{"id":25518,"date":"2023-07-06T10:45:15","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T17:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/jefferson\/?post_type=tribe_events&amp;p=25518"},"modified":"2023-07-06T10:45:15","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T17:45:15","slug":"ask-a-master-gardener-port-townsend-library-charles-pink-house-2","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/jefferson\/event\/ask-a-master-gardener-port-townsend-library-charles-pink-house-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask a Master Gardener! ~ Port Townsend Library ~ Charles Pink House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-12872 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2077\/2009\/12\/Flower-header7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"326\" height=\"244\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Note<\/em>: Master Gardeners need a fresh specimen to make an accurate identification or assessment of the issue.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For plant problem diagnosis<\/strong> we require a representative sample that clearly shows the demarcation between un-thrifty and healthy tissue. Pick a fresh plant specimen, put the cut end of the stem in a moist paper towel, and then come to the Answer Clinic. If cut plants are left in sunny or hot location they will wilt excessively thus making diagnosis very difficult.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For plant identification<\/strong> we need a representative sample that includes the vegetative portion of the plant (leaves, branches, stems), a portion of the fruiting or flowering structure, and a representative portion of the stem or bark. For insect identification we need an intact specimen brought into us in a small container soon after capture.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Note: Master Gardeners need a fresh specimen to make an accurate identification or assessment of the issue. For plant problem diagnosis we require a representative sample that clearly shows the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","_expiration_date":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/jefferson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/25518"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/jefferson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/jefferson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/jefferson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25518"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/jefferson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/25518\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/jefferson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/jefferson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25518"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/jefferson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=25518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}