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Plant Clinics Near You – Click for weekly schedule
Master Gardener volunteers staff plant clinics in the Extension Office, nurseries, garden centers, farmers markets, and hardware stores across Island County. We are available to answer your gardening questions – free of charge – so that you can get science-based answers to your gardening questions. Plant clinics are typically held from spring through early fall in locations […]
Plant Clinics Near You – Click for weekly schedule
Master Gardener volunteers staff plant clinics in the Extension Office, nurseries, garden centers, farmers markets, and hardware stores across Island County. We are available to answer your gardening questions – free of charge – so that you can get science-based answers to your gardening questions. Plant clinics are typically held from spring through early fall in locations […]
Plant Clinics Near You – Click for weekly schedule
Master Gardener volunteers staff plant clinics in the Extension Office, nurseries, garden centers, farmers markets, and hardware stores across Island County. We are available to answer your gardening questions – free of charge – so that you can get science-based answers to your gardening questions. Plant clinics are typically held from spring through early fall in locations […]
Plant Clinics Near You – Click for weekly schedule
Master Gardener volunteers staff plant clinics in the Extension Office, nurseries, garden centers, farmers markets, and hardware stores across Island County. We are available to answer your gardening questions – free of charge – so that you can get science-based answers to your gardening questions. Plant clinics are typically held from spring through early fall in locations […]
Go Green in the Garden: Using Nature’s Own Plant Food
Presenter Anza Muenchow Never buy fertilizer again when you learn how to enrich your plants and soil naturally. Anza Muenchow has been teaching and promoting growing and eating local food, to children and adults, through programs in Seattle and Whidbey Island for over 30 years. She is a member of the 2024 South Whidbey Tilth council. The classes in […]
The Wild Side of Wonder
via Zoom - Please register for email notificationwith Maribeth Crandell We all benefit from time outside every day. A walk in the woods, by a lake, on a beach or a bluff, benefits us body, mind and soul. Whidbey, Fidalgo and Guemes Island trails are close and convenient year round. Find out which walks are accessible by bus, which are more challenging […]
Choosing Soil Amendments Wisely
via Zoom - Please register for email notificationwith Muriel Nesbitt Are you ready to prepare your soil for this year’s harvest of flowers and food? Muriel Nesbitt, retired biology professor and veteran Master Gardener will speak to us about common soil amendments. What do they do for our soils? How are they obtained? Are they sustainable? Are there better alternatives?
Recognizing Juvenile Stages of Beneficial Insects
via Zoom - Please register for email notificationwith Laurel Moulton, Regional Horticulture Specialist and Master Gardener Program Coordinator for Clallam County. You see the aphids, but what about the Lady Beetle larva feasting on them or the eggs laid nearby? Laurel will help us identify the juvenile stages of our most common beneficial insects. photo: "Convergent Lady Beetle Lara” by Katja Schulz is licensed under CC […]
Whidbey Gardening Workshop
Oak Harbor High School 1 Wildcat Way, Oak Harbor, Washington, United StatesSAVE THE DATE! Focusing On Our Priorities The 2025 Workshop explores many avenues of gardening. Highlights include Kelly Dodson and Sue Milliken presenting the story and work behind Far Reaches Botanical Conservancy. Check the website at www.whidbeygardening.org for details as they are posted.
Gardening Fact or Fiction? Cultivating Science Literacy for Gardeners
Pacific Rim Institute 180 S. Parker Road, Coupeville, WA, United States +1 morewith Loren Imes In this engaging and informative class, we will learn how to identify and debunk common gardening myths and provide you with the tools to cultivate a thriving garden based on solid science Link to the presentation: https://youtu.be/zIWy3QRJRkQ