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Too much of a good thing? Helping your garden deal with all the rain.

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2025


On this episode of Garden Talk, host Bostin Christopher talks with Darren Snyder how to help your garden deal with too much rainfall.

Making the most of your precious harvest

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2025


On this episode of Garden Talk, host Bostin Christopher talks with Darren Snyder about maximizing your precious harvest and preparing for successful storage.

Gathering, processing, and applying seaweed in your fertile garden

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2025


On this episode of Garden Talk, host Bostin Christopher talks with Darren Snyder about the various ways to gather, process, and apply seaweed to your fertile garden.

Garden Talk: Things to consider in your garden after a period of heavy rain

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024


Master Gardener Ed Buyarski spoke with KTOO's Chloe Pleznac about potential problems to look for, which plants may be ready to harvest and even shares his anti-slug elixir.

Garden Talk: Community and youth gardening opportunities abound in Juneau

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024


For this week's Garden Talk, Chloe spoke with Joel Bos about outdoor programs for kids — and about how anyone can get involved in community gardening.

Garden Talk: What exactly is a master gardener? And how do I become one?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024


If you've listened to Garden Talk before, you've heard the term “master gardener.” But what do they do?

Garden Talk: The solstice marks an important milestone in the growing season

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024


Buyarski says gardeners should be “pulling weeds, pulling weeds, and pulling some more weeds.” 

Garden Talk: Companion planting in Southeast Alaska, with zucchinis

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024


Companion planting is a technique gardeners can use to increase their yield, boost soil fertility, and reduce weeds and pests.

Garden Talk: More from Naomi Michalsen on respectful harvesting

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2024


Michalsen stresses that going out with an expert is crucial to staying safe and learning to properly identify plants. 

Garden Talk: What it means to harvest plants respectfully

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024


For this week's Garden Talk, Naomi Michalsen shared some reflections on the practice of respectful harvesting.

Garden Talk: Juneau's Jensen-Olson Arboretum celebrates Public Gardens Day and Primula Day

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024


Garden Talk: Jensen-Olson Arboretum previews upcoming events for Alaska Native Plant Month

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024


The manager of Juneau's city-owned garden shares tips for spring planting and upcoming events at the arboretum for Alaska Native Plant Month. 

Garden Talk: Good pruning technique can help your trees and bushes reach their potential

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2024


Master Gardener Ed Buyarski says your apple and cherry trees shouldn't have any rubbing branches — that a robin should be able to fly through a tree without hitting its wings.

Garden Talk: Transplanting starts and seeding potatoes

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2024


Garden Talk: Why silverweed is ‘a beloved plant all throughout the Pacific Northwest'

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2024


For this week's Garden Talk, KTOO's Chloe Pleznac spoke with Khalil English about his research on silverweed, a seemingly inconspicuous plant with deep roots in Pacific Northwest history.

Garden Talk: It's time to get your garden — and yourself — ready for the growing season

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2024


Master Gardener Ed Buyarski says it's time to start doing the work that will set you up for success.

Garden Talk: Planting dreams of spring

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2022


If the goal is a spring cutting garden, productivity can be extended by strategically planting mid- and late-season blooming varieties in the fall.

Garden Talk: The hunt for winter chanterelles

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2022


Winter chanterelles have very distinct characteristics that make them easy to identify, especially for beginners.

Garden Talk: Dividing perennials at Jensen-Olson Arboretum

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2022


Plants can better adapt to new locations when the weather is cool and they are finished blooming.

Garden Talk: Late-blooming perennials at the Jensen-Olson Arboretum

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022


Primula florindae flowers can bloom in a variety of shades when planted alongside a primula of a different color.

Garden Talk: What grows well in Juneau greenhouses

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2022


Some cucumber and tomato varieties do particularly well in Southeast Alaska greenhouses.

Garden Talk: Creative solutions for controlling weeds — like eating them

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2022


Garden Talk: Air-drying garlic and herbs

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2022


After garlic is harvested, it can be cured by hanging in a warm, dry place with good air circulation for a few weeks.

Garden Talk: A tour of Táayi Hít, Tlingit and Haida's new greenhouse

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2022


A year after completion, the greenhouse has produced its share of successes and setbacks.

Garden Talk: Thinning carrots and planting more peas

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2022


With both plants, the shoots, tips and leaves are edible and delicious in salads and sauces.

Garden Talk: Botrytis in the soil can take a toll on garlic harvests

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2022


Starting now through mid-August, garlic plants will be ready to harvest. But gardeners should look out for botrytis, a fungus disease that can spread throughout crops.

Garden Talk: How to harvest garlic scapes, and some things you can do with them

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2022


If they haven't already, your full-sized garlic plants may soon produce long, curled shoots called "scapes." What they are and what to do with them, on this week's episode of Garden Talk

Garden Talk: June 29, 2022

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2022


In this week’s episode, Ed Buyarski talks about the best practices for watering your plants during this long hot and dry spell. If you have questions for Garden Talk, email edbuyarski@hotmail.com or call 907-209-8905.      

Garden Talk: June 22, 2022

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2022


This week, Ed Buyarski shares a wide variety of methods for combatting slugs in your garden. Also, how to prepare your crops for a summer heat wave. If you have questions for Garden Talk, email edbuyarski@hotmail.com or call 907-209-8905.

Garden Talk: June 15, 2022

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2022


Ed Buyarski is eating homegrown salads every night and you can too! Tips for midsummer–making use of garlic scapes, best flowering summer perennials, planting second crops of leafy greens, and more. If you have questions for Garden Talk, email edbuyarski@hotmail.com or call 907-209-8905.

