Colorado Blue Skies to Alaska Rain for More Carrots & Seaweed

Market Gardening in Wrangell, Alaska
Week Ending October 25, 2025

A few pics of blue skies in Colorado while visiting family before returning home to Alaska.

I see two different types of birds in the garden this week and the Merlin Bird ID app suggests that the tiny bird is a Pacific Wren and the other bird is a Hermit Thrush.

Three beds NE 8 - 10 Carrots had been planted in the spring and larger carrots were pulled in a partial harvest to sell during the summer. Later, one bed NE8 Carrots had been completely harvested to sell at a community market. With another monthly community market scheduled for this weekend, I planned to completely harvest the last two remaining beds and sell any excess. Earlier in the season, these two beds had gaps in growth, so I had Jang-seeded four more rows of carrots between the existing five rows. This newer seeding of carrots had not grown big enough, so I tossed the tiny roots aside while harvesting the bigger carrots. I’m able to get NE9 Carrots completely harvested and weeded with clean roots temporarily stored in plastic tubs in the fridge. I notice a lot of caterpillars in this bed while harvesting. I don’t end up harvesting the last bed of carrots because my noodle arms are too tired after harvesting carrots and then pitchforking seaweed on the beach the next day. I estimate that each of the two tubs from NE9 Carrots weigh about 40 lbs, so total from remaining two beds will probably yield about 160 pound that we might be able to use for ourselves, but I can sell any excess at a future monthly market in November or December.

I’m able to still get some lettuce from the NRCS tunnel, but much of it is bolting to flower. Basil is dead in the small tunnels GH1 & GH2, but I’m able to get some radishes from GH2, and there are a few green onions in NE3A for making salads.

Music:

(Intro & End)
On My Own by Bail Bonds

(Colorado Clips & Refrigerating Carrots)
Sage by Slenderbeats

(Harvesting Carrots)
Drum or Bass by Ryan Stasik