SATURDAY, April 1, 10-12 (at the Hort Farm)
In the past twenty years, grapes have become a valuable crop in Vermont, thanks to the availability of cold-hardy cultivars. Once you find a variety that can handle the cold, grapes can be really easy to grow at home. In this workshop, learn the basics of grape production including site selection, training, pruning, and disease management. Bring your pruners, as we will spend some hands-on time with the vines getting them ready for the beginning of the growing season. Members FREE, Non-members $10 EMG-E
This program will take place outside at the UVM Horticulture Farm, 65 Green Mountain Drive, So. Burlington. Dress for weather.
Presenter's bio: Terence Bradshaw is the Director of the UVM Hort Farm, Assistant Professor of Specialty Crops Production in Plant and Soil Science, and has been Vermont's "Apple Guy" for the past couple of decades. He supports interested, beginning, and established farmers through numerous outreach efforts,
Please register in advance at:
https://fhfvt.org/events/northern-grape-production-at-home/
Also at the UVM Hort Farm—Invasives Workday
SATURDAY, April 1, 10-12 (outside at the Hort Farm)
Learn about combating invasive species, how to identify them and what practices to use for inhibiting their spread. Bring gloves, pruners, loppers. Dress for weather.
Workdays at the Hort Farm are FREE opportunities for you to meet and learn from professional horticulturists while helping maintain the Hort Farm gardens. Workdays qualify for Extension Master Gardener education (EMG-E).
No pre-registration required.