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NEWS RELEASE
By: Tim Baker
Northwest Region Horticulture Specialist
University of
Missouri Extension
102 Main, Suite 1
Gallatin, MO 64640
660-663-3232
BakerT@missouri.edu
Release Date: March 29, 2007
Title: “Fruit Growing Class and Pruning Demonstration"
If you grow fruit or would like to learn how to grow fruit, University of Missouri Extension will soon be offering training which will cover this topic in great detail. On Wednesday, April 11th, we will have a pruning demonstration followed by an evening class on all aspects of fruit growing, in Jamesport, Missouri.
The pruning demonstration will start at 2:00 PM at a home located near Jamesport. Mr. Patrick Byers from the Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station will be with us to help with the demonstration. The homeowner has a lot of different kinds of fruits, including apples, peaches, apricots, cherries, blackberries, raspberries, blueberries and grapes. Some of the plants are younger, so you will get an idea of how to treat fruit crops earlier in their life, to establish correct form which will affect their later productivity and health. Some of the plants are older, and this will give you an idea of how to take care of fruits as they age.
After we are finished at the homeowner’s site, we will move to the other side of Jamesport to a setting which specializes in commercial fruit production, especially blueberries. This will give us an opportunity to see fruit crops on a larger scale, and discuss what it takes to grow and sell crops for commercial markets. While the main interest here is blueberry production, there are also a few apples, blackberries, grapes, and other crops.
When we are finished at this site, we will move to the Jamesport school where we will enjoy a catered dinner. After the meal, we will have several presentations on fruit production. Last summer, several growers at the produce auction approached me about raising fruit to sell at the auction. In this meeting, we will be addressing some of these questions.
Mr. Byers will start out the program by giving a presentation on general fruit production and marketing. After that, we will concentrate on blueberries. I will give a talk about the number one problem I have observed in blueberry production over the years, and what to do about it. Finally, Mr. Byers will return with a talk on blueberry production from “A” to “Z”. We will finish out the night with a chance for you to ask questions about fruit growing.
There is no charge for the pruning demonstration, and reservations are not needed.
There will be a charge to cover the cost of the meal and evening class, and reservations are required. The cost will be $10 per person, and the deadline for reservations will be Friday, April 6th.
You may attend either or both of these events. Home gardeners as well as commercial growers are welcome.
For more information, reservation forms, and to get directions to the pruning demonstration sites, please call the Daviess County Extension Center at 660-663-3232.
University Extension programs are open to all
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