There are invasive worms to keep an eye out in your garden. They degrade the soil and the hammer head worms even eat our native worms. (1) the “jumping worm” (because of its unique movements) and (2) the “hammer head worm” which has a “hammer like” head. Both easily spread from infested gardens, plants and pots! If you find …
The 7th club meeting this fiscal year is March 25th, 2026. All are invited to “Wetlands & Water Quality” by Gwen Davis and Pat Watkin, Master Gardeners. They will present wetlands restoration, water quality, and how our own gardening practices influence our watersheds. The club meeting runs from 1-3pm. Speakers’ presentations generally start a bit after …
Clark College Native Plant Center’s students have been working hard this past year! Here’s the PLANT LIST for their upcoming sale March 12-14th in their greenhouse. Dates/Times: Mar 12, Thurs – noon-6pm Mar 13, Fri – noon-6pm Mar 14, Sat – 10am-2pm Location: West side of East Reserve St, just north of E. 16th St., Vancouver, …
Here are the schedules of farmer’s markets in southwest Washington, USA for the Winter through Summer of 2026. (Please drop us a line if you know about others or find a mistake – is La Center still having a Farmer’s Market?) Battle Ground Farmer’s Market (Indoors) Fridays 2-7pm & Saturdays 9am-2pm (starting March 27) 15 …
The 7th club meeting this fiscal year is March 25th, 2026. All are invited to “Wetlands & Water Quality” by Gwen Davis and Pat Watkin, Master Gardeners. Meeting presentations are FREE and open to the public. They will discuss wetlands and water quality and what you can do to improve yours. The meeting takes place in the …
Portland Nursery has some wonderful FREE CLASSES coming up at two different store locations – Division and Stark Streets. Preregistration is required and some classes have already filled up. Check their ON LINE INFO to PRE-REGISTER at LINK: https://www.portlandnursery.com/ CLICK “This month” -> “Garden Classes” [Photo: Portland Nursery]
The Fort Vancouver Rose Society’s free rose seminars will be: * Sunday, February 22, at 12:30 p.m. at Tsugawa Nursery 410 E. Scott Avenue, Woodland 98674 * Saturday, February 28, at 10 a.m. at Yard ‘n Garden Land 1501 NE 102nd Street, Vancouver 98686 * Saturday, March 7, at 11 a.m. at Dennis’ 7 Dees …
The Community Garden Club of Camas / Washougal is proud to announce the recipients of its 2026 Community Grant Program, awarding a total of $3,500 through eight grants to local schools and community organizations. These grants support gardening, environmental education, and hands-on learning projects that enrich the lives of students and community members throughout Camas …
Master Gardener’s Answer Clinic: Email the Volunteer Master Gardeners your question at mganswerclinic@clark.wa.gov. Call (564) 397-5711. More info: https://extension.wsu.edu/clark/master-gardeners/community-education/#clinic PRESSURE CANNER GAUGE TESTING: by WSU Extension Volunteers at various locations and times through September 20! Call 564 397 5733 for specific times/locations. (WA State, Clark County, Extension office: Tues-Wed: 8:30am- 2pm, Thurs-Fri: 11:30-5pm; closed Mondays …
SW Washington, USA area now has 6 FREE SEED LIBRARIES: 5 FVRL library branches and the Longview Library has one, as well! You may both DONATE and TAKE HOME seeds from these libraries! Remember, some seeds should be sown in fall – especially some flowers – it is “nature’s way” for the seed heads to …
The Community Garden Club of Camas Washougal is introducing a new Grant Program! These Grants are available to ALL teachers in the Camas and Washougal school districts from Pre-K through 12th grades. Want more info? Want the application form? CLICK HERE: https://gardenclubofcamaswashougal.org/grants/ Continue reading
Back by popular demand – centerpieces for the holidays that you make yourself! During our November General Club Meeting, one of our talented members, Karen B., will be leading us in the creation of Thanksgiving floral centerpieces! Members, please bring: clippers containers – small or large – your choice greens, fillers dried pods, grasses, oats … Continue reading
Ah, its finally cooling off after our long and unusually hot and dry summer. Here are some tips from two of our long time Pacific Northwest garden club members you might find very helpful in your garden. Watering still needed! Be sure to check the moisture content in the soil around the plants growing in … Continue reading
Forget the “ick” factor, these strange looking, slow moving “critters” in your compost bin or compost pile may be doing more work than you realize and they are harmless! “Black Soldier Fly” larvae eat huge amounts of raw material – including veggies, fat, meat, slaughterhouse remnants – and convert it into compost. They are voracious … Continue reading
Here’s a picture of cutworm eggs found on the leaf of Sandy’s Asian Pear tree. Aren’t they a wonder? Look how amazingly they are all lined up like pearls on a dress. Cutworm life cycle – eggs, larvae (or caterpillar), pupae, moth. The larvae stage is the most damaging stage to crops and gardens. … Continue reading
(Skip to bottom for a review of this fun presentation!) Just in time for Halloween, our October guest speaker will be Steven Clark, biology professor at Clark College. He will cover bat biology, our local bats, bats and plants (gardens) and how to help bats choose your yard. Should be a fun topic and great … Continue reading
Did you know that squash plants produce two sexes of flowers on them, and only the female flowers actually produce edible “fruit”? Here are some pix of a volunteer squash plant’s flowers – on the same vine – female and male. The female flower has the more complex “inards” (pix w. hand), while the male … Continue reading
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