Master Gardener Ed Buyarski has some tips for harvesting our first potatoes and previews the 10th Birthday Celebration for the Jensen-Olson Arboretum.
Gardentalk
Gardentalk – Garlic harvesting
It’s nearly time for harvest when the garlic plant’s lower leaves turn yellow and dry out, and the scape uncurls and points straight up.
Gardentalk – Invasive species
Orange hawkweed, reed canary grass and Japanese knotweed are some of the species that have been seen in the Juneau area this season. Mitigation measures include manually pulling them out, spraying herbicide, or covering the buried roots with black plastic.
Gardentalk – Fungus among us
Gardeners should trim away leaves and stems infected with fungus. A spray mix of baking soda, liquid soap, and water also works as a cheap and safe fungicide.
Gardentalk – Garlic scapes and cabbage root maggots
In this week’s edition of Gardentalk, Master Gardener Ed Buyarski reminds us about removing garlic scapes. Much like the deadheading of flower bulbs that was covered in last week’s segment, Buyarski explains that clipping the emerging top bud or scape of a hardneck garlic plant sets aside more energy for the garlic bulb’s development. Just…
Gardentalk – Deadheading and division
Deadheading wilted blooms or bulging seed pods allows some plants to devote their energy to perpetuation instead of propagation.