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“We love the Clallam County Home and Lifestyle Show, and this year’s event will be every bit as special as people have come to expect,” said KONP Sales Manager Stan Comeau. “Spring is right around the corner and we anticipate this year’s event to be bigger than ever.”

Organization for the 38th annual KONP Home and Lifestyle Show started last March, immediately following last year’s show at Port Angeles High School.

Comeau noted, “It’s almost getting to be an ongoing year-round process,” as staff teamed up to look at what went right last year and eyed possible improvements.

Last summer, KONP sales and marketing specialists began contacting exhibitors, looking for those interested in returning for the 2020 event, then marketing for replacement vendors to sell out the show.

While many stalwart local businesses have returned to the same booth locations at the Home Show, Comeau said KONP attempts to “keep the show fresh” with new faces, including many startup ventures each year, both from local and Puget Sound areas.

The transformation of the Port Angeles High School gymnasiums from an athletic facility to the Clallam County Home & Lifestyle Show venue starts Thursday night prior to the event.

Once Saturday morning rolls around, the Clallam County Home and Lifestyle Show doors open for thousands of Peninsula residents who take advantage of the free admission. KONP staff welcomes the event kickoff.

“We can kind of relax [once the show starts] because the show sort of takes care of itself,” Comeau said. “The exhibitors — that’s their time to shine.

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The Clallam County Home & Lifestyle Show will take place Saturday, March 14, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, March 15, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, call KONP Radio at 360-457-1450.

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One of the featured home from last year’s AAUW tour included a low slope roof, large picture windows and ample outside spaces.

The American Association of University Women/Foundation (AAUW/ UWF) is holding its 23rd annual Home and Kitchen Tour in Port Townsend on Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

This year’s self-guided tour features a variety of eight new, historic or remodeled Port Townsend homes.

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BY JEANETTE STEHR-GREEN The North Olympic Peninsula is notorious for its short growing season.

Its long, cool springs and early arrival of fall-like temperatures make it difficult to grow some vegetables.

You can get a jump on the growing season, however, by starting some of your vegetables from seed indoors.

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Vegetables typically started indoors include crops that grow slowly but cannot be planted until the weather warms, such as eggplants, peppers and tomatoes, and cool-weather crops that do not germinate well in cool, wet soils, such as cabbage family

members (including kale, broccoli and cauliflower), leeks and chard.

Little benefit is realized from starting fast-growing cool-weather crops indoors, such as lettuce, spinach and radishes. These and crops that do not transplant well, such as those with large seeds (such as beans, peas and corn) or large taproots (such as

carrots) are usually seeded directly into the garden.

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You want your seedlings to be ready to go in the ground as soon as the weather permits, but you don’t want these “starts” to outgrow their containers while you wait for outdoor conditions to improve.

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To decide when to plant, first determine the approximate date that you can transplant the newly grown seedlings into the garden. Cool-weather crops can go into the garden as soon as the soil can be worked in early spring.

Warm-weather plants usually need to wait until the threat of frost is well past and temperatures are consistently warm. If you do not know the best time to plant outdoors, consult the seed packet.

Then calculate how long it will take the vegetable to grow from a seed to a transplantable size. Based on the information on the seed’s package, add up the days required for the following steps: • time from planting the seed to sprouting (known as the “days to germination”) (typically five to 20 days) plus • time from seedling to a strong start (usually six to 10 weeks) plus • acclimation time for the plant to become accustomed to outside conditions before planting it in the ground (see “transplant shock” below).

Using the sum of these numbers, count backwards from the desired outdoor planting date; that’ll give you a good idea of when you need to start your seeds indoors.

In general, on the North Olympic Peninsula, cool-weather crops can be started indoors in January and February for planting out in late March, and warm-weather crops can be started in mid-March for planting out in late May/early June.

OLD SEEDS: TO USE OR NOT TO USE? Over time, seeds lose their ability to germinate and produce healthy plants. If stored in cold, dark, dry conditions, most seeds are good for a couple of years.

If you want to use seeds from previous growing seasons, but don’t know their age or whether they were stored properly, you can determine their viability by doing a germination test.

1. Spread 10 to 25 seeds from the pack on a stack of two or three moist paper towels; 2. Roll up the towels loosely and seal them in a plastic bag or container; 3. Keep the bag or container in a warm place (70-80 degrees) and wait for the seeds to germinate.

Check the seeds periodically to see how many have sprouted. Allow up to a week after the expected days to germination (printed on the seed packet) for the seeds to sprout.

If at least half of the seeds germinate, the seeds can be used, but you might want to sow them thicker than you normally would.

If less than 50 percent germinate, it would be best to discard them. Planting seeds that do not germinate or grow well is a waste of your time.

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Before planting the seeds, give some thought to the containers and soil. Just about anything that will hold soil and has drainage holes will work. Keep in mind that if the containers are very small, you might need to transplant your seedlings into larger containers before transplanting them into the garden.

If the containers have been used previously, soak or drench them prior to planting with a solution of 1 part laundry bleach to 10 parts water.

New containers do not require such treatment.

