Garden Talk
Gardening tips and information from KTOO in Juneau. Tune in Wednesdays at 3:00 p.m. on Juneau Afternoon.
Gardentalk
In the final segment of the season, Jim Douglas of the Cooperative Extension Service has some ideas for wrapping out you work in the yard and garden.
Read More »Gardentalk – Bulb Planting
In one of the last Gardentalk segments of the season, Master Gardenerer Ed Buyarski provides some ideas for a fall tradition.
Read More »Gardentalk – Fall Chores
Jim Douglas of the Cooperative Extension Service has some helpful hints about end-of-season gardening chores. He also warns against sticking items into a compost pile this late in the season becuase it may not get hot enough to allow decompose materials. First, he starts with lawn care and how to get rid of that moss.
Read More »Gardentalk – Water
Master Gardener Ed Buyarski has some tips for gardeners considering adding a pond or flowing stream in their yard.
Read More »Gardentalk – Timing
Jim Douglas of the Cooperative Extension Service tells us why its not a good idea to be installing a lawn or planting bulbs right now.
Read More »Gardentalk – Harvest Fair
It’s harvest time and many Alaskans will don their raingear and boots to pick some of their choicest fruits and vegetables. Master gardener Ed Buyarski has some tips and also tells us about the annual Harvest Fair happening in Juneau this weekend.
Read More »Gardentalk – Seeds
We go back to the garden of Master Garderner Ed Buyarski for some ideas about making cuttings of flowering plants for seed collection. This segment was taped in June, so now may be a good time to collect seeds in those higher elevations mentioned by Buyarski.
Read More »Gardentalk – Electric Fences
In a continuation of a conversation with Master Garderner Ed Buyarski in his garden, he says an electric fence has proven effective in keeping bears out of his compost, garden, and trash.
Read More »Gardentalk – Weeds
Jim Douglas of the Cooperative Extension Service goes on location to Twin Lakes to check out some of the most invasive weeds infesting Juneau and describes what homeowners can do about them.
Read More »Gardentalk – Seaweed
In this conversation with Master Gardener Ed Buyarski, he explains how natural fertilizers such as crush shells, spawned out salmon, and washed up seaweed can be used in a garden.
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