Editor’s note: The Feb. 14 Green Thumb Garden Tips education series featuring WSU Master Gardener Cindy Ericksen has been canceled because of inclement weather conditions. — MD

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WSU Master Gardener Cindy Ericksen will share tips for starting seeds — both indoors and outdoors — at noon on Thursday, Feb. 14, in the county commissioners’ meeting room of the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles.

Ericksen will discuss selecting seeds that will fit a gardener’s taste preferences, microclimate and growing conditions. She will also explain timing, watering, temperature and nutrition needs for optimal germination and how to care for, transplant and tend new seedlings.

A nurse by profession, Ericksen brings years of gardening experience. She has contributed thousands of plants, particularly, healthy vegetable starts, for the annual Master Gardener Foundation of Clallam County’s plant sale since becoming a Master Gardener in 2006.

This presentation is part of the Green Thumb Garden Tips education series, sponsored by the WSU Clallam County Master Gardeners on the second and fourth Thursday of every month in Port Angeles. Programs are designed to help home gardeners establish or improve their gardening practices. Speakers are local and regional individuals with expertise and experience in sustainable horticultural practices.

Attendees may bring a lunch. The presentations are free and open to the public. For more information, call 360-565-2679.