Week in photos

Greenhouse Care Schedule Over Holiday

Tuesday Dec 23: Jamie Taylor

Friday Dec 26: Hasan Alghouti

Tuesday Dec 30: Colin Kindrachuk

Friday Jan 2: Valerie Adrian

Tuesday Jan 6: Daniele Levesque

Thanks everyone for putting up your time,

Peter Le.

Greenhouse Care Check List.

Here are the following things that you may want to go over:

If you come on Tuesday.

• Close the valves of the following Tank 1-3-5-7 only (only valves indicated with “black tape”)
• Open the valves of the following Tank 2-4-6-8 only (only valves indicated with “green tape”)

If you come on Friday.

• Close the valves of the following Tank 2-4-6-8 (only valves as indicated with “ green tape”)
• Open the valves of the following Tank 1-3-5-7 (only valves as indicated with “ black tape”)

Please go over the following on either Tuesday, or Friday:

1.Pruning off the side shoots and vines on the cucumber plants.
2.Put the clips on to train the plants upwards; make sure the strings are tight and straight.
(the above task will take you 15-20 mins max)
3.Pollinate the zucchini and shake the tomato flowers to pollinate them if you have a chance.
4.Go over all the pots to spot any dry ones. Dryness may cause the plants to die, so please water them if necessary.
5.Water cucumbers on line 1 and 2 (experimental line).

On the flood floor:

1.Water our bedding flowers and new batch of lettuce.
2.Turn off the water hose properly and you're done for the day.

Thanks for your help and enjoy your holiday break.

Emergency contact:

Eldon Siemens: eldon.siemebs@usask.ca or 306-230-6899
Steffen Bertelsen: sbb859@mail.usask.ca or 306-227-5854

Don't have the phone with ya, you can find the phone in the coffee room and dial out by pressing #9.

Photo contest reminder

Hi,

This is a reminder that the photo contest is still running and picture applications will be accepted until the end of this month. So far we only have a few submissions. Please give it a try; the winner gets an IPod shuffle. For more information, please check out the following link.

http://uofshorticultureclub.blogspot.com/2008/10/photo-contest.html

or here

Peter Le

Greenhouse care over holiday

We are still looking for members who can come some time during the 2 weeks holiday to take care of the plants, or at least to know what is going in the greenhouse. We don't want to come back after 2 weeks and see all the plants dead. Please send me an email if this is alright for you, and I can give you some instructions on what you need to do, etc.

There is only one member who volunteered so far.

Valerie Adrian

Hopefully we will get more volunteers.

Peter Le.

Greenhouse (Week of Dec 8)

Hi everyone,

Here is an update with some information on the plants in the greenhouse. The cucumbers and the tomatoes are doing really well. It seems like we're going to have some cucumbers during January. In addition, we probably get some lettuce as well.

If any member of the cucumber group plans to come to the greenhouse, please take some time to prune off the side shoot, and vine BUT not the fruit (cucumber) at this stage (see the picture). Please put some clips on as demonstrated in the greenhouse.

That's all for now, and sorry for not keeping you updated on time.

Wishing you all the best on your exams and happy holiday.

Peter Le.