- June 3, 2023, 10:00 am: June 2023 general meeting
Meet at 10:00 AM on Sat. Jun. 3, 2022 on ZOOM
No specific topic, just general discussion on what is going on in our gardens and what we're growing.
Location: Virtual ZOOM meeting (link emailed to chapter members)
- April 1, 2023, 10:00 am: Plant Hormones and Fruit Trees
Speaker: Ernesto Sandoval, manager and curator of the UC Davis Botanical Conservatory.
Topic: Plant Hormones and Fruit Trees
Ernesto Sandoval has been wondering and seeking questions and answers to why plants grow and look the way that they do for nearly 40 years. Now he explains and interprets the world of plants to a variety of ages and from amateur to professional gardeners. He regularly lectures to a variety of western Garden Clubs throughout the year and particularly to Succulent Clubs throughout California. Although desert plants are his particular passion within his general passion for plants, he describes himself as a "Jose of All Plants, Master of None" and loves learning from the experiences of others as well as his own. Ernesto thoroughly enjoys helping others, and gardeners in particular, to understand why and how plants do what they do.
When he was about 13 he asked his dad why one tree was pruned a particular way and another tree another way. His dad answered bluntly "because that's the way you do it.” Since then he's been learning and teaching himself the answers to those and many other questions by getting a degree at UC Davis in Botany and working from student weeder/waterer to Director/Manager over the last 30 years at the UC Davis Botanical Conservatory.
He's long left the "mow blow and go" monoculture landscape gardening world and has immersed himself in the world of horticultural biodiversity by growing several thousand types of plants at the UC Davis Botanical Conservatory! Several of his favorite garden projects involved converting lawns and or water loving landscapes to drought tolerant and diversity filled gardens! He likes to promote plant liberation by encouraging gardeners of all sorts to grow more plants in the ground when possible. He loves the technical language of Botany but prefers to relate information in more understandable methods of communication! By helping people to understand the workings of plants, including hormones, he hopes to help us better understand how to manage our plants and why our plants do what they do to help us maximize their growth with less effort.
Location: Virtual ZOOM meeting (link emailed to chapter members)
- February 4, 2023, 10:00 am: 2023 Annual Scionwood Exchange
Foothill CRFG chapter annual scion wood exchange, pick up from member gardens.
- December 3, 2022, 10:00 am: The Current Situation and Management of HLB, Including Possible Treatments using a Multifunctional Stable Antimicrobial Peptide
Speaker: Chien-Yu Huang, Ph.D, project manager and assistant project scientist of citrus HLB projects in Dr. Hailing Jin's lab, Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology at UC Riverside
Topic: The Current Situation and Management of HLB, Including Possible Treatments using a Multifunctional Stable Antimicrobial Peptide
Citrus Huanglongbing (HLB), which is caused by the bacterial pathogen CLas, is the most devastating citrus disease worldwide. Currently, there are no effective strategies to prevent infection or to cure HLB-positive trees. Dr. Huang's team identified a novel class of stable antimicrobial pepties, SAMPs, from Australian finger limes that can inhibit infections of CLas, reduced CLas titer, and disease symptoms in plants in controlled greenhouse trials. SAMP has the potential to be developed as an HLB control tool in the near future.
Location: Virtual ZOOM meeting (link emailed to chapter members)
- October 1, 2022, 9:30 am: October 2022 general meeting
Meet at 9:30 AM on Sat. Oct. 1, 2022 at the Arboretum's Palm Room
No specific topic, just general discussion on what is going on in our gardens and what we're growing.
- August 6, 2022, 9:30 am: Mangoes, Soil, Propagation and Disease Control
Foothill chapter member Warren Lau will be discussing about mangoes and their varieties, soil, propagation and disease control. Also general socializing and discussion and direction about future in-person events for Foothill CRFG such as speakers and possible garden tours.
