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SHORT WORKSHOPS (3.5 hours – $50)
(small groups of 12 people max)
All workshops come with detailed notes, and we stop for morning tea, which is provided. Course content is covered below under each workshop heading – scroll down for details.
Propagation Workshops in July(New Plymouth)
- 03 July 2022
- 16 July 2022
- 31 July 2022
Pruning Workshops in August (New Plymouth)
- 17 July 2022 (+ espalier)
- 6 August 2022
- 21 August 2022
Propagation Workshop (Jun-July)
Learn to propagate productive plants for your garden, and take them home. Propagate using a variety of methods:
- Hardwood cuttings
- Semi-hardwood cuttings
- Root cuttings
- Stolons
- Layering
- Seeds – scarification and stratification
A mix of theory and practical propagation where the workshop participants get their hands dirty and propagate a number of productive plants such as:
- Comfrey
- Rhubarb
- Fig
- Elderberry
- Chilean guava
- Pineapple sage
- Mints/herbs
- Alpine strawberries
- Lemon verbena
Participants will then be able to propagate their own material at home, as well as go home with 20+ propagated plants during the workshop
Pruning workshop (Jul-Aug)
Learn to prune a variety of productive fruit trees:
- Apples
- Pears
- Plums
- Citrus
- Feijoas
Workshop participants will learn about:
- Equipment
- Techniques
- Apical dominance
- Shapes
- Timing of pruning
- What to prune
- Identifying fruiting buds
- Tying down
Workshop participants get hands on experience of making pruning cuts, deciding on tree shapes, pruning, and tying down.
Biodynamics and Moon Calendar (Sep-Oct)
Learn all about biodynamics in the home garden – putting on some preparation 500, and learn how to use the biodynamic moon planting calendar