Agriculture
return to topLearn Mushroom Cultivation!- Saturday, June 1, 2013 10:00pm 2:30pm, Sultan, WA.
Learn about the different types of edible mushrooms that can be grown in our area and how you can start your own fungi farm.
Topics covered will include the different species that grow well in our climate and forests along with a discussion of several growing media such as log, stump, and sawdust culture. Demonstrations will include how to prepare and inoculate logs as well as harvest and care procedures to encourage optimum production. We will also feature a demonstration on the low]tech processing and cultivation of oyster mushrooms using pasteurized wheat straw for indoor production. This cultivation method will appeal to those wanting to produce mushrooms in a very short time frame with minimal equipment. All participants will take home a packet of shiitake plug spawn along with complete instructions to cultivate your own outdoor mushroom logs.
Forestry
See the "Puget Sound Forest Stewardship" page for upcoming Forestry classes and events
Nursery/Green Industry
Bugs & Blights of May - May 22nd at the Extension Education Center.
Come and learn about what insects & diseases are prevalent in local gardens and how to find answers to problems.Workshop dates for 2013 are May 22nd, June 26th and October 23rd
Drip Irrigation - Six classes offered in 2013. Next class May 10th.Jeff Thompson, WSU Snohomish County Master Gardener, and low volume irrigation instructor at Edmonds Community College, will be giving a 2.5 hour course covering design, parts to use, where to get them, and most importantly, how not to waste resources by purchasing the wrong equipment.
The course is designed to make a novice comfortable with all aspects of designing and implementing a, low volume irrigation system for the home gardener.
Community/Commercial Horticulture
Bugs & Blights of May - May 22nd at the Extension Education Center.
Come and learn about what insects & diseases are prevalent in local gardens and how to find answers to problems.Workshop dates for 2013 are May 22nd, June 26th and October 23rd
Drip Irrigation - Six classes offered in 2013. Next class May 10th.Jeff Thompson, WSU Snohomish County Master Gardener, and low volume irrigation instructor at Edmonds Community College, will be giving a 2.5 hour course covering design, parts to use, where to get them, and most importantly, how not to waste resources by purchasing the wrong equipment.
The course is designed to make a novice comfortable with all aspects of designing and implementing a, low volume irrigation system for the home gardener.
Families
Natural Resources
Check out the links to our Beachwatchers, Carbon Masters, Forest Stewardship, Shore Stewards and Rain Gardens programs.
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