‘Ask a Master Gardener’ Plant Clinic and Information Center set for Saturday

Published 10:22 am Thursday, June 8, 2023

Are your rhodies looking droopy? Bring a sprig to the master gardeners plant clinic.

ILWACO — WSU Master Gardeners of Pacific County are sponsoring a Plant Clinic and Information Center at the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum in Ilwaco on Saturday, June 17, from 10 a.m. through 2 p.m. at the museum’s Discovery Garden behind the museum parking lot at 115 SW Lake Street.

Master gardeners will be there to address your plant questions, concerns, and suggestions.

Typical questions include: “How do I place mulch around trees and shrubs?” “My one rhododendron is wilting and dying. What’s wrong?” “Moss is all over my lawn. What moss killer can I use?” “My hellebore plants looks fairly healthy but some of the leaves look damaged. What should I do?”

The garden experts can help you! Stop by anytime between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Bring samples if you can.

They will also have handouts on the following topics as well as other information: Growing vegetables in a marine environment, how to identify and prevent heat stress in plants.

WSU Extension also supports two websites that can help you diagnose your own plant problems.

• Hortsense (hortsense.cahnrs.wsu.edu/Home/HortsenseHome.aspx): Contains fact sheets for the home gardener to manage plant problems using Integrated Pest Management (IPM).

• Pestsense (pestsense.cahnrs.wsu.edu/Home/PestsenseHome.aspx): Contains fact sheets for managing common indoor pest problems using Integrated Pest Management (IPM).

The local master gardeners will be sponsoring a number of plant clinics in July, August and September at the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum parking lot. For more information, contact Bev Arnoldy at bevarnoldy@gmail.com.

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