Gearing up for gardening
April 21, 2020
Fairbanks Cooperative Extension agent Julie Riley will teach spring horticulture classes by Zoom Mondays and Thursdays, through May 18.
The Gear Up for Gardening series will focus on Interior growing conditions. Each online class will include a PowerPoint presentation and time to answer questions. The topics are:
- Container vegetable gardening, 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, April 23
- Growing potatoes in Interior Alaska, 1-2:30 p.m. Monday, April 27
- Cool season crops, 7-9 p.m. Thursday, April 30
- Intensive, small space vegetable gardening, 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, May 7
- Earthworms in Alaska, 1-2:30 p.m. Monday, May 11
- Fruit crops for Interior Alaska, 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, May 14
- Planting trees and shrubs, 7-8:30 p.m. Monday, May 18
Brian Atkinson of the Fairbanks Soil and Water Conservation District will join Riley for the May 18 class, which celebrates Alaska Arbor Day.
Participants may register for one or all the classes. Register online to receive a Zoom link, which will be emailed to participants on the day of the class, along with class handouts.
Julie Riley is the horticulture agent with the Tanana District office of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service. For more information, contact her at jariley@alaska.edu or Ronda Boswell at rlboswell@alaska.edu.