Learn about growing fruit and nut bearing trees, shrubs, and vines for landscaping in Oskaloosa.
Find out more here: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/mahaska/yard-gardenhorticulture
April 7 – Iowa City, IA, 10:00am to 12:00pm. To register contact Shannon Bielicke at Johnson County Extension Office at 319-337-2145 or bielicke@iastate.edu
Each participant gets two apple rootstock (EMLA7 free standing semi-dwarf) which they self-graft and take home with them. If they want to bring in some of their own scion wood that is fine as well. Ideally it should be harvested before third week of March. It should be new growth from previous year and be somewhere close to pencil thickness in diameter. For more detail see: http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/selecting_and_storing_scion_wood_for_grafting
Fee structure is $35 per person or $60 for couple ($30 for any two or more registering together and includes 2 rootstock for each person). Additional rootstock will be available for a cost of $5 each. We will need at least 12 people pre-registered.
April 6 – Near West Union, IA, 6:30 to 8:30pm. To register contact Debra Kahler at Fayette County Extension Office, 563-425-3331 or dkahler@iastate.edu
Each participant gets two apple rootstock (EMLA7 free standing semi-dwarf) which they self-graft and take home with them. If they want to bring in some of their own scion wood that is fine as well. Ideally it should be harvested before third week of March. It should be new growth from previous year and be somewhere close to pencil thickness in diameter. For more detail see: http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/selecting_and_storing_scion_wood_for_grafting
Fee structure is $35 per person or $60 for couple ($30 for any two or more registering together and includes 2 rootstock for each person). Additional rootstock will be available for a cost of $5 each.
March 29 - Fairfield, IA, 5:30pm to 7:30pm, Iowa State University Extension Office Jefferson County. To register contact Taylor Sickles at 641-472-4166 or tsickels@iastate.edu
For more information, see this link: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/calendar/ShowEventDetail.asp?programID=275304&sessionID=344632
Each participant gets two apple rootstock (EMLA7 free standing semi-dwarf) which they self-graft and take home with them. If they want to bring in some of their own scion wood that is fine as well. Ideally it should be harvested before third week of March. It should be new growth from previous year and be somewhere close to pencil thickness in diameter. For more detail see: http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/selecting_and_storing_scion_wood_for_grafting
Fee structure is $35 per person or $60 for couple ($30 for any two or more registering together and includes 2 rootstock for each person). Additional rootstock will be available for a cost of $5 each.
March 28 - Perry, IA, 6:30 to 8:30pm, Forest Park Museum, 14581 K Ave. To register contact Pete Malmberg at 515-465-3577 or pete.malmberg@dallascountyiowa.gov
Each participant gets two apple rootstock (EMLA7 free standing semi-dwarf) which they self-graft and take home with them. If they want to bring in some of their own scion wood that is fine as well. Ideally it should be harvested before third week of March. It should be new growth from previous year and be somewhere close to pencil thickness in diameter. For more detail see: http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/selecting_and_storing_scion_wood_for_grafting
Fee structure is $35 per person or $60 for couple ($30 for any two or more registering together and includes 2 rootstock for each person). Additional rootstock will be available for a cost of $5 each.
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is hosting the 2018 Fruit and Vegetable Field Day on Monday, Aug. 6, 2018 at the Iowa State University Horticulture Research Station near Ames. The annual event will feature various research and demonstration projects on fruit and vegetable production for commercial growers, extension personnel, non-profit organizations, and Master Gardeners.
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is hosting the 2016 Fruit and Vegetable Field Day on Monday, Aug. 15 at the ISU Horticulture Research Station near Ames. The annual event will feature commercial production for farmers, extension personnel and Master Gardeners. It is free and supper is included.
Learn more here: www.extension.iastate.edu/article/fruit-and-vegetable-production-systems-topic-isu-field-day
Specific projects include high tunnels, organic vegetable production, pepper and sweet potato production, pest management in cucurbit crops, hops, peaches, and beneficial insects such as bees, wasps and pollinators. Ajay Nair, associate professor and extension vegetable production specialist, said growers will also see how biodegradable plastic can be used for pepper production, and they’ll get to see equipment demonstrations, including finger weeders. “The main goal is for producers to assess and get exposed to some of the innovative research we are doing here at Iowa State University, and also for them to see things in person,” Nair said. Producers will also get to review the latest research in irrigation and pest management, and they’ll get to see how peaches can be grown using high tunnels. https://www.extension.iastate.edu/vegetablelab/2019-fruit-and-vegetable-field-day
Come to MacFarland Park in Ames for this workshop on edible landscaping. Learn more at: www.storycountyconservation.org
https://events.anr.msu.edu/2021FruitTreePruningWorkshop/
Michigan State University’s senior tree fruit educator, Amy Irish-Brown created a two-hour, live (virtual) workshop. The workshop is scheduled for Thursday March 25, from 2 p.m.-4 p.m. She will be covering apples, pears, cherries and other stone fruits.
