Get gardening tips at Master Gardener plant clinics

Get answers to pressing gardening questions, as the WSU Extension Clallam County Master Gardeners plant clinics are in full swing.

Community members can talk to a Master Gardener in Sequim or Port Angeles. Sequim clinics are 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Sequim Farmers and Artisans Market, 152 W. Cedar St., on the second and fourth Saturday through the end of September.

Port Angeles clinics are from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on non-holiday Mondaysthrough Oct. 16 in the lobby of the old Clallam County Courthouse, at 223 E. Fourth St.

Members of the public are also welcome to submit questions online by emailing to mgplantclinic.clallam@gmail.com.

Plant answer clinics are offered to the public to help in answering gardening questions and 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 to help clients find research-based information on garden topics.

The clinics are free and open to home gardeners. No appointments are necessary. 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.

Gardeners can also bring garden questions Digging Deeper workshops held on select Saturdays at the Woodcock Demonstration Garden, 2711 Woodcock Road. See a calendar of events at extension.wsu.edu/clallam/events.

For more information about the Master Gardener program, contact program coordinator Laurel Moulton at 360-565-2679 or laurel.moulton@wsu.edu.