Gardentalk

Seedlings from Alaska certified seed potatoes should have soil mounded up around them as they grow every two- to three-inches.

Plant garlic bulbs pointy end up, about two inches deep and about six inches apart. Flower bulbs may be planted, depending on variety, from two to six inches deep.

Buckets of water and fleece blankets can slow the freeze-and-frost process

Ornamental plants like petunias, begonias, dahlias and fuchsias won’t survive even a mild Southeast Alaska winter outdoors. We need to bring them into a space that won’t freeze.

Wilting and yellowing vegetation must be trimmed off fast — before they succumb to slugs and fungus.

While picking apples, check the tree’s interior growth to make sure that future apples on the north side of the tree will get enough sunlight to ripen.