The planting season is getting closer, and Master Gardeners are available to answer your questions about lawns, vegetables, flowers, trees, and ornamental plants; disease, insect, weed, or wildlife problems; soils (including soil test results) and fertilizers; freeze and frost damage; and cultural and chemical solutions to pest problems.

Email HaywoodEMGV@gmail.com with a detailed description of the problem, plant, or insect. Send clear digital photos if possible. Or call (828) 456-3575 and describe your home gardening issue to the receptionist.

Either way, an Extension Master Gardener℠ Volunteer of Haywood County will get back to you within a few days with research-based information. Or drop by the Extension office on Raccoon Road in Waynesville – the in-person clinic is staffed Tuesday mornings from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and Thursday afternoons from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm.