AARP, ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Cooperative Extension offer online gardening series

Flowers and plants grow in a Fairbanks vegetable garden.
Photo by Julie Stricker
Learn to grow an ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ garden, like this one in Fairbanks, during a five-week series of gardening classes. Topics include starting seeds, weed control, soil, growing tips and adaptive gardening practices.

Julie Stricker
907-474-5406
March 27, 2023

Learn to garden from the comfort of your own home in a five-week series of free classes hosted by AARP ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ and the University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service.

The classes will be held online via Zoom and live on AARP’s Facebook page () and are accessible statewide.

Classes will be held Fridays from 10-11 a.m. beginning March 31. Register for one or all of the classes at . All classes will be recorded, and registered participants will receive a link and all class materials. 

  • On March 31, learn to start seeds with Glenna Gannon.
  • On April 7, Gino Graziano will teach about weed control and invasive species.
  • On April 14, Steve Brown will offer tips about growing vegetables in the far north.
  • On April 21, Leif Albertson will share his secrets on great soil for gardening.
  • On April 28, Art Nash will go over adaptive gardening practices to accommodate the aches of aging.

For more information, contact Gina Dionne at gddionne@alaska.edu or 907-786-6313, or Patrick Curtis at pcurtis@aarp.org or 907-268-8512.

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