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Larry Opperman, host of “Growing a Greener Kenai” radio show on local public radio station KDLL 91.9 FM, shows off a carrot. (Photo provided)

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Local gardener shares love of growing on radio show

“Growing a Greener Kenai” runs the first and third Saturday of each month, starting April 5.

A person peruses packets of seeds in the Soldotna Seed Library at The Goods Sustainable Grocery on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Soldotna Seed Library reopens at The Goods

The goal of the library is to share local seeds in order to preserve varieties suited for central…

Customers pick out plants during the Central Peninsula Garden Club’s annual plant sale at Peninsula Grace Brethren Church on Kalifornsky Beach Road on Saturday, June 9, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. The annual plant sale is always popular — this year, volunteers said that there was a massive crowd gathered even before the sale opened at 10 a.m., nearly clearing out the tables in less than two hours. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

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Summer sun, fun arrive on the Kenai

Between the yard sales, lemonade stands, festivals, fairs and markets on Saturday, it was hard not to find…

Blooming baskets hang from the ceiling of the Rusty Ravin greenhouse on Friday in Kenai. The Rusty Ravin’s greenhouse has been full of pre-ordered flower baskets this spring waiting to be picked up because it’s been too chilly for customers to put them outside yet without risking their flowers dying. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

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Warm weather kickstarts growing season on peninsula

It’s been a long, chilly spring for gardeners in the central Kenai Peninsula, but growing season is finally…

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Peninsula hungry for locally grown food

The time is ripe for central Kenai Peninsula farmers, according to a market study that found an overwhelming…

Ron Sexton, owner of Trinity Greenhouse in Soldotna, opened his doors to the public on March 1, but has been working all winter long to get his greenhouses ready for the 2017 season. (Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Local greenhouses are springing to life

On the first day of spring, greenhouse workers’ hands were busy mixing, potting and planting, even though their…

Moderator Marion Nelson, left, led a discussion among panelists Lee Bowman, Don Adams, Chuck Lockner and Dennis Spindler about seeds, soils and sprouts in preparation for the Spring 2017 growing season on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. The meeting was part of the Central Peninsula Garden Club’s monthly programming. (Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Garden Club talk seeds, soil and sprouts

The sights, sounds and temperatures of spring may still be at least a few weeks away, but for…