For the third year in a row, there will be no gypsy moth eradication treatments in Washington in 2010. After analyzing the results of last summer’s trappings and follow-up inspections, state agriculture officials concluded that no reproducing gypsy moth populations exist. Washington State Department of Agriculture caught 18 moths at seven sites in Tacoma, Mason [...]
Wenatchee, WA… The Washington Apple Education Foundation (WAEF) is now selling $25 raffle tickets for a chance to win a 2009 Rears Manufacturing Powerblast Sprayer valued at $18,000 to benefit the Foundation’s charitable programs. The raffle will take place at the Washington State Horticultural Association (WSHA) annual meeting in December at the Wenatchee Convention Center. [...]
Grant County Solid Waste, WSU Master Gardeners, and Washington State Department of Ecology are teaming up to bring high level instructors from around the state to Moses Lake to offer a complete Master Composter Program. Topics for this series include: biology of composting, designing and building your own compost bins, using worms to recycle, and [...]
Here is a 10-step formula for building an effective compost pile, based on tips from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the University of Georgia’s college of agriculture and environmental sciences Cooperative Extension Service. Select the right site. You’ll need a level location with good drainage. While a compost bin or wire mesh structure can [...]
Here is a 10-step formula for building an effective compost pile, based on tips from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the University of Georgia’s college of agriculture and environmental sciences Cooperative Extension Service. Select the right site. You’ll need a level location with good drainage. While a compost bin or wire mesh structure [...]
By Lee Van Wychen, science policy director, Weed Science Society of America Compost can be a gardener’s best friend. It can deliver dramatic improvements in soil quality and nutrients to nourish your plants throughout the growing season. But unless you use the right techniques, you may also find yourself with a bumper crop of weeds. [...]
