Home Orchard Establishment & Basics

Home Orchard Establishment & Basics -a Classroom Workshop
$50/person
Mr. Jon Clements and Ms. Liz Garofalo

March 28,2020, 10:00am to 12:00pm
Carlson Orchards: 115 Oak Hill Rd., Harvard MA 01451

Horticultural topics covered will be the basics of planting fruit trees, including site selection, choice of variety and root stock, 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 the Orchard.

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