LOCATION: In-person meeting at LA County Arboretum (301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia, CA 91007)
Meet at 9:30 AM on Sat. Aug. 6, 2022 at the Arboretum's Palm Room
- July 9, 2022, 10:00 am: [FOOTHILL CHAPTER MEMBERS ONLY] Private garden tour
Private tour of CRFG Foothill member's garden.
- June 4, 2022, 10:00 am: June 2022 general meeting
First in-person meeting at the Arboretum since the start of the pandemic.
Meet at 10:00 AM on Sat. Jun. 4, 2022 at the Arboretum's Palm Room
No specific topic, just general discussion on what is going on in our gardens and what we're growing.
- February 5, 2022, 10:00 am: 2022 Annual Scionwood Exchange
Foothill CRFG chapter annual scion wood exchange, pick up from member gardens.
- April 3, 2021, 10:00 am: Barath Raghavan - Subtropicals and Tropicals in California Agroecosystems
From Barath Raghavan, PhD: “In this talk I’ll discuss 100+ edible subtropical and tropical species and some (ongoing) experiences growing them outdoors in various microclimates in Northern and Southern California, both in the ground and in containers. I’ll share some opinions on which seem promising and which seem not to be worth the effort, and I’ll discuss methods of propagation and care. I’ll also talk about how to select which species are appropriate for your specific microclimate, and some research I’m doing into building computational tools to help automate this selection process.”
Location: Virtual ZOOM meeting (link emailed to chapter members)
- February 6, 2021, 10:00 am: Jeff Warner on HLB and Citrus Alternatives
Jeff Warner, Master Gardener with the UC Cooperative Extension and Foothill chapter member, will present to us a workshop that includes an HLB update, information on identifying and controlling the Asian Citrus Psyllid, caring for citrus trees, and selecting alternatives to citrus.
Location: Virtual ZOOM meeting (link emailed to chapter members)
- January 16, 2021, 10:00 am: 2021 Annual Scionwood Exchange
Foothill CRFG chapter annual scion wood exchange, pick up from member gardens.
- February 1, 2020, 9:30 am: Annual Scionwood Exchange and grafting demonstration
Want to learn how to grow several varieties of fruit on one tree? Or how to take an unproductive tree or one with tasteless fruit and make it more interesting and productive? Let local fruit growers show you how to graft and turn a plain plant into something special.
What: Fruit tree grafting demonstrations, Q&A, and hands-on grafting practice, followed by a scion exchange (where we swap cuttings of known varieties of fruits)
When: Saturday, February 01, 2020; 9:30 am – 11:30 am
Where: Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Gardens, 301 N. Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia CA 91007, in the Palm Room (down the ramp to the left of the Arboretum lobby, near the gift shop)
Hosts: California Rare Fruit Growers (CRFG) Foothill Chapter
Who is welcome: Anyone – members of the public interested in gardening and growing fruitWe will start with a general discussion of grafting including what it is, why and how to do it, and what tools and supplies are needed. We’ll cover ideal placement of graft on a plant and discuss when to graft (based on plant type, weather, warmth). Then we’ll break into groups for demonstrations.
Four grafting demonstration stations will be set up in the Palm Room.
At each station a member from a local CRFG chapter will demonstrate a grafting method. Below are the grafters and their demonstrations:Martin Koning-Bastiaan (Foothill CRFG chapter president): Cleft grafting
Tree Krzewski (from Orange County CRFG chapter): Demonstrating the handheld grafting (puzzle) tool
Paco Frausto (from Orange County CRFG chapter): Pithaya grafting
Jeremy Elkind (from Orange County CRFG chapter): Whip and tongue grafting
- Each demo will be approximately 15 minutes in length
- Attendees can move from station to station to view and try different types of grafting.Attendees can move from station to station to view and try different types of grafting.
After the general discussion and demonstrations, attendees are welcome to join in the scion exchange next door in the Bamboo Room. The scion exchange provides a chance to obtain scions (bud wood cuttings) of known varieties of fruit you can graft, or cuttings of plants like grapes and figs that can either be grafted or rooted directly in the ground.IMPORTANT:
Do NOT bring fruit or scions from any citrus or citrus relatives (Rutaceae family), which includes curry leaf, sapote, finger limes, Buddha's hand/citron, and the like.
