Dear First Detectors and All, Attached please find the WPDN Fall 2015 News. The news covers: – The bacterium, Xylella fastidiosa, the causal agent of Pierce’s disease in grapes, now found in pear in Oregon and in olive in Apulia, in southeastern Italy. The article discusses the various subspecies of the bacterium, their origin, and […]
Dear Interested Parties: In October 2015, the District began working jointly with Jefferson County Environmental Health to monitor 31 stations in the Chimacum Watershed as part of the Hood Canal Priority Basins Project. So far we have monitored in the months of October, November, and December. The attached map shows the location of the monitoring […]
Posted by Roger M. Our food system is the most unhealthy system in the world because of subsidies that benefit major corporations, not farmers – and certainly not the American population. We could use those subsidies to raise healthy food, which in turn would raise healthy children. http://action.ucsusa.org/site/Ecard?ecard_id=3161&autologin=true
By Dr. Mercola One of the most important strategies for improving your health is to grow your own food. However, that may not be so easy if you’re unaware of the importance of soil microbes. Wendy Taheri is a research microbiologist, to whom I was introduced via Gabe Brown, a farmer in North Dakota, […]
Written by Sarah F. The bug in question is a regular old stink bug. The one we are concerned about is the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug or Halyomorpha halys . The specimen does have banded legs and no banding on the abdomen or antannae. It does have positive notches on the pronotum. You can see it […]
GOD to ST. FRANCIS: by Anonomous Frank , you know all about gardens and nature. What in the world is going on down there on the planet? What happened to the dandelions, violets, milkweeds and stuff I started eons ago? I had a perfect no-maintenance garden plan. Those plants grow in any type of soil, withstand drought and multiply with […]
Robin (class of 2015) put together a really nice list of references for a plant clinic client who is interested in planting as much native as possible on her 1 acre lot: It was nice talking to you, and welcome to the Marrowstone Community! Here are the references, websites, and contacts that I told you I’d […]
written by Jeretta W. The Master Gardener class of 2015 took on the project of the two rain gardens at the base of the large QFC parking lot. This park area was for public use with benches and picnic tables to sit and enjoy the serene area. The two gardens were being used as demonstration […]
contributed by Sarah F. Heads up for these new bugs on the block! Their scientific name is Rhyparochromis vulgaris. A common name is tuxedo bug. They are appearing in large numbers all around the Puget Sound area. They live outside in mulch, stumps, woody debris piles and are fast runners. They like to come into the house […]
contributed by Nita W. Quilcene Gardens Update: Master Gardener, Juanita T. and other volunteers have been busy again this year! The gardens are even more beautiful and fruitful than last year. Following Saturday’s big winds, the bean structures and sunflowers are several feet shorter. Quilcene Gardens rely on donations and volunteers to produce food for […]
