Apple Day Sunday October 5 at the Organic Centre

Invitation to the Organic Centre’s

 

APPLE DAY  2008

Sunday 5th October  11am – 5pm 

Fruit growing can be difficult in the often wet conditions in the Northwest, where diseases such as apple crab and canker are particularly problematic. Nonetheless with careful selection of varieties and rootstock and good orchard management good quality fruit can be produced. The day is designed to give you as much information as possible to start growing apples and answer your questions. 

Phil Wheal, the Centre’s fruit expert and Cormac Cullen from the Irish Seed Savers in Co. Clare will guide you through the day with demonstrations, tours and talks. Apple trees will be on sale and The Grass Roof Café will serve tasty and creative apple dishes throughout the day. 

The Organic Centre’s orchard contains around 60 apple trees, half of them Irish varieties and the other half selected because of their resistance to diseases. 

The Fruit Autumn/Winter workshop will take place on 29th November and includes advice on pruning and propagating your own stock, unusual fruiting plants, forest gardens and landscaping with fruiting plants. Cost for the day is €90. 

For more information and bookings call 071-9854338, e-mail: info@theorganiccentre.ieWebsite: www.theorganiccentre.ie 

 Provisional Programme  

11.30 Tour of the orchard, questions & answers 

12.30 Pruning demonstration 

14.15 Grafting Techniques 

15.00 The work of the Irish Seed Savers with Cormac 

15.30 Juicing session 

16.15 Tour of the orchard, questions & answers  

The Grass Roof Café is open all day with delicious apple dishes. Apple Trees are for sale. We will also take bookings for the Fruit Autumn/Winter Workshopon November 29th.