Horticulture

Extending Vegetable Growing Season

By Jason Lilley, UMaine Extension Staff, Sustainable Agriculture Professional Given access to water, it has been a great season for growing veggies like tomatoes, peppers, beans, and basil. With the first hard frost is in sight there are a few easy actions to take to get those crops to last just a bit longer into […]

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Teachable Moments…Flower Arrangements

By Sara Conant, UMaine Extension Staff, 4-H Community Education Assistant UMaine Extension Cumberland staff members will be bringing you new skills, tips, and tricks about a variety of Extension related programs in our Teachable Moments series. This month we’ll teach you how to make floral arrangements. Master Gardeners with floral arrangement experience gathered at the […]

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5 Reasons to Attend “A Taste of Tidewater”

By Lynne Hazelton, UMaine Extension Staff, Administrative Support Specialist A Taste of Tidewater is our annual fundraiser to benefit the University of Maine Gardens at Tidewater Farm. The gardens provide agricultural and horticultural educational opportunities to the community, utilizing research-based, environmentally friendly and sustainable gardening practices. Why do we need to fundraise? In order to grow and […]

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