Cooperative Extension: Garden and Yard

Webinar Wednesday, June 23, 2021 6:00 PM to 7:15 PM Registration deadline: 4 PM on June 23, 2021 In this webinar, you’ll learn what to look for when purchasing compost and […]

Webinar Wednesday, June 9, 2021 6:00 PM to 7:15 PM Registration deadline: 4 PM on June 9, 2021 In this webinar, you’ll learn what to look for when purchasing compost and manure, what the benefits and considerations are for using these products, how to use different kinds of manure, no-till practices, and at what rates to […]

Webinar Wednesday, May 26, 2021 6:00 PM to 7:15 PM Registration deadline: 4 PM on May 26, 2021 In this webinar, you’ll learn about native pollinators and their habitat needs, as well as tips for selecting plants, designing gardens with pollinators in mind, and maintaining established pollinator gardens. We offer our program fee on a sliding […]

Webinar Wednesday, May 12, 2021 6:00 PM to 7:15 PM Registration deadline: 4 PM on May 12, 2021 In this webinar, you’ll learn about the many approaches to preparing your garden site, and considerations for choosing which method is suitable for your next garden expansion effort. This webinar will cover practices ranging from Extension favorites to […]

Webinar Wednesday, April 28, 2021 6:00 PM to 7:15 PM Registration deadline: 4 PM on April 28, 2021 Get ahead of weeds in your garden this season by learning how to identify, prevent and manage them in existing gardens. This webinar will focus on many of the most common weeds in Maine and New Hampshire gardens, […]

Webinar Wednesday, April 14, 2021 6:00 PM to 7:15 PM Registration deadline: 4 PM on April 14, 2021 Fiddlehead picking is a springtime tradition in New England. In this webinar, we’ll cover how to properly identify, sustainably harvest and safely cook New England’s iconic ostrich fern fiddleheads. We offer our program fee on a sliding scale […]

Webinar Wednesday, February 10, 2021 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM Registration deadline: 4 PM on February 10, 2021 Join us for a presentation on how to select the best pruning cuts for your woody plants and how plants will respond to various types of pruning cuts! Registration is required, $5 suggested donation

Webinar Wednesday, January 27, 2021 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM Registration deadline: 4 PM on January 27, 2021 Join us for a presentation on how to best use artificial light to optimize plant growth in seedlings and other indoor plants! Registration required, $5 Suggested Donation

Webinar Wednesday, January 13, 2021 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM Registration deadline: 4 PM on January 13, 2021 Join us for a panel discussion of exciting new vegetable varieties for the home garden! After this talk, you’ll look at your 2021 seed catalogs with a new appreciation of what some of the new varieties available can […]

Registration required with a $5 suggested donation. Are you starting to receive next year’s seed catalogs and wondering where to begin? Join MOFGA’s Crops and Conservation Specialist Caleb Goossen for this webinar to learn about everything you need to know before you order seeds for next year’s garden including variety selection, disease-resistant, how much to […]

Registration required with a $5 suggested donation.  Whether you are a hobby orchardist, commercial grower, or interested in starting your own orchard, we want to hear from you! Join us […]

Registration required with a $5 suggested donation.  Did you know that late fall and early winter is the perfect time to start native seeds outdoors? Join Master Gardener Volunteer Ginger […]

Registration required with a $5 suggested donation.  Home composting is fun and easy if you understand the basic principles and concepts. Join UMaine Extension Educator Mark Hutchinson for this webinar […]

Registration required with a $5 suggested donation. Join UMaine Extension Community Education Assistant, Lynne Holland for this webinar to learn about novel ways to decorate a door, mantle, or table […]

October 7 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Registration required with a $5 suggested donation. Are you thinking of planting some fruit trees next spring? If so, now is actually […]

Registration is required with a $5 suggested donation. Root Cellaring is a low energy method for storing your fresh produce into the winter. In this talk we’ll discuss the ideal storage conditions for most of our crops, and how to create those various conditions throughout most households. While we will touch on specialized outbuilding structures […]

