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Green Grows the Lawn From Wahkiakum Master Gardeners We all have visions of a swath of the perfect green lawns. They can require constant care, a ton of money and countless hours of time. Here are some suggestions to make lawn care a less stressful endeavor. Choose the right grass for your area. Consider the climate- hot, cold, wet, dry. How much sun or shade? Does your site get rough use, heavy traffic, some coarse textured grass doesn’t mind some abuse. Steep slopes, rocky areas and paths are not good locations for grass, use some other p...
From Wahkiakum Master Gardeners One of the most challenging tasks of gardening is properly fertilizing your plants. Aside from air and water, there are three primary nutrients, three secondary nutrients, and eight micronutrients that a plant absorbs from the soil to complete the plant’s life cycle. This article will focus on the primary nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium) and the secondary nutrients (calcium, magnesium, sulfur). With the high rainfall in western Washington, these six essential nutrients can leach down through the s...