Organic Gardening Class (2 ½-3 hours)
Row covers offer frost and insect protection
Topics: introduction to non-toxic gardening: prevention, good books, products and where to get them, how and when to use
them; natural fertilizers, great vegetable varieties Paule uses, as well as techniques such as planting vegetable beds that work in Saskatchewan's short season. If the weather cooperates, there can also be an eco-weeder demonstration.
Class material:
An Organic Gardening Presentation is also available. (30 minutes)
more on weed control at Resource links/weeds
new in 2019: Steam 'N' Weeds A Canadian company based in Waiwright, Alberta, utilizing patented Satusteam™ technology. Weedtechnics: a new source for steamweeding equipment. The previous ones had disappearedand I have been looking for a new company for years! The company is located in Australia but the steam-weeding equipment has a Canadian patent as well. Products are made in USA and Australia. The city of St-Albert near Edmonton is moving to their Satusteam Weed Control steamer instead of Roundup/glyphosate. It has other uses as well. link to their electric steamer. There are also several other models. .For some reason the links in the main page don't work but clicking on the "products' link at the bottom of the page in the dark gray section gets you to the products. Weedingtech Foamstream equipment. International company. Canadian distributor at Turfcare
This class was developed for the Green Trades conference, November 2010. The class notes were posted on their web site as well for several months.
- Organic Landcare Basic training education and resources
- Organic Land Care basic Training - Power Point Presentation
- City of Regina maintenance cost comparison between different park classification This document points out that the major cost of maintenance of green spaces is clearly the manpower needed for extra mowing, trimming, etc rather than inputs.
- Saskatoon Health Region cost estimate of uisng green products in 2010
- Alfalfa Green - Fertilizer used by Saskatoon Health Region in 2010
- Soil testing lab used by Saskatoon Health Region
- Ecologically Sound Mosquito Management in Wetlands, Xerces Society. 2013. An overview of mosquito control practices, the risks, benefits, and nontarget impacts, and recommendations on effective practices that control mosquitoes, reduce pesticide use, and conserve wetlands. Now that there is no longer SK provincial support for helping municipalities with West Nile virus control, this report on how to control mosquitoes effectively and ecologically may come in handy. U.S. information. All product suggestions may not be available in Canada.
Introduction on pesticides
Explains the shortcomings of pesticide licensing using the recent 2,4-D draft assessment as an example.
Tour of organic garden plots at the South Zone community Garden
These tours of yards and gardens are organized to show how gardens and landscapes can be healthier for families, pets, wildlife, and the environment.
Regina organically maintained yard visited on a tour.
Tour of a home garden
Tour of school wildflower garden
