Upcoming Urban Fruit Tree Care Workshops
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Susan Poizner
May 2, 2011, 7:41:47 PM5/2/11
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Hi All,
If any of you are interested in planting or working with fruit trees in the future, our group, Growing for Green, is offering a series of workshops that might interest you that take place in our community orchard. Topics range from “How to choose a fruit tree” (this is key if you want your tree to be a good healthy producer in years to come), to workshops on soil, grafting and organic pest control.
If you’d like to attend please email us at growing...@gmail.com as soon as possible to reserve a spot. More details are below. Feel free to circulate this widely! We look forward to seeing you in the orchard!
Susan Poizner
Coordinator, Growing for Green
Founders of Ben Nobleman Park Community Orchard
Www.communityorchard.ca
Growing...@gmail.com
Ben Nobleman Park Community Orchard Fruit Tree Care Workshops
All workshops cost $25.00
Workshops take place rain or shine. We have an alternative location in case of rain.
To sign up send an email to growing...@gmail.com
Class sizes are limited so sign up early to guarantee your spot.
Ben Nobleman Park Community Orchard is at Eglinton West and Everden Road, right across from the Eglinton West subway.
For drivers, there are also parking lots to the west and east of the subway station.
We look forward to seeing you in the orchard!
Soils, Fertility and Fruit Trees
May 15, 10.00 AM to 12.30 PM
Thinking of planting a fruit tree in your yard but not sure if the soil is good enough? Or do you have a fruit tree that's struggling and you wonder how to nurture it properly by improving the soil? This workshop is for you. Topics include:
Organic Pest Control for Fruit Trees
May 15, 1.15 PM to 4.00 PM
Some gardeners use a cocktail of chemicals to protect their fruit trees from pests and disease and to maximize production. In this workshop you'll learn how to enhance tree health and grow terrific fruit using organic methods. Topics include:
How to Choose a Fruit Tree?
May 29, 10.00 AM to 12.30 PM
You're at the garden centre. And you're ready to buy a nice fruit tree for your yard or your community orchard. WAIT! Have you done your research? There are lots of trees sold in garden centres. Many are popular varieties in the shops but some are not appropriate if your goal is to grow your fruit organically. Improve your chances of fruit growing success by attending this workshop. Topics include:
Fruit Tree Grafting
May 29, 1.15 PM to 4.00 PM
Let's say you're crunching on your favorite Royal Gala apple and you feel inspired to plant one of the apple’s seeds in your yard. Will you get a Royal Gala apple tree? The answer is "absolutely not". Most traditional fruit trees are grafted. Learn how to graft to create the fruit tree of your dreams. Topics include:
If any of you are interested in planting or working with fruit trees in the future, our group, Growing for Green, is offering a series of workshops that might interest you that take place in our community orchard. Topics range from “How to choose a fruit tree” (this is key if you want your tree to be a good healthy producer in years to come), to workshops on soil, grafting and organic pest control.
If you’d like to attend please email us at growing...@gmail.com as soon as possible to reserve a spot. More details are below. Feel free to circulate this widely! We look forward to seeing you in the orchard!
Susan Poizner
Coordinator, Growing for Green
Founders of Ben Nobleman Park Community Orchard
Www.communityorchard.ca
Growing...@gmail.com
Ben Nobleman Park Community Orchard Fruit Tree Care Workshops
All workshops cost $25.00
Workshops take place rain or shine. We have an alternative location in case of rain.
To sign up send an email to growing...@gmail.com
Class sizes are limited so sign up early to guarantee your spot.
Ben Nobleman Park Community Orchard is at Eglinton West and Everden Road, right across from the Eglinton West subway.
For drivers, there are also parking lots to the west and east of the subway station.
We look forward to seeing you in the orchard!
Soils, Fertility and Fruit Trees
May 15, 10.00 AM to 12.30 PM
Thinking of planting a fruit tree in your yard but not sure if the soil is good enough? Or do you have a fruit tree that's struggling and you wonder how to nurture it properly by improving the soil? This workshop is for you. Topics include:
- What kind of soil suits what kinds of trees?
- Soil fertility, organic matter and amendments.
- Soil ecology, microbiology and how to make it work for you.
Organic Pest Control for Fruit Trees
May 15, 1.15 PM to 4.00 PM
Some gardeners use a cocktail of chemicals to protect their fruit trees from pests and disease and to maximize production. In this workshop you'll learn how to enhance tree health and grow terrific fruit using organic methods. Topics include:
- Context: a brief history of past and current behaviors
- Organic by management versus organic by neglect.
- The different schools of thought regarding organic pest control.
- The organic certifier’s viewpoint
- Some options for disease and pest control and sources of materials
How to Choose a Fruit Tree?
May 29, 10.00 AM to 12.30 PM
You're at the garden centre. And you're ready to buy a nice fruit tree for your yard or your community orchard. WAIT! Have you done your research? There are lots of trees sold in garden centres. Many are popular varieties in the shops but some are not appropriate if your goal is to grow your fruit organically. Improve your chances of fruit growing success by attending this workshop. Topics include:
- What varieties, what rootstocks, what tree shape of form to choose?
- What to look for at the nursery.
- What can you do when the options are less than perfect?
- Pollination and disease control considerations.
- Planting your new tree.
Fruit Tree Grafting
May 29, 1.15 PM to 4.00 PM
Let's say you're crunching on your favorite Royal Gala apple and you feel inspired to plant one of the apple’s seeds in your yard. Will you get a Royal Gala apple tree? The answer is "absolutely not". Most traditional fruit trees are grafted. Learn how to graft to create the fruit tree of your dreams. Topics include:
- Bud grafting and whip or tongue grafting demonstrated.
- Cases where you can use seedlings for rootstock and how to do it
- Compatibility issues when grafting multiple varieties on a single tree
- Scion and Rootstock sources
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