Learn seed-starting techniques for long-season vegetables

Julie Stricker
907-474-5406
March 4, 2025

A woman holds a bouquet of large, mature Brussels sprouts in a late-summer field
Photo courtesy of Glenna Gannon
Anja Maijala harvests Franklin Brussels sprouts at the Fairbanks Experiment Farm on the University of ³ÉÈËӰƬ Fairbanks Troth Yeddha’ Campus. Seeds for slow-maturing Brussels sprouts must be started indoors several weeks before planting outside.

³ÉÈËӰƬ’s short growing season means many vegetables need a head start indoors to give them enough time to mature. 

Learn how to start seeds for these long-season crops in a free statewide webinar led by Glenna Gannon, assistant professor of sustainable food systems for the University of ³ÉÈËӰƬ Fairbanks Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station. 

Gannon will provide an overview of materials, seed-starting media and best practices for starting healthy vegetable transplants.

The webinar is Wednesday, March 12, from noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom. .  

It also can be found at . 

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

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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