| WORKSHOP
Date:
Saturday, May 17th
Time: 8:30am - Noon
Location: Danish
Countryside Vines & Wines
(owned by members: Allan & Carol Petersen), 2 1/2 Miles East of Elkhorn, IA on F58;
Phone: 712-764-2991
Topics:
Conventional Pest Management
Identification of Diseases
Developing a spray program/schedule
Others:
What records to keep?
Any other new things that Mike thinks is appropriate
Presenter(s): Mike White (ISU Extension Viticulture Specialist)
Cost: $10 for members, $15 for non-members!
Since this workshop will be wrapped up at Noon, we are not going to do pot luck
for this one; however, if you enjoyed
that part of the pruning workshop, please let Charlie know!
Questions or to RSVP: Please contact Charlie Caldwell to register for the workshop.
He can be contacted at Caldhome@aol.com or 712-566-2681.
PREVIOUS WORKSHOP EVENTS: Saturday
March 15 - Pruning Workshop -
Time: 8:30am
Registration:
9:00am
Presentation
Begins: 10:30am
Advanced
Pruning Review and Panel Discussion
Location: Prairie Crossing Vineyard & Winery
(owned by members: Andy & Julianna Hrasky), 31509 Pioneer Trail, Treynor, IA 51575; Phone: 712-487-3812
Topic: Review of pruning from planting
to 4th year with classroom and vineyard
presentations,
followed by a panel discussion of pruning
varieties from the members present
Presenter(s): Charlie Caldwell (Education
Chair)
Additional Info: Please bring your pruning
shears and any friends or interested people!
There will be a pot luck lunch and wine
tasting following the workshop.
Cost: Free! However, if you want to stay
for lunch and the wine tasting after the
panel discussion, you must bring a pot
luck dish to share with the group (plates,
flatware,
cups and drink will be provided).
Questions or to RSVP: Please contact Charlie
Caldwell to register for the workshop and
to let him know the pot luck item you will
bring. He can be contacted at Caldhome@aol.com
or 712-566-2681.
If this workshop's pot luck is well received,
we may continue this with future workshops
- please give us your thoughts.
Our Thanks! to Mike White for sharing these
info links:
Grape
Pruning Information Sites - on the web:
EXCELLENT set of 3 Cold Climate Pruning "Macro
Media Breeze" presentations by Fritz
Westover, Viticulture Research Associate at Virginia Tech University:
a. Grape Vine Anatomy & Vine Balance:
http://breeze.ag.vt.edu/westover1/
b. Selecting Fruitful Wood & Balanced
Pruning:
http://breeze.ag.vt.edu/westover2/
c. Cold Climate Pruning Strategies: http://breeze.ag.vt.edu/westover3/

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