UPDATE ON THE SUCCESSFUL TREE PRUNING WORKSHOP, AND THE GARDEN'S GARLIC AND PEAS

 

Garlic in the garden. We're not using the irrigation system at this point - there is plenty of water still falling as rain!

   

Here's the crowd that braved the chilly weather for Keith Keyser's workshop pruning older trees a couple Sundays ago.  We had close to 30 participants sign up! Thanks Keith, that was fun.

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One of Keith's lovely older pruning tools. He likes these even better than the modern metal ones   available these days - the older wood ones are lighter and work really well! Keith said he found these in Eastern WA.

Up in the tree on a fruit picking ladder. A set of steps, one leg for support - a nice design that gets you in close up high.

Conservative pruning on older trees that haven't been pruned for a while - map out your pruning over a couple year's time in this situation was Keith's great advice.

The chill was actually good for tree pruning, the tree would find the trimming less stressful because of it.

Here's one of the apples after pruning.

And a couple of the pears a few weeks later, now showing more signs of buds and leaves.

The educational podiums at the garden, school in background

   

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Some of the current info in the podiums.

 

  

In the garden, looking towards the SJ County's Administration building. The garlic is looking great!

Tree Pruning Workshop For Older Trees This Sat. at Land & Sea Garden on Blair Ave! 

Movie, "FLOW', Wed night at Drs Office Cafe!

Trees in late summer

Hi Everyone! 
This Saturday, for anyone interested in learning a bit about pruning older fruit trees - The apple and pear trees located at our Land & Sea Garden site on Blair St. across from the High School and Middle School will be pruned by the wonderful Keith Keyser this Saturday, at 10 am. 

This simple workshop will be about an hour long, and will be of help to people who have older fruit trees.
If you're interested in attending, please let us know
by emailing back to slowfoodlandandsea@gmail.com. or call Linda at 317-5890 (leave a message).
We hope to film the pruning - wish us luck!