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TALK DIRT TO ME
Now that we've had some time to reflect, what would you say have been your successes and/or failures of the past summer? Please share your own experiences with us on the Talk Dirt Blog.
JEFF LOWENFELS
For an interesting houseplant, gather ye moss
I like mosses. They are some of my favorite plants. They don't grow very tall. They don't need any care. When they dry out, you just need to add water to green them up again. They really don't need all that much light. And they are beautiful.
TALK DIRT TO ME
Don't be too quick to lament the snow
I knew it was coming eventually, but when it began to snow Sunday evening, I wasn't psychologically ready for it.
JEFF LOWENFELS
Hydroponics is easier (and cheaper) than ever
I am trying to get more of you to try gardening using hydroponics, particularly during the winter months. It is a great way to garden indoors -- and indoors we are for nine months.
TALK DIRT TO ME
Options to consider to keep garden moose-free
My nose is running like a river and glowing as red as Rudolph's as I write. What is it about freeze-up and the end of outdoor gardening that lets one's immune system and defense mechanisms down?
JEFF LOWENFELS
Time to turn your thoughts to house plants
Nothing like frozen ground to make you realize the time to garden indoors for a while has arrived. Even the dog doesn't want to go out this time of year.
Plants, tips, clubs, meetings
TALK DIRT TO ME
For those of you who have been waiting to find out if Bob Boyer will be selling his wonderful greenhouse apples again -- he is -- but only from 1-5 p.m. today.
JEFF LOWENFELS
Chase the winter gloom with holiday blooms
Ah, winter settles in. Now how about getting those special, indoor plants to perform while we wait for the ground to thaw next spring?
TALK DIRT TO ME
Alaska plant pioneers receive lifetime award
The Anchorage Chapter of the Alaska Master Gardeners gave out their first ever Lifetime Achievement Award to Verna and Frank Pratt on Monday night.
Plants, tips, clubs, meetings
JEFF LOWENFELS
Lighting up is a must if you want to be a winter gardener
Nothing like a few nights in the 30s to get the gardener's attention. This really is the last call to action before the long, big freeze. Simply put, take care of those faucets, get the mulches down and put away those hoses.
TALK DIRT TO ME
A gardener's conundrum: When faced with impending ice and snow, what is one to do when garden flowers are still in bloom?
Plants, tips, clubs, meetings
JEFF LOWENFELS
Finish yard preparations before Old Man Winter arrives
It is still warm after all these months. How could this be so? Denver? Snowed out. Chicago environs? Snow and temperatures in the teens. Clearly, this is not normal and we should not expect it to last.
JEFF LOWENFELS
Plant garlic now for spring flowers and an August crop
It seems to me the really hard frosts, the ones that tell you this is going to be a long winter and it is just beginning, are still a ways off. I am guessing the ground won't freeze for up to a month and the chances of that frost getting down very deep, quickly, seem slim.
TALK DIRT TO ME
Does anyone remember a better fall season? It seems like it's going on and on and some trees haven't even begun to turn yet. Take a drive before the winds or killing frosts destroy the view.
Plants, tips, clubs, meetings
JEFF LOWENFELS
Time to get ready for long winter nap
Preparation for the winter and next year's growing season is the theme today.
College students, volunteers harvest fruits of their labor
In drizzling rain, Mat-Su College organic gardening class members and volunteers harvested the rest of what, for some, was their first garden.
Plants, tips, clubs, meetings
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Check out local artists' photos of the artwork they'll be displaying in this year's holiday craft fairs.
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It's time for our annual Howwwwl-oween costume contest, your chance to make your Scary Scottie, Ghoulish Greyhound or Princess Pug famous.
Fall means berries, bright leaves and garden chores
Tell your spouse it's better to not to rake
'Pagoda' a nice addition to Alaska-hardy bulbs
Mystery mushrooms make a rare appearance
Now is the time to prepare plants for winter
Weeds present peril to local ecology
Citizen Weed Warriors ever vigilant
Make sure to go easy on the lawn fertilizer
There is a fungus among us in Nikiski
Conditions ideal for creative mowing
Bus stops at some of the best the Valley has to offer
Pruning lilacs now will hurt flowers next season
Clam Gulch couple packs three greenhouses
Make a photo record of your garden
Homer gardener claims national honor
Time to start harvesting food in earnest
Labors of love are on public display
Let aphids -- and their enemies -- do their thing
Vandals damage downtown gardens
Art promotes vegetables on wheels
Pest plants are digging the warm weather too
A few facts about insects in Alaska
Break out the hose while enjoying the gorgeous weather
A chat with primula addict Jane Baldwin
July is prime time for some lawn TLC
Help knock out noxious weeds this week
Don't forget about gardening safety