Online Continuing Education
What is continuing education?
Classes that will improve a volunteer’s knowledge and skill base for performing work as a horticulture adviser and serving as a resource on issues of sustainable gardening for home gardeners. MGs are trained to carry out the mission of WSU Extension and its community horticulture programs, and their purpose is to educate. Education that counts as continuing education includes classes, seminars, lectures offered by accredited institutions/horticulture organizations including webinars and online workshops.
Two series of classes are offered online for King County Master Gardeners and also to the public. Detail about these are found on our Education page:
- 2020-2021 Online Growing Groceries series
- 2021 Online BDG Saturday Workshops
Below is the list of online continuing education for Master Gardeners. Some are available from Oregon State University and the Cooperative Extension System as webinars, and some are relevant to home gardening and some are relevant to the Pacific Northwest. The webinars listed below are offered on demand and without charge. Additional recordings are available by using the Advanced Search on the eXtension website, https://connect.extension.org/.
The hotlinks listed below will take you to a selection of webinars that are relevant and will qualify as CE. The list of videos are sorted by broad topics and year, so view the full list to find topics of interest to you. As you watch the webinar, reflect on how the topic presented relates to the questions from clients and how the information will influence your answers.
Plants
2018 ‘First Look’: OSU Research on Native Plants in the PNW Garden: https://connect.extension.org/event/first-look-osu-research-on-native-plants-in-the-pnw-garden
2018 Hybridization and Tetraploids and Chromosomes, Oh My! Understanding Plant Breeding for Disease Resistance: https://connect.extension.org/event/hybridization-and-tetraploids-and-chromosomes-oh-my-understanding-plant-breeding-for-disease-resistance
2019 What can a leaf bud tell us about environmental change? Citizen Science, Master Gardeners and Nature’s Notebook: https://connect.extension.org/event/what-can-a-leaf-bud-tell-us-about-environmental-change-citizen-science-master-gardeners-and-nature-s-notebook
2020 Benefits Of Using Cover Crops: https://connect.extension.org/event/benefits-of-using-cover-crops?reply=534297201039955631#534297201039955631
Bees, Pollinators
2017 Never doubt how a small, thoughtful and committed pollinator habitat (in your garden) can change the world: https://connect.extension.org/event/never-doubt-how-a-small-thoughtful-and-committed-pollinator-habitat-in-your-garden-can-change-the-world
2018 The latest research on bees in the garden: Results from the Oregon State University Garden Ecology Lab: https://connect.extension.org/event/the-latest-research-on-bees-in-the-garden-results-from-the-oregon-state-university-garden-ecology-lab
2019 “First Look” Reading a Pesticide Label to Protect Bees: https://connect.extension.org/event/first-look-reading-a-pesticide-label-to-protect-bees
2020 WSU: Pollination and Protecting Pollinators: https://youtu.be/8XLS0Qr1Fyo [52 minutes]
Vegetables, Edible Plants
2018 Practical Food Safety in the Garden: https://connect.extension.org/event/practical-food-safety-in-the-garden
2019 Adapting Dry Farming Techniques to Vegetable Gardens: https://connect.extension.org/event/adapting-dry-farming-techniques-to-vegetable-gardens
2019 Demystifying Grafted Tomatoes: The Why & How for Gardeners: https://connect.extension.org/event/demystifying-grafted-tomatoes-the-why-and-how-for-gardeners
2019 Succession Planting: Growing Crops for Continual Harvest: https://connect.extension.org/event/succession-planting-growing-crops-for-continual-harvest?reply=534578731992731008#534578731992731008
2020 Companion Planting For Vegetables: https://connect.extension.org/event/companion-planting-for-vegetables?reply=533593489354700522#533593489354700522
2020 Companion Planting For Vegetables II: https://connect.extension.org/event/companion-planting-for-vegetables-ii?reply=534156463535726105#534156463535726105
Pest Management in the Landscape
2017 Organic Pesticides for Home Gardens: https://connect.extension.org/event/organic-pesticides-for-home-gardens
2018 All Bugs Good and Bad Webinar Series: Bees, Wasps, and Hornets, Oh my!: https://connect.extension.org/event/2018-all-bugs-good-and-bad-webinar-series-bees-wasps-and-hornets-oh-my
2018 Dealing with Darling Dastardly Deer: https://connect.extension.org/event/dealing-with-darling-dastardly-deer
2018 Frontiers in Slug & Snail Management: https://connect.extension.org/event/frontiers-in-slug-and-snail-management
2018 Identifying & Managing the Bronze Birch Borer (recording, resources): https://connect.extension.org/event/identifying-and-managing-the-bronze-birch-borer
2018 Meet the New Neighbors: Emerging Insect Pests in Oregon: https://connect.extension.org/event/meet-the-new-neighbors-emerging-pest-issues-in-oregon
2019 Asian Jumping Worms: A Threat to Oregon Landscapes: https://connect.extension.org/event/asian-jumping-worms-a-threat-to-oregon-landscapes
2019 Project Happy Apples: Reducing codling moth damage in backyard orchards: https://connect.extension.org/event/project-happy-apples-reducing-codling-moth-damage-in-backyard-orchards
2020 Dueling with Diggers: Gophers, Moles, Voles and Ground Squirrels: https://connect.extension.org/event/dueling-with-diggers-gophers-moles-voles-and-ground-squirrels
2020 Early Summer Pest Issues: https://connect.extension.org/event/early-summer-pest-issues
2020 Oh Rats! Dealing with non-native rodents in the garden: https://connect.extension.org/event/oh-rats-dealing-with-non-native-rodents-in-the-garden
2020 WSU Landscape Maintenance: Healthy Plants While Minimizing Pesticides: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-jPeqLyS8E&t=8s [46 minutes]
Added 2021: WSU 2012 Homeowner’s Guide to Integrated Pest Management: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY9fmQI0gSY [23 minutes]
2021 WSU Pruning as an IPM Tool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oZErUzet9Y : The importance of knowing the biology of the plants being pruned and using pruning to prevent insect and disease problems in the maritime PNW. [40 minutes]
Plant Disease Management
2018 Powdery Mildew: Biology and Management in the Garden: https://connect.extension.org/event/powdery-mildew-biology-and-management-in-the-garden
2019 Are Viruses Lurking in Your Backyard Cherries? https://connect.extension.org/event/are-viruses-lurking-in-your-backyard-cherries
2019 Update on Sudden Oak Death in the Pacific Northwest: https://connect.extension.org/event/update-on-sudden-oak-death-in-the-pacific-northwest
2020 From the 2020 WSU Extension King County Master Gardener Training Series: Plant Pathology & Plant Problem Diagnosis Presenter: Rachel Bomberger, WSU Department of Plant Pathology
Updated November 2021
