Garden Talk

Gardening tips and information from KTOO in Juneau. Tune in Wednesdays at 3:00 p.m. on Juneau Afternoon.

Too much of a good thing? Helping your garden deal with all the rain.

On this episode of Garden Talk, host Bostin Christopher talks with Darren Snyder how to help your garden deal with too much rainfall.

Making the most of your precious harvest

On this episode of Garden Talk, host Bostin Christopher talks with Darren Snyder about maximizing your precious harvest and preparing for successful storage.

Seaweed and other beach gatherings serve as a mulch in this garden bed featuring recently planted garlic. For empty garden beds, it's preferable to mix the seaweed into the soil so that it decomposes faster.

Gathering, processing, and applying seaweed in your fertile garden

On this episode of Garden Talk, host Bostin Christopher talks with Darren Snyder about the various ways to gather, process, and apply seaweed to your fertile garden.

A pair of slugs attack a squash blossom during a break in the summer rains. The devastated flower was removed and both slugs died a horrible death moments after this picture was taken.

Garden Talk: Things to consider in your garden after a period of heavy rain

Master Gardener Ed Buyarski spoke with KTOO’s Chloe Pleznac about potential problems to look for, which plants may be ready to harvest and even shares his anti-slug elixir.

Garden Talk: Community and youth gardening opportunities abound in Juneau

For this week’s Garden Talk, Chloe spoke with Joel Bos about outdoor programs for kids — and about how anyone can get involved in community gardening.

Garden Talk: What exactly is a master gardener? And how do I become one?

If you’ve listened to Garden Talk before, you’ve heard the term “master gardener.” But what do they do?

Garden Talk: The solstice marks an important milestone in the growing season

Buyarski says gardeners should be “pulling weeds, pulling weeds, and pulling some more weeds.”

Garden Talk: Companion planting in Southeast Alaska, with zucchinis

Companion planting is a technique gardeners can use to increase their yield, boost soil fertility, and reduce weeds and pests.

Dannika Wassillie harvests salmonberries. (Photo by Jeff Bringhurst)

Garden Talk: More from Naomi Michalsen on respectful harvesting

Michalsen stresses that going out with an expert is crucial to staying safe and learning to properly identify plants.

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Garden Talk: What it means to harvest plants respectfully

For this week’s Garden Talk, Naomi Michalsen shared some reflections on the practice of respectful harvesting.

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