Last Friday (May 14) we had a few hours of wet snow before it turned to rain. Here are a couple of pictures of snow-covered flowers...poor things!
Meanwhile, in the greenhouse where we are growing our annuals for the coming summer, the aphid, fungus gnat and soft scale have peaked in population with all the tender food available to them! We avoid using nasty chemicals so each May we introduce biological controls. We use aphid midge and ladybugs to control the aphid populatiosn while a nematode is used to help control the fungus gnats. These biological controls were released last week.
A reminder that we have a few upcoming events. On Saturday May 22 at 2:00 pm there is a free public lecture on 'Beware the Giant Hogweed'. Giant hogweed is among the most recent alien invasive species to appear in St. John's. Some consider this the most toxic plant in the world! Come along and learn the potential problems caused by this newest invasive.
On Thursday May 27 at 6:30pm there will be an edible plant walk with a concentration on edible spring shoots. There is a fee for this walk and registration is required. Call the Garden at 737-8590 for more details or visit our website www.mun.ca/botgarden
Finally, on the weekend of May 29-30, the Newfoundland Horticultural Society will host their annual spring flower display. Come along and see which spring flowers members are growing in their gardens. Perhaps you will want to join the society after you see their display!
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