Download - Course Details What you’ll learn - Plenty Permaculture · Course Details What you’ll learn: Companion planting, bird and insect retention The benefits of biodiversity are explored

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Whatyou’lllearn:

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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