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Growing A Greener Kenai

Spring Soil Preparation To Start Your Gardening Season

Published April 18, 2026 at 12:38 PM AKDT

Hands Holding Compost

With the usual snows and cold weather we get on the central Kenai Peninsula, it's imperative we prepare our gardening beds the best we can to enhance and prepare the soil for a successful planting season.

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