‘Lunch in the Garden’ series continues June 14 with walks, discussion

Published 12:01 am Wednesday, June 5, 2013

PORT ANGELES — Home gardeners can get advice from local experts about vegetable gardening later this month during the next installment of the “Lunch in the Garden” educational series.

The event will be from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, June 14, at the Fifth Street Community Garden, 325 Fifth St.

“Lunch in the Garden” is sponsored by Washington State University Clallam County Master Gardeners on the second Friday of each month through September.

Each month, local Master Gardeners lead a one-hour walk through the community garden to show which vegetables grow well on the North Olympic Peninsula and share recipes that use fresh produce and locally grown herbs.

During the walks, home gardeners will learn what needs to be done in the vegetable garden and what problems are likely to appear.

This month, Jeanette Stehr-Green and Laurel Moulton will highlight vegetables that should be planted in June and talk about weed control.

They also will address that perennial question: “Can you really grow tomatoes on the North Olympic Peninsula?”

Stehr-Green has been a Master Gardener since 2003 and was the 2012 Clallam County Veteran Master Gardener of the Year.

Moulton has been a Master Gardener since 2006 and is the Master Gardener program coordinator.

Both have been growing vegetable and herb gardens for many years.

“Lunch in the Garden” walks are free and open to the public.

They are especially geared toward those starting a vegetable garden for the first time and gardeners who are new to the Pacific Northwest.

The Fifth Street Community Garden is located just off Peabody Street, across from City Hall.

The garden includes more than 50 individual plots, each covering a 9-foot-by-12-foot area.

The garden was developed on city property in 2011.

For more information about “Lunch in the Garden,” phone 360-565-2679.