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The 10 Truths of Tropical Fruit
The Ten Truths of Tropical Fruit (1 hour)– Learn the truths about tropical fruits that nobody ever told you. Special Speaker: Jeff Wasielewski, UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade County Admission Fee: General: $25 Members Reduced Fee: $5 Register for the class today! Need help registering? Click here.
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Sangria Tasting and Tour
Enjoy a Sangria tasting experience with your loved ones this Valentine’s! During this experience, you will try three different types of tropical Sangrias served with fruit and finger snacks to compliment. As you sip, our Naturalist will describe the history of Sangria and how it was prepared. Then you will head out for a tour of the Garden, where you will see some of the fruit you tasted. As you tour our tropical regions, it will be as if…
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Pest, pathogens and IPM for tropical fruit Jeff Wasielewski, UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade County – Combine several complementary pest control methods in a mutually enhancing way to reduce pest populations to less than damaging numbers. Learn about Integrated Pest management in my class. Arrive 15-20 minutes early to receive your wristband after paying in the Park Store. Please RSVP by calling 305.247.5727. Fee: General: $25 Members Reduced Fee: $5
DetailsGrafting / Air layering
Louise King, Fruit & Spice Park. Learn the basics of grafting and airlayering. By Grafting, we can get highly desirable characters from parent ‘stock’ plant to different ‘scions’. By air layering, we can get same characteristics from parent to offspring.
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Tour with the Horticulturist
Take a walking tour with our Horticulturist. Each tour will focus on different region or collection
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Proper planting of tropical fruit trees (1.5 hours)Jeff Wasielewski, UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade County – Learn how to plant Tropical fruit trees and keep them healthy and producing.
DetailsPreserving the Harvest
Louise King, Fruit & Spice Park (1hr) Whether you grow a garden full of vegetables and fruits, or buy fresh produce from your local farmers market, you won’t want to let it go to waste. Learn about the many methods available to you to enjoy your produce long after it leaves the garden.
DetailsTour with our Horticulturist
Take a walking tour with our Horticulturist. Each tour will focus on different region or collection
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Proper pruning of tropical fruit trees (1.5 hours)Jeff Wasielewski, UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade County – Learn the reasons why Tropical fruit trees should be pruned to keep them healthy and producing.
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An introduction to tropical fruit (1.5 hours) Learn the basics of tropical fruit.
DetailsTour with the Horticulturist
Take a walking tour with our Horticulturist. Each tour will focus on different region or collection
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Tropical Beekeeping Association (1.5hrs) – If you are considering becoming an amateur apiarist to save the bees and enjoy home-raised honey, we will guide you in an overview of what’s involved in start a bee colony.
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