- Growing Groceries: Apple & Pear Trees in Western Washington
- You’ll learn the basics of apple and pear fruit production including variety and rootstock selection, nutrient management, and basic care including pruning, irrigation and pest management.
- Growing Groceries: Seed Starting and Raising Transplants
- Beginning with how and when to start to seeds, to watering techniques, thinning and transplanting, you’ll learn how to save money and be successful in starting your vegetables from seed.
- Growing Groceries: Onion and Beet Families
- The onion (Allium) family includes garlic, leeks, and shallots as well. The beet (Chenopod) family includes everyone’s favorite, spinach, as well as chard and quinoa. Discussion of both families includes variety selection, cultural requirements, common…
- Growing Groceries: Compost Makes the Garden Go ‘Round
- Composting is easy to do, saves money, and is kind to our environment. You'll learn everything compost: what is good compost, where to find it, how to use it to enrich your garden, as well…
- Growing Groceries: Raising Strawberries and Cane Berries
- Topics include variety selection, soil preferences, fertility, pruning, pest and disease management, and cultural requirements for strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, and other small fruits.
- Growing Groceries: Vegetables in Containers and Year-Round Salad Greens
- Topics include sunlight requirements, container types, soil, drainage, fertilizer, irrigation and strategies for maximizing your harvest. Growing salad greens year-round is easy and saves money. Speakers: Diane Decker-Ihle has been a Snohomish County Master Gardener…
- Growing Groceries: Raising Culinary & Tea Herbs
- We’ll cover the basic perennial and annual herbs used in so many sweet and savory dishes along with the not-so-common ones like epazote and lemongrass. In addition, we’ll talk about some of the easy to…
- Growing Groceries: Incorporating Edibles into Your Landscape
- You will learn how to create a productive, sustainable, and attractive garden by mixing colorful vegetables, edible flowers, easy to grow herbs, fruit trees, and berries into the landscape. We will consider some basics (soil prep,…
- Growing Groceries: Raising Peas & Potatoes
- We'll cover the Legume family which includes peas, beans (both green and dry), and lentils as well as the one member of the Solanaceous family that can be planted out early – potatoes! Discussion of…
- Growing Groceries: Basics of Irrigation
- Join us for a discussion of several types of irrigation products and their application in the food garden. In addition, we’ll focus on the details of installing drip irrigation and its application for gardens and…
- Growing Groceries: Raising Perennial Vegetables
- Artichokes and Cardoon (semi-perennial), Asparagus, Horseradish, Rhubarb, Sea Kale and Sorrel. These crops will be in your garden for many years so pick a nice sunny spot and prepare your soil well. The ins and…
- Growing Groceries: Introduction to IPM (Integrated Pest Management)
- Basics of managing disease, insect, and weed pests in the home garden. Discussion covers a variety of techniques including prevention, cultural practices like row covers, mulching, and more. Weed management practices include using mulches, hardscaping,…
- Growing Groceries: Raising the Broccoli, Cabbage, and Kale Family
- Includes broccoli, cabbage, kale, cauliflower, mustard, Brussels sprouts, and other members of the Brassica family. Discussion includes variety selection, cultural requirements, common diseases and pests.
- Growing Groceries: Insects in the Garden – Good, Bad, & Beautiful
- Pollinators! Predators! Pests! What are these insects and what role do they play in your garden? How can you attract the good ones and deal with the bad guys? Learn to identify some of the…
- Growing Groceries: Raising the Carrot, Lettuce, & Corn Families
- The Carrot (Apiaceae) family also includes parsnips and celery along with many herbs like dill, fennel, and caraway. Puget Sound's mild climate makes it a great place to grow members of the lettuce (Asteraceae) family just about year-round.…
- Growing Groceries: Tomato, Pepper, and Eggplant Family
- Topics covered include variety selection, cultural requirements, as well as the major disease and pests affecting these species.
- Growing Groceries: Raising the Cucumber, Squash and Melon Family
- Our last class in the 2021 Growing Groceries series will focus on growing all things Cucurbit! From luscious melons to giant pumpkins, summer squash to zucchini and winter squash we'll cover all these amazing vegetables…

WSU Snohomish County Extension continues to provide a range of activities and resources to the Citizens of Snohomish County, some of which are listed below and others are offered on program webpages throughout our website. Welcome!

