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Very Berry Day: Blueberry and Raspberry Production Workshops

Friday, October 27, 2023 - 10:00am to 3:00pm
Location:
Blue J Farms 11581 Spencer Rd., Spencer OH 44275 - AND - OSU Extension, 4046 Medina Rd., Medina OH 44256
Contact email:
Contact name:
Ashley Kulhanek
Contact phone:
3307254911

It's a VERY BERRY DAY to learn about Growing BLUEBERRIES and/or RASPBERRIES!!!!

FREE BUT RSVP is REQUIRED:  Call 330-725-4911

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MORNING EVENT: Hands-On BLUEBERRIES

Join OSU Extension Fruit Specialist GARY GAO in the field at Blue J Farms to learn about growing, pruning, and caring for blueberries in your home garden or farm and a special update on research into the use of entomopathogenic nematodes in managing spotted wing drosophila as part of a USDA Project between Michigan and Ohio. 

We will be out in the blueberry field RAIN OR SHINE.

DATE: Friday, October 27, 2023

TIME:              10:00  - 11:30 AM

Location:       Blue J Farms, 11581 Spencer Mills Rd.,  Spencer, OH 44275

 

 

 

 

AFTERNOON EVENT: RASPBERRY Lecture

Join us at the Medina County Extension Office for an afternoon lecture from Gary Gao to learn more about producing raspberries in gardens and fields. Discussion will include variety, trellising, care, pruning and an update on long-cane raspberry production from research funded by the Ohio Department of Agriculture's Specialty Crop Block Grant Progam.

DATE: Friday, October 27, 2023

TIME:              1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Location:        OSU Extension, 4046 Medina Rd., Medina OH 44256