Plant Clinic – Hoquaim Timberland Regional Library

The Master Gardeners of Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties will be staffing a Plant Clinic on Saturday, April 20, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 4 PM which will coincide with the Plant Swap at the Hoquiam Timberland Regional Library. Master Gardener volunteers will be available to answer questions related to plants you currently have, as well as help provide care information for any new plants you might find at the Plant Swap.

Common questions for the Master Gardener volunteers are:

• What plants grow best in the Pacific Northwest?
• What can I grow in the maritime environment?
• How can I test my soil?
• What will I have problems growing where I live?

To help us better diagnose a plant problem, please try to share as much of the following information as possible:

• The type of damage are you seeing and when it start
• The parts of the plant that are affected: flower, leaf, stem, fruit, etc.
• How is the plant watered and the amount and frequency of watering
• The location of the plant ; in a garden bed or in the lawn, next to a driveway or house, in full or part sun, the direction the plant faces, etc.

Sharing photographs of your plant problem, plant identification or insect identification is helpful. Please bring a sample if possible. To learn about preparing samples for diagnosis, please see Preparing Your Specimens for the Plant Clinic.