Gardening in Alaska

Ron and Tam show off the harvest from the garden. Summer of 2010.

This article is a summary of a YouTube video "Gardening in Alaska" by Blossom Flower Delivery

Key insights about video Gardening in Alaska

🌞 The water cistern building will provide warm water to the plants in the greenhouse and the berry in the apple orchard.

🐑 The alpaca manure will greatly improve the fertility of the dirt in the garden.

🌿 No pesticides were used in the garden this year, with praying mantises and ladybugs released as predators to eat the bad bugs.

🥦 Lots of beans and peas were harvested and given away to those who helped, with some pickled and canned.

📅 Next year, the planting will happen on May 25 instead of July 1, allowing for an earlier harvest.

🌬️ The investment in the ion will allow better control over the plants and environment, protecting them from wind and rain and heating up the dirt.

🌽 The garden will have fava beans, moose meat steaks, garden potatoes, veggies, salad, homebrew, and pumpkin pie from their very own garden.

Timestamped Summary

00:22 The water cistern building is being constructed to hold an 18-foot cistern heated by the sun.

00:41 The narrator's neighbor has an alpaca ranch and is providing him with composted alpaca manure.

01:00 94 yards of muskeg beet were spread to add organics and carbon to the garden.

01:34 The narrator released praying mantises and ladybugs as predators to eat the bad bugs in the garden.

02:32 The narrator comments on the frustration of gardening with lots of sun and cold dirt in Alaska.

02:53 Lots of beans and peas were harvested, some were given away and some were pickled or canned.

03:09 The narrator and his wife invested in an ion to better control the plants and protect them from the elements.

03:19 The narrator lists the crops that can now be grown in the protected environment, including beans, pumpkins, herbs, sunflowers, corn, and tomatoes.

03:23 The narrator shares that fava beans were his favorite crop this year.

03:31 The narrator imagines a meal of moose meat steaks with garden potatoes, veggies, salad, homebrew, and pumpkin pie from his own garden.

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Q&A

What is the purpose of the water cistern building?

The water cistern building will hold an 18-foot cistern that will be heated by the sun and then gravity feed warm water to the plants in the greenhouse and the berry in the apple orchard.

Where did the narrator get composted alpaca manure from?

The narrator got composted alpaca manure from neighbors with an alpaca ranch.

Did the narrator use any pesticides on the garden?

No, the narrator did not use any pesticides on the garden.

What did the narrator use to determine good and bad bugs in the garden?

The narrator used a yellow strip to see which bugs are visiting the garden and determined if they were good or bad.

What vegetables did the narrator have a lot of?

The narrator had lots of beans and peas.

When does the narrator plan to plant next year?

The narrator plans to plant on May 25th next year, earlier than this year.

What can the narrator grow in the greenhouse?

The narrator can grow beans, pumpkins, herbs, sunflowers, corn, and tomatoes in the greenhouse.