Gardening With Berries — A Workshop
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A note from Lee Reich, the author of “Landscaping With Fruit,” “Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden,” “The Pruning Book” and “Weedless Gardening.”
“WORKSHOP: GROWING BACKYARD BERRIES
“Backyard berries easy to grow, they taste great, they’re pesticide-free, and they’re local (very local!).
“Berries among the most fragile and the most delectable of fruits. Bought, they are expensive and, because they must be harvested firm, not of highest quality. Yet they are easy to grow and bear quickly with little fuss in a backyard.
This workshop will cover the growing of blueberries, raspberries, currants, gooseberries, lingonberries, strawberries, blackberries, juneberries, and mulberries. We’ll cover sources for plants, best varieties, how and where to plant, potential problems and their avoidance, and harvest. See the plants in action and, of course, get to sample berries.
DATE: Thursday, July 16th, from 6:30-9 pm
WHERE: My garden, 387 Springtown Rd., New Paltz, NY12561
COST: $30 with pre-registration, $35 at workshop
This workshop will be limited to 20 participants.
To pre-register and be assured of a slot, mail a check to Lee Reich, 387 Springtown Rd., New Paltz, NY 12561.
Any questions? Email garden@leereich.com or call 845-255-0417.
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Bill Cary grew up in Louisville, Ky. His gardening was limited to growing parsley and impatiens on the windowsill of Manhattan walkups until the mid-1990s when he bought a rundown old chicken farm on 8 acres in the Hudson Valley. Now he spends his weekends chasing deer, hacking away at invasive shrubs and vines and wondering why he doesn`t have more meadow and less lawn.
