WSU Extension Grays Harbor County Office

The Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties Master Gardeners Don Tapio Scholarship is named for the man who is the epitome of “paying it forward”. As a young man Don almost had to quit college when his father lost his job at a plywood plant, but his Professor of Horticulture, Elwood Walter Kalin Sr, saved the […]

The workshop will focus on some of the more common pests that we are asked about and are found in our area. We will take a look at what their actual role in our ecosystems are (besides eating our favorite plants!) and discuss how much of their presence we can tolerate until it's time to […]

It’s time to get to work putting your garden to bed for the winter. But are your muscles feeling a little stiff, your knees a little sore, and the strength required to tackle this task causing you to pause and question your abilities? Then you might want to join the Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties […]

The Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties Master Gardeners Don Tapio Scholarship is named for the man who is the epitome of “paying it forward”. As a young man Don almost had to quit college when his father lost his job at a plywood plant, but his Professor of Horticulture, Elwood Walter Kalin Sr, saved the […]

This April workshop is especially for newcomers and gardeners wanting to learn more about how to start a garden in the Pacific Northwest. We will be discussing a variety of considerations for our area (moisture, what grows well/not well, etc.) as an introduction, followed by general soil amendment suggestions to begin improving your garden soil. […]

Come join the Master Gardeners at the 1st Saturday Workshop where you'll have the opportunity to get a better understanding of pollination in our gardens and the plants that can provide food and shelter for birds and beneficial insects. The workshop will end with a demonstration of how to make mason bee homes. The workshop […]

One sure-fire way to add cheer to the holiday home is with a brightly flowering plant. Poinsettias in their many new colors, a Christmas cactus, or an amaryllis are popular holiday plants and are widely available in our area. The final 2018 workshop will look at the plants that we receive as gifts this time […]

Pruning blueberry plant •Photo by Mark Ehlenfeldt, courtesy of USDA ARS.The 1st Saturday workshop for November will focus on garden tasks well suited to the month of November and late Fall. The workshop will be held at the WSU Extension Grays Harbor Office meeting room. This location is at the Grays Harbor County Fairgrounds in […]

This first workshop, in the series of 1st Saturday Workshops with Master Gardeners, will focus on fall garden topics. We will tentatively have a giveaway of cover crop seeds (at the moment we are thinking of radishes). We will be covering the following topics: When to expect the first winter frost How to use cold […]