The pruning workshop – 42 attendees… Oliver did a great job and had lots of nice compliments after.
40 plus people learned a lot about caring for their trees and shrubs over the coming season. Oliver, professional pruner from Winderberry covered everything from large evergreen to apple trees, lilacs, to grape vines. He reminded us that now is the time to prune and to fertilize. Groundswell gave all attendees a 10% discount for organic fertilizers for trees and shrubs. He reminded us to dig them in a circle 2 or 3 feet out from the trunk to encourage the roots to reach out.
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Tomato TLC
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Tomato TLC… Pruning and other loving tips for bountiful crops all season long
June 11 – 6:30 to 8 PM
Location: Groundswell Greenhouse
Cost: $20 for members, non-members: $25
Facilitator: Stephanie Stevens
Join fellow gardeners for a few laughs, a cup of tea and learn about trimming and pruning tomato plants to encourage the best crop.
We will also go over the difference between determinate and indeterminate tomatoes and talk about a few tricks to encourage more fruit results from those varieties that seem to have an abundance of flowers that don’t seem to translate into tomatoes.
Things to bring: sharp pruning shears (have them sharpened at Home Hardware or elsewhere before the workshop if needed) gardening gloves, garden journal, water, dress in layers for the greenhouse
Pruning clinic
Pruning Clinic ~ Saturday, March 30th
Worried about your trees after this crazy up and down winter? Want to save some damaged ones if possible, plus give the hardy ones a little TLC to ensure they do well this year, especially in a drought?
Come to a HOW TO as Oliver Egan actually prunes a variety of trees so you can see exactly what and why. If you would like a little hands on practice under supervision, he will provide that too.
Cost: NO CHARGE – Just RSVP
Date: Saturday March 30th
Time: 1:00-2:30pm.
Location: Winderberry Greenhouse and Gardens – Hwy 93 at Windermere
What to bring: water, dress for the outside in layers, garden journal. Your questions, browse the greenhouse for goodies after. Talk to fellow gardeners.
Tomato Workshop Series – part 3 of 4 rescheduled
from the valley’s top Tomato grower – Sabrina Boileau
part 3. Middle season care and pruning
– Fertilizing your tomato plant/sign of nutrient deficiencies in your tomato plants/nutrition needs for tomato plants
– Pruning: when, why and how
– Trellising your tomato plant
– Health assessment of your tomato plants
– Pollination
Date: Tuesday, June 27 – rescheduled
Time: 6:30 – 8:00
Location: Groundswell greenhouse
Cost: Note: Maximum of 14 people. Members $20. Non members: $30
Note: when booking for all 4 – Members – $60/Non Members $100; see part 1 for tickets
Facilitator: Sabrina Boileau, a passionate expert on bio-intensive agriculture
Things to Bring: your garden journal (if you don’t have one you can buy one at the garden for $10), garden gloves, dress in layers it will be warm in the greenhouse and then as night sets it will get cooler, water bottle)