Greenhouse meeting March 26

Bedding plants for your garden:
- 2 trays per member (10 members max. Register by replying with your name under the comments tab)
- Valerie Adrian, Kaila Hamilton, Colin Kindrachuk, and Christina Huvenars (6 more to go)
- Do it on your own time, or come to the greenhouse this coming Thursday, April 2 at 4.30pm (Please confirm with Peter Le at ttl541@mail.usask.ca if you're planning to come).
- Trays and media will be provided, but you must bring your own seeds.

Greenhouse Key: ( Greenhouse key is found)
- Big security concern
- Eldon will leave the front door unlocked for active greenhouse members only.
- Concerns about one HortClub member who never shows up for meetings, or activities, but was spotted in the greenhouse even when the greenhouse key is missing ??? (under investigation)

Scale of production:
- Vegetable production : Personal vs Commercial scale?
- Supply to CHEP? CHEP needs ~600 cucumbers every 2 weeks, so who will bring produce enough for CHEP?
- Focus more on fresh herbs: this year the winner is basil.
- More to come: thai basil.
- Include recipes for herbs during herb sales.

Flower bench - MICHELLE HUBBARD (Ornamental manager)
- Plant identities and cares
- Specialty plants
- Short term: herbs, succulents, flower plants (low maintenance, low fertilizer feed)
- Long term: cacti and orchids (low maintenance, low fertilizer feed)
- Cuttings (ornamental, herbs, etc) - faster growing cycle
- Tissue cultures

Suggestions:
- Rosemary, catnip, Thai basil
- Carnivorous plants (Venus fly trap, Sundew, etc)
- Orchids from Nair?

Horticulture week:
- Promo for club - 2nd week of September

Greenhouse group award: (greenhouse members only)
- $500 (this money will come from the award I got this year)
Qualifications:

• Most active group
• Best plant choice
• Able to make profit for the greenhouse project
• New ideas