This free 3-day event Occurs on September 14, 15 and 16, 2021. ***SCROLL DOWN FOR THE SCHEDULE*** Live your healthiest life and grow the edible yard of your dreams with our visionary presenters. Imagine the pride you’ll feel providing food for your family and sharing the bounty with your friends and neighbors, too. Imagine teaching […]
The second topic in our 2021 Fruit Tree Education Series focuses on What to do AFTER you buy your fruit trees. Three ways to avoiding common mistakes that could kill your fruit tree. There are three things that most people do to kill their trees. We will explore what you can do to avoid them and learn skills for ultimate fruit tree success! We will dive in and get a better understanding about how to make healthy soil for your tree to grow into. Plus you will learn Greg’s 6/6 rule (A must for all fruit trees) and the best shape and size to dig your planting hole.
New topics every month. In this LIVE online Q&A Session…Bill McDorman will be discussing key issues relating to growing your own food and saving the seeds yourselves. He will be answering your seed questions live!
The third topic in our 2021 Fruit Tree Education series focuses on A breakdown of the best trees for the low desert. Discover which trees have won Greg’s approval for taste and harvest success. People often ask me what fruit tree should I buy? I then ask “what do you like to eat?...plant that!” Over the years I have experimented with many different varieties of trees and I have come up with my favorite trees and bushes to grow...because they work here, taste great, and produce over the long term.
Ready to pick up your trees and planting supplies? The CITRUS pick up phase is opening with: 3 days in September and 6 days in October. If you have never picked up trees from our local Fruit Tree Program we can tell you it is a busy, yet very supportive process. Learn more here.
In the Rosie on the House radio show, there is a dedicated hour for questions and answers about growing food in the local desert. On the fourth Saturday of each month, Farmer Greg will talk about all aspects of gardening and urban farming in the Arizona climates…
The fourth topic in our 2021 Fruit Tree Education series focuses on Okay, so you bought your trees now what? Best practices for planting, watering and fertilizing your tree. The long term health of fruit trees in the Arizona desert depends on three aspects of loving and caring for your fruit tree: Planting and watering correctly, and applying fertilizers (both foliar and granular) at the right times. In this webinar we will dig into getting your fruit trees planted for success, discover Greg’s 40 year old watering methodology, observe Janis’s soil types and watering solutions, and learn how to properly fertilize your trees for ultimate success.
The fifth topic in our 2021 Fruit Tree Education series: Our general store commitment to your success. Taking care of your fruit tree Investment. We have developed very specific guidelines for fruit tree success in our extreme climate. In this class we cover all the supplies you need to ensure your fruit tree investment pays off. We help you figure out what you need, how much you need, and when you need to apply it. This includes planting mixes, supplements, fertilizers, foliar feeds, watering devices, chlorine filters and so much more.
The second topic in our 2021 Fruit Tree Education Series focuses on What to do AFTER you buy your fruit trees. Three ways to avoiding common mistakes that could kill your fruit tree. There are three things that most people do to kill their trees. We will explore what you can do to avoid them and learn skills for ultimate fruit tree success! We will dive in and get a better understanding about how to make healthy soil for your tree to grow into. Plus you will learn Greg’s 6/6 rule (A must for all fruit trees) and the best shape and size to dig your planting hole.
The third topic in our 2021 Fruit Tree Education series focuses on A breakdown of the best trees for the low desert. Discover which trees have won Greg’s approval for taste and harvest success. People often ask me what fruit tree should I buy? I then ask “what do you like to eat?...plant that!” Over the years I have experimented with many different varieties of trees and I have come up with my favorite trees and bushes to grow...because they work here, taste great, and produce over the long term.
Citrus trees can suffer transplant shock just like any other plant. WIth our extreme temperatures of the low desert, timing your tree planting can reduce the stresses and help avoid the heartbreak of losing a new tree to shock. We will help explain why October is the time we recommend planting Citrus, and share some tips to help your new trees start off on the right root!
Ready to pick up your trees and planting supplies? The CITRUS pick up phase is opening with: 3 days in September and 6 days in October. If you have never picked up trees from our local Fruit Tree Program we can tell you it is a busy, yet very supportive process. Learn more here.
