Meetings

■ 0ur Next meeting will be held on Tuesday July 15 starting at 7:45pm at the

Burnside Community Centre, 401 Greenhill Road, Tusmore, corner of Portrush Road,

behind Burnside Town Hall. Click Maps button on front page.

■ Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of the odd months.

■ Visitors and future members are most welcome to attend.

■ Please remember to bring some supper, especially something new to try

from your garden. Some of your baking or produce would be most welcome.

Meeting	Main Topic	Fruit Segment
July 15, 19, 20 2008	Grafting Sessions	Details Below
September 20 2008	Speaker to be confirmed	Sub-tropical Grafting Avocadoes & Cherimoyas
November 18 2008		Sub-tropical Grafting White Sapote

July Meeting - Grafting Sessions

Session 1 Tuesday 15th July 7.45pm at the Burnside Community Centre, 401 Greenhill Road,Tusmore, corner of Portrush Road, behind Burnside Town Hall.

Session 2 Saturday 19th July 10.00am - 1pm at the Elizabeth Grove Uniting Church, corner of Fairfield and Harvey Roads, Elizabeth Grove. Meet in the car park. An undercover facility available if weather is inclement.

Session 3 Sunday 20th July 10.00am - 1pm at the Aldinga Institute, Old Coach Road, Aldinga. Next to hotel. Ample parking. Facilities undercover.

Grafting sessions cover - equipment and care of - selection of rootstock - suitability for soil types - disease resistance and growth characteristics - selection of budwood suited to rootstocks - demonstration of grafting and budding techniques.

The Rare Fruit Society has access to hundreds of common fruit varieties never seen in the shops. Of apples alone we have over 200 varieties available.

Budwood and suitable rootstocks will be available for apple, pear, peach, nectarine, plum, almond, quince, fig, walnut, kiwifruit, persimmon, chestnut, apricot and cherry.

Spring and summer sessions involve subtropical fruit varieties.

These sessions are free, everyone is welcome. Rootstocks and budwood are available for purchase and can be grafted for those requiring this at no extra cost. Cost of multi-grafted tree is $8 to $10.

Annual Calendar of Propagation

Your society has been evolving in the organisation of grafting techniques and provision of budwood and rootstock for many years. Your committee thinks it is time to formalise the main events on an annual calendar so that you may anticipate what to expect.

We also ask you to participate in some new directions, in the growing of rootstock from seed and in the provision of budwood for budding in January. We hope to be able to provide some seed for you to plant and advise when and how to plant rootstock seeds.

The two main summer and autumn fruiting meetings have been nominated as especial tasting times but we will continue to enjoy produce from members at every meeting at supper time.

January - Budswap
Please pick twigs, cut off the leaves, wrap them in damp newspaper and label them clearly to display at the meeting. We will provide budding demonstrations but you will need to bud at home unless you can provide vigorous rootstocks in pots!

March and May - Harvest Festivals
Please bring labels and any notes about the fruit. The idea is to show what can be grown and of course so the taste may inspire others to grow that variety. Seed planting instructions.

July - Deciduous Fruit Grafting
Rootstocks and budwood will be available for members to purchase. Grafting techniques will be demonstrated. Seed planting instructions.

September - Sub-tropical Grafting
Avocado, cherimoya and citrus budwood should be obtainable. Hopefully rootstock material will also be available for sale. Demonstration of grafting and seed planting instructions.

November - Sub-tropical Grafting
White sapote, loquat and subtropical budwood supply. Demonstration of grafting, protection from weather and after-care. Seed planting instructions.