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 AV狼论坛, 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 AV狼论坛, 1-2:30 p.m. Monday, May 11
- Fruit crops for Interior AV狼论坛, 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 AV狼论坛 Arbor Day.
Participants may register for one or all the classes. 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 AV狼论坛 Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service. For more information, contact her at jariley@alaska.edu or Ronda Boswell at rlboswell@alaska.edu.