In This Issue: April Is the Month to . . . Meet Your Farmers: Peter and Julie Beckford of Rebel Hill Farm, Liberty, Maine Pruning Raspberries and Blackberries The Garden Primer Tiny Swede Midge Causes Big Crop Damage in Maine Family Apidae, Bees of Maine A Note from the Editor Monthly features: What Is It? […]
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In This Issue: March Is the Month to . . . Volunteer Profile: Hospitality House Five Favorite Ways to Use a Cold Frame This Spring Book Review: Mark Richardson and Dan Jaffe’s book, Native Plants for New England Gardens Native Plant Profile: Amelanchier Rural Living Day, April 4, 2020 NEW monthly features: What Is It? […]
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In this time of reflection and gratitude… Dear Maine Home Garden News Readers, In this time of reflection and gratitude, I wanted to reach out one more time in 2019 to celebrate some of the individuals and groups that have made UMaine Cooperative Extension horticulture programming and outreach efforts a big success this year. The […]
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October Is the Month to . . . Is Your Yard a Bare Cupboard for Pollinators? The Western Conifer Seed Bug 2020 Maine Garden Day: Save the Date! Gaultheria Procumbens, a Small Evergreen with a Large Scent Fun and Challenges of Building a Community Garden Food & Nutrition: Fall is for Food Safety October Is […]
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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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August Is the Month to . . . How to Divide Perennials in Late Summer and Early Fall The American Pelecinid Wasp False Anemone Climate Impacts on Maine Wild Blueberry Farms The University of Maine 4-H Center at Bryant Pond is Recruiting Volunteer Spotlight: Growing Beauty and History in Somerset County News Release: USDA Declares […]
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July Is the Month to . . . Crop Rotation for Home Gardeners Managing Invasive Plants in Maine Japanese Stewartia: An Ornamental Tree for Every Season Volunteer Spotlight: Growing with Children at Camp Discovery on Webb Pond Food & Nutrition: The Missing Ingredient: Adherence of Food Blog Salsa Recipes to Home Canning Guidelines July Is […]
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June Is the Month to . . . What Does Organic Gardening Really Mean? Moths: Another Important Backyard Pollinator Sundial Lupine and the Non-native Big-leaved Lupine Climate Impacts on Vegetable Farms: Interview with Lauchlin, Titus, CPAg Rose Chafer Maine Harvest for Hunger: 20 Years and Going Strong! UMaine Extension’s Home and Garden IPM Website Has […]
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May Is the Month to . . . The Economics of Starting Seeds Indoors May Is Lyme Disease Awareness Month 2019 Spring Plant Sale Fundraisers in Maine: Find One Near You! Cecropia and the Dangers of Introduced Species American Hazelnut: A Low Maintenance Shrub with Big Rewards Passport to Summer Fun Project Food & Nutrition: […]
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April Is the Month to . . . Home Grafting Techniques Crazy Worms in Maine Blue Cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides) Adopt a Family: A Unique Approach to Matching Small-scale Growers with Young Maine Families Food & Nutrition: Food Safety and Backyard Flock April Is the Month to . . . By Rebecca Long, Agriculture and Food Systems […]
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