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SKU: 30096211Gardening in Alaska can be a challenge. Summers are short, and so you need varieties that will be ready early. Moreover, the long daylight hours during summer means that leafy greens can be prone to bolt (go to flower) way faster than you expect. The trick is to grow and harvest as soon as possible.
In Alaska, all greens and most root crops can be grown easily. Therefore, we have selected our best and longest-standing (slowest to bolt) varieties of greens. That means bounties of kale, lettuce, spinach, as well as root crops beets, carrots and turnips. Sugar snap peas also grow well and can handle cooler weather, so plant those early.
That brings us to the topic of the more difficult summer crops. Zucchini, squash, and cole crops like broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower. The cole crops should be started indoors under growlights (or in a sunny windowsill) about 4 to 6 weeks before your last frost date. For Anchorage, that means you should start them indoors between February 28 and March 13. Then transplant the cole crops to the garden in mid to late April.
We also included the tomato Stupice in this pack, and it grows very well in extreme northern climates, but as with all tomatoes, it is easily killed by frost. Sow them indoors in early April and transplant into the garden after all danger of frost is gone. You'll get fruit in less than 2 months of growing outdoors.
Squash (zucchini, etc) can be started indoors around late April and then carefully transplanted to the garden after all danger of frost is past. That means mid-May. Keep an eye on the forecast.
Corn and beans can be planted directly in the ground at the same time, after all danger of frost is past, and after the soil's temperature is 65 degrees or warmer.
We believe that every selection in this garden pack will do very well for you, and we wish our Alaskan friends a successful garden with these varieties.
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