Tarps and blankets, and heat sinks made out of buckets of water can minimize frost damage to plants and vegetables.
Food
Gardentalk – Apples
This week’s segment is a how-to guide on picking your own apples and what to make out of them.
Ocean sustainability tops agenda of this week’s global conference
Our Ocean 2016 conference in Washington D.C. will focus on protecting marine areas, mitigating the impacts of climate change, promoting sustainable fisheries and combating illegal fishing, and reducing marine pollution.
Unalaska joins emergency petition on tanner crab
This season, the unpredictable tanner crab population isn’t looking so good for Aleutian fishermen. At least, that’s what the state’s trawl survey indicated this summer.
Gardentalk – Harvesting kiwi and planting bulbs
Juneau-grown kiwi should now be ripe. Before you plant any bulbs, check the packaging for sunlight requirements, appropriate spacing and proper planting depth.
Wrangell tribe trains to monitor shellfish for toxins
The Wrangell Cooperative Association’s shellfish monitoring program is now fully operational. The tribe joined the Southeast Tribal Toxins, or SEATT, network in April. Two WCA staff traveled to Sitka last week to complete training.