Matt Miller

Master Gardener Ed Buyarski also recommends applying a liquid fertilizer to some vegetables if they turn a pale or yellowish-green.

Gravestones of many Juneau veterans were marked with U.S. flags and flowers for a Memorial Day observance on May 27, 2019.

Sometimes called wild celery, cow parsnip secretes a substance that’s irritable to skin. Protect your face, hands and arms if you plan on cutting down or removing the perennial plant.

Remove their flowers, roots and runners to prevent their spread. A layer of cardboard also serves as a mulch that will kill the plants within a year or two.

This is the latest that gardeners can plant a radishes and spinach. Otherwise, they will quickly bolt in June and July. Peas, parsnips, carrots, cabbage, lettuce, mustard greens, swiss chard, and potatoes can also be planted now if the soil is warm.

Search dogs trained by Juneau-based SEADOGS have a sense of smell that is so sensitive that they can locate a body underwater from the gases that rise to the surface. They can also locate someone buried in a mudslide or avalanche by detecting their scent rising up through the soil or snow.