{"id":45276,"date":"2024-10-07T08:48:15","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T12:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/?p=45276"},"modified":"2026-04-21T10:57:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T14:57:33","slug":"the-gardens-at-tidewater-farm-october-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/2024\/10\/07\/the-gardens-at-tidewater-farm-october-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"The Gardens at Tidewater Farm: October 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><b><a id=\"Garden\"><\/a>Garden Update<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-45278 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/10\/Sept-turmeric-1-169x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Tumeric in bloom\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/10\/Sept-turmeric-1-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/10\/Sept-turmeric-1-79x140.jpeg 79w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/10\/Sept-turmeric-1-317x564.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/10\/Sept-turmeric-1.jpeg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wel<\/span>come fall! The days are shortening and the asters are popping! September brought the late summer weather of our dreams with warm, sunny days and cool nights. Our annual\u00a0flowers and vegetables were very grateful for the irrigation systems at Tidewater which got us through the unusually dry August and September.<\/p>\n<p>So far, we have donated over 980 pounds of produce to local pantries, but this does not include bags of storage onions, winter squash, sweet potatoes, fall turnips and radish, <strong>and<\/strong> beds and beds of fall carrots. We love a late produce season at Tidewater! The turmeric and ginger crop will be left in the High Tunnel <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-45279 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/10\/Sept-MGV-flower-donation-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Assortment of fresh flower bouquets\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/10\/Sept-MGV-flower-donation-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/10\/Sept-MGV-flower-donation-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/10\/Sept-MGV-flower-donation-1-105x79.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/10\/Sept-MGV-flower-donation-1-317x238.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/10\/Sept-MGV-flower-donation-1-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/10\/Sept-MGV-flower-donation-1-634x476.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/10\/Sept-MGV-flower-donation-1-846x635.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/10\/Sept-MGV-flower-donation-1-951x713.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/10\/Sept-MGV-flower-donation-1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/10\/Sept-MGV-flower-donation-1.jpg 984w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/>for as long as weather permits, to encourage as much growth as possible. Both have seemed to enjoy the warmer days of September. Turmeric has a stunning flower which is an indication of healthy growing conditions and, hopefully, a good crop!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Over 70 bouquets <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">of cut flowers from the gardens have gone out to be distributed to people receiving care through Northern Light\u2019s H<\/span>ome Care and Hospice. Thank you to Master Gardener Volunteer, Lorissa Ciriello, for making the connection through her work and for jumping in on cutting and arranging flowers.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-45280 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/10\/Dahlias-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Dahlias in the garden\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/10\/Dahlias-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/10\/Dahlias-1-105x79.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/10\/Dahlias-1-317x238.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/10\/Dahlias-1-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/10\/Dahlias-1-634x476.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/10\/Dahlias-1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/10\/Dahlias-1.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/> The dahlias were a little late but became showstoppers as\u00a0September rolled on.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tidewater Master Gardener Volunteers have really stepped up to stay on top of caring for the <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-45282 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/10\/Sept-MGVs-in-Cottage-Garden-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Master Gardener Volunteers working in the garden\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/10\/Sept-MGVs-in-Cottage-Garden-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/10\/Sept-MGVs-in-Cottage-Garden-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/10\/Sept-MGVs-in-Cottage-Garden-105x79.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/10\/Sept-MGVs-in-Cottage-Garden-317x238.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/10\/Sept-MGVs-in-Cottage-Garden-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/10\/Sept-MGVs-in-Cottage-Garden-634x476.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/10\/Sept-MGVs-in-Cottage-Garden-846x635.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/10\/Sept-MGVs-in-Cottage-Garden-951x713.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/10\/Sept-MGVs-in-Cottage-Garden-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/10\/Sept-MGVs-in-Cottage-Garden.jpg 984w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><\/span>gardens as they got a bit unruly during this extra busy summer. Here are some intrepid volunteers in the Cottage Garden, weeding and thinning out native perennials. We are looking forward to more\u00a0workshops and events this October as well as celebrating the end of the season with garlic planting\u00a0 the first weekend of November!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>Upcoming Events at Tidewater Farm<a id=\"Upcoming\"><\/a><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All of the following events will take place at the UMaine Gardens at Tidewater Farm, 200 Presumpscot Point Rd, Falmouth, ME 04105.