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Join us Tuesday, July 11 th at 6:00 pm at the Ira Nelson Horticultural Center Congrats to Buddy Short for winning the 2017 Seedling of the Year award. His bloom, Sgt Seth Trahan, is now available to us at a few locations and hopefully will be marketed by Dupont Nursery in the future. I look forward to having my own Sgt Seth Trahan plant soon. At our July meeting we will have a guest speaker, Mr. Mark Hernandez, who is the president and market director of the Lafayette Farmers and Artisans Market. Mark will be speaking about our local food culture and how to market our food and arts. While he is speaking, we will be enjoying ice cream. As promised, we will be having our ice cream social. Remember we will be giving away a minimum of four plants at each meeting. Check out Name That Bloom. The winner gets a free plant. Hope to see you soon. MBAC President, Sandy Scheuermann Calendar Photo Contest Congratulations to Jennie Marcantel with Tahitian Ultra Bright and Connie Chauvin with Lili Marlene, winners of the bloom photo contest at the June Meeting. This is the last month of the calendar contest, so bring your 4x6 bloom photos to the meeting. Each member can enter two photos. They do not have to be recent photos, but must be blooms you have grown. Mike Bernard Acadiana Chapter American Hibiscus Society www. Barbara Messina Carolyn Stoute Mary Porter Lorraine Kizziar Jim Faulk Rocky Schonewitz

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Join us Tuesday, July 11th at 6:00 pm at the Ira Nelson Horticultural Center

Congrats to Buddy Short for winning the 2017 Seedling

of the Year award. His bloom, Sgt Seth Trahan, is now

available to us at a few locations and hopefully will be

marketed by Dupont Nursery in the future. I look forward

to having my own Sgt Seth Trahan plant soon.

At our July meeting we will have a guest speaker, Mr.

Mark Hernandez, who is the president and market director

of the Lafayette Farmers and Artisans Market. Mark will

be speaking about our local food culture and how to market

our food and arts. While he is speaking, we will be

enjoying ice cream. As promised, we will be having our ice

cream social. Remember we will be giving away a minimum of four plants at each meeting. Check

out Name That Bloom. The winner gets a free plant. Hope to see you soon.

MBAC President, Sandy Scheuermann

Calendar Photo Contest

Congratulations to Jennie Marcantel with Tahitian Ultra Bright and Connie Chauvin with Lili Marlene, winners of the bloom photo contest at the June Meeting. This is the last month of the calendar contest, so

bring your 4x6 bloom photos to the meeting. Each member can enter two photos. They do not have to be recent photos, but must be blooms you have grown.

Mike Bernard Acadiana Chapter

American Hibiscus Society

www.

Barbara Messina

Carolyn Stoute

Mary Porter

Lorraine Kizziar

Jim Faulk

Rocky Schonewitz

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New Member BBQ Sunday, August 6

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312 Vennard Avenue, Lafayette, LA

Kathleen and I are once again looking forward to hosting our 2017 MBAC New Member

Barbeque on Sunday, August 6th. The Barbeque serves as our chapter meeting for the month of

August each year. Typically our function starts around 11 with a shut down around 3. Notice I

said around 3. Anyone wanting to arrive early or stay later is welcome to do so. Believe me, I’ll

find something for you to do. This year (2017/18) our chapter welcomed in 7 new members and

this barbeque is our “official” way of saying, “Welcome to our club.” There is no better way,

for a bunch of Cajuns, to show their hospitality than to light up the pit, ice down the drinks, and

share a few stories.

This year our chapter will have as our special guests, Sam and Lynn Andrews from Fairhope,

Alabama. The two of them are one of the best Open Collector participants in the whole AHS.

Sam is a Past President of AHS and is one of the few people who knew our founder, Mike

Bernard. Maybe Sam will tell us a little about Mike. Be sure to ask him. As always the chapter will provide the meats and drinks. You can show your support of this

excellent function by providing us with your favorite food dish along with plenty of

conversation and laughter. Our President, Sandy Scheuermann, will head up the food items. She

can be contacted at [email protected] or by phone at 232-5231.