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TRANSPLANTING YOUR STARTS Your starts can be transplanted into the garden when weather conditions are right for the plant and the seedling has a good root system. Do not, however, wait overly long to transplant them because the seedlings can outgrow their containers and become stressed.

Prior to transplanting, water the seedlings so that the soil around the roots does not fall apart when you remove them from their containers.

When you transplant, do not pull the seedlings out of their containers by the stem and try not to disturb the roots.

TROUBLESHOOTING Starting seeds indoors is relatively easy and most problems can be prevented with a little forethought.

Damping off. Damping off is a fungal disease that causes young seedlings to wither and topple over. Once it appears, you cannot save those seedlings.

To prevent damping off, maintain good air circulation over your seedlings and do not overwater them. If damping off occurs, remove the affected seedlings as soon as possible, dispose of the soil and clean the pots as directed above before using again.

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Jeanette Stehr-Green has been a WSU-certified Clallam County Master Gardener since 2003. Stehr-Green enjoys teaching others about a variety of gardening topics and regularly writes gardening articles. She also participates in a monthly gardening call-in program on KONP. Stehr-Green and her husband, Paul, enjoy living on the North Olympic Peninsula and growing their own vegetables year-round.

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seedlings grow. Provide seedlings a total of 16 hours of light exposure daily, allowing them at least eight hours of dark.

Transplant shock. Once seedlings are well established, gradually expose them to outdoor conditions before planting them in the ground (a process called “hardening off”). Start by placing seedlings in a shady, protected location outside for an hour or two. Each day, leave the plants out a little longer and expose them to a little more direct sunshine. After a week to 10 days, the starts will be ready for transplanting.

Although you can buy many vegetable starts at local nurseries and retail stores, if you grow your own, you will have a bigger selection of crops and varieties, such as heirloom, newly released and novel varieties.

You also can save money starting vegetables from seeds since you can buy several packs of seeds for the price of one six-pack of starts.

Finally, starting seeds indoors can satisfy that late-winter-need-to-dig-inthe-dirt longing, a desire that hits most gardeners at this time of year. So, what are you waiting for?

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Starting vegetable seeds indoors can give you a jump on the gardening season and save you money. Time your planting so that the seedlings are ready to go into the garden when weather and soil conditions permit but the plant does not languish too long indoors.

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PETALS & PATHWAYS HOME GARDENS TOUR OF PORT ANGELES lovingly cared for by the same family since 1906.

• • “Fairnie Brea” consists of open The Master Gardeners of Clallam meadows with meandering trails, County will be hosting the 27th making this garden a delightful annual Petals & Pathways Tour on experience.

June 20 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The • • “Grandma’s Garden” is unique, seven gardens highlighted are in the containing over 100 hanging plants.

“West End” of Port Angeles and extend Each garden will have approximately along U.S. Highway 112. Conveniently seven to 10 Master Gardeners available located and easy to find, these gardens to help with plant identification and are nestled among some of the finest care advice. scenery on the Peninsula.

The tickets are printed with a map The featured gardens are chosen by to assist you with this self-guided tour.

Master Gardeners for their diversity Tickets are $15 for prepurchase (early in design, accessibility and creativity.

Each garden has a name that reflects its bird) and $20 on the day of the tour. uniqueness, such as “4-Season Garden” Proceeds from the tour help to maintain the Woodcock Demonstration Gardens and “The Permaculture Garden.” in Sequim and the Master Gardener’s Here are some of the highlights: •• “A Place to Reflect” has peaceful community service effort, such as the views of garden art, framed in Youth Enrichment Program (YEP) and ornamental plantings. educational outreach classes.

•• “Strait Shot from the Forest” has Tickets are available online now at panoramic views of the Strait of brownpapertickets.com. Tickets also can Juan de Fuca from terraced gardens. be purchased at Garden Centers, Port •• “A Woodland Oasis” features an Book & News and the WSU Extension original farmhouse and garden office in May. ARTICLE AND PHOTO BY CATHY WAGNER, MASTER GARDENER OF CLALLAM COUNTY

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Add a septic inspection to your garden to-do list!

State Law (WAC) 246-272A-0270 and Clallam County Code (CCC) 41.20.170 require regular septic inspections. Contact Clallam County Environmental Health today for do-it-yourself inspection training classes and take advantage of our inspection rebate program.

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22ND ANNUAL GALA GARDEN SHOW BOASTS OVER 45 VENDORS will talk about “Berries for All.” At 1 p.m. Special Guest Speaker Christina Pfeiffer will discuss using seasonal cues Soroptimist International of Sequim to maximize gardening results. Her proudly presents the 22nd Annual Gala approach is to highlight sustainable and Garden Show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. practical techniques that create greater on Saturday, March 21st and 10 a.m. results for less effort. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 22nd.

Christina Pfeiffer, is the co-author Explore over 45 vendors with the of the invaluable resource “Pacific latest in lush plants, useful tools and Northwest Gardening Calendar Monthinteresting garden décor at the Sequim by-Month.” She is an educator and Boys & Girls Club, located at 440 W. Fir consultant with 40 years’ experience St. in Sequim. in arboriculture and led landscape In addition to diverse vendors, we management efforts at the Holden and have partnered with the Clallam County Washington Park arboretums.

