Growing A Greener Kenai

Seed Starting & Fertilizer Techniques

By Larry Opperman

Published March 21, 2026 at 1:03 PM AKDT

Tips on starting your seeds for transplanting or direct sowing and how to care for the seedlings until ready to transplant.

Starting seedlings can be an easy task for many gardeners but can turn bad without following a few simple steps for success. Today's show will give you some of those tips for a successful garden you started from seeds.

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Larry Opperman

Larry started gardening in first grade when he took a bag of navy beans from the kitchen and threw them all over his backyard. They grew and his dad mowed around all the plants and he got a great bean harvest that year. From then on, he was hooked. Larry has gardened for over 60 years and the last 30 years in Alaska. He is on the Central Peninsula Garden Club board of directors and also the board of the Kenai Soil & Water Conservation District. His goal for Growing a Greener Kenai is to disseminate the most accurate information possible in order to help Kenai Peninsula gardeners achieve the best results for their gardening endeavors and efforts.

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