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Successful gardeners know to have healthy and happy plants, is knowing how to select the right plant for the right place. Knowing your climate, sun light, irrigation and soil requirements for plants are the first steps in selecting the "Right Plant for the Right Place".
Growing vegetables in your home or garden is good for you, your neighborhood, and for helping to reduce your global footprint on this earth. Growing vegetables at home can be done in a single pot on your patio or on a larger scale depending upon the space and time you have available.
IPM programs combine management approaches for greater effectiveness. It is a process you can use to solve pest problems while minimizing risks to people and the environment. IPM can be used to manage all kinds of pests.
Natural enemies are organisms that kill, decrease the reproductive potential of, or otherwise reduce the numbers of another organism. Natural enemies that limit pests are key components of integrated pest management programs.
The History of the Master Gardener Program The original Master Gardener program started in 1972 in Washington state. The Washington State University Cooperative Extension was inundated with horticulture request from home gardeners.
Do you love gardening? Do you have volunteer spirit? Do you like to teach and share your knowledge and skills with others? Do you enjoy working as a team with other like-minded garden enthusiasts?
"Ask a Master Gardener" is a free public service available to the home gardener in Humboldt and Del Norte Counties. Get your home garden questions answered.
Advice to Grow By... The Master Gardeners have complied resources and links to various science based information and has made that available to you in an easy to find format.
Master Gardeners are available for speaking and demonstration engagements for your organization, library, church, club, etc. Our speakers are knowledgeable in a wide array of home gardening topics.
Buternut Squash and Pear Soup What welcomes the fall season better than a warm tasty soup? This soup has been a favorite of this Master Gardener's home for several years. Our family looks forward to it at our Thanksgiving feast.
