AUGUST 18, 2016 // 21
Master gardeners answer
your plant problems
Summer plant
clinic and peony
root sale set
for Aug. 20
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Warrenton teacher Sarah Kangas will speak about climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania on
Thursday, Aug. 25 at the Seaside Public Library.
Warrenton teacher summited Africa’s
tallest mountain — for the children
Sarah Kangas to
recount Mount
Kilimanjaro
adventure Aug. 25
SEASIDE — Warrenton
Grade School physical edu-
cation teacher Sarah Kangas
is a big lover of anything
to do with the outdoors.
So, when the opportunity
came up to summit Mount
Kilimanjaro — the highest
mountain in Africa — in
January 2016, she was excit-
ed for the opportunity.
But the expedition wasn’t
just a hiking trip. It also was
a chance to help African
children with disabilities
share in the experience and
joy of mountaineering.
The Friends of the
Seaside Library will host
Kangas for a talk about her
experience at 7 p.m. Thurs-
day, Aug. 25. The free event
will take place in the Com-
munity Room, and there will
be a slide presentation of the
adventure.
In the U.S., many people
with disabilities have a
loving support system,
resources and opportunities
to be a valuable contributing
member of society. In Kenya
and Tanzania, people with
disabilities lead drastically
different lives. They are
often outcast, shunned and
desolate.
The group Kupenda for
the Children, which part-
nered with Kangas and her
team for the climb, helps
enable children with dis-
abilities to achieve their full
potential.
Kupenda for the Children
supports over 600 children
with disabilities such as ce-
rebral palsy, deafness, spina
biida, Down syndrome,
autism, epilepsy and more.
Founded in 2003, the Chris-
tian-based nonproit assists
children with disabilities
by paying school fees and
providing school supplies,
constructing special needs
facilities, funding medical
intervention and more.
For the hike, Kangas met
and mentored three students
from a Kepunda school.
Together with several other
climbers, they went on an
11-day adventure hiking
to the highest point on the
continent.
The journey aimed to raise
awareness of the plight of dis-
abled children in East Africa
and acted as a fundraiser for
Kupenda for the Children and
its ongoing efforts to improve
children’s lives.
Kangas teaches physical
education to kindergarten
through ifth grade at War-
renton Grade School. She
also coaches cross country at
Warrenton Middle School.
The Seaside Public
Library is located at 1131
Broadway. For more infor-
mation, call 503-738-6742.
ILWACO, Wash. — The
Washington State Univer-
sity Master Gardeners of
Paciic County continue
their summer plant diagnos-
tic clinics at the Columbia
Paciic Heritage Museum.
The next summer plant clin-
ic will be held from 10 a.m.
to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20
at the museum’s Discovery
Garden.
Master gardeners will
be present to address plant
questions, concerns and
suggestions. The Discovery
Garden is located behind the
museum’s parking lot at 115
S.W. Lake St. Bring samples
of your plant problem if you
can.
In addition, a variety of
peony roots will be available
for sale, just in time for fall
planting ahead of next year’s
springtime blooms. Add
showy color to your garden
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Roots for peonies, like this
raspberry sundae variety,
will be for sale at the summer
plant clinic.
with these hardy, dependable
shrubs.
At prior plant clinics,
people in the community
challenged master gardeners
with questions about their
plants and gardening con-
cerns. Here’s a sampling:
• Problem: My rhodo-
dendron is suffering from
root weevil, both adult and
larvae. Suggestion: Use
beneicial nematodes; use
chemical control as a last
resort.
• Problem: My green
pepper plants in my green-
house are sickly. What’s my
problem? Suggestion: The
problem is aphids. Some-
times, a strong blast of water
from the hose will knock
aphids off of the plant and
solve the problem. Spraying
with insecticide soap will
also eliminate 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? Sugges-
tions: Your plant has rust,
which is a fungal disease.
Pick and destroy infected
leaves to prevent the spread
of disease. Prune to increase
air circulation.
The WSU Extension also
supports two websites that
can help you diagnose your
own plant problems.
Hortsense (hortsense.
cahnrs.wsu.edu) contains
fact sheets for the home
gardener to manage plant
problems using Integrated
Pest Management. Pestsense
(pestsense.cahnrs.wsu.edu)
contains 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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