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Woolly bear caterpillar tries to escape its glass prison located in a North Douglas kitchen in August 2019. (Photo by Matt Miller/KTOO)

Gardentalk – Ripe corn and woolly bear caterpillars

Also, a short preview of the Harvest Fair and Farmers Market at the Juneau Community Garden on Saturday, Aug. 24.

Sugar pie pumpkin flowers close up at the first drops of rain on August 15, 2019.

Gardentalk – ‘You can be the bee’

Master Gardener Ed Buyarski describes how humans can intervene and help out with the pollination process.

Beebom, nasturtium, and begonia flowers liven up what would've been a routine and forgettable salad.

Gardentalk – How to eat your flowerbed

Beebalm, nasturtium, begonia and squash flowers are a great addition to any salad, while flowers from bolting radishes, turnips and broccoli can actually taste quite sweet.

These salmonberries recently picked from North Douglas may be enough for a few pies or a homebrew.

Gardentalk – Juice, jams, jellies and pie. Oh, my!

Master Gardener Ed Buyarski has some inspiration for making something out of those blueberries, cherries, salmonberries and other berries you just picked.

A sugar pie pumpkin flower opens in the early morning sunlight in a North Douglas garden. Visible just to the immediate right is a previously bloomed flower that has fallen onto a leaf and began developing mold. At the far right is a cucumber plant that needs support up off the soil's surface.

Gardentalk – Nip that flower after pollination

Removing a zucchini plant's female flower, for example, can prevent the spread of fungus into the rest of the plant and the developing zucchini.

Gardentalk – It’s garlic harvesting time!

If the scapes straighten out, or if you see yellow or brown developing in garlic stalks and at least half of the leaves, then the garlic is ready to be picked.

In this picture taken in early June 2019, tomatoes, peppers, and other vegetables thrive in the scratch-built geodesic greenhouse that Tom Lafollette made at the Annex Creek Hydroelectric Facility in Taku Inlet.

Gardentalk – Harvest potential exploders before the big rain

Master Gardener Ed Buyarski recommends that you harvest as many ripe cherries and cabbage as you can before they split and become inedible.

Thirsty garlic in a North Douglas garden get a much-needed drink.

Gardentalk – Ed answers your questions on gardening and yard care

Listeners send in questions about crabapple tree discoloration, horsetail proliferation, and hydrangea care.

Gardentalk – Preparing your picked peonies for a perfect, prolonged presentation

Master Gardener Ed Buyarski has tips for getting the most out of your peonies flowers. He also answers a question about mulch for rhododendrons.

Gardentalk – Why a mulch is useful for your yard and garden

Mulch or a non-living ground cover can inhibit weed growth, conserve moisture and provide a more aesthetically-pleasing surface than just bare soil between your trees and shrubs.

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Garden Talk

Gardentalk – Ripe corn and woolly bear caterpillars

Gardentalk – ‘You can be the bee’

Gardentalk – How to eat your flowerbed

Gardentalk – Juice, jams, jellies and pie. Oh, my!

Gardentalk – Nip that flower after pollination

Gardentalk – It’s garlic harvesting time!

Gardentalk – Harvest potential exploders before the big rain

Gardentalk – Ed answers your questions on gardening and yard care

Gardentalk – Preparing your picked peonies for a perfect, prolonged presentation

Gardentalk – Why a mulch is useful for your yard and garden

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