Growing A Greener Kenai

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Get your garden growing with Larry Opperman, master gardener with the Central Peninsula Garden Club. The central Kenai Peninsula has its own strengths and challenges when it comes to producing your own food and flowers and we're here to help you have a bo

Larry Opperman


    • Apr 19, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 58m AVG DURATION
    • 51 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Growing A Greener Kenai

    Gearing up for gardening

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025 59:57


    Larry talks readying a space to get gardening as the weather starts to improve.

    Casey Matney sets you up for garden success

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2025 58:08


    Casey Matney, PHD, and head of the University of Alaska Cooperative Extension Service discusses the best options to have a successful garden in our central Kenai Peninsula growing zone 4.

    Sewing the seeds of a good summer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2025 59:28


    Now's the time to prep for spring.

    Gifts for the gardener

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 55:36


    Have a gardener on your holiday list? Larry has gift ideas to make other gardeners green with envy.

    Savor for later

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2024 117:25


    Tips for storing, saving, freezing, canning, cellaring and enjoying your summer garden goodies throughout the winter.

    Flourish or flop?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2024 53:37


    'Tis the season to review garden's successes and failures to prep for next year

    Best salsa you'll ever eat

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2024 55:02


    Got tomatoes? Then you've got Larry's favorite way to use tomatoes.

    Foodscaping with Brie Arthur

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2024 60:00


    New ways to enjoy "the greatest hobby that's ever existed"

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    Picking and pruning

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2024 54:12


    Some plants grow better with a little less

    Tip-top tomatoes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2024 54:34


    Tomato TLC to hype up your harvest

    Expert assistance

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2024 59:12


    Ask an expert! Gardening tips from the Cooperative Extension Service

    Feed and water your future food

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2024 54:21


    Now that growing season is reaching its peak, keep your plants producing with adequate hydration and nutrients

    In bloom

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2024 55:00


    Power up your petunias and other flowers

    Prep for prompt spring planting

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2024 55:21


    Get ready to get those plants in the ground

    Dig into worm castings

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2024 56:39


    What is vermiculture and how can it help your garden grow?

    Bobbie Jackson from Jackson Gardens

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2024 59:59


    Pearls of wisdom from master gardener Bobbie Jackson

    Summer kickstart

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2024 55:44


    Now's the time for soil prep and greenhouse experimentation

    Carrots 101

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2024 55:08


    Feast your eyes on hardy, happy, tasty carrots!

    Propagating raspberries

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2024 55:58


    Rah, rah, raspberries! Hardy, early fruiting, easy to store, who wouldn't want more raspberries?

    Know before you grow

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2024 54:28


    Not all seeds are created equal

    Dreaming of a Green Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2023 57:26


    Growing a Greener Kenai Christmas gift idea special episode!

    Growing a Greener Pickle Hill

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2023 112:58


    KDLL 2023 Fall Membership Drive

    Bright ideas in the shape of a peony bulb

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2023 54:21


    Combat winter blues with these tips for keeping it green!

    Magic mulch!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2023 55:35


    Cozy up those garden beds for winter with fresh layer of mulch

    Pick your winter storage methods

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2023 54:56


    Make sure you can enjoy your garden goodies all winter

    Growing the next generation of gardeners

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2023 49:34


    Put those little hands to work in the dirt — harvest is a great time to get kids excited about gardening.

    Joe Lamp'l returns!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2023 56:17


    Growing A Greener Kenai meets Growing A Greener World

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    Failure to lunch?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2023 54:47


    Avoid harvest fails for the best crop possible.

    Winter of the summer of 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2023 55:31


    Challenging conditions show off the hardiest growers

    Warming up to the idea of greenhouses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2023 54:59


    A damp summer makes a great case for greenhouses and high tunnels

    Too cool for comfort

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2023 53:47


    Summer is officially off to a cool start. How's your garden faring? Hopefully not producing a bumper crop of aphids! Larry's got ideas to help.

