Creating your Garden
Gardening_in_Southeast_Alaska – This is the best place to start for anyone new to gardening in SE.
Raised_Beds – Learn how raised beds can improve drainage, prevent soil compaction by diverting foot traffic and warm the soil.
Row_Covers – To grow plants that require warmer conditions and/or drier soil, cover a portion of your plot with clear visqueen supported by a framework to form a tunnel. Monitor these mini-greenhouses to ensure adequate ventilation and irrigation, and to avoid cooking your plants.
Pollinator information – Learn how chemicals interfere with pollinators and alternatives for pest management.
https://www.consumernotice.org/environmental/pesticides/roundup/
https://www.consumernotice.org/environmental/pesticides/roundup/alternatives/
What should you Grow?
Common Choices
Growing_Great_Brassicas_in_Alaska (Cabbage and more..)
Handling the Harvest
Share Your Harvest
Garden Sites
Community Gardens
Fairbanks Community Garden
Anchorage Community Garden
Wrangell Community Garden
Related Sites
Sitka Local Foods Network
Southeast Alaska Master Gardeners
Jensen-Olson Arboretum
Alaska Botanical Garden
Juneau Garden Club
American Community Gardening Association
Alaska Rock Garden Society
American Primrose Society
UAF Cooperative Extension Service
Southeast Alaska State Fair
Southeast Soil and Conservation District