Extension Office Hosts Fruit-Growing Classes
February 27, 2017 at 6:30 p.m.
By Staff Report-
The classes, titled, "New Adventures in Backyard Fruit Production," begin Friday and continue each Friday until March 31 at the Purdue Extension Kosciusko County office, 202 W. Main St., Warsaw.
The classes will rely on webinar broadcasts. Participants also have the option to access the sessions from home via a high-speed internet connection.
Each day will feature a two-hour session that covers a topic important to fruit growers. The agenda includes:
• March 3 – Session 1: Assessing personal goals and learning how and where to begin fruit production.
• March 10 – Session 2: Growing tree fruit such as apples, pears and peaches.
• March 17 – Session 3: Growing small fruit such as grapes, strawberries, red and black raspberries, blackberries and blueberries.
• March 24 – Session 4: Overview of crop protection using pest management and discussion of organic fruit production.
• March 31 – Session 5: Harvest, storage, preservation and use of fruit.
Participants also will hear advice from successful fruit growers and Purdue Extension specialists and educators. This series will be beneficial for beginning growers. The school also will provide information for more experienced growers, such as varieties of fruit available for Indiana culture and pest control considerations. Private applicator pesticide applicator credits will be available for the March 24 session.
Registration is $25 per person for all sessions or $10 per person for an individual session. The fee includes all handouts and resource materials. Registration deadline is Wednesday.
For details regarding program content, available viewing sites or how to register, contact the county Purdue Extension office at 574-372-2340 or email Kelly Heckaman at kheckaman@
purdue.edu.
A full brochure is available at extension.purdue.edu/Kosciusko/.
The classes, titled, "New Adventures in Backyard Fruit Production," begin Friday and continue each Friday until March 31 at the Purdue Extension Kosciusko County office, 202 W. Main St., Warsaw.
The classes will rely on webinar broadcasts. Participants also have the option to access the sessions from home via a high-speed internet connection.
Each day will feature a two-hour session that covers a topic important to fruit growers. The agenda includes:
• March 3 – Session 1: Assessing personal goals and learning how and where to begin fruit production.
• March 10 – Session 2: Growing tree fruit such as apples, pears and peaches.
• March 17 – Session 3: Growing small fruit such as grapes, strawberries, red and black raspberries, blackberries and blueberries.
• March 24 – Session 4: Overview of crop protection using pest management and discussion of organic fruit production.
• March 31 – Session 5: Harvest, storage, preservation and use of fruit.
Participants also will hear advice from successful fruit growers and Purdue Extension specialists and educators. This series will be beneficial for beginning growers. The school also will provide information for more experienced growers, such as varieties of fruit available for Indiana culture and pest control considerations. Private applicator pesticide applicator credits will be available for the March 24 session.
Registration is $25 per person for all sessions or $10 per person for an individual session. The fee includes all handouts and resource materials. Registration deadline is Wednesday.
For details regarding program content, available viewing sites or how to register, contact the county Purdue Extension office at 574-372-2340 or email Kelly Heckaman at kheckaman@
purdue.edu.
A full brochure is available at extension.purdue.edu/Kosciusko/.
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