{"id":86,"date":"2014-02-19T10:21:07","date_gmt":"2014-02-19T18:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pacific\/?page_id=86"},"modified":"2016-08-12T10:44:05","modified_gmt":"2016-08-12T17:44:05","slug":"plants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pacific\/agriculture\/plants\/","title":{"rendered":"Plants"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cpb-row  gutter single\" style=\"\"><div class=\"cpb-row-inner\"><div class=\"cpb-column  one\" style=\"\"><div class=\"cpb-textblock cpb-item \"><p><\/p>\n<p>Any questions regarding plants, edible or ornamental, should be referred the Master Gardener Clinic, (360) 867-2163, or to the Native Plant Salvage Project (360) 867-2164.<\/p>\n<h3>Market Vegetable Gardens: Planning for Success<\/h3>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.wsu.edu\/ItemDetail.aspx?ProductID=15403&amp;SeriesCode=&amp;CategoryID=&amp;Keyword=market%20vegetable%20gardens\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11\" src=\"http:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2084\/2014\/02\/Market-Veg-Brochure.gif\" alt=\"Market Veg Brochure\" width=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.wsu.edu\/ItemDetail.aspx?ProductID=15403&amp;SeriesCode=&amp;CategoryID=&amp;Keyword=market%20vegetable%20gardens\">WSU Extension Manual EM032E<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Market gardens are generally small plots of land (1\/4 acre to 2 acres) that produce diverse vegetables, fruit, and\/or flower crops to sell directly to consumers. Sales can occur via community-supported agriculture shares, directly from the farm, at local farmers\u2019 markers, and to local restaurants, stores and co-ops. This publication presents guidelines for successful production and marketing of a market garden in Washington or Oregon west of the Cascades emphasizing annual vegetables.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-87\" src=\"http:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2084\/2014\/02\/Cranberries.jpg\" alt=\"Cranberries\" width=\"398\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2084\/2014\/02\/Cranberries.jpg 398w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2084\/2014\/02\/Cranberries-396x278.jpg 396w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 398px) 100vw, 398px\" \/>Cranberry Production<\/h3>\n<p>Washington ranks 5th in the nation in cranberry production. In 2006, the state&#8217;s growers harvested 160,000 100-pound barrels of cranberries.<\/p>\n<p>WSU Extension continues to provide farmers and potential cranberry growers with technical assistance on cultural practices, insect, disease and weed control, as well as marketing new and existing agricultural crops.<\/p>\n<p>Research and Extension activities focus on management systems resulting in improved production with fewer pesticides and the application of pesticides with reduced risk. Pesticide training and re-certification credits are provided for cranberry farmers through the WSU Extension office.<\/p>\n<p>For more information regarding cranberry production, contact <strong>Kim Patten<\/strong> in Pacific County at the WSU Long Beach Research and Extension Unit.<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1332,"featured_media":0,"parent":29,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/86"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1332"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/86\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":541,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/86\/revisions\/541"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=86"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=86"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}