It’s one thing to take over an established grove of nut or fruit trees. It’s quite another to try to nurse an entire orchard through its early stages of growth.
To help growers with new trees, the UC Cooperative Extension is holding a free workshop in Stockton focusing on young orchard irrigation and nutrient management. The sessions will highlight the best strategies for nurturing young almond, pistachio, walnut, olive, citrus and peach orchards.
The four-hour workshop, scheduled for Feb. 20 at the Robert Cabral Agricultural Center, is intended for growers, certified crop advisers and other agricultural professionals. Experts will present a series of sessions on each of the orchard types and explain the latest methods on how to keep them healthy as they mature. Lunch will follow…