|
Event
Growing and Grafting Grapes Workshop
This is one of five backyard grower workshops being offered.
Additional information is on the website for All 5 Workshops, all can be found on Brown Paper Ticket. Subjects are:
Growing and Grafting Grapes register for grape workshop
Pruning Blueberries register for blueberry pruning workshop
Seed starting to Transplant register for Seed starting to transplant workshop
Raising Hogs register for Raising Hogs workshop
Mushroom Gardening register for mushroom gardening
Additional information is on the website for All 5 Workshops
Growing and Grafting Grapes A 2 hour Indoor/outdoor workshop.
Grapes are one of the most universally enjoyed fruits available. Many of the new varieties have excellent taste, are winter hardy, and can make excellent wine. Growing grapes in the backyard can be very rewarding. Grafting permits multiple varieties to be planted in a wide range of soils, assists with pest control, and requires less space. The first part is a classroom presentation covering, varieties, pest and disease control, shoot and cluster thinning, pruning, and grafting. Next participants will have the opportunity to observe pruning of the on-site 3 year old vines and participate in a hands-on grafting demonstration. There will be plenty of opportunity for questions.
Speaker Biography - Elsa Petits original interest for grapes started in Bordeaux, France where she studied agronomy for her MS. To expand her view about viticulture and diseases, she moved to the University of California, Davis where she studied an emerging disease of grape for her PhD in plant pathology. Since, she has worked on different aspects of disease ecology and evolution with Michael Hood at Amherst College. At UMass, she is interested in doing research linked to the developing local industry of cold climate viticulture. She teaches courses in viticulture and plant diseases.
DIRECTIONS:
Workshop begins inside the Administration Building at the Marshfield Fairgrounds. This is a small cape on the grounds in the southwest corner along Main St. (Route 3A) & South River street. Gate will be open in front of building.
For GPSs use 140 Main St., Marshfield, MA
(note: do not mail to this address)
From the West:
Take 95 south to 93 north to 3 south, exit 12. Turn right at the lights (east on Rt.139), at the 4th set of lights, 2.7 miles, turn left onto Rt. 3A north. The Marshfield Fairgrounds is one block up on the right.
From the North:
Take 93 south to Rt. 3 south exit 12.
Turn right at the lights (east on Rt.139), at the 4th set of lights, 2.7 miles, turn left onto Rt. 3A north. The Marshfield Fairgrounds is one block up on the right.
From the Providence Area:
Take 95 north to 93 north to 3 south, exit 12. Turn right at the lights (east on Rt.139), at the 4th set of lights, 2.7 miles, turn left onto Rt. 3A north. The Marshfield Fairgrounds is one block up on the right.
From The Worcester Area:
Take 90 east/Mass Pike to 95 south to 93 north to 3 south, exit 12. Turn right at the lights (east on Rt.139), at the 4th set of lights, 2.7 miles, turn left onto Rt. 3A north. The Marshfield Fairgrounds is one block up on the right.
From the Taunton Area:
Take 44 east to 3 north, exit 12 turn left at the lights (east on Rt.139), at the 4thset of lights, 2.7 miles, turn left onto Rt. 3A north. The Marshfield Fairgrounds is one block up on the right.
|
|
 |
LocationMarshfield Fairgrounds (Administration Building) (View)
140 Main St.
Marshfield, MA 02050
United States
Categories
Contact
|
