Growing A Greener Kenai: Recent Episodes
Larry Opperman
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 bountiful growing season. If Larry can't answer your questions, he'll bring on guests who can. Email Larry questions at growingagreenerkenai@kdll.org.Get the RSS feed here
Have a gardener on your holiday list? Larry has gift ideas to make other gardeners green with envy.
Tips for storing, saving, freezing, canning, cellaring and enjoying your summer garden goodies throughout the winter.
Now that growing season is reaching its peak, keep your plants producing with adequate hydration and nutrients
Rah, rah, raspberries! Hardy, early fruiting, easy to store, who wouldn't want more raspberries?
Put those little hands to work in the dirt — harvest is a great time to get kids excited about gardening.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Supplement your veggie garden with flowers that are fun for the eyes and the dinner table.
Got someone with a green thumb on your holiday list? We've got gifts they'll love to unwrap.
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.
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.
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.
Experimenting is fun! Get a plant from a friend or attend a plant sale and take a chance on a new start.
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).
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!
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.
Think spring on the March 2022 episode of Growing a Greener Kenai with Larry Opperman of the Central Peninsula Garden Club.