
Fri, 10 Jun
|FarmED
Orchard Maintenance
Join Andy Howard from The Heritage Fruit Tree Co. for a theoretical and practical hands on event.


Time & Location
10 Jun 2022, 10:00
FarmED, Station Rd, Shipton-under-Wychwood, Chipping Norton OX7 6BJ, UK
About the Event
Join Andy Howard from The Heritage Fruit Tree Co. for a theoretical and practical hands on event.
You'll learn all the keys aspects surrounding essential tasks and when to do them to keep your orchard well maintained.
Subjects covered include:
- When to prune and why
- Rootstock growth- what to look for and how and when to remove
- Pest and diseases - what to look for, when they come and how to offset them
- Mulching and feeding trees - when and why
- Staking and guarding - for how long?
- Fruit damage - causes and what to do
- Maintaining a grass swarth …Mowing…. wild flowers, Livestock!!
All attendees receive a copy of our annual orchard maintenance planner.
Practical / case study with site visit and practical work in FarmED's own on-site heritage orchard.
Tickets
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