The North Dakota State University Extension Service in Cass County and University of Minnesota Extension in Clay County are sponsoring a high tunnel workshop for home gardeners and commercial growers on March 6.
Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. at the Clay County Family Service Center at 715 11th St. N. in Moorhead, Minn.
A high tunnel is a nonpermanent structure with no electrical service and no heating. A single layer of greenhouse plastic covers the frame and lasts two to three years. Vents are opened and the sides rolled up manually.
The plants in the tunnel are protected from frost by mulch or row covers.
High tunnels are becoming very popular because they allow home gardeners and commercial growers to produce an early crop and extend the end of the growing season. Also, fruits and vegetables grown in high tunnels often are of very high quality.
Topics to be discussed during the workshop are:
* Basics of high tunnel production
* Pushing the profit pencil with high tunnels
* Current and upcoming crops for high tunnels
* Irrigation and fertigation
* Pick you own raspberries
* Raised beds and children
* Horticulture trials in Clay County
* Climate change and regional implications
The registration fee is $20 if paid by March 1. After March 1, the fee is $25. The fee includes a box lunch.
For more information or to register, contact Todd Weinman at (701) 241-5707 or Randy Nelson at (218) 299-7338.
