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Course Details What you’ll learn: Companion planting, bird and insect retention The benefits of biodiversity are explored in this creative and fun day, where you will gain a deeper understanding of different plant families and how they interact. The rich resources provided will give you the ability to quickly plan either a garden or a shelterbelt to attract native birds and insects. We will play with crop rotations to demonstrate how simple it is to plan a combined garden, but also look at the science that supports growing multiple species for plant and soil health. This is a busy day with a lot of information so be prepared to do some pre-reading and video watching so we can hit the ground running. Fruit tree grafting In another great addition to our propagation section, this is the day to demystify grafting and budding. You will take home your own grafted apple tree with high expectations for its success! Topics covered include rootstock and scion selection and care, the reasons we graft and using the best tools for the job. Pests & diseases When plants are sick or being attacked it can be devastating for a grower. During these two days, we cover how to be a super sleuth to identify the cause of the problem, evaluate what actions should be taken and a range of organic pest and disease management strategies are provided. You will be introduced to the theory of the economic threshold to take action which can save you both time and money. During these sessions we will be on the hunt for bugs to view under the USB microscopes. Kazel brings her expertise from being a Crop Monitor to the class, with strategies for both commercial and home garden situations. Propagation This is a “hands in the dirt” course, with a theory session followed by putting it into practice. There will be a lot of plant material after each class to share, take home and start growing. We find this course is best delivered over four sessions, one each season. In Winter, we do the “hardwood” cuttings: grape, plum, fig, hydrangea, blueberry, currant and the like. In Spring, we’ll look at seed raising: seed saving, seed raising mix, germination, and appropriate containers. Summer, is the best time to collect and root “soft" cuttings (sage, salvias, scented geraniums) and some "semi-hardwood" cuttings (lavender, rosemary, Chilean guava). Once we get to
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Companionplanting,birdandinsectretentionThebenefitsofbiodiversityareexploredinthiscreativeandfunday,whereyouwillgainadeeperunderstandingofdifferentplantfamiliesandhowtheyinteract.Therichresourcesprovidedwillgiveyoutheabilitytoquicklyplaneitheragardenorashelterbelttoattractnativebirdsandinsects.Wewillplaywithcroprotationstodemonstratehowsimpleitistoplanacombinedgarden,butalsolookatthesciencethatsupportsgrowingmultiplespeciesforplantandsoilhealth.Thisisabusydaywithalotofinformationsobepreparedtodosomepre-readingandvideowatchingsowecanhitthegroundrunning.
FruittreegraftingInanothergreatadditiontoourpropagationsection,thisisthedaytodemystifygraftingandbudding.Youwilltakehomeyourowngraftedappletreewithhighexpectationsforitssuccess!Topicscoveredincluderootstockandscionselectionandcare,thereasonswegraftandusingthebesttoolsforthejob.Pests&diseasesWhenplantsaresickorbeingattackeditcanbedevastatingforagrower.Duringthesetwodays,wecoverhowtobeasupersleuthtoidentifythecauseoftheproblem,evaluatewhatactionsshouldbetakenandarangeoforganicpestanddiseasemanagementstrategiesareprovided.Youwillbeintroducedtothetheoryoftheeconomicthresholdtotakeactionwhichcansaveyoubothtimeandmoney.DuringthesesessionswewillbeonthehuntforbugstoviewundertheUSBmicroscopes.KazelbringsherexpertisefrombeingaCropMonitortotheclass,withstrategiesforbothcommercialandhomegardensituations.PropagationThisisa“handsinthedirt”course,withatheorysessionfollowedbyputtingitintopractice.Therewillbealotofplantmaterialaftereachclasstoshare,takehomeandstartgrowing.
Wefindthiscourseisbestdeliveredoverfoursessions,oneeachseason.InWinter,wedothe“hardwood”cuttings:grape,plum,fig,hydrangea,blueberry,currantandthelike.InSpring,we’lllookatseedraising:seedsaving,seedraisingmix,germination,andappropriatecontainers.Summer,isthebesttimetocollectandroot“soft"cuttings(sage,salvias,scentedgeraniums)andsome"semi-hardwood"cuttings(lavender,rosemary,Chileanguava).Oncewegetto
Autumn,wearedividingofplantslikerhubarb,comfrey,mint,thymeandberrycanes,withmore"semi-hardwoodcuttings."
Treepropagationwillalsobecovered.You’lllearnaboutgraftingtheoryandgetpracticalexperienceusingagraftingtool;rootstockproductionofappleandquince;howtogrowrootstocksbymoundlayering;andhowpeachesandplumscanbegrownfromseeds.
