Fairbanks AHC: Kickstart Your Growing Season - Seed Starting Indoors, April 24, 2025

Fairbanks AHC: Kickstart Your Growing Season - Seed Starting Indoors, April 24, 2025

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Learn the secrets to successfully starting your own seedlings indoors before the outdoor growing season begins in this hands-on class led by Mallory Smith.

Starting your own seeds doesn’t just save you money—it’s also a fantastic way to grow unique plant varieties that you can’t find at your local greenhouse.

Mallory will share her top tips and tricks for cultivating healthy, thriving seedlings  the comfort of your home. You’ll walk away with everything you need to get your garden off to a strong start — including a variety of seedling starts to nurture and grow. Topics will cover:

• Choosing seeds and varieties
• A sowing schedule that maximizes plant potential
• Selecting the ideal soil medium
• A hands-on demo of soil block techniques
• Tips on transplanting, watering, and caring for your seedlings

5:30-7:30 p.m., April 24, 2025 
Arctic Health Research Building, Room 1W05.
Cost is $40
Student discounts are available. For more information, contact Cathy Turner at clturner@alaska.edu or 907-799-9184.

Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Turner. 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

The University of Alaska (http://www.alaska.edu/alaska) is an equal opportunity/equal access employer and educational institution. The university is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination (http://www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination) against individuals on the basis of any legally protected status.

This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.



 

Price:

$40.00