This page is updated every month, it displays the activities planned for the current month and any last minute changes. We'll also place notices regarding local plant sales and other local gardening activities that may be of interest to rare fruit growers.

Our Meeting takes place at Casa del Prado in Balboa Park at 7:00 p.m. in Room 101 on the fourth Wednesday of every month, unless otherwise indicated. Don't hesitate to contact us with any questions at info@crfgsandiego.org or visit our contacts list page.

The Event/Field Trip/Activity listed are events planned to take place outside the regular meeting.

2008 – THE YEAR OF THE AVOCADO

 (FT = Field Trip, WP= Work Party, CP: Chapter Promotion, NC= North County Chapter)

California Rare Fruit Growers
FREE Rare Fruit Introductory Classes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact Information: José M. Gallego at (619) 261-3610, Chair@CRFGSanDiego.org

SAN DIEGO, Mar. 14, 2008 -- The San Diego Chapter of the California Rare Fruit Growers, Inc. (CRFG) announced today that free Introductory classes will be held in San Diego,  the fourth Wednesday of each month starting March 26, 2008.

The class will be held at 6:00 PM at Balboa Park, Casa del Prado Room 104. 
These free classes are a unique opportunity to learn about growing unusual and rare fruit in San Diego.   San Diegans can grow many fruit varieties including  jujube, capulin cherry, raisin tree, pitahaya, longan, jaboticaba, tropical guava, passionfruit, wax jambu, excellent bananas and ice cream bean among others.

According to José M. Gallego, Chairman of the California Rare Fruit Growers, San Diego Chapter, “We want to share with anyone who has an interest in growing unusual fruit and unusual varieties of more common fruit.  We also are bringing in some of the foremost experts on different fruit to share their experience with new gardeners.”

Wednesday, March 26, will kick off the first session with a review of what is a rare fruit and how to determine microclimates in gardens and how that microclimate  affects what rare fruits can be grown there.

Full Schedule:
March 3/26: What Is A Rare Fruit? / Your Garden’s Microclimate
April 4/23: How To Select And Plant Rare Fruit Trees For Your Garden
May 5/28: How To Plant Rare Fruit Trees
June 6/25: How To Take Care Of Rare Fruit Trees
July 7/23: Monitoring Your Rare Fruit Trees (Watering, Fertilizer, Soil Conditioning, Soil pH)
August 8/27: How To Maintain Your Rare Fruit Trees
September 9/24: How To Naturally Protect Your Rare Fruit Trees From Pests
October 10/22: What To Do With Rare Fruits – An Introduction To Eating, Cooking, And Simply Enjoying Your Rare Fruits
November 11/19: How To Propagate Rare Fruit Trees
Detailed information and a schedule are available at http://www.crfgsandiego.org/ or by calling José M. Gallego at (619) 261-3610. Seating is limited.

About California Rare Fruit Growers
California Rare Fruit Growers, Inc. is the largest amateur fruit-growing organization in the world with members in 48 states and 38 countries.  It has 22 chapters, 19 in California, plus chapters Arizona and Texas.  Among its services is a roster of specialists available to answer members’ questions, a seed bank that collects and sells exotic seeds, and a book service that offers publications at special reduced prices.  CRFG, a non-profit organization, was founded in 1968 by Paul H. Thomson and John M. Riley.