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Growing Food with Minimal Fossil Fuels

November 14, 3–4 p.m.

The Jefferson County Master Gardener Foundation is pleased to offer a presentation on farming with draft horses. Dave and Karen Seabrook will share their experience learning to farm in Chimacum Valley using John and Jim, a pair of trained Belgian workhorses.

This event is open to the public, and will be held in the WSU Extension Classroom,
Kivley Center, 97 Oak Bay Road, Port Hadlock.

Brown Balls for Spring Blooms

by Bruce Bennett • I shouldn’t smile, but I always do at this time of year when spring-flowering bulbs magically appear at our local box stores. Inevitably, I’ll  receive questions at a Master Gardener Clinic or after a public  lecture about the appropriate time to plant these little bundles of future color and heralds of […]

Penstemons: Heroic Multi-Taskers in the Garden

by Barbara Faurot • The most versatile garden plants have something in common: they are easy to grow, can tolerate deer and drought, and offer an array of habitat benefits in all seasons. Penstemons deliver on all counts — plus they offer a variety of colors, foliage types, blooming seasons, and sizes. Most Pacific Northwest […]

Autumn Crops in the Garden

by Bruce Bennett • You are probably seeing bare spots of soil that have already been harvested in your planting beds. But there are any number of veggies that can still be late-planted to fill those gaps and get you through the autumn and winter weather. In general, vegetables that grow best in cooler weather […]