Jan. 7, 2025 Meeting – Ray Barkalow – Plant Nutrition – Zoom!
Jan. 7, 2025 Meeting – Ray Barkalow – Plant Nutrition – Zoom!
Welcome the New Year from the comfort of your home, as we kick off 2025 with a presentation on Plant Nutrition by Ray Barkalow of First Rays.
Ray Barkalow has been supporting the hobby orchid grower, botanical gardens and commercial nurseries since 1994 with his business, First Rays LLC. With over 50 years of orchid-growing experience, coupled with a background in science and engineering, First Rays has sought to “demystify” many aspects of orchid culture, making it easier to understand, taking it from mythology passed down for decades to clear, observable science. Ray is also one of the progenitors of “semi-hydroponic” orchid culture.
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Ray Barkalow
Our Meetings
The Genesee Region Orchid Society (GROS) is a 501(c) non-profit organization based in Rochester, NY.
Our regular meeting night is the first Monday following the first Sunday of each month. We occasionally change the meeting date as our schedule requires, but we always list the correct date well in advance both on this website and in our monthly newsletter. Our meetings are open to everyone without charge – feel free to attend and find out what our Society is all about!
Meetings typically consist of a brief business meeting to conduct our club’s routine activities, a special presentation on an orchid subject, an orchid raffle (2 tickets for $1), and a Show Table where members can display their flowering plants for everyone to see. For more information, please contact any of our officers.
See our entire meeting schedule with all locations and maps here.
Membership
Membership includes:
- Free admission to our annual Spring Show
- Notices of special vendor discounts and pre-ordering opportunities
- Voting privileges for officers and constitutional changes.
Click here to see our Bylaws.
The dues for single membership are $20. Family membership dues are $25. You can download a membership application here.
You can also join online here and pay securely with PayPal – you don’t need to have a PayPal account, and can pay with your credit or debit card.