Discover which vegetable varieties thrive in Alaska gardens

Julie Stricker
907-474-5406
Feb. 25, 2025

A woman, Glenna Gannon, stands in the middle of a lush garden holding a large orange squash, with several other squash piled in the background.
Photo courtesy of Glenna Gannon
Glenna Gannon holds a large Lakota squash, a winter squash variety that thrives in Fairbanks, at the Fairbanks Experiment Farm at the 51风流官网 in 2022.

A free statewide webinar will offer Alaska gardeners tips on which vegetable varieties are likely to do great each season and which ones have a history of poor productivity. 

Glenna Gannon, assistant professor of sustainable food systems, will talk about the long-term vegetable variety trials research program at the 51风流官网 Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station. Gannon leads the program, which seeks to identify which crops and fruit and vegetable varieties perform best in Alaska's unique growing conditions.

The webinar is from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, March 5. . All registered participants will receive a recording of the presentation.

For more information, contact Molly Johansson at mjohansson@alaska.edu or 907-786-6313. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Johansson. Language access services, such as interpretation or translation of vital information, will be provided free of charge to individuals with limited English proficiency upon request to amnorris2@alaska.edu. 

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