Join us in the HOEC Community Orchard for this hands-on workshop, and learn how to control those unruly vines for optimal fruit production! 

Proper training and pruning encourages plant health, supports air flow, light penetration, increases fruit quality, and keeps your plants manageable.

Know before you go:

• If you have them, please bring a pair of bypass hand pruners. If you do not, you may borrow from our stash and work gloves.

• All workshops are held outdoors rain or shine. Please dress for the weather.

• Bring your own water bottle. 

Refunds:

• Due to limited class space, please note: workshops are non-refundable after purchase with the exception of weather related campus closures. 

We look forward to learning with you!

Are your figs out of reach?!

Join us in the HOEC Community Orchard for this hands-on workshop, where you will learn proper summer pruning techniques specifically for growing fig trees in the Pacific Northwest. It’s important to know when and on what part of the plant your fig will produce fruit before you prune. Summer pruning of figs (especially more vigorous varieties!) will help maintain size and ensure light and airflow to your developing fruits.

Need financial assistance to attend? Request a workshop fee waiver!

Know before you go:

• Eye protection (safety glasses or goggles); fig sap is toxic and can damage the eyes!

• If you have them, please bring bypass hand pruners, loppers, and a pruning saw. If you do not, you may borrow from our stash.

• All workshops are held outdoors rain or shine. Please dress for the weather.

Refunds:

• Due to limited class space, please note: workshops are non-refundable after purchase with the exception of weather related campus closures.

We look forward to learning with you!

Plums, cherries, peaches, and almonds oh my! Join us in the HOEC Community Orchard to learn all about growing stone fruits in the Pacific Northwest.

Some of the most common inquiries we get in the spring are questions related to troubleshooting stone fruit trees. For example: Why are my peach leaves curling, why is my plum tree oozing, and what happened to the blossoms on my cherry!?

If you aren’t sure what we mean by stone fruits - the answer is in the name. Peaches, plums, cherries, apricots, nectarines, etc. Fruits with a “stone” in the center that contains the seed. We will also cover almonds as they are a close relative of peaches and other prunus species.

In this workshop, we will talk about the pests, diseases, and problems you are most likely to encounter in this region and learn how and when to properly prune stone fruits in the PNW.

Know before you go:

• If you have them, please bring bypass hand pruners, loppers, and a pruning saw. If you do not, you may borrow from our stash.

• All workshops are held outdoors rain or shine. Please dress for the weather.

• Bring your own water bottle. 

Refunds:

• Due to limited class space, please note: workshops are non-refundable after purchase with the exception of weather related campus closures.

We look forward to learning with you!