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Posts by Julie Stricker

Later fall freezes, earlier thaws increase Interior Alaska growing season

By Julie Stricker | October 16, 2023

If Interior Alaskans have noticed that summer lingers long enough to ripen their tomatoes and winter arrives more slowly, they’re not imagining things.  Nine of the 10 latest “first freezes” have…

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