Despite weather fluctuations, strawberries grow luscious, leafy greens plentiful, and blueberries plump up with juice. Summer’s sunshine and moderating overall temperatures bring fruit and vegetable harvests that need protected, picked and enjoyed. Join WSU Extension Master Gardeners Jan Bartron, Bob Cain, Laurel Moulton, and Audreen Williams on Saturday, July 8^th from 10-11:30 a.m. at the Port Angeles Fifth Street Community Garden for the monthly “Second Saturday Garden Walk.”

Guides will share tips on protecting your ripening fruit and maturing vegetables. They will also discuss that now is prime planting time fall and winter harvests. Enjoy lively discussions and on-the-spot sharing of sustainable gardening practices. Bring your vegetable gardening questions and get timely science-based advice.

All Second Saturday Garden Walks are free and open to the public and occur rain or shine.

The Fifth Street Community Garden is located at 328 E. Fifth Street, Port Angeles, just off Peabody Street and right across from City Hall. The garden includes over 50 individuals plots that are each 9 feet by 12 feet. The garden was developed on city property in 2011 with a vision to connect people to the earth and their community through growing food.

Starting April 8, 2023, and every second Saturday through September, Veteran Clallam County Master Gardeners will lead a fast-paced walk through the Port Angeles Fifth Street Community Garden to examine what is happening (or should be happening) in local vegetable gardens.

All garden walks occur from 10-11:30 am., rain or shine. All garden walks are free and open to the public. The walks are beneficial to people new to vegetable gardening, new to the Pacific Northwest, as well as more seasoned vegetable gardeners.

Walk participants will:

• Learn what needs to be done in the vegetable garden each month.

• Learn what problems are likely to appear.

• Learn what integrated pest management control measures exist for common pests and diseases.

• Ask questions and get timely science-based advice.

The Master Gardener Foundation of Clallam County supports our efforts by paying our rental fees and providing necessary supply funding. Master Gardener volunteers tend two double plots in the southeast corner of the garden and the blueberry patch nearest the compost bins. Our presence encourages other plot renters and the public to seek answers to their vegetable gardening questions.