Prune each tomato or cucumber plant’s extra side shoots so it can put more energy into growing more fruit. Better ventilation and airflow around the plants also limits mold and mildew infections.
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Remote court proceedings frustrate Haines law enforcement
For rural communities like Haines, where residents are already separated from some court services, the impacts of a shrinking budget compound existing frustrations.
Emergency personnel rescue person who fell into water at Marine Park
Capital City Fire/Rescue received a call about 2 a.m. that a male subject had fallen into the water and was unconscious, Assistant Fire Chief Ed Quinto said.
Fire destroys mobile home at Kodzoff Acres
When Capital City Fire/Rescue arrived at Kodzoff Acres One 1 about 12:10 a.m. Friday, Assistant Fire Chief Ed Quinto said the single-wide trailer was half involved with the fire.
Cremator cited for attracting bears with dead pets
Pet cremator Mike Dzuiba said the deceased animals were in a shelter at his home where he temporarily kept them before moving them to his shop for cremation.
Family legal fight likely to decide fate of Harris Street house
The mother-son owners of a problem-property in downtown Juneau are in legal conflict, complicating one owner’s cleanup efforts.
Lemon Creek inmates study Latin etymology and epic poems behind bars
Taking GED or vocational classes in prison is not unusual. But at Juneau’s Lemon Creek Correctional Center, a small group is studying Latin, a language that’s been dead for centuries.
Judge OKs city’s $275,000 payout to Juneau family
The settlement goes to the family of a fourth-grader partially blinded by a soccer ball in PE class. It’s by far the largest cash payout by the City and Borough of Juneau in recent years.
Emergency personnel rescue two people from Gold Creek
Juneau Police Department responded to a call about for a man and woman needing help. Police arrived on the scene first, and called Capital City Fire/Rescue. Assistant Fire Chief Chad Cameron says the creek and fencing made it difficult to reach the people.
Melted ice cream and uneaten crab: misery aboard the ferry LeConte
A power failure aboard the LeConte kept the doors from opening and passengers couldn’t disembark in Angoon. During that time, they were fed the galley’s melting ice cream, a fatal dog fight ensued and a seafood dinner donated by a local lodge ended up uneaten in the ship’s freezer.