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Gardening, Composting and Recycling Resources for Thurston County
Growing Fruits & Vegetables Successfully in Thurston County
Diagnosing Plant Problems Tip Sheet
Gardening Resources
Gardening Info & Fact Sheets
http://extension.wsu.edu/thurston/gardening-info-fact-sheets/
https://mastergardener.wsu.edu/resources/gardening-in-washington-state
WSU Publications 1-800-723-1763
https://pubs.extension.wsu.edu
Hortsense
http://hortsense.cahnrs.wsu.edu/Home/HortsenseHome.aspx
Pestsense
http://pestsense.cahnrs.wsu.edu/Home/PestsenseHome.aspx
Pacific Northwest Management Books
WSU Puyallup Plant & Insect Diagnostic Laboratory
http://www.puyallup.wsu.edu/plantclinic/
Thurston County Noxious Weeds
https://www.thurstoncountywa.gov/pw/nw/Pages/default.aspx
Select “Noxious Weeds” from the menu.
Thurston County Environmental Health (IPM, Gardening Guides, Grow Smart/Grow Safe etc.)
http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/health/ehadm/index.html
https://www.growsmartgrowsafe.org/
National Pesticide Information Center 1-800-858-7378
Great Plant Picks
https://www.greatplantpicks.org/
A Home Gardener’s Guide to Soils and Fertilizers (a WSU Publication)
https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/2056/2018/10/WSUGuideToSoils.pdf
Home Pruning: Reasons to Prune Trees and Shrubs (Home Gardening Series)
https://pubs.extension.wsu.edu/home-pruning-reasons-to-prune-trees-and-shrubs-home-gardening-series
Gardening for Life: a guide to gardening adaptations (a publication by WSU Spokane County Master Gardeners)
https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/2056/2018/10/ErgonomicsGardeningForLife.pdf
Growing Your Own ( bilingual publication – Spanish and English)
https://catalog.extension.oregonstate.edu/em9027
Growing Dahlias
- Growing Dahlias (presentation slides)
- Growing Dahlias Factsheet
Composting Resources
Backyard Composting (a WSU Publication)
https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/2056/2022/02/eb1784e-Backyard-Composting.pdf
How to Use Compost (a OSU Publication)
How-to-Use-Compost-in-Gardens-and-Landscapes-em9308
Herbicide-Contaminated Compost and Soil Mix (A OSU Publication)
Herbicide-contaminated-compost-and-soil-mix
Silver Springs Organics Composting Facility in Rainier:
http://www.silverspringsorganics.com/index.html
Brady Trucking Composting Facility in Shelton:
Adventures of Herman the Worm (everything you want to know about worms)
https://extension.illinois.edu/worms/history/
WSU-sponsored Composting Pages
https://puyallup.wsu.edu/soils/compost/
Washington Organic Recycling Council
http://www.compostwashington.org/
WA Department of Ecology compost program
https://ecology.wa.gov/Waste-Toxics/Reducing-recycling-waste/Organic-materials
US Composting Council
Seattle Tilth Composting Information
https://tilthalliance.org/resources-category/compost/
Soils for Salmon
Recycling and Waste Reduction Resources
Thurston County Solid Waste
- Links to Thurston County Waste and Recovery Center and Where do I take my? database.
https://www.thurstoncountywa.gov/pw/sw-grhome/Pages/sw-Main.aspx
City of Olympia Garbage, Recycling, & Organics
https://www.olympiawa.gov/services/garbage___recycling/index.php
Waste Connections/LeMay, Inc
http://www.thurston.lemayinc.com/
Destination of garbage from Thurston County
Roosevelt Regional Landfill: https://www.republicservices.com/roosevelt-landfill
Destination of organic materials from Thurston County
Brady Trucking: http://bradytrucking.com/
Silver Springs Organics: http://www.silverspringsorganics.com/