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Enter the Garden of Silence: From Seeing to Writing<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-45198 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/From-Seeing-to-Writing-Resize-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Gardens at Tidewater\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/From-Seeing-to-Writing-Resize-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/From-Seeing-to-Writing-Resize-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/From-Seeing-to-Writing-Resize-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/From-Seeing-to-Writing-Resize-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/From-Seeing-to-Writing-Resize-1-105x140.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/From-Seeing-to-Writing-Resize-1-317x423.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/From-Seeing-to-Writing-Resize-1-423x564.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/From-Seeing-to-Writing-Resize-1-634x845.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/From-Seeing-to-Writing-Resize-1-846x1128.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/From-Seeing-to-Writing-Resize-1-951x1268.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/From-Seeing-to-Writing-Resize-1-1268x1690.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/From-Seeing-to-Writing-Resize-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,225px\" \/>Join us for a writing workshop, <\/span><b>Enter the Garden of Silence: From Seeing to Writing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on <\/span><b>Thursday, October 10, 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This writing workshop aims to help you appreciate the beauty in the ordinary and the simplicity in the extraordinary. The art of seeing deeply requires attention, curiosity, openness, and connection. Taking the time to \u201csee\u201d will help restore you to wonder.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We welcome all levels of writers. The workshop will include a writing prompt, time to experience a moment in the gardens, time to write, and sharing of our experiences. Please bring a\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">notebook or sketchbook and a pen that you really love to write with! <\/span><b>We encourage participants to wear layers as this class will take place outside and in our unheated greenhouse.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Please note registration is capped at 18 participants.\u00a0 Early registration is encouraged.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine-extension.formtitan.com\/ftproject\/events?eventid=a1cUy000001xPt3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Registration is required<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and the program fee is $10 for this workshop.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-45228 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/Field-Day-October-2024-Resized-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Extension staff giving a presentation at an outdoor garden\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/Field-Day-October-2024-Resized-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/Field-Day-October-2024-Resized-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/Field-Day-October-2024-Resized-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/Field-Day-October-2024-Resized-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/Field-Day-October-2024-Resized-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/Field-Day-October-2024-Resized-1-105x79.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/Field-Day-October-2024-Resized-1-317x238.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/Field-Day-October-2024-Resized-1-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/Field-Day-October-2024-Resized-1-634x476.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/Field-Day-October-2024-Resized-1-846x635.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/Field-Day-October-2024-Resized-1-951x713.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/Field-Day-October-2024-Resized-1-1268x951.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/Field-Day-October-2024-Resized-1-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><b>October Field Day at Tidewater Farm<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Join<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">us at Tidewater Farm for a Field Day, <\/span><b>Saturday, October 19,\u00a0 10:00 am &#8211; 12:00 pm<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Open to the public, no registration required! <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Come check out the gardens before hands-on\u00a0demonstrations begin at 10:30 a.m. No registration required. The demos will focus on best practices for wrapping up the season while simultaneously getting a jump start on next season through planning and soil testing. Participants will also take home native seeds to sow outdoors this fall or winter!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Harvesting and Sowing Native Seeds<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-45207 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/Harvesting-and-Sowing-Native-Seeds-Resized-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Seed trays with labels\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/Harvesting-and-Sowing-Native-Seeds-Resized-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/Harvesting-and-Sowing-Native-Seeds-Resized-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/Harvesting-and-Sowing-Native-Seeds-Resized-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/Harvesting-and-Sowing-Native-Seeds-Resized-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/Harvesting-and-Sowing-Native-Seeds-Resized-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/Harvesting-and-Sowing-Native-Seeds-Resized-1-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/Harvesting-and-Sowing-Native-Seeds-Resized-1-317x211.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/Harvesting-and-Sowing-Native-Seeds-Resized-1-423x282.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/Harvesting-and-Sowing-Native-Seeds-Resized-1-634x423.