SEQUIM — The season’s first Class Act at Woodcock Garden education series will be an introduction to growing strawberries.
The presentation at the Clallam County Master Gardeners’ demonstration garden, 2711 Woodcock Road, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Master Gardeners also will begin the season’s Saturday plant clinics at the Woodcock Demonstration Garden from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
Clinics are structured to help answer gardening questions and solve insect and plant disease problems.
The presentations and plant clinics are free and open to the public.
Intro to red fruit
During the presentation, veteran Master Gardener Jeanette Stehr-Green will talk about selecting, planting and caring for strawberry plants.
She will help local gardeners make sense of the general types of strawberries, identify varieties recommended for Western Washington and discuss how varieties can be selected so as to extend the fresh berry season.
Attendees will learn about the ideal planting site, proper spacing and planting techniques.
Stehr-Green will describe seasonal care of strawberries, including post-harvest renovation of June-bearing strawberries, and protection of strawberries over the winter.
The Class Act at Woodcock Garden series will be held on various Saturdays through Sept. 26.
Those who attend the clinic can bring bagged samples of healthy and damaged areas of plants, including stem, leaves, flowers, fruits or cones and living specimens of pests.
In addition to those held Saturdays, plant clinics also are conducted from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays at the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles.
For more information, phone 360-417-2279.
