Next Meeting – June 10th, Fruit Smoothies Exhibit and Plant Sale! Posted on June 8th, 2010
Please join us for an interactive meeting sharing your recipes and techniques for creating fruit smoothies and juices! Please any special ingredients and blenders if you would like.
We will also have a summer plant sale for all guests and members. We have many exotic and sub-tropical plants that need a home, so please help us make space in our greenhouse and support our organization!
Meeting information - 7:30PM at the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Office, 4341 E. Broadway, Phoenix, Arizona
Next Meeting – May 13th, Avocados and Mangos Posted on May 10th, 2010
Avocados and Mango – Strategies for Success In an Arid Climate
There’s nothing quite like starting your own tree from seed and then picking fruit from branches you’ve grafted yourself. If you’ve been to see the demo garden lately you likely noticed the mango with blossoms and small fruit. You can buy a similar “Manila” mango at Home Depot or you can grow your own from seed. It’s not all that hard, but there are some tricks to learn.
Growing avocado from seed is fairly easy but there are some problems to watch for.
You are invited to bring to the MAY meeting your avocados/seeds, and mangos/seeds. There are several different method for getting to success. Please be ready to share your ideas on how to get there. Bring your fruit to our sample table to share as well.
Meeting information - 7:30PM at the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Office, 4341 E. Broadway, Phoenix, Arizona
Next Meeting Thursday, April 8th – Citrus Grafting is Easy! Posted on April 1st, 2010
Please join us on Thursday, April 8, 2010, 7:30PM at the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Office, 4341 E. Broadway, Phoenix, Arizona for a productive evening t-budding citrus trees. With your help, we will t-bud as many citrus trees as possible with scion wood recently collected at the Former UA Citrus Research Station in Waddell.
Please bring your own grafting knife or an affordable hobby knife to participate. Club members will provide guidance, direction, and all the rootstock trees we could ever handle! For additional information contact AzCRFG President Monte Palmer -t Palmermj1 at juno.com , or Patrick Hallman, Program Chair P_hallman05 at hotmail.com.
Next Meeting – Thursday, March 11th – Pomegranates! Posted on February 23rd, 2010
Please join us for an exciting evening and discussion on the USDA
Pomegranate collection and Pomegranate cultivation!
Our Keynote speaker, Mr. Jeff Moersfelder, USDA Greenhouse
Propagation Manager and Curator of our Nations’ Pomegranate Collection,
will discuss characteristics of the 600 pomegranate varieties held by the
USDA in Davis, California, and the mission of the USDA in preserving these
varieties. We are also excited to welcome Mr. Harvey Correia, Pomegranate
farmer and founder of the exciting Yahoo group Pomworldwide.
This is an opportunity to meet leading figures in the study of
Pomegranate culture, and ask questions about the cultivation of these fruit.
As usual, bring your fruit from the garden to share afterwards.
Meeting time and location – 7:30 PM at the Maricopa County Cooperative
Extension Office, 4341 E. Broadway, Phoenix, Arizona
