24/10/2024
Do Something Wild
Go 'Stooking, Retting, Flailing and Rubbing' - hands on 'Scarification & Vernalisation'
'Working with Wildflower Seeds' - Seed House Open Day
Sandro, (Ireland's 'seediest man') & DBN's Seed Head's team present, in an amazing environment:
Our first Seed House Open Days exclusively for the hort' trade, wildlife gardeners, ecologists, designers & all our customers.
Explore our nature friendly artisan seed industry, from Harvesting to Storage it all chemical free
Identify and sort a large variety of species in different batches of dried plant stalks and seeds.
Learn how to collect, pick, dry, process or thresh the seed, both hand worked and machine cleaned.
Discover which seeds need which process. Work with sieves of all types and sizes, flails, seed rakes.
Journey from processing through to pre-sowing (Scarification & Vernalisation).
Why are some seeds stored damp? Others with awnings?
Why don't some germinate after a year and other seeds get better with age.
Focus on species, their by-products, why they are in our seed mixtures,
Learn how species perform in relation to seed.
If weather permits we will harvest seeds in our gene bank and gardens.
Learn about long term seed storage, care of seeds in storage.
'Meet the pests', be alert for disease and vermin. explore 'Working with Dogs and Cats in the seed industry'
A Trials Plot combine harvester and Brush harvester rigs will be available for demonstration
Discover Global demands and Future markets, meet other Irish industry professionals and gardeners, discuss the Irish market.
Have confidence with EU certified Forbes, EU mixture laws, illegal seed mixtures and to top it all, hear the gossip from Sandro, as to why government funded employees in the seed industry are purposefully destroying 90% of Ireland's flora and 'misleading' (through their teeth) about protecting Nature in Ireland.
Our customers always enjoy our open days. informative fun and inspiring!
Dates:
November - Tuesday 5th 2024,
November - Wed 13th 2024,
November - Tuesday 29th
Venue: DBN - Wildflowers.ie, Seed House, Monavea, Carlow. R93T289
Each day has limited spaces.
No children or infirm without assistance, No pets, bar required.
Prices, Nov 5th €40, Nov 13 €40, Nov 29 €75 per person
prices ex 23% vat, everyone goes home with free seeds.
Please prepare to wrap up, its a cold dry airy building, with only localised infrared heat sources.
Our seed house has basic canteen and toilet facilities.
It's a very dusty environment with full-time working animals and may be unsuitable for those with medical conditions aggravated by same.
All those who book will receive emails to confirm and further explain your booking and payment.
Please book by email to: [email protected] subject: wildflower seed house open day, or short code: WS2411
please state which day, how many, brief reason or workplace,
