Gardentalk

In one of the last Gardentalk segments of the season, Master Gardenerer Ed Buyarski provides some ideas for a fall tradition.

Jim Douglas of the Cooperative Extension Service has some helpful hints about end-of-season gardening chores. He also warns against sticking items into a compost pile this late in the season becuase it may not get hot enough to allow decompose materials. First, he starts with lawn care and how to get rid of that moss.

Master Gardener Ed Buyarski has some tips for gardeners considering adding a pond or flowing stream in their yard.

Jim Douglas of the Cooperative Extension Service tells us why its not a good idea to be installing a lawn or planting bulbs right now.

It’s harvest time and many Alaskans will don their raingear and boots to pick some of their choicest fruits and vegetables. Master gardener Ed Buyarski has some tips and also tells us about the annual Harvest Fair happening in Juneau this weekend.

We go back to the garden of Master Garderner Ed Buyarski for some ideas about making cuttings of flowering plants for seed collection. This segment was taped in June, so now may be a good time to collect seeds in those higher elevations mentioned by Buyarski.