Six Tri-County Master Gardeners and four staff from the State Fruit Experiment Station hosted a small, mellow gathering of nineteen interested people for tours and a talk on the history of the Station on the evening of Sept 14. There was sun and a little breeze and we all had a lovely time. Note the winegrapes on the vine in the foreground. We finished the event with a wine … [Read more...] about Master Gardener Fall Fruit Experiment Station Tour
Two roofers finish up the new roof on historic Faurot Hall. … [Read more...] about Faurot Hall Gets a New Roof
Harvest time and we say goodbye to Ali and the temporary student workers and hello to Dr. Chin-Feng Hwang at our end of the season bbq last Friday. … [Read more...] about Celebrating Harvest
We held the annual Pruning Workshop on Saturday March 6 this year. Twenty participants arrived in the early morning cold south breeze to learn how to prune fruit crops. We formed two groups, one to start with apples and peaches and the other group began with blueberries and grapes, then we switched. All respondents to the evaluation said they had an excellent experience. … [Read more...] about John Avery Demonstrates Pruning a Peach Tree