Garden Club for Backyard Fruit Growers
Professor Emeritus Ronald Perry, Retired Chairman of the Horticulture Department of Michigan State University, returns to the Kurle Lectern to provide espalier growing techniques and to discuss his recent book, Espalier Fruit Plantings for Northern Gardens: Creating Fruit Trees (May 17, 2022). Dr. Perry has …
Event Description: MidFEx pruning workshops provide a unique opportunity to hear varying pruning techniques and philosophies discussed and see them demonstrated. We will be pruning 3 year old fruit trees planted along a public edible trail. Many new fruit growers are perplexed about when and how to …
Setup Time: 9:00 am to 12 noon. Advanced Grafting: 11:00-12:00 noon. For MidFEx members if you’ve had any problems with your past grafts or grafting techniques, then let us help. We will have some of our most skilled members on hand to assist you. Scion …
Event Description: Find out what grafting fruit trees is all about. Learn the whys and hows with experienced grafters. A variety of member donated scion wood will be available. The purpose of the grafting workshop is to learn how to graft. Nonmember beginners will learn …
Presented by Leslie Holland University of Wisconsin-Madison The University of Wisconsin-Madison is hosting a free series of online webinars focused on growing apples. All of the Zoom registration links are on the following website: https://fruit.wisc.edu/webinars/apples/ UW-M is also running a berry webinar series, available …
Presented by Christelle Guedot University of Wisconsin-Madison The University of Wisconsin-Madison is hosting a free series of online webinars focused on growing apples. All of the Zoom registration links are on the following website: https://fruit.wisc.edu/webinars/apples/ UW-M is also running a berry webinar series, available here: …
Christy Wilhelmi is the driving force behind Gardenerd. Her obsession with gardening began in 1996 on the balcony of her Los Angeles, California apartment. She specializes in small-space, organic fruit and vegetable garden design, consulting, and classes. Between 70-80 percent of her family’s produce comes …
Amy Irish-Brown, retired Extension Commercial Tree Fruit IPM Educator, at Michigan State University reprises her participation in the Kurle lecture series to discuss research-based growing techniques and options for conventional and organic growers. With 32 years of experience advising growers, Amy provides important insights about …
Event Description: Just because you plant a fruit tree doesn't mean you get to eat the fruit when you have to contend with nature. Kevin learned the hard way that planning is a large part of adequately defending your orchard from four-legged pests. What you …