Gardening

Other topics this week: Prepping the shed, transplanting perennials, and acting on soil test results. As always, the guys wrap up the episode by answering listener questions.

From picking the last of your produce to winterizing your garden hoses, here are a few final seasonal duties.

Jeff and Jonathan talk about why leaves change colors in the fall, the benefits of leaving leaves on the lawn, using them for compost and other tips for getting ready for winter.

Lots of Alaskans are starting to transition their lawns into meadows. Here are the best practices as weather gets colder.

Jeff and Jonathan learn about one of Alaska’s strangest animals in a fascinating conversation with Don Larson, Ph.D.

You will never regret having too many tulips and daffodils blooming after the long Alaska winter.

Jeff and Jonathan talk about the importance of soil microbes in gardening.

Many Anchorage residents pay local greenhouses to store flower baskets. Others take care of the chore at home.

The summer’s lack of sunshine and abundance of rain made for smaller entries in contests that might not be giant pumpkins or cabbages but still managed to produce a 10 1/2-foot-long gourd and a 3-pound tomato.

Jeff and Jonathan play “Myth vs. Truth” for the organic gardener.

Garden writer Jeff Lowenfels asks whether there is more matter falling from birch trees late this summer than in previous years,

It’s that time of year in Alaska.

Many crops, like peas and beans, should be removed now.

This week, Jeff and Jonathan talk about ways to “firewise” your home or property.

It will take awareness and hard work to avoid a wildfire catastrophe in Alaska.

This week, Jeff and Jonathan confront formidable garden foes: massive 4-inch slugs and the legendary foot-long hammerhead worms.

In places where the growing season is short, if you miss the moment, the window for that event closes.

This summer’s proliferation of purple monkshood blossoms has prompted questions among some Alaskans about whether the plant is dangerous to those who come in contact with it.

This week, Jeff and Jonathan talk about the art of tree planting.

While heat generally isn’t an issue for summer planting in the north, there are still best practices to follow.

This week, Jeff and Jonathan discuss the undervalued potential of cover crops, moving beyond just clover — an unexpected ally in your garden, not a weed!

The trick is to leave as much of the plant in the garden after harvest so it can decay in the fall, winter and spring.

This week, Jeff and Jonathan discuss the diverse matter that falls from the sky, including fireweed seeds, cottonwood seeds and pollen.