Garden Club for Backyard Fruit Growers
Apple Cider Social
Cider Press at Al Cosnow’s House
Sunday November 3rd, 2024 10 am to 3 PM CST
**Note: Daylight Savings Time ends at 2 AM on Nov 3rd
Details HERE.
Event Description: The Club’s annual potluck business meeting day is Sunday, January 26, 2025. What better way to chase away the winter chill than with a steaming bowl of homemade soup? Our annual business meeting will begin with our annual Soup Bowl Luncheon. Potluck hot …
Event Description: Do you have more apples than you know what to do with? Do some have blemishes or minor insect damage that would prevent you from eating them raw? Instead of tossing them into the compost heap bring then to the cider social and …
NOTE: This event was rescheduled due to weather from 9/22. Event Description: Shelly Kibbler has invited MidFEx members to her place to help her prune some of her young fruit trees. Experienced members will be on hand to demonstrate pruning strategies and techniques, and provide …
Latest Details: The date is Sunday July 14, 2024. Setup is at 11am or earlier as needed and lunch starts at 12 noon. Check the Members Only page for event location. Event Description: The Summer Picnic is a time for MidFEx to get together for …
Event Description: Just because you plant a fruit tree doesn’t mean you get to eat the fruit whenyou have to contend with nature. Kevin learned the hard way that planning is alarge part of adequately defending your orchard from four-legged pests.What you plant, where, how …
Event Description: Orchard Garden Walk hosted by Deb Graham in Barrington. Please join us on this one-acre lake front garden orchard that includes a large koi pond, many ornamental and fruit trees planted in a guild style. Date: August 4th Time: 1:00 pm start. This …
Presented as a Zoom series. These Zoom sessions can be accessed through Zoom.us website or through the Zoom app. Use the meeting ID to join the meeting. Session #1. Deirdre Birmingham, The Cider Farm Deirdre Birmingham is an owner and orchard manager of The Cider …
The Super Bowl of Pruning! Fine Tune Pruning – Most trees will have some pruning already started, some not so much. Focus will be on what else needs to be done. Why they are pruned like they are and what was done wrong. You will …
Event Description: The Club’s annual potluck business meeting day is Sunday, January 14, 2024. What better way to chase away the winter chill than with a steaming bowl of homemade soup? Our annual business meeting will begin with our annual Soup Bowl Luncheon. Potluck hot …
Event Description: Do you have more apples than you know what to do with? Do some have blemishes or minor insect damage that would prevent you from eating them raw? Instead of tossing them into the compost heap bring then to the cider social and …