Master Gardeners for a speaker’s The show includes a great garden series which provides education and item raffle, and a light lunch is available inspiration for gardeners of all levels. All in the Garden Café. presentations are free for Gala Garden Soroptimist International has Show attendees. The fee to enter the been serving Sequim and Clallam show is $5 each day for adults, children County for almost 75 years through its 12 and under are admitted free. mission of supporting women and girls This year there are four sessions by with the resources and opportunities Master Gardeners on Saturday starting to reach their full potential and live at 10 a.m. when panel members Chris their dreams. The Garden Show is a Barton, Jan Danford, Muriel Nesbitt, fundraiser and the money is used for and Audreen Williams will answer scholarships, educational events, and gardening questions. At 11:15 a.m. other local needs. For more information, Bob Cain will present “Smart, Simple go to sequimgardenshow.com and Frugal Vegetable Gardening.” At 1:00 p.m. Keith Dekker will discuss Soroptimist International has been the “Who, What, Where of Pruning.” serving Sequim and Clallam County At 2:15 p.m. Susan Kalamar will bring for almost 75 years through its mission plants to illustrate her talk on “Hardy of supporting women and girls. The Succulents for the Pacific Northwest.”

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Picking the right paint for your project Questions to ask yourself before starting

BY ANGELES MILLWORK & HARTNAGEL BUIDLING SUPPLY When working at a paint counter, the question most often asked is, “What kind of paint should I buy?” The answer to that question is different with each customer, but it can usually be determined by considering three factors:

1. Where are you using the paint?

2. How much protection does the painted surface require?

3. How long would you like the sheen to last?

By answering these three questions, you can narrow your focus to a few choices with minimal effort.

WHERE ARE YOU USING THE PAINT?

We can answer this question in two parts.

The first consideration is whether you are painting

inside or outside. Exterior paints and interior paints have different formulas created to make them protect and last in their intended environment. Exterior paints tend to focus on UV resistance and flexibility in order to avoid cracking as the temperature outside rises and falls. Interior paints tend to be more focused on washability and holdout (how long your sheen will last). Some paints are formulated to withstand frequent washing and scrubbing without much loss of sheen, whereas others are not.

As a general rule, if you want a paint that will hold up to frequent scrubbing, avoid paints at the low end of the price spectrum.

The second part of the question is what part of the building you will be painting. Most interior walls are painted in either an eggshell or satin sheen, whereas bathrooms and kitchens are typically painted in a semi-gloss to provide extra washability and protection.

The higher the sheen level, the more protection your paint provides. This leads us to question No. 2…

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HOW MUCH PROTECTION DOES THE PAINTED SURFACE REQUIRE?

Some parts of our homes need more protection than others. For most of your home, a high-quality latex paint will do just fine. There are, however, exceptions: Your front door, kitchen cabinets and floor trim can benefit from the added protection of an enamel paint instead of latex.

In the past, enamels had a longer drying time than latex paints, but with new water/oil hybrid enamels (also called waterborne alkyds) you can get the extra protection you need without the extended dry times.

These products can cost a bit more than latex paints but are well worth the extra cost.

Another consideration is humidity. Bathrooms and washrooms can be at higher risk for mold, mildew and fungi. If you want to keep your home free of these pesky microbes, consider paints and primers that contain mildewcides and antimicrobials. Packets of mold inhibitors can be purchased and mixed into paints at nearly any paint counter.

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HOW LONG WOULD YOU LIKE THE SHEEN TO LAST? Obviously if we had the choice, the beautiful shine and soft glow of our paint would last forever. Sadly, no paint holds its luster forever. Here is where price comes into play. We all know that you get what you pay for, but this is especially true in the world of paint.

Odds are, if you buy a lower-end product, you’re not going to get a decade’s worth of holdout from it. Ask yourself, “How long do I need this to look like new?” Is your project a rental property, a fixer-upper for a quick flip, or is it your dream house?

If you are planning on repainting in a few years or are selling your house, then the more affordable options will suit your needs just fine. If, however, you are only planning on painting once this decade, then a high-quality paint is what you want. Remember, the cost of labor (or your own time) should be considered alongside the material expense.

More expensive paints can leave you

scratching your head asking, “Why is this one so much more than the others?”

Longevity is the answer. Higher-quality paints keep their sheen much longer than ordinary paints, not only providing excellent protection, but keeping your home beautiful as well.

A new paint project can be daunting, but knowing the answers to these three questions will steer you in the right direction and take some of the stress out of selecting the “right” paint.

If you feel like you’re getting in over your head, drop by your local paint counter and have a chat with a paint specialist. Chances are they can not only answer your questions, but they’ll also give you some great tips on preparation and technique.

Jeff Harvey and Tami Reynolds are full-time paint specialists at Angeles Millwork and Hartnagel Building Supply. The Port Angeles sister stores are employee-owned and have been serving the community since 1906 and 1960. They provide knowledgeable help and quality building materials for the pro, “DIY”-er and homeowner.

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