Nurturing Gardens with Clean Water
This is a list of Evergreen Thumb episodes related to Clean Water. The WSU Extension Master Gardener volunteer program teaches integrated pest management to minimize polluted runoff.
Clean water is vital to our health, communities, and economy. We need clean water upstream to have healthy communities downstream. How we care for plants and manage soil in our home garden/landscape can have an impact on water quality. Excess pesticides and fertilizers can run off or percolate through the soil, ultimately ending up in surface and groundwater. Compacted soil reduces water-holding capacity, allowing it to run off. Organic matter left on or incorporated into the soil can help absorb and hold water. Loose soil can be blown or carried off and can flow into streams, rivers, and lakes.
For additional information on how WSU Extension Master Gardeners are nurturing gardens with clean water, visit the WSU Extension Master Gardener program website.
In part nine of our Program Priority Series we cover the topic of clean water. Integrated Pest Management Specialist Laurel Moulton joins host Erin Hoover to talk about how using IPM practices can contribute to cleaner water by preventing water pollution.
Guest Todd Murray joins Erin Hoover to talk about how climate change is affecting plants through shifting weather patterns, making them more vulnerable to both native and non-native pests, and how gardeners can adapt to these changes.
Want to help save the bees? Washington Bee Atlas Pollinator Taxonomist Karen Wright joins host Erin Hoover to talk about the Washington Bee Atlas and how to get involved to help gather data about our native bee populations.
OSU Extension’s Wildlife Specialist Dr. Dana Sanchez joins host Erin Hoover to discuss strategies for managing vertebrate pests, or wildlife, in your garden or natural spaces.
Need convincing that spiders belong in your garden? Expert guest Rod Crawford joins host Erin Hoover to explain how different spider species help you control different garden pests.
In part two of our “Gardening Myths” series, host Erin Hoover separates fact from fiction on some widely believed plant remedies and techniques.
In part one of our “Gardening Myths” series, host Erin Hoover separates fact from fiction on some widely believed plant remedies and techniques.
WSU Bee Program Extension Coordinator Bri Price joins us to explain how listeners can best support solitary bees before and during the winter season.
Find pesticide labels to be confusing? Rachel Bomberger joins us to talk pesticide labels and how to interpret them.
Laurel Moulton joins us to talk about using pests, predators, and prevention as integrated pest management strategies to help your vegetable garden thrive.
Valorie Savisky joins us to chat about what successful rain gardens are and how to build them in the PNW.
Elaine Jamerson, a Kittitas County WSU Extension Master Gardener, joins us to talk about the Xeriscape garden they installed last year.
Soil is Alive! Join us today as we discuss the basics of soil biology. Plus, I review the January garden calendar.
Ever wonder if all the “creepy” garden critters like snakes, spiders, and beetles are garden allies or enemies? Find out in my conversation with entomologist Todd Murray.