Daily Archives: March 10, 2019

Saturday, March 16, 10:00 am – 11:30 am – Seed Starting Workshop in Martha’s Vineyard

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Join The Trustees on March 16 at 10 am at The FARM Institute , 13 Aero Avenue in Edgartown, Martha’s Vineyard for this annual workshop on getting your own seeds started. We’ll discuss:

-plant hardiness zones and gardening on the Island
-plant families and their differing needs
-creating a garden design and planting calendar
-what to start indoors now
-light, heat and moisture needs
-transplanting and hardening off
-thinking ahead: companion planting and seed saving

Each participant will start their own tray of 6 packs, using organic soil and seeds, to take home with them and grow. $15 for members of The Trustees, $25 for nonmembers. Register at www.thetrustees.org.

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Saturday, March 23, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm – Orchard Management

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Successfully growing fruit for your family becomes straightforward when you narrow the big picture down to getting the basics right. This Berkshire Botanical Garden workshop on March 23 from 9 – 4, led by expert Michael Phillips, of Lost Nation Orchard in northern New Hampshire, covers complementary sprays backed by biodiversity and soil health to set the stage for successfully growing tree fruit in the western Massachusetts/tri-state region. Learn how fungal disease becomes manageable with wise variety choices and enhanced soil biology. Even major insect challenges can be resolved safely when you perceive who, what, and when. All sorts of fruits–from apples and pears to peaches and cherries and onward to berries–make for a diverse home-orchard planting.

Instructor: Michael Phillips, of Lost Nation Orchard in northern New Hampshire, is the author of Mycorrhizal Planet:How Fungi and Plants Work Together to Create Dynamic Soils, The Apple Growers: A Guide for the Organic Orchardist, The Holistic Orchard: Tree Fruits and Berries the Biological Way.

BBG Members: $110, Non-Members: $125. Register at https://www.berkshirebotanical.org/events/orchard-management

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