Meeting | Thursday, May 3, 2012 |7:00 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.) | Deaf and Hard of Hearing Service Center | 5330 North Fresno Street, Fresno, CA
Program: Propagation of Cacti
Presented by Gary DukeThis program will be a hands-on demo/talk that includes growing cacti from seed, various soils, watering, repotting, insecticides,
fungicides, how to take cuttings, and how to graft one cacti onto another. Come will your questions and learn. Gary invites members to bring a cactus they may like to have
grafted. He will bring some grafting stock and will select one to two specimens to graft, time permitting.
About Gary
Gary grew up on a farm in Illinois and began growing cacti when he was 10 years old (he won't say how old he is now.). He served 20 years in the Air Force and has
grown cacti in Nevada, Ohio, Alabama, California, and New Mexico. He retired from Boeing after 16 years and now consults with the Air Force. Although cacti are his
favorites, his favorite succulents are Dudleyas and Agaves. Woody Minnich (our February 2012 speaker) describes Gary's collection of 500-600 plants as "eclectic."
The photo is of Gary Duke at his grafting workshop for the South Coast Cactus and Succulent Society, September 13, 2009.
Please give Gary a warm welcome back to Fresno!
PLANTS: Gary will bring several flats of plants for sale - mostly cacti of course.
DINNER: Plaza Ventana Mexican Restaurant, 5088 North Blackstone Avenue, Fresno CA, (559) 229-2189, www.toledosmexicanfood.com.
Dinner starts at 5:15 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Contact Mary Ann Villegas by Wednesday,
May 2 at 559.906.1187 or e-mail marianna.2@comcast.net.