Southern California is in a quarantine zone to avoid the spread of hualongbing (citrus greening disease) and the insect pest that spreads it (the Asian citrus psyllid). Do not transport citrus plants/parts/foliage/fruit, not even within your own city.
Do not graft citrus onto your own plants unless the scions or budwood are certified as disease-free. Disease-free citrus material is available from the University of California Riverside Citrus Variety Collection at https://citrusvariety.ucr.edu/.Guidelines for sharing scions:
- Do not share citrus and citrus relatives (see notes above).
- Do not share cuttings of patented fruit varieties that are still under patent protection. If the tag on your tree says “Propagation Prohibited” or “PPAF”, do not bring cuttings from it to the exchange.
- Do take cuttings of dormant wood (not newly-sprouted) from clean, healthy plants.
Cuttings should be of wood that is only 1-2 years old, about the size of a pencil (6”-8” long and 1/8” to ¾” in diameter), and include at least 2-3 buds.
When you cut scions, make a slanted cut at the top of the scion and make a straight cut at the bottom (perpendicular to the stem). The slanted cut identifies the top so the stem can be oriented correctly during grafting. - Label each bundle of cuttings. Include variety name (such as “Santa Rosa plum” or “Granny Smith apple”), description, and, if possible, your name (in case someone wants to know more about the cuttings)
- Place the cuttings into a plastic bag, wrapped in a clean, damp paper towel or damp newspaper to keep them from drying out.
Store bags of cuttings in the refrigerator (not the freezer) until you are ready to bring them to the scion exchange or to graft them onto one of your trees.
For the exchange, drop off your labeled scions in the Bamboo Room at the beginning of the meeting. Volunteers will organize all donated material during the grafting demonstrations. - During the exchange please take only 1-2 scions of a variety and leave the rest for others to share.
- Handy tip: Bring masking tape and a Sharpie marker to label your scions at the exchange.
- December 7, 2019, 9:30 am: The Power of Organics in your Garden - Gisele Schoniger
In her 35 years in the Garden Industry, Gisele has accumulated a wide range of experience and knowledge. She earned her degree in Ornamental Horticulture from California Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo. She has owned an Interiorscape company, worked for the State Department of Agriculture, practiced as a horticultural therapist with senior citizens and launched an outstanding sales career by helping establish top-selling organic gardening products. She is currently the Organic Gardening Educator for Kellogg Garden Products and shares her vast knowledge with the sales team, provides product knowledge trainings, and speaks to groups educating them on organics & soil health.
- October 5, 2019, 9:30 am: John Chater on Pomegranates
John Chater will give a talk on "Pomegranate: A Breeder's Perspective." He is a punicologist at the University of California, Riverside. Dr. Chater earned his Ph.D. in Plant Biology with a concentration in Plant Ecology from UC Riverside; an M.S. in Agriculture from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; and a B.A. in Environmental Studies at UC Santa Barbara. Dr. Chater is currently a postdoctoral scholar in Jia Lab at UC Riverside in the Department of Botany and Plant Sciences. He teaches postharvest physiology of horticultural crops at Chapman University and health science courses at Riverside City College as adjunct faculty. John has conducted research examining effects of foliar applications on pomegranate nutrition, quality, and fruit split for his MS research. His Ph.D. and postdoc research have largely focused on establishment, eco-physiology, and fruit and juice quality of USDA pomegranate germplasm. Dr. Chater has over a dozen publications on germplasm cultivar evaluation, descriptions, selection and using consumer sensory panels (taste testing) to determine consumer acceptance. He established and manages the pomegranate research and breeding program at UCR, its cultivar trials, and is currently involved in genomic and metabolomic investigations involving fruit and juice quality, effects of climate on fruit biochemistry, genome annotations of USDA germplasm and comparative genomics of pomegranate with its closest relative (Punica protopunica), a threatened species.
