WSU Master Gardeners of Clallam County are prolific researchers of research based gardening tips to help the Olympic Peninsula Gardener. These articles and recorded presentations are specific to our area and written by WSU Master Gardeners, your fellow residents of Clallam County.
Green Thumb Education Series (recording)
*These recordings are for personal educational purposes only. Please contact the Master Gardener Program Coordinator before using these for public events, or if you would like to request a Master Gardener speaker for your meeting or event.
- Simple Drip Irrigation (June 25, 2020)
- All about Phosphorus (July 9, 2020)
- Propagation of New Plants from Cuttings (July 23, 2020)
- Honey Bee Keeping (August, 27 2020) (we apologize for technical difficulties that occurred during this presentation you will need to fast forward through a portion in the middle where we lost our speaker for a few minutes)
- Propagating Rhododendrons from Cuttings, with Tips for other Woody Trees and Shrubs (September 10, 2020)
- Pumpkins and Squash, (September 24, 2020)
- Figs, (October 8, 2020)
- Spiders in Your Home and Garden (October 22, 2020)
- Suggested reading: Common Spiders of Washington (EB1548)
- Landscaping with Native Plants (Joe Holtrop, Clallam Conservation District. November 12, 2020)
- Putting the Vegetable Garden to Bed (December 10, 2020) (We apologize that the introduction was cut off on this recording)
- Firewise Landscaping (January 28, 2021)
- Growing Species Rhododendrons from Seed (February 11, 2021) with Bob Zimmerman of Chimicum Woods Nursery
- Food Gardens in Uncertain Economic Times (February 25, 2021)
- Climate Positive Landscape Design (March 11, 2021) with Pam Conrad from CMG Landscape Architecture
- Let’s Get Growing: Timing in the Vegetable Garden (March 25, 2021). Due to technical difficulties this presentation was recorded in 2 parts:
- A Common Sense Guide to Fungicide Use (April 8, 2021)
Digging Deeper Webinar Series (recording)
*These recordings are for personal educational purposes only. Please contact the Master Gardener Program Coordinator before using these for public events, or if you would like to request a Master Gardener speaker for your meeting or event.
- Blueberries: Pruning for Productivity (February 13, 2021)
- Brochure: Blueberry Pruning
- Suggested reading: Oregon State University. Growing Blueberries in Your Home Garden (EC 1304)
- Newcomers to the Olympic Peninsula (April 10, 2021)
Vegetable Gardening
- Recommended varieties and planting dates for Clallam County
- Using Old Seed
- High Yield Vegetable Gardening
- Is a Hoop House for You?
- Selecting Berry Varieties for Your Backyard
- Landscaping With Fruits and Vegetables
- Why Did My Seedling Die?
- Sweet Ripe Luscious Tomatoes
- Two Dimensional Fruit Trees for a Small Yard
- Gardening For the Physically Challenged
- Reap What You Sow: Plant in July and August for a Late Season Harvest
- Why Fruit Trees Fail to Bear
Pests/Disease
- Leaf Miners
- Diagnosing Plant Problems
- Control of Codling Moth
- Slugs, Snails, and Puppy Dog Tails
- Fairy Rings
Landscaping Plants
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