Love of Gardening
16.1.2023 | 14:49
“The love of gardening is a seed
once sown that never dies.”
Gertrude Jekyll
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Yorkton and District Horticultural Society
Another Beautiful Day in Paradise
Orchids Re-blooming
9.1.2023 | 22:54
Three orchids re-blooming. A first for me!
Jean
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Happy New Year
2.1.2023 | 19:50
The Yorkton and District
Horticultural Society
wishes you a
Very Happy New Year!
Our next meeting will be in March, 2023.
All the best to you!
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Hospital Solarium Bird of Paradise
31.12.2022 | 14:43
This was the surprise at the solarium last week –
Bird of Paradise is blooming (this was one of the plants
that Sonja Pawliw donated)
With Santa guarding it.
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God’s Garden
20.12.2022 | 13:08
God’s Garden
By Robert Frost
God made a beauteous garden
With lovely flowers strown,
But one straight, narrow pathway
That was not overgrown.
And to this beauteous garden
He brought mankind to live,
And said “To you, my children,
These lovely flowers I give.
Prune ye my vines and fig trees,
With care my flowers tend,
But keep the pathway open
Your home is at the end.
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Merry Christmas
9.12.2022 | 13:40
The Yorkton and District
Horticultural Society
Wishes you and yours
A very Merry Christmas and
All the best of the holiday season!
See you in 2023!
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October 19,2022 Horticultural Meeting
28.9.2022 | 12:42
The next meeting of the
Yorkton and District Horticultural Society
Will be on
Wednesday, October 19 at 7PM
at the Godfrey Dean, Smith Street, Yorkton.
**please note the change in location
for this occasion, only**
THIS IS A ‘MEMBERS ONLY’ MEETING.
Special events and collecting memberships for the coming year.
For more information call Liz at 782-2830
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Carolina Reaper Pepper
20.9.2022 | 23:00
I thought I would grow a hotter pepper this year. I grew the Carolina Reaper which is the hottest pepper out there. A few people have tried the peppers and it is painfully hot. It is not for those who do not like highly spicey foods. Eat a small pepper section first as a trial, and do not rub eyes as the oil will remain on your fingers.
| Pepper heat is measured in Scoville Heat Units | |||
| with the hottest peppers having the highest numbers | |||
| Scoville Heat Units (SHUs) | Pepper & Extract Varieties | Type | Heat Rating |
| 2,000,000 – 2,200,000 | Carolina Reaper | Super-Hot | 10 |
| 1,500,000 – 2,000,000 | Trinidad Scorpion, Common Pepper Spray | Super-Hot | 9 |
| 855,000 – 1,463,000 | Ghost Pepper (Bhut Jolokia) | Super-Hot | 9 |
| 350,000 – 855,000 | Habanero | Hot | 6 |
| 2,500 – 5,000 | Poblano, Chipotle Jalapeno | Mild | 1 |
| 0-100 | Sweet Bell Peppers, Sweet Banana, Pimento | Mild | 1 |
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Horticultural Meeting Wednesday, September 21, 2022
31.8.2022 | 21:49
The Yorkton and District Horticultural Society
is having in-person meetings again!
Our first meeting of the season will be on
Wednesday, September 21, 6:30 PM,
and will be a field trip!
We will be learning, on site, about the
City of Yorkton composting project
at the Yorkton Landfill, north of the city.
Following the presentation there, we will have
a recap and a short meeting at the Godfrey Dean.
Everyone is welcome!
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Yorkton and District Horticultural Society 2022 Growin’ On!
12.8.2022 | 21:00
The YDHS had their first, live in-person Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Show on Wednesday, August 10 at the Parkland Mall, Yorkton. Yes, a brand new venue, and we were all eager to be there and see our gardening friends again!
It was a great show; we had well over 100 guests attend, and while they sipped coffee and nibbled on cookies, they were able to browse through the many displays ranging from containers, cut flowers, and flower arrangements. The number of fruits and vegetables was also good, considering the challenging spring that many of our gardeners experienced with hail, heat, and pounding rain.
We had guests of all ages, and it was a delight to see them all, especially the guests from the Nursing Home, members of the Flower Patch Flower Arranging Group. Wonderful to have you at the show!
We thank everyone for coming, we all enjoyed “talking gardening” with you! Thank you to the Parkland Mall for their great help in making our show a reality again, it is much appreciated! Thank you to Cole at Access for his coverage of the show, and to our friends at Yorkton This Week for all their ongoing support of our group. Thank you all!
And last but not least, thank you to the enthusiastic members of the Society who took part in the show. Your entries, your work at the tables, your lively conversation with our guests all made the event a success! As Michael Jordan said, “Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.” Those of you who took part and brought it all to life with your participation did indeed “make it happen”! Thank you all!
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