SI Sequim Garden Show

Our Gardening Experts

SATURDAY, March 17, 2012

10 AM

Herbs - Nature's Own Pharmacy

Sally Tyvser

Join Sally for a fun and lively look at growing, using, storing and enjoying these timeless plants.   She will talk about a multitude of creative and useful things you can do with herbs. You will come away with ideas on how to cut calories, refresh your home and use a variety of herbs for therapeutic purposes. Sally has been a Master Gardener for over 20 years and loves to share her knowledge and experience growing and using herbs.

11 AM

Growing Caneberries on the North Olympic Peninsula

Jeanette Stehr-Green

A Clallam County Master Gardener since 2003, Jeanette has been growing caneberries for over 10 years. In this introduction to growing caneberries, Jeanette will talk about selecting, planting and caring for raspberries and blackberries on the North Olympic Peninsula. She will help local gardeners make sense of the general types of raspberries and blackberries available, identify varieties recommended for Western Washington and discuss how varieties can be selected so as to extend the fresh berry season. She will describe the ideal planting site (e.g., sun exposure, soil, and temperature) for raspberries and blackberries, as well as routine pruning and trellising practices. With this information, local gardeners will be prepared to select, plant, and grow caneberries and enjoy fresh raspberries and blackberries harvested from their own berry patch.

12:30 PM
FEATURED PRESENTATION –– “Growing Tomatoes in Western Washington”

CAROL MILES, Ph.D

Carol’s presentation will cover how to grow tomatoes in western Washington, including variety selection, heirloom varieties, pruning and using plastic tunnels to increase heat units. She will also discuss tomato grafting as a method of increasing disease and temperature tolerance. Carol Miles is an Associate Professor at Washington State University and is the Vegetable Specialist located at WSU Mount Vernon Northwest Washington Research and Extension Center. She specializes in vegetable crop production and has a strong interest in alternative crops and organic production. Carol received her Ph.D. in vegetable crops from Cornell University.

2 PM
Wine Making with Fruits and Vegetables

Bob Cain

It's fun, it's easy and anyone can do it at home! Master Gardener Bob Cain has been growing vegetables since his early teens in Scotland, Ireland, Colorado and Washington Now he creates homemade wines as an alternative to root-cellars and other storage methods for keeping fruits and vegetables over the winter. His presentation will include the basic elements of fermentation, selection and preparation of vegetables, flowers and fruits, legal constraints, plants to avoid, equipment required, as well as bottling, aging and final analysis. All steps are illustrated using actual pictures from wine making at home. Bob was named 2009 Master Gardener Intern of the year in Clallam County and delights in sharing his knowledge and experience.

3 PM
The Edible Landscape

Hank Gibson

Join Hank for an engaging and informative discussion about the harmonious integration of edible plants into all areas of your yard and garden. Hank’s presentation will introduce methods for successfully creating sustainable, edible perennial and annual food systems on even the most challenging sites. He will acquaint you with dependable, productive edible plant selections for our bio-region, as well as some uncommon selections worth consideration. Environmental concepts will include: no-till gardening & the soil food web, guild planting & food forests, vertical gardening, micro-climates and rainwater harvesting. Hank Gibson is a certified Permaculturist, a registered Architect, Landscape Designer and Master Gardener. He is enthusiastic about creating sustainable regenerative homesteads, which he defines as the integration of adaptive regional architecture, traditional skills, appropriate technology and ecologically balanced gardens which are productive sources of food plants and medicinal herbs.

SUNDAY, March 18, 2012

12:30 PM

Lasagna Gardening

Larry Lang

Do you want garden soil that is rich, crumbly and easy to work? How about soil that retains moisture and requires no digging?   Too good to be true?   Come listen as Larry shares his experience with Lasagna Gardening (also known as sheet mulching). He will show you, step by step, how to create a garden that is less work-intensive than traditional gardening methods, results in nutrient-rich soil and uses materials that may already be at hand or obtainable at little cost. Larry’s first lasagna garden, “...was completed in little more than a morning’s work and the results, after one growing season, were beyond my wildest imagination.” Larry is a long-time Master Gardener eager to share his experience in building, planting and maintaining lasagna beds for both vegetables and flowers

1:30 PM
FEATURED PRESENTATION –– “Heirloom Vegetables: Grow and Share Our Edible Heritage”

BILL THORNESS

What was Thomas Jefferson’s favorite lettuce? Which fabulous old tomato varieties will do well in our climate? Bill Thorness, author of Edible Heirlooms: Heritage Vegetables for the Maritime Garden, will share heirloom photos, stories and good growing techniques to get the most flavor and nutrition from your edible garden. He will talk about where to get heirloom seeds and how to perpetuate this legacy. He will bring heirloom vegetable seeds to share and invites the audience to bring seeds as well. After the talk, he will sign copies of his book.

Bill Thorness is a writer and gardener who’s been doing both in Seattle since the mid-1980s. He is the author of Edible Heirlooms: Heritage Vegetables for the Maritime Garden, and writes about gardening for many regional publications, including The Seattle Times and the PCC Sound Consumer. He has held many roles at Seattle Tilth, serving as board president, publications editor and instructor. He also wrote the bestselling bicycling guidebook Biking Puget Sound: 50 Rides from Olympia to the San Juans. He is a member of the Garden Writers Association and the Society of Professional Journalists. See his work at www.billthorness.com.

