{"id":541,"date":"2024-07-24T11:07:41","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T18:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/king\/?page_id=541"},"modified":"2026-03-09T16:53:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T23:53:58","slug":"ask-a-master-gardener-contact-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/king\/mg-home\/contact-us\/ask-a-master-gardener-contact-page","title":{"rendered":"Ask a Master Gardener Contact Page"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-left\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column  wsu-color-background--gray-95\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Submission Tips:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/28\/Website-tiles-4.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-822\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--medium\">There are two options for King County residents to ask a gardening question via email.   <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Email us at  <a href=\"mailto:askamastergardener@kingmg.org\">askamastergardener@kingmg.org<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Or, complete and submit the form on this page<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--medium\">Whether you email us directly or complete the form, please include these important details (See Tips on Details at the bottom of the form for more information)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Type of plant<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Description of damage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Location of the plant<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Care of the plant<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Photos<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ll get back to you as quickly as we can!<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">var 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If you do not know, include a photograph of the stem, flowers, leaves, and fruit.<\/span><\/li>\n    <li><span style='font-family:\"Arial\",sans-serif'>What type of damage are you seeing and when did it start? Describe in your own words what you are seeing.<\/span><\/li>\n    <li><span style='font-family:\"Arial\",sans-serif'>Which parts of the plant are affected, for example, flower, trunk or bark, roots or soil line, leaf, stem, fruit, etc.?<\/span><\/li>\n    <li><span style='font-family:\"Arial\",sans-serif'>How is the plant watered? How much, for example, hand watered. or drip irrigation. How often, for example, 3 times a week for 10 minutes?<\/span><\/li>\n    <li><span style='font-family:\"Arial\",sans-serif'>Where is the plant located, for example, in a garden bed or in the lawn, next to a driveway or house? 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