PORT ANGELES — Registration is open for the 2025 Master Gardener training course offered by the Washington State University Clallam County Extension.
The course will meet from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for 11 weeks starting Jan. 13.
In addition to classroom training, the course will include online lessons and field trips around the North Olympic Peninsula.
Course topics will include basic botany, identification of local and other common plants, soils, fertilizers, composting, plant pests and diseases, pest control methods, pruning, crop rotation, plant propagation, garden planning, native landscaping, small fruits and berries, weed control, vegetables, water quality and environmentally friendly yard management.
Students will become Master Gardener interns after completing the course, according to a press release.
Interns who contribute 100 hours of volunteer service during a two-year period, with at least 50 hours within the first year, will become veteran Master Gardeners.
The course fee of $350 includes all training materials.
Information sessions about the master gardener program are planned for:
• 1 p.m. Sept. 23 in the community room at KSQM Radio, 609 W. Washington St., Sequim.
• 1 p.m. Sept. 24 in the Raymond Carver Room at the Port Angeles Main Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., Port Angeles.
• 6 p.m. Sept. 25 on Zoom.
For more information or the meeting link, visit extension.wsu.edu/clallam/mg/training.
