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Maine Home Garden News — March 2022

In This Issue: March Is the Month to . . . Homegrown Nutella? Let Me Introduce You to the American Hazelnut (Corylus americana). Seedfolks: 101 fictional pages of how a vacant lot turned garden can impact humanity (Harper Trophy, 1997) by Paul Fleischman Basic Steps for Pruning Multi-stemmed Shrubs Maine Public Gardens: McLaughlin Garden and […]

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Maine Home Garden News — March 2021

In This Issue: March Is the Month to . . . Calendar of Apple Orchard Management Activities Protecting Home Gardens from Mammals: Fencing Season Extension in Action Backyard Bird of the Month Proposed State Rules to Slow the Spread of Emerald Ash Borer Upcoming Learning Opportunities March Is the Month to . . . By […]

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Maine Home Garden News — September 2019

September Is the Month to . . . Hügelkultur: Make Beautiful Soil with Woody Debris! Aphids Daffodil Tribute: United We Bloom App Allows Citizen Scientists to Contribute to Monarch Butterfly Research Growing to Give: A Nonprofit that Grows Organic Veggies to Donate to Local Food Pantries Food & Nutrition: How to Turn Your Harvest into […]

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Maine Home Garden News — August 2018

August Is the Month to . . . Now Is a Great Time to Take Stem Cuttings Anenome ‘Honorine Jobert’ Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum Food & Nutrition: Preserving Tomatillos August Is the Month to . . . By Tori Lee Jackson, Associate Professor of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Maine Cooperative Extension Androscoggin and […]

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Maine Home Garden News — April 2017

April Is the Month to . . . Gardening is for the Birds! Maine Harvest for Hunger’s Collaboration with Southern York County Food Pantries Maine’s Wild Leeks (Allium tricoccum) Food & Nutrition: Food Safety for Food Pantry Donations April Is the Month to . . . By Amy Witt, Horticulturist, UMaine Extension Cumberland County Celebrate […]

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