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“If you use weather data, you won’t find one of these droughts. Look at these droughts of 20 to 30 years.” – David Sauchyn, PARC.
Farmit Manitoba, Other

Tree ring timeline a window into the past – and future

Recent droughts have been devastating but the trees say we ain’t seen nothin’ yet

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It’s 888 CE. In Europe, the Vikings are rampaging through England and France and the Carolingian dynasty is losing its grip on the Holy Roman Empire. In China, the Tang Dynasty is in power. In what’s now Saskatchewan, Indigenous peoples are living through a dry spell that would last another three or four decades. Scientists
Grade 8 teacher Benita Shwaluk, instructs students, (from left) Chase Myhill, Colby Tataryn, and Brooke Stebeleski on planting tips.
Farmit Manitoba, News, Other

Shoal Lake students put backs and brains into tree planting

Planting 100 spruce saplings tied together many school subjects for Benita Shwaluk’s Grade 8 students

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A Shoal Lake Grade 8 class put math, research and good old-fashioned hard work into planting a 100-tree shelterbelt at their school’s track.  “Students were eager to be involved in this one-of-a-kind project blessing the community as a whole,” said their teacher, Benita Shwaluk.  Shoal Lake School connected with the University of Manitoba and Science
Potted evergreens can be slipped out of their pots and planted in the ground for the winter.
Country Crossroads, Other

Wintering trees and shrubs grown in containers

Try these ideas and maybe you won’t have to purchase new plants next year

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My wife and I went on a garden tour in Winnipeg this past summer and we saw just how popular the practice of growing trees and shrubs in containers has become — many of them grown as standards. Such plants are not inexpensive, particularly when many of the standards had woven stems and were quite
Fire blight-infected raspberry cane tips.
Country Crossroads, Other

Fire blight can infect raspberries

There is no cure for this bacterial disease and pruning is the best treatment

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Fire blight is a bacterial disease caused by the pathogen Erwinia amylovora that attacks many trees and shrubs (apple, pear, cotoneaster and mountain ash are four of the most common targets). The disease usually appears in late spring or early summer when it attacks the blossoms and very young growth at the tips of the
Students Makena Lawless (Rossburn Elementary) (left) and Haley Chuchmuch (Rossburn Collegiate) helped out with the tree planting.
Country Crossroads, Other

National Tree Project Planting Day held in RMBR

Project highlighted the important role that trees play in the environment

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The Riding Mountain UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve (RMBR) held a “National Tree Project Planting Day” last month to highlight the invaluable role that trees play in our environment. The initiative stems from a collaboration between the Canadian Biosphere Reserves Association and the Government of Canada, which will see 100,000 trees planted in 14 Canadian biosphere
The U.S. Midwest has been fighting emerald ash borer for years. Seen here is a residential street in Toledo, Ohio. Both photos were taken in the summer. The first is from 2006 when emerald ash borer was first discovered, the second shows the near-total devastation the pest caused by 2009.
Local news, News, Other

LAID WASTE: emerald ash borer a looming threat

A concerted effort will be necessary to preserve ash trees that shelter homes and fields

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A village council in Manitoba’s Interlake thinks it’s a good idea to prevent an invasive insect from destroying local trees. Dunnottar just doesn’t know what it would do if emerald ash borer (EAB) chews its way into town. “We’ve sort of been aware of it,” said Village of Dunnottar Mayor Rick Gamble. “But we’re not
Edward Simpson, lead supervisor with parks in Dauphin and Dauphin city councillor, Patti Eilers sign up their community for signage about containing the spread of emerald ash borer. They were among about 65 municipal officials attending a meeting in Portage la Prairie in March to discuss ways to contain the invasive insect and pursue other community-based tree-care strategies.
Country Crossroads, Other

Tall timber: Rural communities rally around threatened trees

The spectre of tree-destroying insects like emerald ash borer spreading in rural Manitoba underscores the urgency to begin to see trees as ‘green infrastructure’ and key community assets, say workshop speakers

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Allan Derhak doesn’t want to think what his hometown would look like stripped of trees. Neepawa is renowned for its beauty and in large part because its residential streets are lined with mature elm, cottonwood and green ash trees. But Derhak, a public works employee in Neepawa, knows many of those trees’ days may be
Morden prepares to battle the bug
Local news, Other

Morden prepares to battle the bug

The city has just unveiled its 10-year strategy to manage for emerald ash borer’s imminent arrival here. Morden officials will speak at a workshop next month on what actions other rural communities can take

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Morden isn’t waiting until it discovers the emerald ash borer (EAB) in its midst to take action to protect its public trees. Starting later this winter the city will begin systematically removing the tree species that would otherwise attract the invasive beetle. One hundred and fifty green ash trees will be taken down in 2018
A mulch of dry leaves helps protect a perennial border.
Country Crossroads, Other

Protecting plants from winter damage

You’ll be glad you did when you see healthy plants come back in the spring

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Late October/early November is the ideal time to plan on how you are going to protect vulnerable plants from our severe winter. The first step has hopefully already been taken where you have chosen most of your plants that are hardy to your climate zone. Many gardeners, however, like to try a few “challenging” plants

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