Resources: In the Garden with the Master Gardeners 2023

General Local Help

• Plant and Insect Clinic—You’ve got a question or problem? We can help!! And it’s FREE! Email us (BEST way) : cowlitzmastergardener@gmail.com, Phone: 360-577-3014 Ext. 1 or 304 Cowlitz Way Kelso WA

• Month-by-month guides to what you should be looking for and doing in your garden and landscape.

• See our huge selection of workshop topics with videos, slides, and resources. We even have a YouTube Channel!

• A tremendous resource—publications for all things gardening from WSU Check out the list on the left. Under each category you’ll find what you need to know!

Seed Saving

• PRESENTATION VIDEO

• Presentation Slides

• Handouts/resources

• Cheat sheet for saving many different seeds

• How long will seeds be viable?

• How to make a seed storage envelope

Taking care of your plants with IPM-Integrated Pest Management

• Slides from today’s presentation

• Resources from the end of today’s presentation

• IPM and least toxic choices--if you’ve tried everything else and it’s time to use a pesticide, here are some choices that are less toxic

• Attracting Beneficial Insects to your Garden

• Link to the Video of my Pollinator Habitat workshop--lots more there.

• Grow Smart, Grow Safe  Down to earth, easy-to-use information about pesticide safety and use.  Concentrates more on the safety to mammals, wildlife, aquatic creatures, and not much on pollinators or beneficials--but a fabulous resource

• WSU Hortsense--lots of help in identifying the problem and what to do using IPM

• OSU pest--comprehensive pest help--great resource.  Still a works-in-progress

• WSU Beneficial insects in your garden--get to know them!

• OSU--Enhancing Urban and Suburban Landscapes to Protect Pollinators--This has it ALL!  In cluding suggested plant lists that will keep your garden blooming through 3 seasons

• OSU Pollinator Garden Designs 

• Detailed instructions for healthy bee-box

• Free Arborist Wood Chipsat Roy Morse Park, Longview