Garden Talk: June 8, 2022

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022


On today’s episode, we’ll hear about the importance of thinning seedlings for better quality produce. And, Ed Buyarski recommends what to do with the sprouts. If you have questions for Garden Talk, email edbuyarski@hotmail.com or call 907-209-8905.

Garden Talk: June 1, 2022

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2022


On this episode of Garden Talk, Ed Buyarksi discusses the different ways that flowers, vegetables, fruits and berries need to be pollinated. Bees, birds, wind, and sometimes the gardeners themselves are all needed to make it happen. If you have questions for Garden Talk, email edbuyarski@hotmail.com or call 907-209-8905.

Garden Talk: May 25, 2022

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2022


On this episode of Garden Talk, Ed Buyarski shares techniques on thermoregulating your vegetable plants in hotter temperatures, particularly in greenhouses. He also updates us on what he’s planting this time of year. If you have questions for Garden Talk, email edbuyarski@hotmail.com or call 907-209-8905.

Garden Talk: May 18, 2022

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2022


Ed Buyarski says gardens are slow in coming to fruition this year, due to cooler weather. But he says it’s still a good time to fertilize your plants. If you have questions for Garden Talk, email edbuyarski@hotmail.com or call 907-209-8905.

Garden Talk: May 11, 2022

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2022


In this week’s Garden Talk, Ed Buyarski talks with KTOO’s Rhonda McBride about how to help your strawberries survive an onslaught of threats — from mold, mildew and slugs, to porcupines that dine voraciously on their leaves, as well as the squirrels who love the berries. If you have questions for Garden Talk, email edbuyarski@hotmail.com or call…

Garden Talk: May 4, 2022

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2022


On this episode of Garden Talk, Ed Buyarski extolls the virtues of cultivating flowers. If you have questions for Garden Talk, email edbuyarski@hotmail.com or call 907-209-8905.

Garden Talk: April 27, 2022

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022


This is the time to tranplant or plant berries, cherries, and apples! Ed Buyarski shares tips about the best varieties to grow in Southeast Alaska, and how to make sure they get pollinated. If you have questions for Garden Talk, email edbuyarski@hotmail.com or call 907-209-8905.

Garden Talk: April 20, 2022

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2022


On this week’s episode of Garden Talk, Ed Buyarski discusses the ways he tracks the weather and keeps records of his garden from year to year. If you have questions for Garden Talk, email edbuyarski@hotmail.com or call 907-209-8905.

Garden Talk: April 13, 2022

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022


Time to start direct sowing cool weather crops! Some warm weather crops can be started indoors under lights right now as well. And Ed Buyarski shares advice about how to handle gardening fails. If you have questions for Garden Talk, email edbuyarski@hotmail.com or call 907-209-8905.

Garden Talk: April 6, 2022

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2022


On this week’s episode, Ed Buyarski reminds us that this is the time of year to transplant trees and shrubs. It is also a good time to divide perennials such as hostas and rhubarb. If you have questions for Garden Talk, email edbuyarski@hotmail.com or call 907-209-8905.

Garden Talk: March 30, 2022

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022


On this week’s Garden Talk, Ed Buyarski addresses the hot topic of what do to with our garlic and other unharvested crops from last season. He also shares tips on tending to new sprouts and perennials. If you have questions for Garden Talk, email edbuyarski@hotmail.com or call 907-209-8905.

Garden Talk: March 23, 2022

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2022


On this week’s episode of Garden Talk, Ed Buyarski shares tips for pruning trees in the spring to stimulate growth and fruit production. He also walks us through some of the perennial herbs that can overwinter in hoop houses. If you have questions for Garden Talk, email edbuyarski@hotmail.com or call 907-209-8905.

Garden Talk: March 16, 2022

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2022


On this week’s episode of Garden Talk, host Ed Buyarski talks about direct sowing seeds, and shares everything you need to start growing potatoes (Spoiler alert: no tires!) If you have questions for Garden Talk, email edbuyarski@hotmail.com or call 907-209-8905

Garden Talk: March 9, 2022

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022


Ed Buyarski talks about preparing your gardens for spring seedlings, and discusses how to build and fill a raised bed for first-timers. Find instructions for building a raised bed here: Ed’s Raised box recipe. If you have questions for Garden Talk, email edbuyarski@hotmail.com or call 907-209-8905

Garden Talk: March 2, 2022

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022


On this week’s episode of Garden Talk, Ed Buyarski reminds us that it’s time to start seeds for spring and summer planting. He shares tips on seed selection, lighting, and transplanting.

Garden Talk: February 23, 2022

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022


Ed Buyarski talks about tending to house plants during the time before spring garden prep begins in earnest. He gives tips on planters, battling fungus gnats, and lighting. If you have questions for Garden Talk, email edbuyarski@hotmail.com or call 907-209-8905.

Gardentalk – Second planting for fall and winter harvests

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2021


It's the right time for either planting fast-growing lettuce and radishes or slower-growing swiss chard and mustard greens.

Gardentalk – Tomato plant care and greenhouse modding

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2021


An oscillating fan will also help distribute the pollen in a greenhouse, and extra heat will help extend the growing season.

Gardentalk – Cleaning and curing your garlic harvest

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2021


Joe Orsi recommends carefully digging the garlic plants out from below, washing the bulbs, and peeling off some of the wrappers before hanging them to dry.

Gardentalk – Viewing Southeast Alaska's summer wildflower bonanza

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2021


Deb Rudis says the best places around Juneau to view Alaska wildflowers include up the road to the Eaglecrest Ski Area, Brotherhood Bridge meadow, Eagle Beach area and Cowee Meadows off 38 mile Glacier Highway.

Gardentalk — Why timing is critical for harvesting garlic scapes

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2021


Snap them off when they start bending over and looping on themselves or you may have small garlic bulbs at harvest time.

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