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Growing a healthy cut flower sector
April 27, 2021
By John Dietz
The niche for cut flowers is looking stronger and healthier than a few years ago. Here’s an inside look at what’s happening, plus integrated strategies for keeping cuts healthy amid declining chemical product options. April 27, 2021
Boondock Flower Farm has 3,000 tulips ready to bloom plus several hundred daffodils. Later, Bailey Dueker plans to sell ranunculus and anemones, then sunflowers, zinnias, dahlias and grasses. Photo credit: Boondock Flower Farm.
It’s a bear to pursue year-round cut flower production in the boondocks of Saskatchewan, but credit one Bailey Dueker for lots of grit.
Greenhouse IPM 101 Workshop
Who It’s For:
Do you have new staff starting who need to learn the basics of pest identification, biocontrol and other IPM techniques stat? This one-day seminar will walk them through:
The most commonly employed IPM techniques, like sanitation, mass trapping and cultural controls
Identifying common (and not so common!) insect pests in floriculture crops
The ABC’s of Biocontrol, including common natural enemies for each pest, release strategies, and more.
We’ll also be providing tips, tricks, tools and resources based on our combined 50+ years of experience in IPM in greenhouse floriculture, so this workshop is also appropriate for novice IPM practitioners and employees who want to brush up on their knowledge. In this informal setting, we’re also hoping to provide answers to your pressing pest-management problems.