Master Gardener Columns
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Articles By Our Master Gardeners
These articles first appeared in the Yakima Herald-Republic.
- Time to Plan and Plant Garlic Time to Plan and Plant Garlic by Deborah Moucka, Yakima Master Gardener As I was cooking up salsa from my tomato harvest this fall, I had the pleasure of reaching […]
- Fall Dahlia Care Fall Dahlia Care by Carol Barany, Yakima Master Gardener Mid-September’s soaking rains washed the dust off my garden and gave it a sparkle and freshness I haven’t seen since spring. […]
- Noxious Weeds of Yakima County Help Us Be Rid of Noxious Weeds by Guest Contributor Susan Bird, Yakima County Noxious Weed Board Greetings Central Washington! In our 50th year of providing support for landowners in […]
- Fall Pruning Fall Pruning by Carol Barany, Master Gardener It won’t be long before the buzz of electric hedge trimmers taking this year’s growth off garden shrubs will echo up and down […]
- Monarchs and Native Plants for Pollinators Monarchs and Native Plants for Pollinators by Carol Barany, Master Gardener Imagine discovering your life’s work when you were still a child. Dr. David James, Washington State University Associate […]
- Gardening by the Moon? Gardening by the Moon? by Carol Barany, Master Gardener Just in case you need something to do, the moon is in a Waxing Gibbous phase today, 73% illuminated, and in […]