Garden Prep: Stretch & Strengthen

0:00Gardeners in Alaska know the drill spring hits, and suddenly you're back screaming from all that bending and lifting. But it doesn't have to be that way. Start those free online stretches and strength exercises right now. The ones designed just for folks who dig in year after year. Skip the pain, build up those muscles before the real work kicks in. Think back to those old kung fu episodes with David Karadine teaching Tai Chi moves. Jinsel flows that build strength with Outstrain. Today you got routines for walkers, sitters, even bed ridden folks, perfect for easing into garden season. It's like tending the soil food web, step back, add water and microbes, then let nature do its thing. Even with snow still on the ground, Alaskans are eyeing seed racks and making plans. We used to hit up nurseries for everything. But now online orders and mail deliveries give you top selections without leaving home. Reach out your yard vision plan types, numbers per bed to make summer smooth. Check Jeff's Alaskan Garden in calendar for the playbook.

1:01Join the Alaska Botanical Garden, memberships cheap and scores you nursery discounts, plus early event alerts. Best move you'll make. Star flowers from seed like dianthus, zineas, mera golds and estershams, plus veggies such as broccoli, kale, cabbage, and cauliflower. Gladioli corns go in now too. Drive into the teaming with microbes podcast and books. Then plant a row for the hungry, your garden set to thrive this short season. That wraps Anchorage News Today, brought to you with AI, I'm Corey with the story.