PORT ANGELES — The season’s last Lunch in the Garden will be from noon to 1 p.m. today.
Master Gardeners will discuss vegetable gardening during a free walk though the Fifth Street Community Garden at 328 E. Fifth St.
“Although summer is winding down, many vegetable gardens are at their peak of productivity and still demand attention,” Master Gardeners said in a news release.
“To make that work easier, home gardeners can get timely advice from local experts about vegetable gardening.”
The Lunch in the Garden educational series is sponsored by WSU Clallam County Master Gardeners.
Since May, Master Gardeners have led a monthly walk through the community garden to show home gardeners what needs to be done in vegetable gardens each month and what problems are likely to appear.
This month, veteran Master Gardeners Bob Cain, Laurel Moulton, Audreen Williams and Jeanette Stehr-Green will talk about season extenders, saving seeds, preserving herbs and putting the garden to bed.
Because it is the last walk of the 2015 series, the gardeners also will cover several winter-time gardening activities such as protecting strawberries from the cold and pruning blueberries.
Cain joined Master Gardeners in 2009 and was Clallam County Master Gardener Foundation president from 2011-2013.
Moulton has been a Master Gardener since 2006 and coordinated the WSU Master Gardener Program in Clallam County from 2012-2014.
Williams joined Master Gardeners in 2012 and was the 2014 Clallam County Veteran Master Gardener of the Year co-recipient.
Jeanette Stehr-Green has been a Master Gardener since 2003 and was the 2012 Clallam County Veteran Master Gardener of the Year.
“Together these Master Gardeners have more than 100 years of vegetable and berry gardening experience,” the news release said.
The Fifth Street Community Garden is located just off Peabody Street, right across from City Hall.
The garden, which includes more than 50 plots of 9 feet by 12 feet, was developed on city property in 2011 to connect people to the earth and their community through growing food.
For more information about the program, call 360-417-2279.
