Gardening: The problem for Alaska gardeners this time of year is that the end of the outdoor season could be three or four weeks away. Or, it could come tomorrow.
Gardening: This winter you can grow herbs, sprout seeds and cultivate lettuces or tomatoes and peppers. Or grow edible flowers, like lavender and edible violets.
Gardening: Seeding, harvesting, fertilizing, slug control: Here’s what to do now that the weather is getting cool.
Gardening: Depending on your interest, with the right system you can specialize in orchids, grow food or re-create Hawaii.
Gardening: Good advice for Florida doesn't always make sense up north.
Gardening: The “What’s blooming?” section of the Alaska Botanical Garden’s site is like having your very own Southcentral Alaska perennial catalog.
Gardening: Why won't a tomato plant flower? What's that powdery mold? Can tomatoes grow upside down?
Gardening: You can eat slugs you find in your yard -- but why go to the trouble when there are plenty of other strange things to eat out there?
Gardening: One reason could be that your patch is still young. Here are some others.
Meanwhile, the pandemic has caused many who wouldn’t otherwise exercise get outside for a walk. They're noticing more wildflowers.
Gardening: Many of us don't thin plants because we think we are removing something that can be harvested later.
Gardening: Also, what's up with the blotches on your lilac's leaves - and other reader questions.
Gardening: Hawkweed and perennial sow thistle should be driven out whenever possible. Also, it's probably time to thin the vegetables in your garden bed.
Gardening: Southcentral Alaska is having a big year for aphids. The best remedy for your yard is the safest.
Gardening: There's a difference between rabbits and hares, but not when it comes to damaging everything from roses to lettuces.
Gardening in Alaska: Before you buy Earth- and human-harming chemicals, ask yourself one question: “Do I love my lawn more than I do my family and my neighbors?”
Gardening in Alaska: Also, what trees to replace beetle-killed spruce trees? The answer might surprise you.
Gardening in Alaska: Weeding should be on your early-season to-do list if you want to save yourself a lot of work later on.
Gardening: We have all had at least one gas-powered tool fail to respond until finally the only solution is to get a replacement.
Gardening has always been popular in Alaska. But even more families are turning to it as a way to cope, and nurseries say they’re having trouble keeping vegetable starts and seeds in stock.
