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Gesneriad Study Group Meetings

The Gesneriad Study Group meets on the THIRD Sunday of the month at a member's home, a different venue each month.

(Before March 2023 we met the second Sunday at 2pm)

Meetings start at 10am..
We focus on a topic and a volunteer prepares a presentation and leads the discussion.

Members and visitors are welcome, contact us for this month's venue.

Meetings for 2023

8th January - Combined meeting with AVAA (Sydney). Sinningia lindleyii  10am

12th February - Sinningia speciosa 10am

19th March - Flowering rhizomatious gesneriads.10am

16th April - What's not doing well.


21st May - no meeting.

18th June - Light and Temperature - how  does the plant tell us what is needs.

16th July –Australian hybridisers and Australian hybrids.

20th August – Harvesting rhizomes.

17th September -No meeting

15th October –Gesneriads grown inside, outside and in the garden.

12th November -Dividing/rejuvenating Streptocarpus.


17th Dec - What is doing well show and tell, plan program for 2024.


Meetings for 2022

9th January - Combined meeting with AVAA (Sydney). 10am start.

13th February - What is doing well. Zoom

13th March - Hybridising Gesneriads. Zoom.

10th April - Presenting plants for show & Kohleria

May - no meeting.

12th June - Fertiliser and Potting mix

10th July –Winter Care

14th August – Rhizomes, tubers and Gesneriads grown for foliage.

11th September -No meeting

9th October –Streptocarpus

13th November -Collecting seed and growing from seed

11th Dec - What is looking good, plan program for 2023.


Meetings for 2021

Meetings have been disrupted due to covid.


Meetings for 2020

12th January - My Favourite Gesneriad.

9th February - Episcia

8th March - What is/is not doing well

12th April - How to present your plant for showing.

May - no meeting.

14th June - Potting mixes for gesneriads

12th July – Rhizomes/tubers, harvesting, storing and planting.

9th August – Primulina

13th September - Titanotrichum oldhamii

11th October – Miniature Sinningias

8th November - Break up and rejuvenate streptocarpus

13th Dec - Furry gesneriads



Meetings for 2019

Planned at our December 2018 meeting, may change as the year progresses.

13th January - Webinair

10th February - Basket Gesneriads

10th March - Hybridising mechanics

14th April - Species Gesneriads

May - no meeting.


14th June - Potting mixes for gesneriads

12th July – Rhizomes/tubers, harvesting, storing and planting.

9th August – Primulina

13th September - Titanotrichum oldhamii

11th October – Miniature Sinningias

8th November - Break up and rejuvenate streptocarpus

13th Dec - Furry gesneriads



Meetings for 2019

Planned at our December 2018 meeting, may change as the year progresses.

13th January - Webinair

10th February - Basket Gesneriads

10th March - Hybridising mechanics

14th April - Species Gesneriads

May - no meeting.

9th June - Lesser known Gesneriads

14th July – What is NOT doing well

11th August – Rhizomes

8th September - Foliage Gesneriads

13th October – What IS doing well

10th November - Streptocarpus

8th Dec - Sinningias



Meetings for 2018

Planned at our December 2017 meeting, may change as the year progresses.

14th January - Miniature Gesneriads

11th February - Episcia

11th March - Photographing plants.

8th April - Fieldia and seed from the seed fund.

May - no meeting.

10th June - Botanic terms used in naming species gesneriads.

8th July – Australian hybrids and Australinan hybridisers

12th August – Gesneriads to grow in full sun, part sun and shade.

9th September - My favourite species gesneriad.

14th October – Columnea.

11th November - What is doing well and what is not doing well.

9th Dec - My favourite foliage gesneriad.


 
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