Photos: Tyonek harvests watermelons

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Tonya Kaloa, left, and Nicole Swenson display a watermelon grown in the greenhouse garden in Tyonek. The garden produced 60 pounds of watermelon this summer, along with other types of produce.

This summer, in the little village of Tyonek, something big happened in the community garden: About 60 pounds of watermelons were raised from seed in two high-tunnel greenhouses.

What's even more impressive is that the village has gone from very little gardening experience to growing watermelon, which is rare in Alaska, in only four seasons.

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