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Warm Summer Yields Garden Tomatoes

Anchorage, Alaska

"To grow tomatoes you need eight hours of sunlight each day. Not a problem. But you also need 3-4 months of warm temperatures between 55 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit. That's the problem."

Summer heat accelerates Alaska peony harvest

Wasilla, Alaska, United States

On another year, Christy might just now be finishing up the harvest. But today, the only flowers left from this season are stored in a walk-in cooler.

Alaska Public Media

Blackberries, shade gardening, snakes? Imagining a warmer climate for Alaska gardens

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Change is coming to Alaska’s plants, animals, insects and microbes, and gardening practices will need to change too.

Anchorage Daily News

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