{"id":563,"date":"2024-08-06T14:37:33","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T21:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/king\/?page_id=563"},"modified":"2026-03-25T11:49:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T18:49:40","slug":"ask-a-master-gardener","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/king\/mg-home\/educational-outreach\/ask-a-master-gardener","title":{"rendered":"Ask a Master Gardener"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-hero wsu-width--full wsu-pattern--wsu-light-radial-left  wsu-hero--size-small wsu-hero--style-boxed \">\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__background\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image-frame--fill\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/01\/MG-radishes-pexels-mirkofabian-12612093-reverse-resized.jpg\"\n\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/01\/MG-radishes-pexels-mirkofabian-12612093-reverse-resized.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/01\/MG-radishes-pexels-mirkofabian-12612093-reverse-resized.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/01\/MG-radishes-pexels-mirkofabian-12612093-reverse-resized.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/01\/MG-radishes-pexels-mirkofabian-12612093-reverse-resized.jpg 768w\"\n\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"\n\t\talt=\"Radishes\"\n\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 27% 67%\"\n\t\t\/>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__overlay\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__inner-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wsu-hero__title\">Ask a Master Gardener<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__caption\">Free access to unbiased research-based horticulture advice<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__content\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs \" typeof=\"BreadcrumbList\" vocab=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/\"><span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to WSU Extension.\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/\" class=\"main-home\" ><span property=\"name\">WSU Extension<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span> &gt; 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We have University trained volunteers who can help you tackle those intractable problems!   Our diagnostic team specializes in pinpointing issues with plants and pests, offering free research-based advice on effective management strategies for both the pests and the overall health of gardens and landscapes.<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column  wsu-border--color-midnight\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<article class=\"wsu-card wsu-card--outline-shadow wsu-spacing-top--none wsu-spacing-bottom--none wsu-color-background--gray-5\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wsu-title wsu-font-size--xxmedium\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore Information\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\n    <nav class=\"wsu-navigation-vertical wsu-vertical-menu\">\n        <ul id=\"wsu-site-menu\" class=\"wsu-menu-collapse wsu-menu-collapse--style-vertical\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/king\/mg-home\">Master 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wsu-image--ratio-1-1\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/king\/mg-home\/programs\/ask-a-master-gardener\/ask-a-master-gardener-contact-page\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/01\/MG-IMG_6848.jpeg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/01\/MG-IMG_6848.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/01\/MG-IMG_6848-300x225.jpeg 300w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Ask a Master Gardener Laboratory\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t<\/a>\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title  wsu-font-size--large\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/king\/mg-home\/programs\/ask-a-master-gardener\/ask-a-master-gardener-contact-page\/\">\t\t\t\tGardening advice via email\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>If you have a gardening issue and cannot get to one of our in-person plant clinics, you can submit your question via email.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two options for King County residents to ask a gardening question via email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Email us directly at <a href=\"mailto:askamastergardener@king.mg.org\">askamastergardener@king.mg.org<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Or, complete and submit the form below<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/king\/mg-home\/contact-us\/ask-a-master-gardener-contact-page\/\" class=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--style-action\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tQuestion submission form\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you email us directly or complete the form, please include these important details.  <\/p>\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 plant<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Care of plant <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Photos<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<a class='wsu-card__link' href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/king\/mg-home\/programs\/ask-a-master-gardener\/ask-a-master-gardener-contact-page\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><\/a><\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-1-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/01\/MG-thumbnail_20240611_122251.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/01\/MG-thumbnail_20240611_122251.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/01\/MG-thumbnail_20240611_122251-300x268.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/01\/MG-thumbnail_20240611_122251-1024x915.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/01\/MG-thumbnail_20240611_122251-768x687.jpg 768w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Ask a Master Gardener clinic at garden center\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 56% 48%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title  wsu-font-size--large\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAsk a Master Gardener plant clinic locations\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>If instead of email, you want to have some back-and-forth question and answer so that, together, we can hone on the difficult to describe issue, then click here for an In-Person Plant Clinic location near you.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/king\/mg-home\/programs\/ask-a-master-gardener\/answer-clinics\/\" class=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--style-action\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tFind an Ask a Master Gardener Clinic \t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-card--style-horizontal-50\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-16-9\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/28\/Home-Garden-pests-e1691783855348-768x549-1.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Aphids on a plant.\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title  wsu-font-size--large\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOther gardening resources\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>Find publications and links to a vast library of gardening resources.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/king\/mg-home\/gardening-resources\/\" class=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--style-action\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tGardening resources\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-heading--style-marked wsu-heading--mark-color-crimson\">Top weeds in our area<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-carousel\" data-desktop-columns=\"3\">\r\n    <button class=\"wsu-carousel__button-prev\" aria-label=\"Previous slide\"><\/button>\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-carousel__wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\r\n            \n<article class=\"wsu-card\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-16-9\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2024\/12\/MG-weeds-and-pests-bittercress-rosette-1.