Resources for Parents

Check out our 4-H program’s Stay Home Stay Healthy Resources webpage. You’ll find links to help parents with children at home remain engaged with learning, online collaboration help, and the latest news on COVID-19 from WSU.

Resources on Food Safety

Food Safety in a Minute (website) answers your COVID-19 questions.

Latest from the CDC on COVID-19 and transmission via food (website). Good news! “The risk of getting COVID-19 from food, treated drinking water, or food packaging is very low.”

Resources for Farms and Food Businesses

WSU Food Safety has put together a host of resources and COVID-19 protocols for agricultural producers on this webpage.

In response to evolving farm and community needs, WSU has developed a website called the WSU Food Systems COVID-19 HUB.

Resources for Home Gardeners

Master Gardeners are available to answer plant problem questions via e-mail at snocomg@gmail.com.

Online Home Horticulture Training for Home Gardeners will be offered January through April in 2021 instead of Master Gardener Training.

Connecting People, Resources and Knowledge

WSU Snohomish County Extension programs connect the people and communities of Snohomish County with the knowledge base of Washington State University to promote quality of life and advance economic well-being through fostering inquiry, learning, and the application of research.

County Programs

Snohomish County Extension

600 128th Street SE
Everett, WA
98208
425-338-2400

Building Currently Closed to the Public
Phone Hours: 9 am – 1 pm, weekdays

Master Gardener Plant Problem Clinic
Available by phone at 425-357-6010
10 am – 3 pm, weekdays

Upcoming Online Events

Wed 27

Sustainable Gardening Winter Speaker Series: Enhancing Urban & Suburban Landscapes to Protect Pollinators by Gail Langellotto

March 19 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am

Mar 24

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Resources for Parents

Resources on Food Safety

Resources for Farms and Food Businesses

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Connecting People, Resources and Knowledge

County Programs

Upcoming Online Events

Growing Groceries: Apple & Pear Trees in Western Washington

Growing Groceries: Seed Starting and Raising Transplants

Sustainable Gardening Winter Speaker Series: Hummingbird Madness by Ciscoe Morris

Growing Groceries: Onion and Beet Families

Sustainable Gardening Winter Speaker Series: Successful Gardening Amid Tree Roots by Christina Pfeiffer

Growing Groceries: Compost Makes the Garden Go ‘Round

Growing Groceries: Raising Strawberries and Cane Berries

Growing Groceries: Vegetables in Containers and Year-Round Salad Greens

Sustainable Gardening Winter Speaker Series: Clematis – Selection and Design with the Queen of Vines by Marilyn Glenn

Growing Groceries: Raising Culinary & Tea Herbs

Growing Groceries: Incorporating Edibles into Your Landscape

Sustainable Gardening Winter Speaker Series: Enhancing Urban & Suburban Landscapes to Protect Pollinators by Gail Langellotto

Growing Groceries: Raising Peas & Potatoes

Growing Groceries: Basics of Irrigation

Growing Groceries: Raising Perennial Vegetables

Sustainable Gardening Winter Speaker Series: Plants & Fungi – A Match Made In Heaven by Jairul Rahaman

Growing Groceries: Introduction to IPM (Integrated Pest Management)

Growing Groceries: Raising the Broccoli, Cabbage, and Kale Family

Growing Groceries: Insects in the Garden – Good, Bad, & Beautiful

Growing Groceries: Raising the Carrot, Lettuce, & Corn Families

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Master Gardeners help solve plant problems

Sustainability Series

Resources for Parents

Resources on Food Safety

Resources for Farms and Food Businesses

Resources for Home Gardeners

Connecting People, Resources and Knowledge

County Programs

Upcoming Online Events