Speaker Program

October 11, 2006

Andy Mariani

Owner of Andy,s Orchards, Morgan Hill, CA

presents
Stone Fruits for the Bay Area: History, Cultivation, and Varieties

This lecture will cover history of fruit growing in the Bay Area, particularly in Santa Clara Valley. This area,s soil and climate combined to make it one of the world,s finest fruit growing regions. Andy will address many of the key factors in fruit cultivation: winter chill requirements, the selection of variables that do well in this area, and cultural aspects such as training and pruning, fertilization, irrigation, and pest management. Andy is a fruit expert for the California Rare Fruit Growers organization, is a contributing writer to the Oxford Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink in America, and has written and lectured extensively on fruit and fruit culture. He often teaches classes of Master Gardeners (Santa Clara County) and horticulture students at the local high school, as well as gardening forums on the internet.

Time and Place

•	Doors open at 7:00 pm and the meeting starts promptly at 7:30 pm.
•	Meetings are at Covington School, 205 Covington Road, Los Altos (see Map).
•	Meetings are free to members, $5.00 for guests.