Cooperative Extension: Garden and Yard

May Is the Month to . . . Mini-hoophouse for the Home Garden Lyme Disease Awareness — Message from Maine CDC The DEAN Garden: A Master Gardener Volunteer Project for People Living with HIV Using Fresh Herbs in the Kitchen May Is the Month to . . . By Amy Witt, Horticulturist, University of Maine […]

April Is the Month to . . . Perennial Food Crops for Your Backyard An Edible Landscape Enticing Beneficial Insects to Your Garden Project Profile: The Penobscot County Master Gardener Demonstration Garden at Rogers Farm Edible Wild Spring Greens: Fiddleheads and More! Maine Greenhouse and Nursery Day April Is the Month to . . . […]

March Is the Month to . . . Maine Gardening Challenges for 2015 One Tomato Project Glass Gem Corn — “The most beautiful corn in the world” Planning a Preserving Garden March Is the Month to . . . By Peter Bastien, Community Education Assistant, UMaine Extension Somerset County, peter.d.bastien@maine.edu Force trees and branches. Forsythia is […]

October Is the Month to . . . Are You Thinking of Raising Poultry? School Gardening Programs Facts About Leaf Color in Maine Winter Squash and Pumpkins October Is the Month to . . . By Amy Witt, Horticulturist, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, amy.witt@maine.edu Walk around the outside of your house and gardens and […]

September Is the Month to . . . How to Harvest and Store Onions and Winter Squash Root Cellaring Master Garden Project Profile: The Garden Angel Project Ripen and Preserve End of Season Green Tomatoes September Is the Month to . . . Clear the gardens of dead and dying debris. The end of the […]

August Is the Month to . . . Native Perennials for Late Season Bee Gardens Cover Crops for the Home Gardener Tomatoes: Maine Foods for August August Is the Month to . . . By Tori Lee Jackson, Extension Educator, University of Maine Cooperative Extension Harvest, Harvest, Harvest! August is one of the most productive […]

July Is the Month to . . . July is a Big Month for Garlic Community Garden at the Dempsey Center for Cancer, Hope & Healing Grows! Four Season Garden Structures for the Maine Home Garden Working To Reduce School Food Waste — A 4-H Project Food & Nutrition: Freezing Garden Vegetables July Is the […]

June Is the Month to . . . The Old and Now New Methods of Pest Control in the Garden What You May Like to Know About Honey Bees Environmentally Sound Gardening Tips Brae Maple Farm Project Embodies Gardening’s Social Benefits Food & Nutrition: Washing Fresh Fruits and Vegetables June Is the Month to . […]

May Is the Month to . . . Pruning Your Forsythia Three Ways to Manage Invasive Plants in Your Landscape The Seed — What a Remarkable Package! Garden Clubs Project at Long Creek in South Portland Food & Nutrition: Fiddleheads and Rhubarb: Maine Foods for May May Is the Month to . . . By […]

April Is the Month to . . . Selecting Your Garden Tools Depending on the Job at Hand Donation Gardens Planting in Jackman Food and Nutrition: Storing and Preparing Homegrown Vegetables for Optimal Nutrition April Is the Month to . . . By Rick Kersbergen, Extension Educator, University of Maine Cooperative Extension Waldo County If […]