Saw this in the local Messenger and thought others may be interested:
‘Rare Fruit Society of SA Annual Grafting Day at Elizabeth Grove Uniting Church, corner of Fairfield and Harvey Road, Elizabeth Grove, on Saturday, July 23, from 10am to 1pm. Learn to graft your own fruit trees or have some grafted for you. Inquiries: 82549194.’
I’m thinking about going along myself, but will have to see how I go.
Sunday 24th July 10.00am – 1pm at the Moana Pioneer Hall, Nashwauk Cresent, Moana.
It’s free to everyone who turns up, the only costs are for items you want to buy like the bud wood and rootstock. No I’m not a member but I have been looking into it.
If DH is busy on call I can’t go myself as I don’t drive.
I’d planned to go to this one at Eliz but our finances mean that I will have to give it a miss, will be watching for the next one tho. I’m going to join too when we get a bit of spare cash.
I went to the main event on the Tuesday night at Burnside. I’ve been a member for a few years. It’s a great way to collect heritage fruit varieties at a cheap price.
I picked up a heap of varieties of stonefruit and cherry this year, I ordered cherry and plum rootstocks from Maple Grove Nursery, in Tas. Unfortunately I couldn’t get peach rootstocks, so all the scions of peach, nectarine and almond that I bought will have to live for a year on established trees I have.
There is another one happening this Saturday at the Adelaide Hills Community Garden at 3:30pm behind the Uniting Church, Verdun. Kristy, I thought perhaps you’d be able to make this one as it’s much closer. I’ll be there for sure.
Kristy post=319088 wrote: Thanks BV that sounds fantastic! I would love to come. Just a few questions to prepare me LOL as never been before.
Do I need to bring anything?
Will I learn how to do the grafting?
How much am I looking at spending roughly?
Do they sell the rootstock as well?
Sorry if any of these questions are stupid, but I have no idea about grafting, but very excited to learn!
Can’t answer all your questions Kristy, but when I rang the guy about the one at Elizabeth, he said that for the first 1/2 hour – 45 mins there would be a demonstration on grafting. After that, they would be selling rootstock & grafting scions so that you could do some grafting whilst there with some assistance if required. No idea re cost/if you need to bring anything though.
Thanks Bel, hopefully I will be able to report back on costs etc after Saturday afternoon. Unless anyone else can help? I’m really looking forward to it!
