Slug bait, beer traps, and an old pair of scissors are the most popular weapons in the war on slugs. Also, don’t forget about the Garden Tours on Saturday.
Matt Miller
Morning Host & Local News Reporter
I’m up early every weekday morning pulling together all the news and information you need to start your day. I find the stories unique to Juneau or Southeast Alaska that may linger or become food-for-thought at the end of your day. What information do you need from me to give your day some context?
Gardentalk – Deadheading and thinning
Whether it’s annuals and fuschias or shrubs like lilacs and rhododendrons, trimming fading flowers will allow leaves to devote more food and energy to the plant to flower later this season.
Alaskan Book Review – “The Alaska Almanac: Facts about Alaska”
Commentator Dee Longenbaugh reviews the 2010 edition of “The Alaska Almanac: Facts about Alaska” edited by Heath Lynn Silberfeld and published by Alaska Northwest Books.
Alaskan Book Review – “Mercy Pilot: The Story of Joe Crosson”
Commentator Dee Longenbaugh reviews “Mercy Pilot: The Story of Joe Crosson” by Dirk Tordoff and published by Epicenter Press.
Alaskan Book Review – “Wolf Brothers: Survival in the Far North”
Commentator Dee Longenbaugh reviews “Wolf Brothers: Survival in the Far North” by Ed Farrell and published by Ex Libris Publishing.
Alaskan Book Review – “The Yukon Relief Expedition and the Journal of Carl Johan Sakareison”
Commentator Dee Longenbaugh reviews “The Yukon Relief Expedition and the Journal of Carl Johan Sakareison” edited by V.R. Rousch and Dale Baldwin and published by University of Alaska Press.