Wednesday, April 25, 2018

The Lost Files Vol. 13: Horticulture Club


Dig up some dirt with WSU Horticulture Club
The WSU Horticulture Club is not just for green thumbs and cactus enthusiasts; it welcomes students from all backgrounds.
            “Our main focus is to teach students more of a business setting for greenhouses.” 2016-2017 club president Aaron Appleby said. “We learn from the beginning planting seed to ordering cuttings to making the baskets.”
            “The WSU Horticulture Club teaches you what people are buying and what times of year you plant things if you want to sell them at a specific time.” Appleby discussed about the business aspects of the club.
            How did Appleby discover the “Between Two Ferns” of student-run clubs at Washington State University?
            “I was taking Jamie Holden’s    Horticulture 357 Greenhouse Management and really liked the class” said Appleby. “After class Holden (club advisor) mentioned he had a Horticulture Club and they plant flowers and use the greenhouse across the street from Ferdinand’s.”
            “Horticulture Club is a non-discriminatory club so you don’t have to be a Horticulture major to join, hang out and work with us” said Appleby, who is an Organic Air Culture major. Organic Air Culture either sounds like a major at Washington State that offers promising scientific career opportunities or the worst Indie Garage band ever.
            “Our club gives the opportunity for anybody to come learn about plants and about the business side of plants.” Appleby said about the WSU Horticulture Club whose greenhouse doors are always open to Pullman residents except for the Palouse’s scourge of vermin.
            “We also have to combat pests in the greenhouse so that gives you some opportunity to scout if you are interested.” Appleby said.
            As for how the club earns money to keep afloat in this dreaded economy, they mainly rely on proceeds raised from plant sales.
            “The Hort. Club has the Mom’s Weekend sale, the graduation sale and two sales right after that.” Appleby said.
            So what are the most popular selling floras on the organization’s menu?
            “Our hanging baskets and deck planters bloom all summer long all across Washington. They are so popular people will often make a trip across the state or from many parts of Idaho just to purchase them.” Appleby wrote in an email after the interview, emphasizing the significance of the point.
             But what herb sounds the most like it came from a table write of The Game of Thrones?
            “We have a flower that not a lot of the industry sells; the ‘Salpiglossis sinuata’ or ‘The Painted Tongue’ which is a vibrant focal point in our baskets.” Appleby revealed. I heard rumor that Jon Snow was supposed to be eaten by a “Salpiglossis sinuate” in season three but it was written out of the script.
            Horticulture Club at WSU offers a bevy of plant activities as well as free pizza on the regular; if you are not drawn in by this offer than you do not understand the power of free pizza.
Email aaron.appleby@wsu.edu to join the Horticulture Club


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