I built my first compost pile around 1986. Over the years (decades, yikes!) I consider myself to be on intimate terms with dozens of materials, from toilet paper rolls to pineapple rinds (not recommended
I built my first compost pile around 1986. Over the years (decades, yikes!) I consider myself to be on intimate terms with dozens of materials, from toilet paper rolls to pineapple rinds (not recommended
If you were a bald eagle spending the winter in Kodiak, Alaska, you’d find that meals were easy to come…
May 31, 2021
Who’s that goofy gal wearing a cucumber smile? It was a cool day in March when I donned a warm…
May 9, 2021
Not sure what to plant this year? New to gardening in Kodiak’s coastal climate? Then this column’s for you. I…
May 9, 2021
Jim Pearson has lived, worked, and gardened in Kodiak for 70 years. On a recent foggy day, he reflected on…
May 9, 2021
In the 1980s my brother Alby was the manager for the Robert Cray Band, the Grammy-award-winning blues ensemble that started…
April 19, 2021
For the first time in a few weeks, the temperature in Kodiak, Alaska climbed above 40 degrees. Woohoo! I don’t…
April 11, 2021
When spring arrives, gardeners take on a different posture: A slight bend at the waist and leaning forward as if…
April 11, 2021
With the equinox behind us, I like to think that spring can’t be far behind. The sun tells us so,…
April 6, 2021
In case you missed last week’s column, I covered the basics of starting your own seedlings, beginning with containers, soil,…
March 23, 2021
It’s March. Now it’s time to get down to business, the business of starting seeds. Seed-starting is not only a…
March 23, 2021