- August 16, 2019, N/A: Festival of Fruit
The annual Festival of Fruit will be hosted by the Foothill Chapter on August 16-18. See http://festivaloffruit.org for more information.
- June 1, 2019, 9:30 am: Fruitstitute and Known-You
This month we have two speakers!
Joanna Glovingsky of Fruitstitute will be speaking on mixing arborculture and orcharding, including regenerative land management and managing climate change issues.
Sean Hsu from Known-You Seed Co. will discuss seed development and bring a new cabbage for taste testing.
- April 6, 2019, 9:30 am: Elvira de Lange on Pest management
Dr. Elvira de Lange will speak on innovative pest management for strawberries (and possibly almonds). For example, she uses drone to detect spider mites on strawberries and releases predatory mites to help control the infestations.
- February 2, 2019, 9:30 am: Annual Scion Wood Exchange
Annual Scion Wood Exchange and Grafting demonstration. Bring your favorite cultivars (but not ones with current patents). Martin Koning-Bastiaan will do a grafting demonstration, assisted by other experienced chapter members' thoughts and techniques.
- December 1, 2018, 9:30 am: Tour of the LA Arboretum Garden For All Seasons
Arboretum Supervisor Tim Phillips will give us a guided tour of the Garden for All Seasons. Prior to leading the tour, he will provide some history and context of the Arboretum's fruit collections.
- October 6, 2018, 9:30 am: Festival of Fruit Recap
Member Ron Johnson will share with us his recollections and pictures of the 2018 Festival of Fruit held in Santa Clara, CA.
- August 4, 2018, 9:30 am: Mangoes: Selection, Propagation, and Control
Warren Lau will share his knowledge of Mango varieties, demonstrate lamination grafting, and discuss control of common diseases.
- June 2, 2018, 9:30 am: Mark Hoddle on ACP and Citrus Greening
UC Riverside professor Mark Hoddle will give us an update on the fight against the Asian Citrus Psyllid and Citrus Greening disease.
- May 19, 2018, 10:00 am: Citrus Grafting Demo and Garden Tour
We will meet at Alain Betrancourt's house for a citrus grafting demonstration by Fang Liu and a tour of Alain's yard
- April 7, 2018, 9:30 am: Mandarins
Martin Koning-Bastiaan will discuss Mandarin care and feeding, in addition to cultivar selection.
- February 3, 2018, 9:30 am: Scion Wood Exchange
Annual Scion Wood Exchange and Grafting demonstration. Bring your favorite cultivars (but not ones with current patents). Martin Koning-Bastiaan will do a grafting demonstration, assisted by other experienced chapter members' thoughts and techniques.
- October 7, 2017, 9:30 am: Greywater Systems for your home
Member Ty Teissere will show and demonstrate greywater systems for the home.
- August 5, 2017, 9:30 am: From Cows to Concrete: The Rise and Fall of Farming in Los Angeles
Rachel Surls and Judith Gerber will give a talk about their book, From Cows to Concrete: The rise and Fall of Farming in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles County was once the center of an agricultural empire. Today, it is the nation's most populous urban metropolis. What happened? Where did the green go? From the earliest pueblo cornfields to the struggles of farm workers to the rise of the environmental movement, Rachel and Judith’s book, From Cows to Concrete tells the story of how agriculture forged Los Angeles into an urban metropolis, and how, ultimately, the Los Angeles farm empire spurred the very growth that paved it over, as sprawling suburbs swallowed up thousands of acres of prime farmland. Rachel and Judith will share highlights from the book, illustrated with photos, maps and artwork from archives around California. Copies of the book, which was recently awarded a Gold Medal in the annualForeward Indies Book Awards in the regional nonfiction category, will be available for signing. Rachel Surls is the Sustainable Food Systems Advisor for UC Cooperative Extension and Judith Gerber is a long-time farm and garden writer.
