All interested Southeast Alaska gardeners are encouraged to sign up for our online Alaska Master Garden course (taught via Zoom). The course starts on Tuesday, Dec. 2, but don’t worry if you can’t make the first class. All classes will be recorded for later viewing. This is the only Alaska Master Gardener course planned for 2025/2026. Manuals can be picked up at the Juneau office of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, 712 W. 12th St. Please call ahead. Casey Matney and Darren Snyder, agriculture and horticulture agents with the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, will lead the course. It provides a broad horticultural background and includes Alaska-specific lessons on botany, soils, vegetable production using organic and conventional techniques, integrated pest management, greenhouses, lawns, houseplants, trees and shrubs, flowers and invasive plants. Alaska master gardeners are credentialed by the UAF Cooperative Extension Service and are located in communities throughout the state. The prerequisites for becoming a Master Gardener include familiarity with Alaska’s gardening conditions and a commitment to 40 hours of volunteer work. Classes will be Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3-5 p.m. from Dec. 2, 2025, to Feb. 27, 2026, with a break for the holidays. Registrants will receive a recording of each class. Register at https://bit.ly/OnlineMasterGarden. The cost is $250, which includes a copy of Alaska’s Sustainable Gardening Handbook. For more information, contact Casey Matney, camatney@alaska.edu, 907-262-3443, or Darren Snyder, dgsnyder@alaska.edu, 907-523-3280, ext. 2 or visit the UAF master gardener webpage, https://www.uaf.edu/ces/garden/mastergardeners/. |
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