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2024\/12\/MG-weeds-and-pests-bittercress-rosette-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2024\/12\/MG-weeds-and-pests-bittercress-rosette-1-300x250.jpg 300w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"bittercress\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBittercress (a.k.a.: Shotweed)\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\tLittle bittercress blooms in early spring only, typically mid-March to mid-April. Its flowers are tiny and white, borne at the top of the plant. Fruits are slender, thin, and one to two inches long. When mature pods are touched, they split apart explosively, giving rise to the common name \u201cshotweed.\u201d\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wsu-cta \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hortsense.cahnrs.wsu.edu\/fact-sheet\/weeds-bittercress-shotweed-hairy-bittercress-cardamine-hirsuta\/\" class=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--style-action\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tShooting &#039;Shotweed&#039;!\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-16-9\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2024\/12\/MG-weeds-and-pests-Creeping_Buttercup_Flowers-TMiller.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2024\/12\/MG-weeds-and-pests-Creeping_Buttercup_Flowers-TMiller.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2024\/12\/MG-weeds-and-pests-Creeping_Buttercup_Flowers-TMiller-300x200.jpg 300w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"creeping buttercup\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCreeping Buttercup\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\tCreeping buttercup is a creeping perennial plant that is usually fairly low-growing. The stems are hairy and root at the nodes when they contact the soil. The flowers have five (sometimes up to ten) glossy yellow petals and a cluster of yellow stamens in the center. Difficult to eradicate, roots are deep and delicate and the plant grows back from pieces of roots and stems left during hand removal.\u00a0\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wsu-cta \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hortsense.cahnrs.wsu.edu\/fact-sheet\/weeds-buttercup-creeping-ranunculus-repens\/\" class=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--style-action\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tCreeping Buttercup\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-16-9\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2024\/12\/MG-weeds-and-pests-dandelionds-300x300-1.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2024\/12\/MG-weeds-and-pests-dandelionds-300x300-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2024\/12\/MG-weeds-and-pests-dandelionds-300x300-1-150x150.jpg 150w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Dandelions\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDandelions\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\tThe common dandelion is a persistent tap-rooted plant reproducing by seeds and by short shoots from the crown. It also grows back from roots broken during hand removal.\u00a0\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wsu-cta \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hortsense.cahnrs.wsu.edu\/fact-sheet\/weeds-dandelion-taraxacum-officinale\/\" class=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--style-action\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tDandelions\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-16-9\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/28\/equisetumbp.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Field of horsetail\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHorsetail\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\tHorsetails are found primarily in moist to wet areas. Scouringrush is common along roadsides and ditch banks. Field horsetail is found primarily in moist to wet areas but can survive in drier areas once established. Field horsetail is a common weed of gardens, pastures, and home landscapes. \t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wsu-cta \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hortsense.cahnrs.wsu.edu\/fact-sheet\/weeds-horsetails-scouringrush-equisetum-spp\/\" class=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--style-action\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tHorsetail\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-16-9\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2024\/12\/MG-weeds-and-pests-japaneseknotweed2.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2024\/12\/MG-weeds-and-pests-japaneseknotweed2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2024\/12\/MG-weeds-and-pests-japaneseknotweed2-300x199.jpg 300w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"knotweed\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKnotweeds\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\tThe giant knotweeds are aggressive plants that spread via long rhizomes and also by seeds. They are deciduous plants, with the woody, reddish-brown stems dying back in winter. Summer growth of Japanese knotweed or fleeceflower can reach nine feet in height..\u00a0\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wsu-cta \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hortsense.cahnrs.wsu.edu\/fact-sheet\/weeds-knotweeds-bohemian-giant-japanese-himalayan-polygonum-spp\/\" class=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--style-action\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tKnotweeds\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n        <\/div>\r\n    <button class=\"wsu-carousel__button-next\" aria-label=\"Next slide\"><\/button>\r\n    <div class=\"wsu-carousel__pagination\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n        <div id=\"cahnrs-back-to-top\" class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top\" hidden aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <a id=\"cahnrs-back-to-top-btn\" class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__btn\" href=\"#product-top\" aria-label=\"Back to top\">\n                <span class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2191<\/span>\n                <span class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__label\">Back to top<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top weeds in our area \u2191 Back to top<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":547,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_expiration_date":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/king\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/563"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/king\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/king\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/king\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/king\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=563"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/king\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/563\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5841,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/king\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/563\/revisions\/5841"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/king\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/king\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/king\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/king\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}