- June 3, 2017, 10:00 am: SOUTH AMERICA’S APHRODISIAC – PASSION FRUIT
Passion fruit: the name evokes an exotic tropical paradise, an aphrodisiac or a wonderful flavoring for many juice mixes and pastries. Nature provided over sixty different species of edible passion fruit, but most people are only aware of just one (Passiflora edulis). Join Jorge Ochoa as we take a trek through the jungles of Central and South America to learn about the many unfamiliar passion fruits that are becoming popular and that you can grow in your back yard.
- April 1, 2017, 9:30 am: Tim Thibault on Shot Hole Borer
Tim Thibault, curator of woody collections at the Huntington Library, will discuss the polyphagous shot-hole borer.
- February 4, 2017, 9:30 am: Annual Scion Wood Exchange
- December 3, 2016, 9:30 am: Antonio Sanchez on Native Fruit
Antonio Sanchez, production manager at the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, will present to us on fruit native to the Los Angeles area.
- October 1, 2016, 9:30 am: October Meeting: Garden tour at Kelly Gabrysch's house
We will be congregating at Kelly Gabrysch's house, where we will open up his back yard to us and show us the myriad fruit trees he grows.
- August 6, 2016, 9:30 am: Niamh Quinn on Rodent Control in Orchards
Niamh Quinn, PhD is the Area Vertebrate Pest Advisor at the South Coast Research and Extension Center. She will discuss rodent control in orchards. She has published a number of papers on control of roof rats, deer mice, pocket gophers, and ground squirrels.
- June 4, 2016, 9:30 am: Kelsey Schall on Argentine Ants and ACP
Kelsey Schall, graduate student at UC Riverside's Applied Biological Control Research program, will present on control of invasive Argentine ants (who cultivate Asian Citrus Psyllids).
- April 2, 2016, 9:30 am: Ty Teissere on Better Soil with Compost Tea
Ty Teissere specializes in backyard orchard care, from building the soil life and the irrigation systems that support it, to pruning the canopy. He has taught ecological workshops on permaculture design, greywater, soil food web, earthen construction, fermentation, and kids classes on worm composting. Ty is based in Pomona, he is a certified arborist (#WE-10547-A), greywater installer (Greywater Action), rainwater harvester (Watershed Management Group), and has his horticulture certificate from Long Beach City College.
He will lead a workshop on actively aerated compost teas and building soil and foliar micro-biodiversity, with a hands-on compost tea lesson.
- February 6, 2016, 9:30 am: Annual Scion Wood Exchange and Grafting demonstration
Bring your favorite cultivars (but not ones with current patents). Martin Koning-Bastiaan will do a grafting demonstration, assisted by other experienced chapter members' thoughts and techniques.
- December 5, 2015, 9:30 am: ACP/Citrus Greening update
Erica Kistner, PhD will give us an update on the biological control program against the Asian Citrus Psyllid
- October 3, 2015, 9:00 am: La Verne Nursery Tour
We will have a tour of the LaVerne Nursery in Piru
- August 1, 2015, 9:30 am: Edgar Valdivia on Pitaya
Pitaya expert Edgar Valdivia will come and speak to us about Pitaya. He may also bring some fruit to taste
- June 6, 2015, 9:30 am: Steven Murray - Rare Fruit in Asia
Steven Murray just returned from an epic adventure in Asia, visiting many countries and seeking out rare fruit along the way. He comes to us to show us what he found - a journey in pictures. Come join us for a fascinating and educational journey from a truly remarkable and knowledgeable person.
- April 4, 2015, 9:30 am: Water and Watersheds
We will have Nancy Steele, executive director of Council for Watershed Health, speak to us on one of the most important issues for growers of fruit: Water!
