page_title: Gardening in Alaska
section_title: Alaskan crops
hierarchical_section_title: Gardening in Alaska / Alaskan crops
caption_attribution_description: Photographer's comment: "huuuuuge pumpkin-- more than 400 pounds! Alaska huge cabbage, kohlrabi, and turnips. Yum?"
context_page_description: Agriculture in Alaska has become more popular and more acceptable as a general idea. Although agriculture in Alaska poses many challenges, largely due to the climate, the short growing season, and generally poor soils for agriculture, there have been a number of recent successes in agriculture and gardening in Alaska.
  Knowledge of appropriate northern climate crops, as well as tips and tricks for the northern climate conditions will greatly enhance a gardener's chance of success in Alaska. Additionally, there are a number of local and regional resources available to gardeners in Alaska, which are mentioned at the bottom of this article.
context_section_description: There are a handful of crops that do well in Alaska.  Here is a short list of food crops that even a novice gardener can grow relatively easily:
  Beets
  Broccoli
  Cabbage
  Carrots
  Cauliflower
  Chard
  Dill
  Fava bean
  Garlic
  Kale
  Kohlrabi
  Lettuce (many varieties)
  Parsley
  Peas
  Potato
  Radishes
  Rhubarb
  Spinach
  Snap pea
  Turnip
  Zucchini
caption: An Alaskan-grown gigantic pumpkin, along with cabbage, kohlrabi and turnips, displayed at the Tanana Valley State Fair in 2010
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