Agriculture Greenhouse Rules and Regulations for Horticulture Club

Agriculture Greenhouse Rules and Regulations for Horticulture Club

– November 15, 2008

1. Only current Hort Club members who have attended the greenhouse orientation from Jackie Bantle (Greenhouse manager) are allowed to access the Agriculture Greenhouse facility.

2.Eligible Hort Club members have access to the areas listed below during regular work hours (8:00AM – 4:30PM, Monday – Friday). The key to the north door will be located in a lock box hanging on the metal tower beside the door. The key will be removed from the lock box overnight, on weekends and holidays.

3.During regular work hours, eligible Hort Club Members are allowed to access only the following areas in the greenhouse:

• a.North loading dock
• b.Main Hallway and washrooms
• c.Greenhouse ‘G’ (poly greenhouse)
• d.West headerhouse
• e.Cold Chamber #3 in west header house (i.e. vegetable storage)
• f.Coffee room (beside west door to exterior)
• Other areas of the greenhouse are off-limits to Hort club members except during Hort Club meetings. During scheduled meetings where Hort Club executive are present, members are allowed to access Greenhouse ‘E’ and ‘A1’ .

4.Only supplies or tools belonging to the Hort Club are to be moved, handled or used by Hort Club members. All other tools, supplies, bags, etc. are not to be disturbed. Bags, labels, pots, etc. that may look abandoned are probably being used by a researcher or grad student. These researchers expect these things to be there when they come to do their work.

5.All plant material in Greenhouse ‘G’, in the loading dock, headerhouse and other greenhouses is not to be moved or handled by Hort Club members unless it specifically belongs to the Hort Club. If any plants, strawberry fruit, grapes or other research material is moved or goes missing from the greenhouse, the Hort Club will immediately lose all access to the greenhouse.

6.To help control the spread of bugs and prevent unnecessary alarms, all greenhouse and cooler doors should be kept closed.

7.We would like to discourage plants being brought into the greenhouse from other places for propagation. However, if plants are brought into the greenhouse for propagation, they MUST be bug and disease free. Plants will be quarantined in the loading dock area for at least three days in hopes that any emerging bug or disease problems will be discovered prior to introduction into the greenhouse. Eldon must be contacted if plants have been brought to the loading dock. Any bug or disease problems will be treated with safers soap or chemical sprays.

8.We do not anticipate having to use toxic chemical sprays in the greenhouse. However, if bugs or disease reach higher than acceptable levels (as determined by greenhouse staff), measures will be taken to control the problems. The Hort club executive will be notified of any spraying that will occur. If signs are posted outside of the building or the outside of Greenhouse ‘G’ that say Do Not Enter, do not enter that facility. Typical spray times for the greenhouse are Monday and Thursday, after 3:00 pm.

9.Any problems with heat, water, insects and/or lights should be reported to Eldon Siemens or Jackie Bantle as soon as possible.

10.Eldon’s contact info: cell – 230-6899, phone – 966-8607, email: eldon.siemens@usask.ca

11.Jackie’s contact info: cell – 222-7018, phone – 966-5864, email: jackie.bantle@usask.ca

12.Although we do not expect any problems with this new initiative, it is important that members of the Horticulture club remember that it is a privilege for the Hort Club to be using the Agriculture Greenhouses. The Agriculture Greenhouses are a research facility where thousands of dollars and countless hours of time have been invested by researchers. This privilege will be withdrawn if any member of the Horticulture Club decides to be irresponsible and neglects the rules as listed above.

Jackie Bantle
Dept. of Plant Sciences
University of Saskatchewan
51 Campus Dr.
Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8
Ph: 306-966-5864