Author: jmclay

We have always had dogs in our home and to us they are family. They go everywhere with us and the garden is no exception. Each dog has their own personality and each one has a different favorite pastime in the garden. One loved raspberries, one watermelon berries, one pea pods and pea shoots and one baby kohlrabi, broccoli and cauliflower plants. As each dog grew up we adapted our gardens to prevent the dogs from destroying the space or eating more than their share of the bounty. If you Read More …

Planning a garden is the first step to gardening success. Like many things in life, I learned this the hard way. The first time I had my own space in Alaska for a garden, I just tilled up some ground, threw in some seeds and hoped for the best. Some things worked great and others failed miserably. Many people I talked to have discovered same way I did that gardening techniques used and varieties grown in the lower 48 states don’t necessarily work in Alaska. Also, our state is so Read More …