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SATURDAY, March 17, 2012
	10 AM	Herbs - Nature's Own Pharmacy
		Sally Tyvser Join Sally for a fun and lively look at growing, using, storing and enjoying these timeless plants. She will talk about a multitude of creative and useful things you can do with herbs. You will come away with ideas on how to cut calories, refresh your home and use a variety of herbs for therapeutic purposes. Sally has been a Master Gardener for over 20 years and loves to share her knowledge and experience growing and using herbs.

	11 AM	Growing Caneberries on the North Olympic Peninsula
		Jeanette Stehr-Green A Clallam County Master Gardener since 2003, Jeanette has been growing caneberries for over 10 years. In this introduction to growing caneberries, Jeanette will talk about selecting, planting and caring for raspberries and blackberries on the North Olympic Peninsula. She will help local gardeners make sense of the general types of raspberries and blackberries available, identify varieties recommended for Western Washington and discuss how varieties can be selected so as to extend the fresh berry season. She will describe the ideal planting site (e.g., sun exposure, soil, and temperature) for raspberries and blackberries, as well as routine pruning and trellising practices. With this information, local gardeners will be prepared to select, plant, and grow caneberries and enjoy fresh raspberries and blackberries harvested from their own berry patch.

	12:30 PM	FEATURED PRESENTATION –– “Growing Tomatoes in Western Washington”
		CAROL MILES, Ph.D Carol’s presentation will cover how to grow tomatoes in western Washington, including variety selection, heirloom varieties, pruning and using plastic tunnels to increase heat units. She will also discuss tomato grafting as a method of increasing disease and temperature tolerance. Carol Miles is an Associate Professor at Washington State University and is the Vegetable Specialist located at WSU Mount Vernon Northwest Washington Research and Extension Center. She specializes in vegetable crop production and has a strong interest in alternative crops and organic production. Carol received her Ph.D. in vegetable crops from Cornell University.

	2 PM	Wine Making with Fruits and Vegetables
		Bob Cain It's fun, it's easy and anyone can do it at home! Master Gardener Bob Cain has been growing vegetables since his early teens in Scotland, Ireland, Colorado and Washington Now he creates homemade wines as an alternative to root-cellars and other storage methods for keeping fruits and vegetables over the winter. His presentation will include the basic elements of fermentation, selection and preparation of vegetables, flowers and fruits, legal constraints, plants to avoid, equipment required, as well as bottling, aging and final analysis. All steps are illustrated using actual pictures from wine making at home. Bob was named 2009 Master Gardener Intern of the year in Clallam County and delights in sharing his knowledge and experience.

	3 PM	The Edible Landscape
		Hank Gibson Join Hank for an engaging and informative discussion about the harmonious integration of edible plants into all areas of your yard and garden. Hank’s presentation will introduce methods for successfully creating sustainable, edible perennial and annual food systems on even the most challenging sites. He will acquaint you with dependable, productive edible plant selections for our bio-region, as well as some uncommon selections worth consideration. Environmental concepts will include: no-till gardening & the soil food web, guild planting & food forests, vertical gardening, micro-climates and rainwater harvesting. Hank Gibson is a certified Permaculturist, a registered Architect, Landscape Designer and Master Gardener. He is enthusiastic about creating sustainable regenerative homesteads, which he defines as the integration of adaptive regional architecture, traditional skills, appropriate technology and ecologically balanced gardens which are productive sources of food plants and medicinal herbs.

SUNDAY, March 18, 2012
	12:30 PM	Lasagna Gardening
		Larry Lang Do you want garden soil that is rich, crumbly and easy to work? How about soil that retains moisture and requires no digging? Too good to be true? Come listen as Larry shares his experience with Lasagna Gardening (also known as sheet mulching). He will show you, step by step, how to create a garden that is less work-intensive than traditional gardening methods, results in nutrient-rich soil and uses materials that may already be at hand or obtainable at little cost. Larry’s first lasagna garden, “...was completed in little more than a morning’s work and the results, after one growing season, were beyond my wildest imagination.” Larry is a long-time Master Gardener eager to share his experience in building, planting and maintaining lasagna beds for both vegetables and flowers

	1:30 PM	FEATURED PRESENTATION –– “Heirloom Vegetables: Grow and Share Our Edible Heritage”
		BILL THORNESS What was Thomas Jefferson’s favorite lettuce? Which fabulous old tomato varieties will do well in our climate? Bill Thorness, author of Edible Heirlooms: Heritage Vegetables for the Maritime Garden, will share heirloom photos, stories and good growing techniques to get the most flavor and nutrition from your edible garden. He will talk about where to get heirloom seeds and how to perpetuate this legacy. He will bring heirloom vegetable seeds to share and invites the audience to bring seeds as well. After the talk, he will sign copies of his book. Bill Thorness is a writer and gardener who’s been doing both in Seattle since the mid-1980s. He is the author of Edible Heirlooms: Heritage Vegetables for the Maritime Garden, and writes about gardening for many regional publications, including The Seattle Times and the PCC Sound Consumer. He has held many roles at Seattle Tilth, serving as board president, publications editor and instructor. He also wrote the bestselling bicycling guidebook Biking Puget Sound: 50 Rides from Olympia to the San Juans. He is a member of the Garden Writers Association and the Society of Professional Journalists. See his work at www.billthorness.com.