Penn State Extension: Vegetable Gardening

Penn State Extension: Shiitake Mushroom Growers School - $85

Shiitake Mushroom Growers School, a hands-on workshop, will cover the primary information needed to grow Shiitake mushrooms on natural logs. Each participant will get to take home one inoculated log. Please bring a pair of outdoor work gloves for use during the hands-on process.
 

To Be Covered

• Mushroom 101
• Tree Selection
• Log Inoculation
• Stacking/Fruiting
• Marketing/Business Planning

This is not a Primex affiliated event. To sign up please visit extension.psu.edu/shiitake-mushroom-growers-school.

Penn State Extension: Emerald Ash Borer and Spotted Lanternfly Workshop - $40

Spotted lanternfly (SLF) is an invasive insect that has spread throughout southeastern Pennsylvania and nearby states. It threatens grapes, hardwoods, tree fruit, hops, landscapes and the nursery industry. Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is a destructive insect of North American ash trees which has caused widespread ash tree decline and mortality throughout northeastern North America. The Emerald Ash Borer and Spotted Lanternfly Workshop will review the life cycle of the SLF and EAB. This training provides ISA and Pesticide Applicators CEU credits.
 

Participants will learn strategies to help mitigate SLF and EAB related risks including actions that can be taken stop the spread of these invasive insects.

This is not a Primex affiliated event. To sign up please visit extension.psu.edu/emerald-ash-borer-and-spotted-lanternfly-workshop.

Penn State Extension: Tree Climbing School - $350

The Tree Climbing School is designed to teach the fundamentals of safe tree climbing and maintenance. Emphasis will be placed on learning the skills required to climb and prune trees.
 
Students completing this school will not be accomplished climbers; however, students will have a satisfactory basic understanding, knowledge, and the skills required in the field of tree maintenance and tree climbing. A great deal of time will be spent in trees climbing.

The school will include classroom and fieldwork covering:

• Safety/safe climbing practices
• Equipment/use of hand tools
• Tree terminology
• Tree disease and insect diagnosis
• Culture and pruning
• Tree removal
• Knots

 
This is not a Primex affiliated event. To sign up please visit extension.psu.edu/tree-climbing-school.

Penn State Extension: Tree Climbing School - $350

The Tree Climbing School is designed to teach the fundamentals of safe tree climbing and maintenance. Emphasis will be placed on learning the skills required to climb and prune trees.
 
Students completing this school will not be accomplished climbers; however, students will have a satisfactory basic understanding, knowledge, and the skills required in the field of tree maintenance and tree climbing. A great deal of time will be spent in trees climbing.

The school will include classroom and fieldwork covering:

• Safety/safe climbing practices
• Equipment/use of hand tools
• Tree terminology
• Tree disease and insect diagnosis
• Culture and pruning
• Tree removal
• Knots

 
This is not a Primex affiliated event. To sign up please visit extension.psu.edu/tree-climbing-school.

Penn State Extension: Tree Climbing School - $350

The Tree Climbing School is designed to teach the fundamentals of safe tree climbing and maintenance. Emphasis will be placed on learning the skills required to climb and prune trees.
 
Students completing this school will not be accomplished climbers; however, students will have a satisfactory basic understanding, knowledge, and the skills required in the field of tree maintenance and tree climbing. A great deal of time will be spent in trees climbing.

The school will include classroom and fieldwork covering:

• Safety/safe climbing practices
• Equipment/use of hand tools
• Tree terminology
• Tree disease and insect diagnosis
• Culture and pruning
• Tree removal
• Knots

 
This is not a Primex affiliated event. To sign up please visit extension.psu.edu/tree-climbing-school.