Home Orchard Establishment & Basics

Horticultural topics covered will be the basics of planting fruit trees, including site selection, choice of variety and rootstock, planting best practices, tree training and pruning, fertilization and ongoing fruit tree care. (In-depth pest management will be covered in the afternoon session.) If weather permits, there will be a hands-on demonstration of planting fruit trees at Red Apple Farm. This workshop will be partially out of doors, so please dress appropriately for potentially cold, wet or muddy conditions. If attending afternoon pest management workshop, please bring a bag lunch. 

$50 for morning workshop. If you attend afternoon workshop on pest management, price is reduced to $90. 

Led by Dr. Jaime Pinero and Ms. Liz Garofalo.