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COASTAL LIFE
Local lifeguards
These guardians are wise to the ways of the ocean
THE ARTS
Translating nature into art
This Seaside artist creates beautiful botanical drawings
FEATURE
Return of the kites
The Washington State International Kite Festival is on
DINING
Mouth of the Columbia
Custard King features more than a fresh coat of paint
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CROSSWORD........... ....................................................................14
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ILWACO, Wash. — Washing-
ton State University Mas-
ter Gardeners of Pacific
County will hold its last
Summer Plant Diagnos-
tic Clinic from 10 a.m. to
1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22.
The clinic will take place at
the Columbia Pacific Heri-
tage Museum’s Discovery
Garden, located behind the
museum’s parking lot at 115
S.W. Lake St.
Master gardeners will be
there to address plant ques-
tions and concerns. Bring
samples if you can.
At the clinic, master gar-
dens will also sell native
plants in 1-gallon and 2-gal-
lon pots. There are ocean
spray and serviceberry in
limited quantities. Credit
cards are accepted.
At the last plant clinic,
attendees challenged mas-
ter gardeners with questions
about their plants and gar-
dening concerns. Here’s a
sampling:
• Problem: My rhododen-
dron is suffering from root
weevil, both adult and lar-
vae.
Suggestion: Use benefi-
cial nematodes; use chem-
ical control as a last resort.
• Problem: My green pep-
per plants in my greenhouse
are sickly. What’s my prob-
lem?
Summer
Plant Clinic
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22
Discovery Garden
Submitted photo
Master gardeners will have native service-
berries for sale at the summer plant clinic.
Suggestion: The prob-
lem is aphids. Sometimes, a
strong blast of water from the
hose will knock aphids off of
the plant and solve the prob-
lem. Spraying with insecti-
cide soap will also eliminate
Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum
115 S.W. Lake St., Ilwaco, Wash.
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these problem pests.
• Problem: The leaves of
my rose bushes have a red
/ orange powdery substance
on them. Should I move
them into the open?
Suggestions: Your plant
has rust, which is a fungal
disease. Pick and destroy
infected leaves to prevent
spread of disease. Prune to
increase air circulation.
WSU Extension also sup-
ports two websites that can
help you diagnose your own
plant problems.
Hortsense,
http://hort-
sense.cahnrs.wsu.edu, con-
tains fact sheets for the
home gardener to manage
plant problems using Inte-
grated Pest Management.
Pestsense,
http://pest-
sense.cahnrs.wsu.edu, con-
tains fact sheets for man-
aging common indoor pest
problems with Integrated
Pest Management.
For more information,
contact Bev Arnoldy at bev-
arnoldy@gmail.com
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days before publication.
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Master gardeners to answer questions,
sell native plants at summer plant clinic
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