Growing A Greener Kenai
11 a.m. to noon the first and third Saturdays of the month April-September, 11 a.m. first Saturday of the month November and February
Get your garden growing with Larry Opperman, master gardener with the Central Peninsula Garden Club. The central Kenai Peninsula has its own strengths and challenges when it comes to producing your own food and flowers and we're here to help you have a bountiful growing season. If Larry can't answer your questions, he'll bring on guests who can. Call in during the show with questions, 907-513-6169, or email Larry at any time at growingagreenerkenai@kdll.org.
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It's the time of year when gardeners are beginning to harvest crops from a summer of hard work. We all work too hard not to properly preserve our harvests to last us through the winter. Today, my friend David Rigall, a retired landscape architect, and I will discuss preserving the harvest and also discuss how indigenous peoples throughout the millennia stored their food. -
What are parthenocarpic plants? They are plants that are self-pollinating and don't need insects to pollinate their flowers. They can pollinate by wind, shaking, vibration, and any other method that lets them know to release their pollen and self-pollinate. -
Gardens love compost, and making it yourself is an easy peasy way to make your garden plants happy and provide them with the natural nutrients they need to grow healthy. -
Growing in high tunnels is booming on the Kenai Peninsula and all around Alaska. If you've ever thought about getting a high tunnel, experts Sarah & Rupert from Kenai Feed have all the experience and answers to be a successful at growing in the burgeoning high tunnel community. -
No garden is complete without some experimentation and some mistakes. That's why Larry is going to try to grow Brussels sprouts again this year. Also this week, a rainy start to the summer, figuring out fertilizer, and the chase for a great tomato. -
Larry gives an update on his greenhouse and tips for great growing this year -
Larry shares tips for keeping plants warm and healthy in early summer days where the temperature still falls low. -
Larry talks readying a space to get gardening as the weather starts to improve.
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Casey Matney, PHD, and head of the University of Alaska Cooperative Extension Service discusses the best options to have a successful garden in our central Kenai Peninsula growing zone 4. -
