There should be ripe plums and mulberries at this work party! Bring a bag or container to take some home with you!
Participate in the care of this community orchard resource through joining monthly work parties!
If you're able to come, please bring personal pruning and/or landscaping tools, uniquely identified. And, of course, dress for the weather! We'll bring an orchard ladder, some buckets, and tools. Hope to see you there!
Tentative dates and plans:
Feb. 18: Winter pruning/Juniper removal
Mar. 17: Understory plants
April 21: Pollination, pest & disease management, weeding
May 19: Pest & disease management, weeding
June 16: Fruit thinning, pest & disease monitoring, irrigation preparation
July 21: Weeding, pruning, watering
Aug. 18: Weeding, watering, fallen fruit cleanup, some harvesting
Sept. 15: Tree harvest, fallen fruit cleanup, weeding
Oct. 20: Tree harvest, fallen fruit cleanup, weeding
Nov. 17: Putting SCOrch to bed