SOURCE CONTACT: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sharon Collman March 16, 2010
WSU Snohomish County Extension
600-128th Street SE, Everett, WA 98208
(425) 357-6025 collmans@wsu.edu
 
Drip Irrigation Class: Save on water and save on work
 
EVERETT, WA – If you have a vegetable or flower garden you won’t want to miss this April 8th workshop
given in the afternoon 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and again in the evening from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at WSU
Snohomish County Extension in Everett. Jeff Thompson, a Master Gardener, will explain how to develop
your yard for easy maintenance and low water usage.
 
A good water system targets the exact area where you want the water (for example, the roots) and allows you
to deliver it at the exact time you wish (using a timer). It also prevents disease by minimizing water contact
with the leaves, stems, and fruit of plants.
 
Jeff will show you what you will need to buy and how to put the system together with hands-on
demonstrations plus how you can customize and expand your own system. He will also explain the benefits
of using drip irrigation such as for containers, raised beds, vegetable rows and even balconies.
 
WSU Snohomish County Master Gardener Jeff Thompson, affectionately known as “Mr. Tomato,” grows up
to 3,000 tomato starts for the Master Gardener plant sale. (The sale is Saturday May 1st) His classes on drip
irrigation have been highly popular and were a great help in growing the tomatoes and irrigating the
McCollum Park Demonstration Garden.
 
Cost is $20/per person, or $25/2 people sharing materials, pre-registration required. To register download
the form at www.snohomish.wsu.edu/garden/workshops/registrationform.pdf and mail with your check, or
call Karie Christensen at (425) 338-2400, e-mail klchristen@cahnrs.wsu.edu.
 
For more information, contact Sharon Collman at collmans@wsu.edu,  (425) 357-6025.
 
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