||| FROM JULIA TURNEY and JAY LUCAS FOR ORCAS MASTER GARDENERS |||
Do you have a question about your soil, have a problem with your fruit tree, or are thinking about starting a garden? Is something bugging your plants, or you are curious about identifying a plant or insect? Master Gardeners will be staffing Ask A Master Gardener events on Orcas to help answer your questions and collect plant problem samples.
Orcas Master Gardeners will be at the Orcas Island Library May 14 & 31, 10am-12pm. If you have a plant with a problem or want a plant or insect identified, follow these steps:
- Put your problem plant in a sealed plastic bag, or your insect in a container. Keep it cool.
- Fill out and attach a plant problem or plant/insect identification form.
These forms can be found at the Ask A Master Gardener event or on the website: https://extension.wsu.edu/sanjuan/master-gardeners/ Please note, samples can not be analyzed without a form. - Bring your sample to the next Ask A Master Gardener event.
The Master Gardener program is a program of Washington State University Extension. Master Gardeners are university-trained volunteers who empower and sustain diverse communities with relevant, unbiased, research-based horticulture and environmental stewardship education.
For more information about the San Juan County Master Gardener program, visit our website at extension.wsu.edu/sanjuan/
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