Carbon County Master Gardeners will hold a workshop on diagnosing and managing plant disease in your garden from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Penn State Extension Office, 529 Lentz Trail in Jim Thorpe.

Dealing with plant disease is part of the challenge of gardening. Learn to recognize the major diseases that infect your plants and find out how to manage them effectively.Registration is required and space is limited to 16 participants. Register online by visiting

http://extension.psu.edu/plants/ master-gardener/ events/diagnosing-and-managing-diseases-of-herbaceous-perennials. To register by phone, call 570-325-2788, ext. 3804. Leave your contact information when calling: name, address, email, phone and the program you wish to attend. There is a $5 materials fee that will be collected at the workshop. Deadline to register is Friday.If you are interested in bringing a sample from your own garden, please request a fact sheet that will tell you how to collect and preserve your plant material when you register for the workshop.For more information on Penn State Extension and upcoming programs, you can visit our website at

extension.psu.edu/carbon.