South Lakeland Orchard Group
Date for your diary - SLOG's Pruning Workshop
Our annual pruning workshop will be held between 1.00pm and 4.00pm on Saturday February 18th 2012 at:
Hawkshead Hill Farm, Hawkshead Hill, LA22 0PW
The orchard is 550 ft up between Hawkshead and Coniston villages, with about 16 half-standard apple trees which were planted 1985-86. The pruning has been somewhat neglected in the last few years, and productivity not as good as one might hope, due partly to an unwise decision to let lambs graze the orchard (and eat the bark) in its early years.
Come and hone your pruning skills as well as getting lots more hints and tips from our experienced members.
Please bring any secateurs, loopers, pruning saws that you may have for your personal use, although SLOG equipment will also be available. Naturally, also wear appropriate clothing and boots as the ground will be rough.
Click here for a map from Ambleside / /Click here for a map from Coniston
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The ever popular SLOG grafting workshop will be held on Saturday 3rd March - 2.00-4.00pm at the ususal venue : Growing Well, Sizergh
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Gardeners' Question Time Comes to Grange
BBC Gardeners' Question Time will be recorded at the Victoria Hall, Grange-over-Sands on Tuesday 31st January 2012
Tickets cost £2.50 (inc tea/coffee & biscuits) and will go on sale from January 3rd to 6th, by phone from SLOG member, Judith Shapland on 015395 33706. Please contact her for tickets or if you require further information.
Event timetable:
doors open 5.30pm, close 6.15pm, recording starts 6.30pm, finishes 7.30pm.
There will be 13 questions selected for the panel to answer.
Gardeners' Question Time is broadcast at 3pm every Friday on Radio 4
and repeated at 2pm the following Sunday.
Any SLOG member who has a question selected for the panel to answer
is requested to say they are a member of SLOG in order to generate publicity
for SLOG!
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Mark gave us an excellent Winter talk on how to build an apple press. Entertaining and extremely useful. Mark's notes are available for all to share.
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SLOG Message Cards
Thanks to Jill we now have some lovely message cards for all apple lovers. In packs of 5 cards with envelopes,, each with a different picture and description of a local apple variety, they cost £2.50 per pack (+ 60p P&P) and £10 for 5 packs (+ £1.25 P&P).
See
them at our events, or send a cheque to: Ros Taylor
17 Hayfell Rise
Kendal LA9 7JP
Graft to Order Service
Once again, Bob Bradley is offering his 'graft to order' service where you can ask him to graft the variety of your choice onto the rootstock of your own choice. This extremely popular service is available to members and non-members alike.
Please contact Bob direct for more details and prices on 01539 552340
Trees will be grafted in March 2012 and ready for collection from Witherslack, near Grange-over-Sands in the summer of 2012.
SLOG Apple Trees now available
Trees, grafted and grown on by SLOG's Committee members are now available to be reserved or collected from SLOG events. See our 'Trees For Sale' webpage for more details.
Varieties have been specially chosen to be good growers in the colder regions of the north west. Grown in Cumbria, they will be hardy in the more challenging climates of the north.
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Last updated: 20-Jan-2012
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