Here’s a list of our new members:

Raven Perkins

Mona Broussard

Mary Porter

Ginger Swan

Shelly Jenkins

Tim/Louana Ruiz

Barbara Oster

**please let me know immediately if I left off anyone.

We ask that all attendees/regrets RSVP to me by email at [email protected] or

phone 232-2446. Spouses are most welcome. Please provide us with their name so that we can

prepare a chapter name tag.

I look forward to seeing all of you around the pit.........Barbeque Buddy

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A few highlights from the 2017 AHS Convention

Dupont Nursery and the 3 Louisiana Chapters gifted convention attendees with T-Shirts

Calendar of Events

Tuesday, July 11th MBAC Chapter Meeting

Sunday, August 6th New Member Barbecue

Tuesday, September 5th MBAC Chapter Meeting

Tuesday, October 3rd MBAC Chapter Meeting

Tuesday, November 7th MBAC Chapter Meeting

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Name That Bloom

Can you name these blooms???? Make a list of the blooms and bring it to the meeting.

We will identify the blooms and the member with the most correct will win the prize. There

will be a drawing if there are multiple winners. Don’t miss out on the fun!

Congratulations to Lorraine Kizziar, our June Name That Bloom winner!

Indian Bride, Kali’s Kiss, Jason B, Dancing Fire, A Mother’s Kiss, Stepping Out

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Buddy’s Blooms and Things

At this hot and dry (sometimes) time of year, the most common question we hear over and over

again is, “what’s causing my yellow leaves?” The following article was written by our friends

at Hidden Valley Hibiscus, Charles and Cindy Black and will give you adequate information on

what may be causing “your” plant leaves to turn yellow. This article can also be found on our

chapter website, www.acadianahibiscus.com. Now it’s your turn to decide if one of these causes

is your culprit. If you still have questions call or email me and I’ll do my best to help out.

Believe me, I get plenty of yellow leaves. Good blooming everyone.............................Buddy

Hibiscus Plant Care

Yellow Leaves on Hibiscus

"Help! The leaves on my hibiscus plant are turning yellow. What's wrong with it?"

Don't panic, yellow leaves on hibiscus are normal. They look like something is wrong, but they

are usually just a warning, a call for help, and not a sign of impending death.

Hibiscus leaves turn yellow and drop from the plant due to stress. The stress can be of any type,

and figuring out what kind of stress is the challenge for the gardener. We cannot tell you exactly

what is wrong with the plant without knowing a lot more than you are likely to be able to tell

us. YOU have to think about it, and when you are pretty sure you have determined the cause,

then you can take action to relieve the stress on your hibiscus. This article is intended to help

you figure it out what is wrong.

Stresses that can cause yellow leaves on hibiscus include:

1. Not Enough Water

In warm conditions hibiscus need a lot of water, even every day or more than once a day if it's

really hot or windy. Self-watering pots can be an excellent way to avoid this type of stress. A

watering system controlled by a timer is another way for gardens with large numbers of plants.

2. Too Much Water Yes, hibiscus can also be given too much water when the weather is cool or overcast. Hibiscus

like to be moist but not sopping wet and if they don't need the water due to cold or dark

conditions then too much will stress the root system.

3. Too Hot This is related to water but please take note on super hot summer days that hibiscus will need

lots of water to keep all the big lush leaves well supplied. If they don't get enough they react by

dropping leaves (that turn yellow first) so that they don't need as much water.

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4. Too Cold

Hibiscus are tropical plants that thrive in the same temperatures that people like, 65-85°F (18-

29°C). Like us, they will survive, but they will not like temperatures down to freezing and up to

110°F (38°C). If they get too cold or are placed in a cold drafty window, they can react with

yellow leaves.

5. Too Much Direct Sunlight

Hibiscus like sunlight but just as most people like moderate amounts of it so do hibiscus. Too

much sun places stress on hibiscus that are not used to it and they can react with yellow leaves

or big white spots on leaves. The white spots are similar to sunburn on us. They won't kill the

plant but will cause it to shed leaves.