- February 7, 2015, 9:30 am: Scion Wood Exchange
Annual Scion Wood Exchange. Including grafting demonstration in addition to cultivar discussion
- December 6, 2014, 9:30 am: December chapter meeting: Bees
We will have Bruce Steele, Beekeeper come and speak to us
- October 4, 2014, 5:00 pm: October Chapter Excursion: Tim Thompson's House
We will meet at Tim Thompson's house in Camarillo for a tour and mango tasting. Guaranteed to be a hit!
- August 2, 2014, 9:30 am: August Chapter Meeting: Tim Thompson on Mangoes
Tim Thompson, the mango professor, will speak on mango variety development.
- June 7, 2014, 9:30 am: June Chapter Meeting: Dr. Greg Partida on Avocados, Cultural Practices and Tree Maintenance
Dr. Gregory Partida, professor of Plant Sciences at Cal Poly Pomona, will speak to the chapter about the care and maintenance of avocados.
- April 5, 2014, 4:30 pm: April Chapter Meeting: Leigh Adams
April's speaker is Leigh Adams, artist in residence at the Arboretum and project manager for the Arboretum's Crescent Farm. She will begin with some information on what the Arboretum is planning for the space and how we might be involved. We will also tour the Crescent Farm area of the Arboretum.
- February 1, 2014, 9:30 am: Annual Scion Wood Exchange
Annual Scion Wood Exchange and Grafting demonstration. Bring your favorite cultivars (but not ones with current patents). Martin Koning-Bastiaan will do a grafting demonstration, assisted by other experienced chapter members' thoughts and techniques.
- December 7, 2013, 9:30 am: December Chapter Meeting: Bruce Steele on Bees
Local Aparist Bruce Steele will come and speak to us on bees.
- October 5, 2013, 9:30 am: October Chapter Meeting: Member Garden Tour
We will meet at member David Szymkowski's house for a garden tour.
- August 3, 2013, 9:30 am: August Chapter Meeting: Mark Hoddle on HLB and Biological Control
Mark Hoddle, Ph.D., Principal Investigator at UCR's Applied Biological Control Research Laboratory, will come speak on biological control of pests (such as the Asian Citrus Psyllid).
- June 1, 2013, 9:30 am: June Chapter Meeting: Tour of the Huntington Ranch
Scott Kleinrock will give us a tour of the Huntington Ranch at the Huntington Gardens. A long anticipated tour for the Foothill CRFG!
- April 6, 2013, 9:30 am: April Chapter Meeting: Jim Bathgate
April Foothill CRFG Meeting. Special guest Jim Bathgate! He will be discussing new grafting techniques with very young plants (Cherimoya). He will also discuss low chill fruit varieties and recent pest issues with citrus and the like (HLB, for example).
- February 2, 2013, 9:30 am: Annual Scion Wood Exchange
Annual Scion Wood Exchange and Grafting demonstration. Bring your favorite cultivars (but not ones with current patents). Martin Koning-Bastiaan will do a grafting demonstration, assisted by other experienced chapter members' thoughts and techniques.
- December 1, 2012, 10:00 am: December chapter meeting: Olive Curing
- October 6, 2012, 9:30 am: October Foothill Chapter Meeting
We will have David Silverstein speak on Pomegranates
- August 4, 2012, 9:30 am: August Foothill Chapter Meeting
The legendary Jim Nietzel will come to teach us about Mangoes. He will demonstrate Mango grafting, seed planting, scion selection, and discuss varieties and care of mangoes. He will be bringing some scion wood, so plant your mango seeds now and keep them warm so you have something to graft onto in August!
- June 2, 2012, 9:30 am: June Foothill chapter meeting
Apricots with Craig Ledbetter, a research geneticist with the USDA Agricultural Research Service. Dr. Ledbetter develops new varieties of apricots in addition to being an expert at crop pests and diseases.
- April 5, 2012, 10:00 am: April Foothill Chapter Meeting: UCR Citrus Variety Collection Tour
We will go on a tour of the UC Riverside Citrus Variety Collection, hosted By Tracy Kahn
- January 14, 2012, 9:30 am: Annual Scion Wood Exchange
Annual Scion Wood Exchange and Grafting demonstration. Bring your favorite cultivars (but not ones with current patents). Martin Koning-Bastiaan will do a grafting demonstration, assisted by other experienced chapter members' thoughts and techniques.
