Blueberry Picking Schedule...

 

 

APPLE GROWING WORKSHOP FOR BEGINNERS

 

What:    A one-day workshop on getting started in commercial apple production.  Participants may receive 1

               Pesticide Applicator recertification credit.

 

Who:      For people who are new to growing apples and interested in growing apples for sale.

               Workshop taught by Renae Moran and Glen Koehler , University of Maine Cooperative Extension .

 

When:    Saturday, April 28, 2012 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

 

Where:  Circle B Farms, 287 East Presque Isle Road , Caribou , Maine .  Hosted by Sam Blackstone

 

Cost:      $20.00 per person.  Please let us know in advance if you plan to attend, so that we will have an

               accurate count for lunch.  Contact Pam St. Peter at (207) 933-2100 or pamela.stpeter@maine.edu. 

 

 

AGENDA

 

9:00 AM       Welcome and Sign-in

 

10:00 AM     Varieties and Rootstocks

                     Commonly grown apple varieties – their strengths and weaknesses

                     Dwarfing and semi-dwarfing rootstocks – how and why they are used

 

10:30 AM     Pruning Techniques for Modern Training Systems

 

11:30 AM     Apple Diseases and Insects

 

12:00 PM     Lunch Break   Lunch provided by Circle B Farms.

 

1:00 PM       Pollination and Fruit Thinning

 

1:30 PM       Fertility, Harvest and Storage

 

2:00 PM       Pruning Demo in the Orchard (weather permitting)

 

 

Directions

 

The address for Circle B Farms is 287 East Presque Isle Road , Caribou.  The farm is located on Route 205, 1.5 miles south of Route 161 on the east side of the Aroostook River .  Look for the sign.  A map is available at:  http://www.circlebfarmsinc.com/directions.html.

 

For more information, contact Renae Moran at (207) 933-2100 or email rmoran@maine.edu.

 

If you are a person with a disability and will need any accommodations to participate in this program, please call Pam St. Peter at (207) 933-2100 to discuss your needs, TDD 1-800-287-8957 (in Maine ).   Please contact us at least one week prior to this event to assure fullest possible attention to your needs.

 

 


 

 

 

 

Thank you to everyone for making this a successful season. Blueberries will be done around October 10th or so. We are selling plants from the nursery beds here at the farm this fall. Also taking orders for spring delivery if you are not ready this fall. Price is about the same $ 14.00 each. 


We take credit cards just not on line. Email us at circlebfarms04@hotmail.com please put 'Holly' or 'Blueberries' in the in the subject line. I will contact you for your credit card info by phone when you order. 

Thank you 

Sam - Pat and the Blackstone family






 

 

 

Circle B Farms is still taking orders for Blueberry Plants. $12.00 plus shipping for a 1 gal 2 year container plant, 6" to 16" tall depending on variety. Plants will be in for the spring. 

When ordering plants Email me at circlebfarms04@hotmail.com You must put 'Blueberry Plants' in the subject line or I may not open your mail. I will also need your Phone Number in your email, I will call you to take the order. We do take Visa - Master card & Debit. Just not on-line. Thank you

Sam
Circle B Farms

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

          

 

Get Healthy With Blueberries...

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