Selinda Barkhuis will explain how gardeners can grow the ingredients for spaghetti sauce in the temperate marine climate of the Olympic Peninsula at noon Thursday, March 12, in the county commissioners meeting room of the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles.
Barkhuis will offer tips on growing garlic and perennial onions, making self-watering totes for tomatoes and peppers, and getting the most from planting squash. She also will present a quick-and-easy way to process the bounty of the fall garden into ready-to-use “spaghetti sauce cubes” for the freezer, to be enjoyed all winter long.
Barkhuis has been gardening the backyard, front yard and side yards of her urban lot in central Port Angeles for the past 15 years, focusing on organic vegetables and fruit, as well as flowers for the hummingbirds. Her garden was featured in the 2012 Master Gardener’s Petals and Pathway Garden Tour.
Her presentation is part of the Green Thumb Gardening Tips brown bag educational series sponsored by the Clallam County WSU Master Gardeners.
The series is presented on the second and fourth Thursday of the month at the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St. in Part Angeles.
It is free and open to the public, however donations are accepted to help cover copying costs for handouts. Attendees are invited to bring a lunch. For questions, call 417-2279.
