Maine Home Garden News

Fall foliage of Redvein Enkianthus

Maine Home Garden News — September 2016

September Is the Month to . . . Understanding How Drought Impacts Our Landscape Redvein Enkianthus: A Functional Plant for All Seasons Master Gardener Volunteer Project Profile: Westrum House in Topsham Food & Nutrition: Preserving Relish Safely September Is the Month to . . . By Lynne Holland, Community Education Assistant (Home Horticulture), UMaine Extension […]

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Master Gardener course participant Tony Aman examines the reproductive parts of a flower in Basic Botany.

Maine Home Garden News — August 2016

August Is the Month to . . . Sowing Native Seeds Staff Favorites: Wildflowers Master Gardener Mentors Can Ease the Transition for New Trainees Food & Nutrition: New “Choice” Salsa Recipe August Is the Month to . . . By Tori Lee Jackson, Associate Professor of Agriculture & Natural Resources, UMaine Extension in Androscoggin and […]

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fresh spinach

Maine Home Garden News — July 2016

July Is the Month to . . . Plan Now for Delicious Nutritious Fall Greens… Plant of the Month: A Spring Perennial Classic University of Maine Gardens at Tidewater Farm Food & Nutrition: Freezing and Using Leafy Greens Photos by Edwin Remsberg, unless otherwise noted. July Is the Month to . . . By Kate […]

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Maine Home Garden News — June 2016

June Is the Month to . . . Plant of the Month: Old Gardener Finds a New Plant What I Did on My Summer Vacation — the Prequel Learning and Laughter: The Hancock/Washington County Master Gardener Book Club Food & Nutrition: Storing and Preparing Homegrown Vegetables for Optimal Nutrition Photos by Edwin Remsberg, unless otherwise […]

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Maine Home Garden News — May 2016

May Is the Month to . . . What is a Community Garden? My Favorite Flower: Iris Maine Harvest for Hunger Reached Milestones in 2015 Food & Nutrition: Fiddleheads and Rhubarb — Maine Foods for May Become a Citizen Scientist and Help Research Wild Leeks in Maine! May Is the Month to . . . […]

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Maine Home Garden News — April 2016

April Is the Month to . . . Citizen Scientists Needed to Help with the Maine Wild Leek Project Project Profile: “Kid’s Harvest!” in Standish Maine with Master Gardener Mim Walker Wild Tulips (Tulipa turkestanica, biflora fosterina, tarda, sylvestris, etc.) Food & Nutrition: Basic “Your Choice” Vinaigrette April Is the Month to . . . […]

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Maine Home Garden News — March 2016

March Is the Month to . . . Prune Your Blueberries! Staff Favorites — Pussy Willow (Salix discolor) Two Years of One Tomato Food & Nutrition: Make Mine REAL Maple Syrup! March Is the Month to . . . By Amy Witt, Home Horticulturist, UMaine Exyension Cumberland County Prune fruit trees and certain woody landscape […]

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Maine Home Garden News — October 2015

October Is the Month to . . . Winter Is the Time to . . . Help Us Celebrate Farm to School Month! Meet Maine’s Master Gardeners: John Beraud Food & Nutrition: How to Prepare Winter Squash October Is the Month to . . . By Peter Bastien, Community Education Assistant, UMaine Extension Somerset County […]

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Maine Home Garden News — September 2015

September Is the Month to . . . Co-existing with Woodchucks in the Garden Fiddleheads: Grow Your Own! Meet Maine’s Master Gardeners: Elissa Gifford Food & Nutrition: Let’s Preserve Tomatoes! September Is the Month to . . . By Kathy Hopkins, Extension Educator, UMaine Extension Somerset County Continue harvesting crops. Donate excess produce through the […]

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Maine Home Garden News — August 2015

August Is the Month to . . . Cultivating a New Generation of Gardeners Managing Landscape Plants in Clay Soil The Importance of Light in Raising Chickens for Eggs Meet Maine’s Master Gardeners: Karen Conlon August Is the Month to . . . By Tori Lee Jackson, Associate Professor of Agriculture & Natural Resources, University […]

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