Revegetation
Pests and Disease
Clean up
DRUMmuster
Plastic Pressing

The Virginia Horticulture Centre staff have experise in Natural Resourse Management
and Agronomical Services to ensure assistance in all aspects of management on your
property

The Virginia Horticulture Centre can assist you in the development of a Revegetation plan for your property. Revegetation can help you by assisting in pest management, soil salinity, water filtration and the overall look of your property.

Projects have been developed within the area to address increased prevalence of these threats to horticulture.  The Clean up the Adelaide Plains project for example has been formed in collaboration with the Western Flower Thrips Steering Committee, local council, catchment boards, landcare groups and SARDI’s “Revegtation by design” project.

These projects have combined local expertise, expert knowledge and research to provide information, education and support to growers for integrated pest and disease management, reduction in chemical use, soil degradation and labour costs, while repairing landscape and becoming more attractive and diverse.

We are now able to recommend specific native species as a potential alternative for weed control (pictured below).  The Virginia Horticulture Centre also provides a FREE weed slash to every grower member.

In conjunction with drumMuster the Virginia Horticulture Centre is now a drop-off point for all used chemical drums and containers.  With the purchase of a new hydraulic plastic press we can now offer FREE collection of waste plastic to every member.

To date we have pressed approx 200 tonnes of plastic and12,500 chemical drums for export and recycling.

• Soil and Leaf Testing
• Agromonical crop support
  - Free initial visit to assess any issues with production, and recommendations or links to support
  systems where necessary
• Weed and Pest Management
  - Free initial visit for development of sustainable pest/weed/disease management strategies
• Development of Land management plans
• Free initial visit with the option of continued service for a land management plan, support with implementation on farm if needed.
• Trial Demonstration site
• Field and greenhouse crops growing for demonstation.
• Information and Field Days occur Twice a year.
• Info about Greenhouse Management Proects and Gourmet Veg trial here

Plastic recycling is happening in your area all the time! got some old greenhouse plastic, poly pipe or drums?

we can help you remove it FOR FREE

• Removing your old plastic has been proven to minimalise pests in the area
  
• It makes your property look better
  
• Adds to efficency by making all areas easy to access

• Ensure Greenhouse Plastic and Poly Pipes are rolled into manageable bundles
  
• Plastics are in an area easy to acess with a trailor
  
  
• Make sure no sharp or foriegn objects are in the the bundles

The Virginia Horticulture Centre is providing support for water utilisation through the retention of green house rainwater run off.   It is now a requirement that all new greenhouse or horticultural building applications to council are approved only on evidence of a Virginia Horticulture Centre approved water-recycling system.