Melissa and Meredith talk with Joanie about the Starvin’ Marvin garden programs, and discuss listener questions about slugs (including invasive black slugs new to the area), potato plants growing poisonous fruit, and the beginning of Fall/Winter garden preparation, including what plants you can overwinter, and how.

The Takshanuk Watershed Council and Haines Library Garden Party Fundraiser is coming up on Thursday, August 18th from 4 to 7pm at the Starvin Marvin Garden (behind the Aspen Hotel in Haines).

 

Up close on the poisonous potato borage fruit. (Listener provided photo: Dena Selby).

The Potato Monster Picture!  Up close on the poisonous potato fruit. (Listener provided photo: Dena Selby).

Listener-provided photo (Dena Selby): See the borage fruit to the right of the exclamation points

Find the poisonous potato fruit to the right of the exclamation points (Listener provided photo: Dena Selby)

 

Listen to previous Garden Conversations and find more information here: https://khns.org/the-garden-conversation. E-mail your questions, comments, and suggestions to garden@khns.org!