Cooperative Extension: Garden and Yard

In This Issue: April Is the Month to . . . Seasonal Sightings Finding Your Place in Community Gardens Soil Fertility Basics Big Yields on Small Plots: Succession Planting Pollinator Ponderings: Beginnings Seeing Seeds Differently Ask the Expert What Mainers are Asking About Jumping Worms MeshTech: A New Strategy for Managing Knotweed Maine Weather and […]

In This Issue: March Is the Month to . . . Matrix Planting: What is it and why consider if for your garden? Plant Disease Diagnostics Self-Paced Course Spring Learning Opportunities Managing Garden Soil pH Ask the Expert: How do rhododendron blooms survive our cold winters? Featured Resource: The Seed Library Network Featured Flashback: How […]

In This Issue: December Is the Month to . . . Winter Connections A Heartfelt Thank You to Our Newsletter Team Flowering in the North Conference Backyard Bird of the Month: Redpoll What’s in the House? Oh, Christmas Tree Maine Weather and Climate Overview December Is the Month to . . . By Kate Garland, […]

In This Issue: November Is the Month to . . . Sowing Native Seeds in Containers Greening Your Houseplant Thumb Backyard Bird of the Month: Barred Owls Q&A Sleepy Bees Maine Weather and Climate Overview November Is the Month to . . . By Kate Garland, Horticulture Professional Feel free to leave carrots, beets, and […]

In This Issue: October Is the Month to . . . Growing Together in the Orono Community Giving Garden Creating a Native Wildflower Meadow Digging, Dividing and Replanting Peonies Fall Learning Opportunities for Gardeners and Professionals Backyard Bird of the Month: American Redstart Maine Weather and Climate Overview October Is the Month to . . […]

In This Issue: September Is the Month to . . . Fall Learning Opportunities Collecting Native Perennial Seeds: A How to Guide for Beginners UMA Community Garden Profile Annual Obsolete Pesticide Disposal Program Maine Forest Service Insect and Disease Conditions Report Backyard Bird of the Month: Fish Crow Maine Weather and Climate Overview September Is […]

In This Issue: August Is the Month to . . . Think First…Spray Last! Pollinator Ponderings: Stellar Summer Native Plants Book Review: Glorious Shade Profiles in Urban Agriculture: Growing an Urban Orchard Backyard Bird of the Month: Red-bellied Woodpecker Maine Weather and Climate Overview August Is the Month to . . . By Kate Garland, […]

In This Issue: May Is the Month to . . . Embracing Herbivory Backyard Bird of the Month: Barn Swallow Help Us Grow Communities and Gardens Across Maine Gardening in a Rental Book Review: Peony: The Best Varieties for Your Garden by  David C. Michener and Carol A. Adelman (Timber Press, 2017, 247 pp.) Maine […]

In This Issue: April Is the Month to . . . A How-To Guide for Creating Sustainable Staking in Your Garden Soil Erosion in the Home Landscape Backyard Bird of the Month: Brown Creeper Keystone Plants: Giants of the Pollinator-Friendly Garden Maine’s Community Garden Map Ask an Expert: Can Meadows and Orchards Mix? Maine Weather […]

In This Issue: March Is the Month to . . . An Ode to Snags Backyard Bird of the Month Gardening Podcasts Pollinator Ponderings: My Journey to Loving Native Plants Book Review: The Serviceberry Invasive Species Awareness Week in Maine Spring Gardening Webinars: Gardening for the Future Maine Weather and Climate Overview March Is the […]