PORT ANGELES — Master Gardeners will be available to answer questions in person beginning Monday.
The WSU Extension Clallam County Master Gardeners plant answer clinics will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mondays (except for holidays) through Oct. 17 in the lobby of the Clallam County Courthouse at 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles.
The clinics are free and open to home gardeners. No appointments are necessary. Master Gardeners recommend participants wear masks and follow social distancing recommendations while in the courthouse.
Members of the public also are welcome to email questions to mgplantclinic. clallam@gmail.com.
Plant answer clinics are offered to the public to answer gardening questions and aid in solving insect and plant disease problems in home landscapes and gardens.
Local Master Gardener volunteers will be on hand to identify plants, address plant and pest problems and help clients find research-based information on garden topics.
People with questions are asked to bring in bagged samples of healthy and damaged areas of plants, including stem, leaves, flowers, fruits or cones, and living specimens of garden pests. Emails should include detailed pictures when necessary.
In-person plant clinics also will be held in conjunction with Digging Deeper workshops, which will be conducted on select Saturdays at the Woodcock Demonstration Garden, 2711 Woodcock Road in Sequim. The next Digging Deeper workshop will be from 10:30 a.m. to noon April 2. For other dates, see https://extension.wsu.edu/clallam/events/.
Clallam County Master Gardeners, a cooperative program between Washington State University and Clallam County, provides information on sustainable gardening practices. Master Gardener volunteers also address environmental and social priorities such as water conservation, the protection of water quality, reducing the impact of invasive species and healthy living through gardening.
For more information about the Master Gardener Program, call Laurel Moulton, program coordinator, WSU Clallam County Master Gardeners at 360-565-2679 or email laurel.moulton@wsu.edu.
Reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities and special needs, officials said.