- January 14, 2012, 9:30 am: Annual Scion Wood Exchange
Annual Scion Wood Exchange and Grafting demonstration. MARK your calendars, since it is a different day than usual! Bring your favorite cultivars. Martin Koning-Bastiaan will do a grafting demonstration, assisted by other experienced chapter members' thoughts and techniques.
- December 10, 2011, 9:30 am: December Foothill Chapter Meeting
An entertaining tour of New Zealand to import the pineapple guava (Feijoa): Glen Woodmansee’s entertaining talk on the pineapple guava got enthusiastic reviews at the L.A., Santa Monica, and Orange County chapters. Now he’s added additional video clips and is coming to the Foothill chapter! Glen traveled through California and New Zealand looking for the best varieties of this great back-yard fruit tree. Take a tour of New Zealand in a camper van, discovering their delicious cultivars! Watch brief video interviews with growers on the tree's history, growing habits, and fruit. Glen successfully brought back some varieties that have never been imported before, so bring your import questions if you want to try it yourself. Don’t miss it!
- November 3, 2011, 9:00 am: 2011 CRFG Festival of Fruit
Annual Festival of Fruit. This year is Year of the Pomegranate! It will be held at Arizona State University in Tempe Arizona this year. Always an incredible few days to meet other enthusiasts and learn from the experts. See the website for more details.
- October 25, 2011, 7:30 pm: Huntington Ranch Lecture on Figs
Evening Lecture on Figs by Jon Verdick. At the Friends' Hall of the Huntington Library, Art Collection and Botanical Gardens
- October 1, 2011, 9:30 am: October Foothill Chapter Meeting
At this meeting, Kevin Hauser from Kuffel Creek will speak to us on Low Chill Apples for Southern California.
- August 27, 2011, 7:00 am: Pitahaya Field Day
South Coast Research and Extension Center's Pitahaya Field Day is a whole day on the topics such as:
• Pitahaya variety research update
• Pruning and trellising systems
• Integrated pest management (diseases, gophers,
snails, birds and weeds)
• Irrigation and water quality education
• Post harvest management
• Markets/marketing issues
• Grower panel discussion - August 6, 2011, 9:30 am: August Foothill Chapter Meeting
We will have Jon Verdick from San Diego speak on Bananas.
Jon's Bio: "I grew up with all sorts of edibles: fruits, nuts, and vegetables, really
from birth. I don't ever remember not being in the garden. The love of
fresh, tree-ripe fruit has been a life-long pursuit. I joined California
Rare Fruit Growers (http://www.crfg.org) about 25 years ago with 2 goals:
Cherimoyas and Passion Fruit. That led to Sugar Cane, Figs, Sapotes, Che,
Pitangas, and a whole world of other fruits; oh, and Bananas. I bought my
first bananas for foliage, not really giving a thought to fruit. Later, a
became friends with a fellow who had lived in Hawaii and loved bananas. He
lives east of me and it is too cool to grow them successfully at his
location. So he kept bugging me to grow them in my more favorable location.
I added a couple, and that led more. They are easy enough to grow, and add
such a tropical feel to the landscape. The info I collected to better
understand my own bananas, formed the genesis of my website,
http://webebananas.com, which led to photographing my own collection. Back
then, 90% of the banana pictures on the internet were mine. Bananas.org, a
forum, has led to a lot more people making similar contributions to the web,
which has been an exciting development for all banana lovers.That is probably the important stuff. Other than gardening, I have worked in
packaging, auto repair, service station equipment, and building maintenance
- but those just pay the bills. Gardening supplies the passion and the fun,
in addition to great fresh food."
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October 2010TOPIC: Los Angeles Smart Gardening |
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December 2010TOPIC: Persimmons |
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