Grafting 101

Grafting 101

Online Class Delivered Via Zoom

Live via Zoom
Over 10 people have attended this class

Description

Harvesting home grown fruits give you a depth of flavour and succulence that you just can’t buy. However, harvesting good quality fruits demands a set of skills distinct from those used in vegetable gardening, and is a long-term investment in time and money.  Mastering fruit tree care techniques, such as pruning and grafting is essential to enhance the quantity and quality of the fruit from your garden. Join our Master Class to delve into the art of grafting. 

Grafting involves taking a piece of a named variety of fruit tree and attaching it to a rootstock or an existing compatible tree in your garden. This will give you a fruit tree that produces fruit identical to its parent tree e.g. a Granny Smith apple, a Golden Queen peach or even that old plum tree from Grandma’s house, with a flavour that is part of family legend. Learn how grafting is easier than you think and accessible to everyone, including those working with limited space.  

This session is one of four in a Masterclass Series "Winter Gardening Skills". Other topics include – Winter Pest Management; Pruning Berry Vines and Bushes; Winter Cover Crops .  Book the Series Package for discount.  Friends of SGA receive a 15% discount on Master Class full price tickets. You can become a Friend of SGA here. Green Garden Professional (GGPs) receive a 30% discount.

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What you will learn

  • Basic grafting knowledge

What you will get

  • Access to recording for 2 weeks

What to bring

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What to wear

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Appropriate for

Gardeners who want to start to graft fruit trees


Sustainable Gardening Australia (SGA) is a not-for-profit non-government organiation dedicated to achieving a healthy biodiverse planet.

Its driving purpose is to:

  • Encourage, educate and enable home and professional gardeners to adopt sustainable gardening practices to protect or enhance the natural environment;
  • Provide information, education and undertake research about the natural environment;
  • Reconnect people to the natural world through gardening; and
  • Ensure an understanding of the impacts that gardening decisions about chemical and resource use have on the natural environment well beyond their neighbourhood.
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Your Teacher

Scott Hitchins has been working with sustainable, food-producing gardens for most of his life. With qualifications in Biological Science, Permaculture Design, Education, and a founding member of Werribee Park Heritage Orchard, he has been providing popular workshops and garden-design advice to Local Councils, Schools, and other community groups for many years: Presenting useful facts and skills in a fun and engaging manner. To quote Scott in a recent interview “Get me talking about Sustainable Gardening and you’ll never shut me up.

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4.7 (3 reviews)
Andrewrated it
24 Jun 2024
The information was well presented and will be helpful in my grafting journey
Julia rated it
24 Jun 2024
Scott was great. So informative but also down to earth. A real person doing this stuff. Loved it. Looking forward to more
Sandrarated it
25 Jun 2024
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Terms & Conditions

SGA’s Booking Conditions

  • Bookings are considered final once payment is made and no refunds will be given for non-attendance.
  • If there are insufficient numbers for an event it may be cancelled or postponed by SGA. If this is the case, you will be notified and given the option of either a full refund or a transfer to a different SGA event of equivalent value.
  • Please arrive 10 minutes before the scheduled starting time for registration and seating
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