Bob Smith will lead a “refresher” and “newbie” course on coffee pruning both Traditional and Beaumont-Fukunaga methods will be shown. Free to KCFA members and other attendees will pay $10 which can be applied to the KCFA Membership of $25 annual dues. Signs will be placed on Mamalahoa Highway, south of Teshima’s to help guide…
KCFA Presents: Coffee Talk! Pruning
WHY? Wondering about which of your new coffee shoots to choose to insure strong future verticals?
Where to Begin?There are Answers! KCFA Presents: Coffee Talk! Pruning – 9 am- Thursday February 12, 2015 on farm with Bob Smith and Bob Nelson @Lehu’ula Farm in Kainaliu* Free to Members and $10 for non-members. Come and Learn the science about this important aspect of Coffee Farming. Understand the value of pruning correctly to encourage a…
Workshop starts promptly, so please arrive a little early to sign in, and get down to the workshop area. Come learn the science about choosing your new growth from the overabundance of options. Bob Smith and Bob Nelson will help you determine what new growth works best to insure strong healthy branches. Free to KCFA Members…
Bob Smith and Bob Nelson will offer their Annual KCFA Pruning Workshop at Bob Nelson’s farm in Kainaliu. Learn the value of Pruning correctly and how it impacts future growth and the future crop of your coffee trees. Suitable for newbies and as a refresher for all! Registration begins at 8:30 and Class starts promptly…
KCFA presents Coffee Talk — VERTICAL SELECTION Workshop WHEN: Tuesday, May 3, 2016 (9:00-11:00 am) WHERE: Bob Nelson & Bob Smith at Bob Nelsons’ Farm located makai of the Kona Joe sign in Kainaliu, along Mamalahoa Highway. Drive down; parking available. WHY: Choose the right vertical/shoots from among the new growth following the pruning completed a few months…
KCFA will be hosting the annual pruning workshop on Saturday 2/11. Kona farmers Bob Nelson and Bob Smith will be presenting on both Kona Style and Beaumont-Fukunaga methods. In addition, CBB expert Luis Aristizabal will briefly discuss pruning techniques and agronomic practices for beetle reduction. Andrea Kawabata from CTAHR will cover soil sampling for tree…
KCFA presents VERTICAL SELECTION Workshop Which 3 or 4?????? WHEN: Saturday- May 19, 2018 (9:00-11:00 am)WHERE: Bob Nelson & Bob Smith at Bob Nelsons’ Farm located makai of the Kona Joe sign in Kainaliu, along Mamalahoa Highway. Drive down; parking available on right.WHY: Choose the best vertical/shoots from among the new growth following the pruning completed a few months ago.…