Harvest Day 2017

We thank everyone who made
the 2017 event a success!
See highlights below.

Saturday, August 5, 2017

8 AM - 2 PM

A Gardener's Dream Day!

Fair Oaks Horticulture Center
11549 Fair Oaks Boulevard
Fair Oaks, CA 95628
Find us!

Business Sponsors

Thank you to the many businesses that help make Harvest Day a huge success through their generous support.

Speakers

8:30-9:15
Are Your Landscape Trees Healthy?
Anne Fenkner
ISA Certified Arborist,
Davey Resource Group
and UC Master Gardener

9:45-10:30
Planting the Mediterranean Garden
Greg Gayton
CA Certified Nursery Professional,
Green Acres Nursery & Supply

11:00-11:45
Adventures in Edibles,
Garden to Kitchen
Bill Krycia
UC Master Gardener

Mini Workshops/Demos
(15 minutes each)

Composting

9:15	Worm Bin Construction and Worm Composting Basics
10:00	Backyard Composting
10:30	Worm Composting Basics
11:15	Critters in the Compost Pile
12:00	Worm Composting Basics
12:30	Backyard Composting

Vineyard

8:45	Spur-Trained Vines
9:30	Cane-Pruned Vines
10:30	Challenges in the Vineyard

Water-Efficient Landscape

9:15	When You Should Water and When You Should Not
10:30	Spotlight on Sunflowers
11:45	Spotlight on Sunflowers
12:45	When You Should Water and When You Should Not

Espalier

9:15	Fruit Tree Espalier - Basics and Methods
12:00	Fruit Tree Espalier - The Year in the Life of a Peach Tree
12:30	Fruit Tree Espalier - Build an Espalier Structure and Avoid Training Pitfalls

Plant Clinic

Bring questions and samples of your problem plants or insects to the Master Gardeners.

Download the Harvest Day 2017 brochure (PDF 1.3MB).

Only service dogs are allowed.
We love our pooches, but Harvest Day is not the place for them!

Where to find it

Download the FOHC map. (PDF 1.8MB)

Map to Harvest Day

Fair Oaks Horticulture Center
11549 Fair Oaks Boulevard
Fair Oaks, CA 95628

To get directions, click on the orange balloon.

Join Us!

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See who supports us.

We thank you all!

Resource List

To save paper on Harvest Day, we publish a list of resources to answer all your questions on various topics. From UCIPM Pest Notes, to our own publications, to University books and websites--even speaker presentations when available. It's all here!