Gardening

Greens of all sorts are generally a great option, but turnips, beets, beans and peas are all quick growers.

This spring has been unseasonably cool and the soil has not warmed up enough. Remember to store water outdoors because faucets can give a cold burst to your plants.

Following some simple steps and leaving your plants protected outside for a week should prepare them for a summer of sun and wind.

Gardening: Mowing schedules may be up for debate, but other lawn care methods are tried and true.

Birds are back in Alaska and that means gardening season is in full swing.

Jumping worms, which can be identified by the light-colored bands, will inhale organic materials at a rapid rate.

Depending on the application, a good mulch can be woody and leafy or high-sugar green material for a garden.

It may mean pulling back bird feeders or getting tomato plants into a greenhouse.

Gardening: Here are tips for protecting your lawn and nurturing growth as the snow melts.

Gardening: As we near April, being aware of the best timeline for plant and vegetable starts will ensure a productive growing season.

Different plants and flowers have varying needs, but the goal is the same: to guide future growth.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will have impacts on gardening supplies worldwide.

The timing of seeds, at least for most plants, will be an important step for a productive garden this summer.

Gardening: The subtle red and green hues of spring buds are starting to appear, and gardeners should stop and marvel a bit.

Gardening: All you need are the right seeds, the proper soil and adequate light — and a tip-off as to when to start them.

Gardening: Winter seed sowing produces sturdy seedlings and doesn’t require lights or a watering schedule.

Plus: Whether to reuse last season’s begonias if they get powdery mildew before going dormant.

Gardening: The real problem with the appearance of seed racks is not fighting off the huge temptation they present. It is purchasing anything, seed or plant, before you have a plan.

Gardening: Simply put, with the right lights we can grow anything we want during an Alaska winter.

Goodbye snail mail. Winter gardening now means online newsletters and websites.

Gardening: But remember, you can find pretty much any seed you would want to grow at local nurseries.

People prone to extreme politics, conspiratorial idiocy and misdirected hate need to turn off cable TV and garden.

Alaska gardening: Some 18 million new gardeners entered the scene, and more will come. Things like Wi-Fi are becoming desirable in gardens.