{"id":21682,"date":"2024-12-10T08:43:37","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T16:43:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/yakima\/?page_id=21682"},"modified":"2025-11-21T10:07:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T18:07:34","slug":"master-gardener-columns","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/yakima\/mg-home\/educational-outreach\/master-gardener-columns\/","title":{"rendered":"Master Gardener Columns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-hero wsu-width--full wsu-pattern--wsu-light-radial-left  wsu-herou002du002dsize-xsmall wsu-hero--style-boxed \">\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__background\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__overlay\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__inner-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wsu-hero__title\">Master Gardener Columns<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__caption\">Cultivating plants, people, and communities since 1973<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__content\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Articles By Our Master Gardeners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>These articles first appeared in the Yakima Herald-Republic.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wsu-news-list\">\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/yakima\/2026\/04\/04\/puncture-vine\/\">Puncture Vine<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tby Marguerite Kirby, Yakima Master Gardener Researching and then making a presentation on \u2018How to Eradicate Puncture Vine\u2019 (Tribulus terrestris) was my final assignment before I became a WSU Yakima [&hellip;]\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>April 4, 2026<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/yakima\/2026\/03\/28\/arborfest-2026\/\">ArborFest 2026<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tby Carol Barany, Yakima Master Gardener The Yakima Area Arboretum, located in the heart of our city, is a vibrant swath of green offering visitors a connection to nearby nature [&hellip;]\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>March 28, 2026<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/yakima\/2026\/03\/21\/going-native-in-the-garden\/\">Going Native in the Garden<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tby Debra Kroon, Yakima Master Gardener It may be the rare gardener these days who has not heard about the push to encourage more use of native plants in our [&hellip;]\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>March 21, 2026<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/yakima\/2026\/03\/14\/planting-time-its-not-a-day\/\">Planting Time&#8230;it\u2019s not a day!<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tby Phyllis Pugnetti, Yakima Master Gardener It\u2019s surprising how many gardeners plant their entire garden on a sunny day in mid-May and consider the job done! This is convenient, but [&hellip;]\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>March 14, 2026<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/yakima\/2026\/03\/07\/landscape-fabric-good-idea\/\">Landscape Fabric &#8211; Good Idea??<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tby Carol Barany, Yakima Master Gardener I saw my first dandelions last week.&nbsp; When the weather really warms up, bindweed will emerge, stronger than ever and ready to take a [&hellip;]\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>March 7, 2026<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/yakima\/2026\/02\/28\/tomatoes-dont-be-confused\/\">Tomatoes &#8211; Don&#8217;t Be Confused<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTomatoes\u2014Don\u2019t be Confused! by Phyllis Pugnetti, Master Gardener Tomatoes are the most beloved vegetable in the garden. They are easy to grow. 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