Winter’s over. It’s time to get your seeds growing.
Snow or not, this is the time of year when there are so many things to start from seed, you just have to ignore the weather.
Gardening
Wait to plant outside, newbies, until birch leaves are the size of this animal’s ear
Plus more info on spruce bark beetles, fertilizing beds and hardening off plants.
You don’t have to fertilize your lawn. Really.
“Yardening” columnist Jeff Lowenfels also tells how to start “exotic” seeds and how to avoid freaking out over snow mold.
It’s early spring in Alaska. That means it’s time to plant something indoors.
Jeff Lowenfels: You are not a real gardener unless you start something from seed for the season.
Bears probably aren’t ready to raid your bird feeder (and answers to other spring garden questions)
Sometimes answers beget more questions, especially as the days get so much longer.
All your Alaska springtime garden questions, answered
Can you use last year’s seeds? How about soil?
Alaska gardeners take a lot of pride in the size of their begonia tubers
There are lots of tricks to making one of Alaska’s favorite basket plants multiply.
You can dream about gardening in April - or you can get indoor lights and start growing now
If you live in Alaska long enough, you realize it is foolish trying to start plants indoors without lights.
It’s ‘the year of the snapdragon,’ and you should start some fancy ones
Nurseries don’t often carry tall snaps, but you can grow some if you start soon.
Fuchsias come in a rainbow of colors - just one reason it’s a favorite Alaska plant
Fuchsias excel in our cool climate. It’s one of the four horsemen plants of the Alaska hanging basket.
Want to get in on gardening action this year? Join the club.
Now is a great time to join one of the many gardening societies and clubs in Alaska.
It’s too early for starts, but here are ways to scratch the itch to grow something
Tips and tricks for orchids, succulents, sprouts, mushrooms and bulbs.
Here’s how to develop your own heirloom tomatoes, potatoes and more
Alaska gardening: Why not get something distinctly Alaskan going?
The question isn’t whether you should try growing tomatoes, it’s which kind to try first
Tomatoes are the easiest of fruits to produce from seed, which may be why there are literally tens of thousands of varieties.
Pass cold nights thinking about dahlias, begonias and gladioli
These plants are are foolproof and easy to grow. Try them this year.
January seed catalogs are here - it’s time to start planning for spring
There’s everything from hardy vegetables to fruit trees and flowers. Just remember, Alaskans buy local when we can (and keep those invasive plants out).
2018 was the year gardeners drew a line in the soil
Flowers, trees and public gardens are a necessary part of the fabric of Alaska life and for once, gardeners stood up and were counted.
Gift idea for your family ‘yardener’? A robot lawn mower might be perfect.
Some come with GPS. Some have headlights. At least one will run its battery low, go back to its base, charge up for an hour or so and then go out and finish mowing.
Big earthquakes, like gardening in the North, bring Alaskans together
Jeff Lowenfels tells his gardening friends Outside that the 7.0 earthquake actually created a feeling among Alaskans not unlike the feeling gardeners experience when they are around other gardeners.
Here’s our first-ever gardening column with an earthquake angle
Have you ever wondered how trees react to a quake like the one(s) we just had?