{"id":6456,"date":"2019-04-18T19:43:13","date_gmt":"2019-04-19T03:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/?page_id=6456"},"modified":"2025-08-22T14:22:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T22:22:11","slug":"resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/gardening\/resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Gardening, Composting, and Recycling Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Gardening Resources<\/a><\/p>\n

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Recycling Resources<\/a><\/p>\n

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Not finding what you are looking for?<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Contact our gardening\/composting\/recycling question and answer clinic at master@co.thurston.wa.us\u00a0<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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Gardening, Composting and Recycling Resources for Thurston County<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Home Gardening Advice 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Growing Fruits & Vegetables Successfully in Thurston County (pdf) <\/a><\/p>\n

Fall Gardening Tasks (pdf)<\/a><\/p>\n

Fall Composting Handout<\/a> (pdf)<\/p>\n

Diagnosing Plant Problems Tip Sheet (pdf) <\/a><\/p>\n

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<\/a>Gardening Resources<\/h4>\n

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Gardening Info & Fact Sheets<\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n

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Fact sheets on dozens of topics, published by Washington State University Extension.\u00a0 Click on the link below to open the list and browse the categories.\u00a0 Most fact sheets are free to download to your computer or other device.<\/p>\n

Gardening in Washington State\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n

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Pacific Northwest Gardener’s Handbook – Growing for the Future (revised and edited 2025)\"\"<\/a><\/h6>\n

WSU Extension\u2019s new, definitive gardening resource, the expanded, modernized, and regionally focused\u00a0Pacific Northwest Gardener\u2019s Handbook: Growing for the Future\u00a0<\/i>is a multi-year culmination of expertise covering the fundamentals of gardening as well as advanced horticultural knowledge.<\/p>\n

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WSU Publications\u00a0 \u00a01-800-723-1763<\/h6>\n

https:\/\/pubs.extension.wsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Hortsense<\/h6>\n

http:\/\/hortsense.cahnrs.wsu.edu\/Home\/HortsenseHome.aspx<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n

Pestsense<\/h6>\n

http:\/\/pestsense.cahnrs.wsu.edu\/Home\/PestsenseHome.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n

Pacific Northwest Management Books<\/h6>\n

http:\/\/pnwhandbooks.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

WSU Puyallup Plant & Insect Diagnostic Laboratory<\/h6>\n

http:\/\/www.puyallup.wsu.edu\/plantclinic\/<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n

Thurston County Noxious Weeds<\/h6>\n

https:\/\/www.thurstoncountywa.gov\/pw\/nw\/Pages\/default.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n

Select “Noxious Weeds” from the menu.<\/p>\n

Thurston County Environmental Health (IPM, Gardening Guides, Grow Smart\/Grow Safe etc.)<\/h6>\n

http:\/\/www.co.thurston.wa.us\/health\/ehadm\/index.html<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.growsmartgrowsafe.org\/<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n

National Pesticide Information Center 1-800-858-7378<\/h6>\n

http:\/\/npic.orst.edu\/<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n

Great Plant Picks<\/h6>\n

https:\/\/www.greatplantpicks.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

A Home Gardener’s Guide to Soils and Fertilizers (a WSU Publication)<\/h6>\n

https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2056\/2018\/10\/WSUGuideToSoils.pdf (pdf) <\/a><\/p>\n

Home Pruning: Reasons to Prune Trees and Shrubs (Home Gardening Series)<\/h6>\n

https:\/\/pubs.extension.wsu.edu\/home-pruning-reasons-to-prune-trees-and-shrubs-home-gardening-series<\/a><\/p>\n

Gardening for Life: a guide to gardening adaptations (a publication by WSU Spokane County Master Gardeners) (pdf)<\/h6>\n

https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2056\/2018\/10\/ErgonomicsGardeningForLife.pdf (pdf) <\/a><\/p>\n

Growing Your Own ( bilingual publication – Spanish and English)<\/h6>\n

https:\/\/catalog.extension.oregonstate.edu\/em9027<\/a><\/p>\n

HOA Firewise Guidelines<\/h6>\n

HOA Firewise Guidelines – 2024 – P.Pajot (pdf) <\/a><\/p>\n

Growing Dahlias<\/strong><\/h6>\n