Pruning-winterWinteristhekeypruningtimefordeciduousfruittrees,butspecificallyforapplesandpears.KazelteachestheFrenchCentralLeaderpruningmethod,whichhasbeenproventogivethebestyieldswhilealsobeingthequickestandeasiestmethodtolearnandpractice.Thiscoursestartswithunderstandingthetheoryofcorrectcutsandorchardhygiene,toolcareandselection,understandingthefundamentalsofwhattocutandwhy,includingmethodsoftyingdownbranchestomaximisefruitproduction.Wecoverthecollectionofbudwoodforgrafting,andusingthegraftingtooltograftontorootstocksortomaketreeswithdifferentfruitoneachbranch.Thenit'souttotheyoungappleorchardtopracticeourtechniquesonrealtrees.Pruning-summerSummerpruningfollowshotontheheelsofthesummerfruitseason,andistypicallythebesttimetopruneplumsandpeacheswhicharesusceptibletowinterdiseases.Wewillreviewthetechniquesandtheoriescoveredinwinterandyouwillhaveanopportunitytoseetheorchardinfullflush,tastesomeoftheheritageapplesyouprunedearlierintheyear,andpracticeyourpruning.Wewillalsolookathowtopruneevergreenfruittreesincludingcitrus,feijoaandavocado.SeedsavingAsanintroductiontoplantpropagationwehaveadayonsavingseeds.You’lllearnandpracticethebasictechniquesforseedextractionandstorage.We’lldelveintothedifferentplantfamilies,howtoidentifyandselectforthebestgenetictraits.Thisisaverypracticalhands-onday,withsomein-depthdiscussionaroundplantbreedingandprotectingheritageplants.
UnderstandingsoilsSoilcomponentsanddynamicscanseemcomplex,howeversoilisacriticalelementtounderstandifyouwanttogrownutritiousfood,successfulplants,vibranttreesandhealthylivestock.Ifyoualsowanttocutdownonbuyingandhaulingsoilamendments,spendinghoursweeding,hoeing,anddigging,thiscomprehensivecoursewillmakeallthedifferenceinhelpingyougetyoursoilsintoahealthy,sustainablecycle.
Soil"beginners"arewelcomeaswellasthoseofyouwhowouldlikea"soil"refreshertofillinanygapsinyourknowledge.
Thisisanexcellentopportunitytolearnaboutyourspecificsoilbybringingalongsamplesfromyourproperty.Ifyouhaveasoiltestyoucanbringthatalong
too.Bytheendofthiscourseyou'llknowwhatallthosechemicalabbreviationsandnumbersactuallymeanandwhatyoumightdoaboutthem!
Topicscoveredwillinclude:
� Whysoiltexturematters,andhowtoidentifysoiltypeseasily.� Readingthesoilprofile.� Learningwhatweedscantellyouaboutthesoil.� Monitoringthehealthofthesoil.� UsingS-MaptoidentifyNZmappedsoiltypestobeabletoresearch
differentsoilswithoutasampleortest.� Howtotakeasoiltestsample,understandingSoilTestresultsandhowto
interpretandtakeappropriateactions.� TheSoilFoodWeb–whatisit,howtosupportitandenhanceplanthealth
andproduction.� pHscale.Testing,interpretationandsubsequentactions.� Thesolutionsolcanoffertoclimatechange–storingcarboninthesoil.� Humus,theessentialingredient.� Importanceofcoveredsoil,minimisingdiggingandsoildisturbance.� Soilamendments:compost,vermicast,compostteas,oceanproducts.
Practicalactivitiesincludesoiltesting,VisualSoilAssessment,earth-wormcounts,usingamicroscopetolookforsoilbiology,makinghotcompost,makingcomposttea,andmakingaminiwormbin.
LaptopswillbeusefulfortheS-Mapsession,butnotessentialforeachstudent.
WeedmanagementHowyoudealwithweedsinyourgardensituationcanbethedifferencebetweenthesuccessandfailureofacrop.Inthisengagingsession,weredefinewhataweedis,andlookforpotentialtoharnessthepoweroftheirwildgrowthtoimproveoursoils.Thiscoursecoversandevaluatesaraftoforganicweedcontroltechniquesincludinginnovativetechnologiesandideasforsuppressingweedgrowth-aimingtoprovidearangeofpracticalandrealsolutions.Sourcesforweedidentificationareprovidedandasystemtoevaluatethepotentialofaweedtoharmyourcrop.CropmanagementDuringthisunitwebringitalltogetherforaholisticoverviewofmanagingproductionontheland.Combiningourdeeperunderstandingofsoils,pestsanddiseases,andpropagationwiththeneedsofourspecificcropthisisthepartwherestudentscanreallystarttofeellikeconfidentgardenersanddemonstratehowtheywoulddealeffectivelywithdifferentscenarios.Thisunitallowsstudentstoconsideraspecificcrop,incombinationwiththeirlandsituationandmakeaspecificplanforpropagation,growing,harvestingandcaringforthecropthroughallofitsstagesofgrowth.
