Master Gardener Resources

Presentations and handouts from training classes, public events and more.

Instructions for Master Gardeners

(Some files are quite large. Be patient while they download!)

Yakima MG Handbook	Request for Check
MG Orientation	Reporting Your Hours
Non WSU CE form	Pest-Mgmt.Recommendations-Agreement
2020 Seed Library Catalog	Recipes: What Is This, And What Am I Supposed To Do With It?

Newsletters

Monthly News

May 2020
October 2019	December 2019	January 2020

Weekly Dirt

April 13, 2020	April 20, 2020	April 27, 2020
March 23, 2020	March 30, 2020	April 6, 2020
March 2, 2020	March 9, 2020	March 16, 2020
February 24, 2020	February 17, 2020	February 10, 2020
February 3, 2020	January 27, 2020	January 20, 2020
January 13, 2020

Brochures

Become A Volunteer

Events, Activities, Projects – Who We Are

Plants to Attract Bees and Butterflies

2020 Class Presentations

Jeff Kozma: Gardening for Birds – Handout	Pat Bombard: Hummingbirds	Katie Buckley: Gardening for Bees
Margaret Morris & Ken Tolonen: Clinic Questions	Claudia Steen: Vegetable Gardening	Phyllis Pugnetti: Organic Gardening
Steve VanVleet: Noxious Weeds	Chip Rognlie: Status of Public Trees in Yakima	Dr. Mike Bush: Invasive Insects
Jheri Ketchum: The good, the bad & the Ugly	Lindy Sheehan: Enabled Gardening	Marco Guske: Prevention & Control
Joshua Milnes: Pests of Economic Importance in Washington	Lenora Jones: Pesticides	Jenny Glass: Diagnostics… Presentation Ohio State 20 Questions on Plant Diagnosis Diagnosis Process Flow

Resources from past years…

(Many of these files are quite large. Be patient while they download!)

2019 – Phyllis Pugnetti in the Heirloom Garden: Outdoor Worm Composting
2019 – Claudia Steen: Raising Table Grapes
2019 – Carol Barany: Ornamental Grasses
2019 – Renee Holwegner: Succulents
2019 – Marilyn Marsh: Lectins, Leptins & Lignans
2019 – Claudia Steen: Empowering Volunteers
2019 – Lance Forsee: Common Lawn Problems
2019 – Debra Kroon: Replacing Lawns
2019 – Debra Kroon: Toastmasters
2019 – Debra Kroon: PowerPoint
2019 – Margaret Morris: Master Food Preservers
2019 – Dr. Mike Bush: Vegetable Insect Pests (Large file!)
2019 – Katie Buckley: Invasive Species
2019 – Laura Willets: Plant Disease
2019 – Linda Chalker-Scott: Science Based Info vs C.R.A.P.
2019 – Jenn Alholm: Social Media Training
2018 – Gini Obert, Buena Community Garden
2018 – Claudia Steen, Backyard Chickens
2018 – Gina Ord, Welcoming Diversity in Master Gardener Program
2018 – Claudia Steen, House Plants and Their Care

2017 – Dr. Catherine Daniels, Yakima MGs – Online Resources
2016 – Dr. Mike Bush, Pollinator Protection
2016 – Million Pollinator Challenge
2016 – Marianne Ophardt, Common Vegetable Problems
2016 – Claudia Steen, GrowingBerries
2016 – Claudia Steen, Wino 101 – Wine Basics
2016 – Ruth Hardison, Insects of Central Washington
2016 – Dr. Mike Bush, Garden Insects of Central Washington
2016 – Ken Tolonen, The Tree of Life
2016 – Chip Rognlie, Tree Care in Public Parks
2016 – Lily Cohan-Moore, Shrub Steppe
2016 – Andy McGuire, Cover Crops
2016 – Phyllis Pugnetti, Gardening in Hard Times
2016 – Phyllis Pugnetti, Potatoes
2016 – Phyllis Pugnetti, Historic Gardens
2015 – Dr. Mike Bush, Exotic Pests
2015 – Greg Butler, Water-wise Basics
2015 – Greg Butler, Drought-tolerant plants
2015 – Dr. Mike Bush, Roses and IPM
2015 – Larry Connell, Soil Fertility
2015 – Claudia Steen, Drip Irrigation Basics

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