amoulton, Author at Cooperative Extension: Garden and Yard

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Maine Home Garden News – February 2025

In This Issue: February Is the Month to . . . Creating a Pollinator Garden for the New Year UMaine Cooperative Extension’s “Ask an Expert” Portal February Declared Browntail Awareness Month: Act Now Backyard Bird of the Month Maine Weather and Climate Overview (February 2025) Featured Ask the Expert February Is the Month to . . […]

How can I safely dispose of soil that contains Japanese Knotwood rhizomes?

Question: I live in Saco and am in the process of a multi-year (lifelong?) effort to control the spread of Japanese Knotweed on my property, using a combination of methods. My property abuts a community garden/park, which is infested, so I have no illusions of ever eradicating it but am trying to control its spread […]

Cooperative Extension: Garden and Yard

Author: amoulton