Saturdaydates202008Feb Pests29Feb CompanionPlanting,plantsforbirdandinsectretention07Mar SummerFruitTreePruning21Mar Propagation-AutumnSemi-Hardwood02May Diseases23May CropManagement06Jun SeedSaving27Jun PropagationofWinterHardwoods18Jul UnderstandingSoils101Aug WinterFruitTreePruning15Aug FruitTreeGrafting29Aug UnderstandingSoils212Sep PropagationofSpringSeeds17Oct UnderstandingSoils307Nov PropagationofSummerSoftwoods21Nov WeedManagement05Dec UnderstandingSoils4202113Feb Pests27Feb CompanionPlanting,plantsforbirdandinsectretention13Mar SummerFruitTreePruning27Mar Propagation-AutumnSemi-Hardwood10Apr Diseases08May CropManagement
Tuesdaydates202011Feb Pests03Mar CompanionPlanting,plantsforbirdandinsectretention10Mar SummerFruitTreePruning31Mar Propagation-AutumnSemi-Hardwood28Apr Diseases26May CropManagement09Jun SeedSaving30Jun PropagationofWinterHardwoods21Jul UnderstandingSoils104Aug WinterFruitTreePruning18Aug FruitTreeGrafting01Sep UnderstandingSoils215Sep PropagationofSpringSeeds20Oct UnderstandingSoils310Nov PropagationofSummerSoftwoods24Nov WeedManagement08Dec UnderstandingSoils4202116Feb Pests02Mar CompanionPlanting,plantsforbirdandinsectretention16Mar SummerFruitTreePruning30Mar Propagation-AutumnSemi-Hardwood13Apr Diseases11May CropManagement
TimeCommitment:Inadditiontothe102classroomhours,therewillbeahomeworkrequirementwithsupportingvideostowatchandacropresearchprojectthatwillhelpyoutodevelopaproductionplanforacropofyourchoice.Dependingonyourenthusiasm,thatcouldtake10-30hours.Location:Mostworkshopswillbeheldat375Whakamarmamaroad,firstbuildingontheright.PruningworkshopsmaybeheldatalowerKaimailocation.Communication:Twoweeksbeforeeachworkshop,you’llreceiveanemailonwhatwe’llbecovering,withwhattobringandallotherpertinentdetails.Workshopsize:Weprefersmallclasses,between14-18participantstomaximiseyourhands-onlearningexperience.Ifaworkshophaslessthan10peopleregistered,wemayneedtocancel.Pleasesharethiscoursewithyourfriendsandassociates!Gardeningknowledgeisimportantandempoweringandeveryoneshouldknowalittle!
Can’tmakeaworkshopyouhavepaidfor?:Oneofthebenefitsofrunningtowidenticalcoursesessionsisthatifyoucan’tmaketheSaturday,youmightbeabletocometotheTuesdaysession.Ifyoucan’tmakeeither,theworkshopsarevideodandyoucanmakeatimewithCatherintocomeupandwatchthedayonvideo.
Tuition,bankdetailsandwhat’sincluded:Tuitionwillincludeallworkbooks,plantmaterials,accesstomicroscopes,plantingmixes,andteaandcoffee.Pleasebringyourownlunchastherearenocafesnearby.Youreceiveadiscountifyousignupfortheentirecourseof17workshops.Thattuitionis$1190andworksoutto$70persixhourworkshop.
Youarewelcometoattendafewworkshopsontopicsthatinterestyou.Thefeeperworkshopforcasualattendanceis$85.
Youcanregisterandpayviathewebsite,howeverifyouneedourbankdetails,theyare:BNZCNMcLeod020466020472683.Whenmakingadirectdeposit,pleasereferenceyoursurname,topicoftheworkshopandthedateyou’llbeattending.
Registration:http://www.plentypermaculture.co.nz/gardening-essentials/registration-per-module/Tutor:KazelCassisaHorticultureTutor,withadegreeinHorticulture,andapostgraddiplomainTeaching.Involvedinteachingbothconventionalandorganichorticulture,sheisaconsultantforavocadogrowerswhowishtotransitiontoamoresustainablegrowingmodel.KazelhasbeenapestmonitorforCropCheckforanumberofyears,findingafascinationwiththetinyworldofinsectsandexperiencingfirsthandthebenefitsofbiodiversity.
ShehasbeeninTaurangafornineyearsonalifestyleblockcalledWoodstockinLowerKaimai,whereshedabblesinself-sufficiency,withchickens,gardensandmultiplemixedorchardplantings.
KazelcompletedherPDConlinewithGeoffLawton,hasattendedtheAdvancedPermacultureDesigncoursewithDanPalmer,andhasleadtheGardeningEssentialscoursesinceit’sbeginningin2019.ShealsotutorstheInkscapedesignworkshop,demystifyingthisfreesoftwaretohelpbuddingdesignershaveaccesstoaneasydesignsupporttool.
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