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IN THE GARDEN (airing 6-6:30pm on Thursdays) shares practical wisdom and science-based research on all things gardening in our maritime Pacific Northwest region. Each episode is timed to the garden this month – what to expect from the weather, what garden tasks are calling, what to plant now, what’s ready to harvest, what to do, and not to do. The show covers a lot of ground – the how, the why and the when – the mistakes and the fun of gardening. Join Master Gardeners Julia, Barbara and Dianna, along with Food Bank grower Mary Beth, and friends each month. We welcome your comments and questions at [email protected].
Julia Cordz is a retired teacher, a certified professional horticulturist, and since 2019, a Master Gardener volunteer. Julia enjoys propagating plants from seed and cuttings for the biennial Plant Sale; researching solutions for Plant Clinic; and contributing to the Growing Groceries course held every Spring. Her interests include water-efficient landscape design that blends PNW natives with edible ornamentals; soil biodiversity; experimenting with animal-resilient planting strategies; and alternative approaches to food production such as straw bale gardening.
Barbara Faurot became a Master Gardener in 2018 and a Master Pruner in 2019. After writing a monthly “Garden Notes” column for the Port Townsend Leader for nearly five years, she is now editor of the “Seeds for Thought” newsletter for the state-wide Master Gardener Foundation. Barbara enjoys working with other volunteers to share gardening knowledge, lessons learned, and botanical history and folklore. Special interests include native plant gardens, rain gardens, pruning for plant health and structure, and backyard forest restoration.
Mary Beth Haralovich is a volunteer at the Quimper Grange Food Bank Garden, a three-time veteran of Growing Groceries, and former Board member of Food Bank Growers (FBG). She is on the team that produces the monthly Food for Thought series at Quimper Grange. Mary Beth is grateful to Growing Groceries and Food Bank Growers for their continual inspiration about growing in her small and shady home garden. She loves the adventure of the QG Garden and being in the Garden with FBG volunteers.
Dianna Wiklund has been a Master Gardener since 2011. She has worked with the WSU Growing Groceries team since 2015, and served as Garden Coordinator for the Food Bank Growers since 2022. For seven years, Dianna was the WSU Jefferson County Extension Food Safety and Preservation Specialist. She writes “This Month in the Garden” for the FBG newsletter, sharing her hard-earned knowledge of gardening here on the Quimper Peninsula. Dianna has a small farm/large garden on Marrowstone Island and likes to share all her gardening mistakes so others don’t have to make them.
(Airdate: May 30, 2025) Co-hosts Jim Burke and Commissioner Heidi Eisenhour talk with Chris Macklin, Assistant Manager of Parks and Recreation, and Sam Miller, Recreation Supervisor for Jefferson County about athletic and recreational programs with Parks and Recreation this summer and fall mostly for children but also adults.
KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro welcomed the Port Townsend Main Street Program to BrewNow: we where joined by outgoing Executive Director Mari Mullen who reflected on her 26 years running the program, and we also celebrated the new Executive Director Natalie Maitland.
(Airdate: May 29, 2025 – The Girl at the High School Dance)
(Airdate: May 27, 2025) Maryanne interviews Jose Borrayo, the owner of the PT Garden Center. Jose’s a classic entrepreneur. He started out as the maintenance guy at the Garden Center and after years of hard work and study he ended up owning the place. He’s been through some challenging times. During the pandemic his main supplier of plant starts and herbs went out of business. So he ended up buying land and erecting a large greenhouse. Now he grows his own. That results in better prices both for him and for his customers. He’s also expanding into landscaping, partnering with his brother. Jose’s insatiable curiosity has led him to read and absorb every label. When it comes to gardens he’s now a finely tuned expert.
(Airdate: May 27, 2025) We’ve been staying at the Jiayuguan Guest House, one of the most expensive places we’ve stayed at so far. We figured the Chinese Ministry of Tourism inspector in charge must have been bribed to award them two stars! We’ve been visiting all the surrounding convenient sites, but the one site we decided to forego was the July 1st Glacier, located over 100 kilometers away in the Qilian Mountains….