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/Harvesting-and-Sowing-Native-Seeds-Resized-1-846x564.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/Harvesting-and-Sowing-Native-Seeds-Resized-1-951x634.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/09\/Harvesting-and-Sowing-Native-Seeds-Resized-1-1268x845.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Did you know that fall and early winter is the perfect time to sow native seeds outdoors?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Join us for this informal workshop on <\/span><b>Monday, October 28, 4:00 to 5:30 p.m.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> where you\u2019ll learn the basics of how to collect native seeds in your garden and how to start and care for your native plants from seed to transplant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This workshop will include sowing techniques, protecting your seeds from critters, and when and how to divide your plants in the spring. Each participant will take home two containers with seeds they planted. <b>We encourage participants to wear layers as this class will take place\u00a0<\/b><\/span><b>outside and in our unheated greenhouse.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Please note registration is capped at 15 participants.\u00a0 Early registration is encouraged.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine-extension.formtitan.com\/ftproject\/events?eventid=a1cUy000001xYJd\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Registration is required<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and the program fee is offered on a sliding scale, $5-$15.<a id=\"Recipe\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>Recipe<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This recipe is in honor of soup season and the hundreds of pounds of carrots that will hopefully be coming out of the ground at Tidewater. Maybe have it with a side of roasted carrot chips!?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/recipes\/carrot-leek-soup\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Carrot Leek Soup<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Serves: 6<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Ingredients<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1 medium leek, thinly sliced and soaked in water to remove sand<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4 teaspoons butter<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">6 medium carrots, sliced<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3 cans (14 1\/2 ounces each ) low sodium chicken broth<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2 cups skim milk<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1\/8 teaspoon pepper<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Directions<\/b><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a large saucepan, saut\u00e9 leek in butter until tender.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Add carrots, potatoes, and broth; bring to a boil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reduce heat; cover and simmer until vegetables are tender.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Remove vegetables from heat and put into a blender or food processor.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Add enough cooking liquid to cover, blend until smooth and return to pan.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stir in milk and pepper and heat through.<a id=\"Wildlife\"><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>Wildlife Sighting<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-45277 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/10\/Sept-Black-Swallowtail-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"Swallowtail caterpillar on dill\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/10\/Sept-Black-Swallowtail-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/10\/Sept-Black-Swallowtail-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/10\/Sept-Black-Swallowtail-79x140.jpg 79w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/10\/Sept-Black-Swallowtail-317x564.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/10\/Sept-Black-Swallowtail-423x752.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/10\/Sept-Black-Swallowtail-634x1128.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/10\/Sept-Black-Swallowtail.jpg 745w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/>If you grow dill, parsley, carrots or other plants in the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Apiaceae<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> family<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">you may be familiar with\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">black s<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">wallowtai<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">l butterfly larva, which primarily feeds on this family of plants. Though they share the same stylish color scheme as monarch butterfly larvae, they will not be found on milkweed and have a more dotted pattern on their bodies. One distinguishing characteristic of black swallowtail larva is that the stages, or instars, between each shedding of their skin, do not all look alike. The caterpillar that hatches from the egg is dark and covered in spikes, resembling a bird dropping, keeping hungry birds from eating it. Only after three molts does it emerge with its stripes and dots.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">References, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/ifw\/blogs\/mdifw-blog\/monarchs-inspire-closer-look-another-garden-visitor\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0Naturally Curious: A Photographic Field Guide and Month-by-Month Journey through the Fields, Woods and Marshes of New England<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Mary Holland, 2019. <\/span><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Garden Update Welcome fall! The days are shortening and the asters are popping! September brought the late summer weather of our dreams with warm, sunny days and cool nights. Our annual\u00a0flowers and vegetables were very grateful for the irrigation systems at Tidewater which got us through the unusually dry August and September. 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