Garden clinic

The Master Gardener Volunteers’ Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic will be available through the Ohio State University Extension Miami County office.

Miami County residents can call, email or stop in with a sample plant, weed or bug for volunteers to examine and identify for free.

The clinic will operate Thursdays from 2 to 4 p.m. beginning May 19. It is staffed by trained Master Gardener Volunteers who are knowledgeable about a variety of topics and issues related to horticulture and gardening.

The clinic is designed to connect community members with MGV’s to answer questions on trees, gardening, insects, herbs, flowers, wildlife, landscaping and fruit. The phone number is 937-440-3945. NANCY BOWMAN,