About this Event
The best time to plant a fruit tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now. Fruit trees can be a beautiful and rewarding addition to your landscape. Whether you are planning on a single tree or a full home orchard, this workshop will cover how to select trees that can succeed and produce well in your San Francisco/Peninsula microclimate. There will also be a discussion of soil preparation and planting, pruning, disease prevention and pest management of your new trees in their 1st years. By the end of this beginning class, participants should have the confidence to select and plant fruit trees. Presented by Lisa Putnam and Kathleen Putnam of the UC Master Gardeners of San Mateo and San Francisco Counties.
Lisa Putnam has a BS in Agricultural Economics from UC Davis and also studied nutrition science at Davis. She currently operates a small sustainable organic farm in Woodside and is a UC Master Gardener and Master Composter. Lisa’s passion is soil and compost. Along with her sister, Kathleen, Lisa has been teaching vegetable gardening at Lyngso’s, San Mateo County Fair, Common Ground, Garden Clubs for the last 12 years.
Kathleen Putnam is a professional organic vegetable gardener serving the Mid-Peninsula and is an ISA Certified Arborist. Kathleen has a degree in Environmental Horticulture from City College of San Francisco and is a UC Master Gardener. Kathleen’s passion is fruit trees. Along with her sister, Lisa, Kathleen has been teaching vegetable gardening and pruning techniques at many venues for the last 12 years.
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PLEASE NOTE OUR LOCATION:
LYNGSØ Garden Materials, Inc.
345 Shoreway Road, San Carlos, CA 94070
Our workshops have become very popular. To ensure a more pleasant experience for everyone please read the following:
On-time start: Please plan on arriving at least 10-15 minutes early allowing for parking and getting settled for a prompt start. We will hold your place until starting time. If you have not arrived by the published start time for the clinic we will begin seating our waiting list. We are sorry we cannot hold a spot for late-comers.
Parking: Please park in our designated Customer Parking area located directly across from the Sales Building. Please look carefully for the One-Way Entrance and Exit signs.
Extra folks: Please make sure to register everyone in your party. Many of our clinics fill up fast and we often have a waiting list, so please understand if we cannot add a spouse or friend at the last minute.
Children: The content of our classes is for adults. Due to attention span, we discourage children from attending our classes, unless the class is specifically for children If your child is a serious garden enthusiast and would enjoy sitting through a 1 to 2-hour clinic, please let us know and we will gladly consider them for the class.
Pets: Although we are a pet-friendly business, for the comfort of other attendees in our clinics, we ask that you do not bring your pets to the clinics. Service animals are allowed. Please do let us know ahead of time if you need to bring your service animal to the clinic.
Presentation: Most of our clinics will include a PowerPoint presentation which will be emailed to the attendees after the class. Due to the popular nature of our clinics, if you are unable to attend in person, we cannot accommodate emailing information presented in our clinics.
Cancellations: If you won't be able to attend the clinic, please, cancel through Eventbrite as soon as possible.