    Germination experimentation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2023 55:09


    Seeds didn't sprout like you wanted? Might be time to test seeds before planting next year. Plus, strategies for fertilizing and tricks for easy seed spreading and thinning.

    Hot takes on a slow start

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2023 46:09


    University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service agent Casey Mateny helps gardeners get a fresh start on a slow spring in this live, membership-drive edition of Growing A Greener Kenai.

    Turn up the heat

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2023 53:32


    Help summer along by passively heating garden beds. Plus, we and plants get by with a little help from our friends — try companion planting to combat pests.

    Spring Needs Seeds!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2023 55:17


    On this episode of Growing a Greener Kenai, Larry discusses everything seeds! From tips to starting and germination, to potential seed starting mishaps, and what to look for everywhere in between the soil. Reminder: Growing a Greener Kenai airs at 11 a.m. the first Saturday of the month in the winter, returning to the first and third Saturday of the month in May. And Larry's still here the third Saturday of the month, exploring Movie Classics with co-host David Rigall.And check out the Central Peninsula Garden Club's winter programs here.

    Feast your eyes on edible flowers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2023 54:06


    Supplement your veggie garden with flowers that are fun for the eyes and the dinner table.

    Seeds of greatness

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2023 54:28


    Winter is the perfect time to start planning and ordering for summer

    Gifts for the gardener in your life

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2022 51:45


    Got someone with a green thumb on your holiday list? We've got gifts they'll love to unwrap.

    Seeds of change (and consistency)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2022 50:56


    With winter officially here, it's time to kick back, relax, review what worked and what didn't, and start planning your planting for next year.

    Bulbs are a bright idea for October

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2022 53:40


    Get digging! Plant bulbs now for good returns come spring.

    Fall to-do list

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2022 51:50


    You're not done yet! Get a jump on next year with good fall garden prep. Plus, now that you've harvested all those veggies, how do you store them? Find out more about what to pick, when to pick and how to store.

    Get your garlic ready

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2022 53:29


    Fall is a busy time for gardeners but don't let all the rain get you down! Larry's here with tips to make the end of season go smoothly. It's time to bring those green tomatoes indoors to let them finish ripening, and have you thought about overwintering? Carrots, onions, garlic and more — now's the time to get a head start on what'll sprout next spring.

    Tomato tips and tricks

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2022 52:58


    Gardening tactics for healthy tomatoes work for other plants, as well.

    Perennial planning

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2022 60:01


    Plant perennials with a plan to have color all season long.

    Compost your way to healthy soil

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2022 59:40


    How-to guide for starting and maintaining your own compost pile

    Turning a new leaf

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2022 59:52


    Experimenting is fun! Get a plant from a friend or attend a plant sale and take a chance on a new start.

    Beat the heat and tomato tips for saving space

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2022 58:53


    Heat alert! Are you watering enough for hot, dry weather?

    Get the dirt on dirt

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2022 57:33


    Soil testing, amendments and controlling temperatures — we're down and dirty on May 21's Growing A Greener Kenai. Plus, tips on moving plants out into the garden and how to not die on your potato hill (hint: plant smarter, not deeper).

    Cooperative Extension, at your service

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2022 60:20


    Get your green thumbs ready for the season with host Larry Opperman, of the Central Peninsula Garden Club, and guest Heidi Rader, with the University of Alaska Cooperative Extension Service. The CES has a bounty of information, programs and services for gardeners of all skill levels. Harvest their fruitful knowledge, free for the picking!

    Show some heart to your starts

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2022 58:30


    On April's Growing A Greener Kenai, start showing some love to your plant starts — when to move up to bigger pots, how much to water and when to think about moving outside. Plus, spring garden bed prep, planting schedules, Brussels sprouts SOS and much more.

    Get set for gardening success

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2022 59:39


    Think spring on the March 2022 episode of Growing a Greener Kenai with Larry Opperman of the Central Peninsula Garden Club.

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