6. Too Little Sunlight Light is the source of life for plants such as hibiscus. If they do not get enough to support all the

big lush leaves they will drop some of their leaves (which turn yellow first) so that they don't

need to support so many. However, that means that there is less green chlorophyll left to

support the needs of the rest of the plant so it may continue to decline until there are only a few

leaves left on the plant.

7. Insects, Particularly Spider Mites

Spider mites are tiny spiders that look like little crabs under magnification. Usually you cannot

see spider mites with the naked eye but do they ever leave a mark on hibiscus leaves! First you

may see mottling of the leaves which begin to look dirty and then tired. The underside of leaves

will show marks made when the mites suck the juices from the leaves. As the infestation gets

worse you will see small spider webs under the leaves and at the top of stems. Leaves will

yellow and fall off the plant and the entire plant will look stressed. If left untreated, spider mites

can cause every leaf on the plant to fall. It takes hibiscus weeks to recover from a bad spider

mite infestation so it is best to take action as soon as possible. Click here for complete

information on identifying and treating Spider Mites.

8. Too Windy

Most of us do not realize the stress that wind places on plants. Wind dries them out and the

result is yellow leaves.

9. Improper Nutrition or pH ~ Chlorosis This is a different condition, called Chlorosis and the yellow is a different yellow. The leaves

will remain partly green and partly yellow when there is a nutrition problem. Leaves almost

always fall off the plant after turning solid yellow. If they do not turn completely yellow nor fall

off, then it is likely that the problem is a lack of essential nutrients. This can be due to no

fertilizer applied or due to a pH level of the soil that is too high or too low. The leaves do not

turn a bright yellow all over if this is the case nor do they drop off. Such problems can be

corrected by using fertilizer and/or amending the soil with substances that will neutralize the

pH. Consult a nursery professional at a local garden center if this is the case. Click here for

complete information on identifying and treating Chlorosis.

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10. Pesticide Use

This is not a common problem but overuse of pesticide or using the wrong pesticide or too

strong a pesticide or spraying in the hot sun of mid day can also cause leaf problems. If you

have applied pesticide recently this may be the problem but if you used the same type at the

same strength and done so in morning or evening then it is most likely one of the other stress

problems above.

Once you have reviewed all the possible problems and decided on a likely source of the stress

the cure is to remove the stress. Sometimes it is already done, as when you have watered

thoroughly after neglecting to do so during a heat wave. There is no saving the yellow leaves

that WILL fall off but the good news is that hibiscus will quickly grow back new green leaves

when the stress is removed. Sometimes it becomes necessary to prune back a stem that has lost

all of its leaves except for a few at the top. Pruning causes a cascade of plant growth hormones

to enter the bare stem and stimulates new growth on the remaining part of the stem after

pruning. This is a final solution if all else fails but it is best to remove the cause of stress first

and to feed and water the plant well since that may be all it will take to get new growth on your

hibiscus.

Yellow leaves are not the worst thing in the world. Sometimes the situation will correct itself,

other times you need to correct the stressful condition. The hibiscus will do its part by reacting

to the improved condition by no longer dropping leaves and often by regrowing new ones to

replace any that were lost. Good luck with your growing and gardening and by all means have

fun with it!

Have something you would like to share with the members in the newsletter?

Submit it by the 15th of the month to your

Newsletter Editor, Ann Peltier @ [email protected].

2017 MBAC Board

President ~ Sandy Scheuermann ~ 337-849-5388 ~ [email protected]

Vice President ~ Ryan Perry ~ 504-352-6091 ~ [email protected]

Secretary ~ Charlotte Lege’ ~ 337-351-1048 ~ [email protected]

Treasurer ~ Buddy Short ~ 337-278-0946 ~ [email protected]

Member Liaison – Connie Chauvin – 337-339-1959 – [email protected]

Past President – Ann Peltier – 337-781-4992 – [email protected]