Gardentalk

Some cucumber and tomato varieties do particularly well in Southeast Alaska greenhouses.

Chickweed has a mild taste and is nutritious when eaten fresh.

After garlic is harvested, it can be cured by hanging in a warm, dry place with good air circulation for a few weeks.

A year after completion, the greenhouse has produced its share of successes and setbacks.

With both plants, the shoots, tips and leaves are edible and delicious in salads and sauces.

Starting now through mid-August, garlic plants will be ready to harvest. But gardeners should look out for botrytis, a fungus disease that can spread throughout crops.

If they haven’t already, your full-sized garlic plants may soon produce long, curled shoots called “scapes.” What they are and what to do with them, on this week’s episode of Garden Talk

In this week’s episode, Ed Buyarski talks about the best practices for watering your plants during this long hot and dry spell. If you have questions for Garden Talk, email edbuyarski@hotmail.com or call 907-209-8905.      

This week, Ed Buyarski shares a wide variety of methods for combatting slugs in your garden. Also, how to prepare your crops for a summer heat wave. If you have questions for Garden Talk, email edbuyarski@hotmail.com or call 907-209-8905.

Ed Buyarski is eating homegrown salads every night and you can too! Tips for midsummer–making use of garlic scapes, best flowering summer perennials, planting second crops of leafy greens, and more. If you have questions for Garden Talk, email edbuyarski@hotmail.com or call 907-209-8905.