Master
Gardener Volunteers engage in numerous educational services throughout
the community. Major projects must be scheduled a year in advance.
If you or your organization would like assistance in one of the
following areas, call 477-2181.
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INFORMATION
BOOTHS
Master
Gardeners staff booths at a variety of locations such as community
events, parks, school fairs, and garden stores to answer questions,
hand out free fact sheets, and sell County publications. Organizations
may request specialized information such as gardening for the
disabled or sustainable gardening.
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SPEAKERS
LIST
A
Speakers List is provided to clubs or organizations requesting
a speaker for a meeting or event. Master Gardeners list a variety
of topics on which they are willing to speak. Groups requesting
speakers will make their own arrangements with individual speakers.
You can print off your
own list or call 477-2048 and we will mail you a list.
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ADAPTIVE
GARDENING ASSISTANCE
The
Gardening for Life program has information to help seniors
and those with physical limitations keep gardening throughout
their lifetime. The 94-page booklet "Gardening for
Life" discusses various tools and techniques to make
gardening easier for those with a wide range of physical limitations.
Also available in the Plant Clinic are handouts on accommodating
specific physical problems, reference books, and other resource
materials. The committee can provide speakers, demonstrations,
and a portable display of adaptive tools to local organizations
and groups.
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PLANT
PROBLEM DIAGNOSIS
Don’t
know what’s bugging your plants? Bring insects and sick
plants into the Master Gardener Center. Master Gardeners can identify insects and insect
damage, diagnose various types of plant disease, and suggest
pest management solutions ranging from cultural to organic
to WSU-approved chemical treatments. Avoid pesticide misuse
and overuse.
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Master
Gardener Volunteers serve
as human links between WSU research-based horticulture
information and the general public. Becoming a Master Gardener
involves completing an application packet, being accepted for training, attending an orientation
and 64 hours of horticulture training, passing weekly quizzes and a final exam,
and volunteering 40 hours or more each year in Spokane
County.
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Volunteers
answer questions about a wide variety of horticulture issues,
including plant selection, installation and maintenance, plant
problem diagnosis and treatment, environmentally sound gardening
practices, pest identification and management, and effective
landscaping practices.Volunteer
work includes helping in the Master Gardener Center,
teaching youth, adults and seniors about gardening, researching
and writing educational information, staffing information booths
at community events and other activities.
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Master
Gardener Volunteers make significant contributions to furthering
safe and sound gardening practices. If you are an experienced
gardener, want to increase and share your knowledge, and are
available to volunteer during weekday hours, think about applying
to be a WSU Master Gardener.
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