Registration required with a $5 suggested donation. Garlic is an easy-to-grow fall-planted crop that is great for you and makes almost everything taste better. Learn all aspects of garlic culture including planting stock, site selection, timing of harvest and proper drying with our garlic expert, Dave Fuller who has 25 years of experience growing garlic […]

Registration required with a $5 suggested donation. Gardening is great exercise, but the physical demands of gardening get harder on the body as time goes by. You can reduce the potential of joint, muscle, or back injuries by making small changes in your gardening routines. In this workshop, we’ll introduce ergonomic tools and techniques to […]

Registration required with a $5 suggested donation. Have you ever wondered what you can do in the fall to prepare your garden for the next year? Join us for a discussion about fall activities that will improve soil health in your garden. A special emphasis will be put on cover crops for the home gardener, […]

Registration required with a $5 suggested donation. Gardening doesn’t have to stop when the traditional growing season ends in Maine. By using simple, small, movable greenhouse or low tunnel structures which we will cover how you can build for yourself, you can start growing winter greens in late summer and keep them going right through […]

Registration required with a $5 suggested donation. Learn about the important role native plants play in our ecosystems and how you can support pollinator populations in your own backyard by planting native species. In this webinar, we’ll discuss how to select native plants for pollinators and specific growing conditions for these different planting combinations.  Instructor: Ginger Laurits, […]

Join us for a 1-hour Community Gardens with Lynne Holland, Community Education Assistant! This session will feature a short presentation on the featured topic followed by a facilitated discussion with UMaine Extension's Home Horticulture Team and fellow gardeners from around the state and beyond.

Join us for a 1-hour Native Plants with Marjorie Peronto, Extension Educator! This session will feature a short presentation on the featured topic followed by a facilitated discussion with UMaine Extension's Home Horticulture Team and fellow gardeners from around the state and beyond.

Join us for a 1-hour Landscape Design with Charlene Gray, UMaine Lecturer and Academic Program Coordinator for Environmental Horticulture and Sustainable Agriculture! This session will feature a short presentation on the featured topic followed by a facilitated discussion with UMaine Extension's Home Horticulture Team and fellow gardeners from around the state and beyond.

Join us for a 1-hour Low Input Lawns and Lawn Alternatives session with Frank Wertheim, Extension Educator! This session will feature a short presentation on the featured topic followed by a facilitated discussion with UMaine Extension's Home Horticulture Team and fellow gardeners from around the state and beyond.

Join us for a 1-hour Tick Show and Tell session! This session will feature a short slideshow presentation of ticks by our Home Horticulture team followed by a facilitated discussion with fellow gardeners from around the state and beyond.

Join us for a 1-hour Insect Show and Tell session! This session will feature a short slideshow presentation of insects by our Home Horticulture team followed by a facilitated discussion with fellow gardeners from around the state and beyond.

Join us for a 1-hour Disease Show and Tell session with Alicyn Smart, Plant Pathologist & Director of the Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab! This session will feature a short slideshow presentation of plant diseases by our Home Horticulture team followed by a facilitated discussion with fellow gardeners from around the state and beyond.

Join us for a 1-hour Vegetables Show and Tell session with Caragh Fitzgerald, Associate Extension Professor! This session will feature a short slideshow presentation of vegetables grown by our Home Horticulture team followed by a facilitated discussion with fellow gardeners from around the state and beyond.

Join us for a 1-hour Ornamentals Show and Tell session with Kate Garland, Horticulture Professional for Penobscot County! This session will feature a short slideshow presentation of ornamentals grown by our Home Horticulture team followed by a facilitated discussion with fellow gardeners from around the state and beyond.

Join us for a 1-hour Small Fruits Show and Tell session with David Handley, our Vegetable & Small Fruit Specialist at Highmoor Farm! This session will feature a short slideshow presentation of small fruits grown by our Home Horticulture team followed by a facilitated discussion with fellow gardeners from around the state and beyond.

Join us for a 1-hour session focused on Direct Seeding your garden! Each session will being with a short presentation on the featured topic followed by a facilitated discussion with fellow gardeners from around the state and beyond.

Join us for a 1-hour session focused on Succession Planting your garden! Each session will being with a short presentation on the featured topic followed by a facilitated discussion with fellow gardeners from around the state and beyond.