Is there any farming in alaska

[Ionlimius]

Originally Posted by saul harvey

however you can grow any root crop or member of the cabbage family. These wil, grow so large as to beyond belief. The other factor is that the suger contant will be higher so many alaskans who try outside potatoes will wonder whats wrong with them.

Most of the insects and plant fungus that you are used to wont survive here either. so no need for insectiside. fleas and ticks as well as chiggers don't live up here either.

Well to buy farm land would cost you a lot but why buy it? get a state homesite or agricultural site. low or moderate costand often with fantastic soil. one advantage to the cold ground is that nuterents have not been broken down or lost so the soil tends to be very rich even without any fertilizer.

Mat-Su valley seems ideal for cabbages. The climate seems excellent with fantastic fertile soil...

I would like to ask several questions:

How is the climate throughout a year in Mat-Su valley? How is the snowfall, rainfall, etc. over there? Would it be too dry (average relative humidity below 70% over any months of a year) for me?

How about the climate throughout a year in Kenai Peninsula?

How many cabbages were produced in Alaska, compared with British Columbia?

[Rance]

Some times the peninsula gets alot of rain...sometimes not so much. The coastal areas get more than ithe interior of the peninsula.

[RayinAK]

You should be able to get some ideas from those who have already answered, and from this University page:
The School of Natural Resources&Agricultural Sciences (http://www.uaf.edu/salrm/ - broken link)

Barley, hay, potatoes, tomatoes, legumes, etc, all grow fast in the interior because of the almost 24 hours of sunlight by June. Then by late August wild blueberry and all sorts of other wild berries are abundant around Fairbanks, although bears also like the same berries.