Home gardeners can learn how to grow and cook with leeks from veteran Master Gardener Muriel Nesbitt at noon Thursday, Sept. 14, in the county commissioners’ meeting room at the Clallam County Courthouse in Port Angeles.

This presentation is part of the Green Thumb Garden Tips education series sponsored by the WSU Clallam County Master Gardeners.

Nesbitt will present information about leek varieties that will thrive on the Olympic Peninsula, along with growing requirements and cultivation methods for leeks. She will also present suggestions for their culinary use.

Nesbitt, who earned a PhD in genetics from the University of Washington, retired from teaching biology at the University of California San Diego. She directed the Clallam County Master Gardener program from 2009-2012. She is a frequent speaker on sustainable growing and instructor for the Master Gardener intern training.

The Master Gardener Green Thumb Garden Tips education series continues on the second and fourth Thursday of each month. Presentations are from noon-1 p.m. For more information, call 360-565-2679.