This article discusses the impact of unseasonably warm weather and lack of snow in Anchorage, Alaska, on gardening practices. It addresses questions from readers regarding pruning damaged trees, planting peas and wildflowers, and managing rhubarb growth.
We have had a spell of weird, weird weather. First, we don’t have snow cover. Second, we had some unusually high winds. Third, we had crazy warm temps followed by crazy cold ones. This is all unusual. What is even rarer, we have had a number of sunny days.This being the case, a reader wants to know if it is a good time to deal with damaged limbs on her birches. I suspect due to The Big Wind, she is not the only one. Her concern is sap flowing from the cut come spring.
Next, several readers are reacting not to the wind but to the warmth we had. I don’t know where it went, but they want to know if it is a good idea to plant peas and sweet peas if the opportunity arises again. I say, of course! What do you have to lose? Talk about extending the season. A couple of readers want to know what they should do about rhubarb rearing its head this time of year. As much as I personally would love ours to die, it won’t matter one bit if yours is “out.” Rhubarb is stone hardy. It will be there in early spring ready for a pie. If not, your neighbor needs to divide hers, no doubt, and can give you a new root to grow a new plant.Some spring-flowering bulbs have also started to show.
ALASKA WEATHER GARDENING TIPS TREE CARE PLANTING WILD FLOWERS
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