Master Gardener Columns
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Articles By Our Master Gardeners
These articles first appeared in the Yakima Herald-Republic.
- 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 […]
- Blue Ribbon Gardener Blue Ribbon Gardener by Kelly Klingman, Master Gardener Are you a Blue Ribbon gardener? You may be surprised to find out you are! And it may seem crazy to start […]
- Micro-dwarf Tomatoes Micro-dwarf Tomatoes by Phyllis Pugnetti, Master Gardener What makes dwarf and micro-dwarf tomatoes different than other tomato plants? Basically, it’s their extremely small plant size. Dwarf plants usually grow 2-3 […]
- Gardener’s Favorite Native Plant Gardener’s Favorite Native Plant by Debra Kroon, Master Gardener If you have ever asked any gardener what their favorite plant might be, they would be hard-pressed to pick only one. […]