Maine Home Garden News

autumn leaves

Maine Home Garden News — October 2022

In This Issue: October Is the Month to . . . Facts About Leaf Color in Maine From School Garden to Outdoor Classroom-Part 1 Game Review: Trellis (publisher: Breaking Games) by Teale Fristoe House Sparrow October Is the Month to . . . By Kate Garland, Horticulture Professional, UMaine Extension Penobscot County  Live in harmony […]

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Hummingbird/flower

Maine Home Garden News September 2022

In This Issue: September Is the Month to . . . Maine Collecting Unwanted Pesticides Free of Charge Hermit Thrush Game Review September Is the Month to . . . By Sandra Miller, Penobscot County Master Gardener Volunteer Wow, September already.  It really hit home when an organization I also write for asked for Halloween articles […]

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Monarch butterfly on a tiger lily

Maine Home Garden News – August 2022

In This Issue: August Is the Month to . . . Tree Swallows Insect Insights: Syrphid Flies August Maine Garden Harvest Guide Book Review: Celia Planted A Garden: The Story of Celia Thaxter and Her Island Garden Maine Day of Giving – Thank you! August Is the Month to . . . By Abigail Griffith, […]

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Peonies

Maine Home Garden News — July 2022

In This Issue: July Is the Month to . . . Ferns for the Home Landscape July Maine Garden Harvest Guide Maine Public Gardens: Garland Farm, Bar Harbor, ME Northern Mockingbird PFAS and Your Home Garden July Is the Month to . . . By Sandra Mitchell, Penobscot County Master Gardener Volunteer For goodness sake, […]

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Mini Iris

Maine Home Garden News — June 2022

In This Issue: June Is the Month to . . . A Gardener’s Balancing Act: Encouraging Pollinators and Managing Ticks Four Steps to Making Your Landscape Pollinator-Friendly June Maine Garden Harvest Guide Growing Wild Blueberries at Home Northern Flicker A Therapist’s Garden: Using Plants to Revitalize Your Spirit. by Erik Keller (Black Rose Writing, 2022) […]

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Crabapple blossoms

Maine Home Garden News – May 2022

In This Issue: For Cindy… May Is the Month to . . . Rewild Your Connection With Nature Consider your Bird Feeder: Risk Management for Bird Flu, Spring 2022 Quince, The Forgotten Royal Fruit Maine Public Gardens: Asticou Azalea Garden, Northeast Harbor, Maine Ruby-throated Hummingbird Tick Wise Lyme Disease in Maine For Cindy . . […]

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butterfly on coneflower

Maine Home Garden News – July 2021

In This Issue: July Is the Month to . . . Garden CSI – How to Think Like a Diagnostician UMaine Extension Debuts New Food and Nutrition Blog Farmer Donations of Seedlings on the Rise Cookbooks for Gardeners Black Swallow-wort, the Bane of the Garden Ornamental Pests Why Are My Cucurbits Wilting? Year of the […]

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peony

Maine Home Garden News — June 2021

In This Issue: June Is the Month to . . . Extending the Peony Season Quick Tip: Grow More Basil from Cuttings Supporting Your Tomatoes 101 Five Basic Guidelines for Planting and Caring for Trees and Shrubs Now is the Time to Be Thinking About Saving Seed Featured Container Garden Year of the Sunflower Tiny […]

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A large display of colorful tulips at the Coastal Maine Botanical Garden, Boothbay, Maine

Maine Home Garden News — May 2021

In This Issue: May Is the Month to . . . Pollinator Garden at the Langlais Sculpture Preserve Using Row Covers in the Garden Featured Container Garden Planting Chart for the Home Vegetable Garden Testing for Lead in Maine’s Soils Best Practices for Plant Sale Donors and Buyers in Maine May Is the Month to […]

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serviceshadbush in flower

Maine Home Garden News — April 2021

In This Issue: April Is the Month for . . . Tips for Purchasing Healthy Plants and Seeds, and Preventing the Spread of Invasive Species Ask the Expert Plant Rotation in the Garden Based on Plant Families You Can Grow Sweet Potatoes in Maine Plant Monster: Creeping Bellflower (Campanula rapunculoides) A Review of A Year […]

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