of you who did such a great job running the sale over the weekend and beyond. It really makes a difference. GREAT JOB!
    -thankfully this year we did make a profit to fund our activities! Update next time.

3.MACHS
    -MACHS is the Mid American Collegiate Horticulture Society: each year a different midwestern university hosts the competition--there are plant ID, general knowledge, media, etc portions of this competition. Each club also gives a presentation on what their club does each year for activities and fundraisers and such. It's a great way to get new ideas and meet people!!!   We also need ideas for next year because we will be hosting this.
    -This year is is OCTOBER 30-NOVEMBER 2   at NW Missouri State University.
    -We want to send a team of 4 people....if you are interested, talk to Nathan. We need to know who's going by OCTOBER 9.

    -In 2009 WE will be hosting MACHS here!!! The date is set for October 8-11....we would like to have some people on a committee for this to get a head start on planning. See Nathan if you are interested.

4. MEMBERSHIP
    -We have decided to do a $5 membership fee to jumpstart our club funds so we can do some activities!
    - Please pay Eric before or at the next meeting

5. BULB PLANTING at Allen Centennial Gardens
    -October 15, Time TBA

6. MAJORS EXPLORATION FAIR
    -Wednesday, October 22, 3:30-5:30. Memorial Union in the Great Hall probably?
    -we need to design a booth and need someone to stick around to answer questions during the fair
    -the fair is primarily designed for freshmen who are "undecided"
    -see Nathan if you are interested....he would like to know by the end of this week

7. CALS CAREER FAIR
    -is TOMORROW! from 1-6pm at the Engineering Center
    -Disney Epcot will be at the fair for the first time and offering internship opportunites in aquaculture, entomology, plant science, and biotechnology. PLEASE go down and spend a few minutes with them. They are extremely selective about the schools that they visit and recruit from, and if we want them to come back, we had better show ourselves off! If you are in CALS, you should have gotten an email about it. If you are not and are interested, email me back and I will forward that email to you. :-)

There is also an internship opportunity through Vic and Margaret Ball....flyers and applications are available. The deadline is October 1. The pay is generous and you also get an opportunity to get a scholarship on top of it all.

8. OUR WEBSITE

http://www.hort.wisc.edu/HortClub/homepage.htm

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