Cooperative Extension: Garden and Yard

In This Issue: April Is the Month to . . . Plant a Peach Tree — You Won’t Regret It! Live Staking for Stream Restoration Hedgerows and Homes Common Grackle Maine Day of Giving, April 27, 2022: Support the Maine Master Gardener Volunteers Program April Is the Month to . . . By Sandra Mitchell, […]

In This Issue: March Is the Month to . . . Homegrown Nutella? Let Me Introduce You to the American Hazelnut (Corylus americana). Seedfolks: 101 fictional pages of how a vacant lot turned garden can impact humanity (Harper Trophy, 1997) by Paul Fleischman Basic Steps for Pruning Multi-stemmed Shrubs Maine Public Gardens: McLaughlin Garden and […]

In This Issue: Editors Note: Much Love for the Maine Home Garden Newsletter Team! February Is the Month to . . . A Review of The Green Gardeners Guide: Simple, Significant Actions to Protect & Preserve Our Planet by Joe Lampl The Adventures of Raising Seedlings “Off the Grid”! Great Horned Owls Updates to Maine’s […]

In This Issue: January Is the Month to . . . Sightings: Vole Runways Evening Grosbeak A Review of The Earth Knows My Name: Food, Culture, and Sustainability in the Gardens of Ethnic Americans by Patricia Elindienst (Beacon Press, 2006) Wabanaki Writings Reader Exchange January Is the Month to . . . By Kate Garland, […]

In This Issue: Titles to Inspire Young Gardeners Wreaths and Garlands — Check Before You Buy Eastern Bluebird Tips for Growing Houseplants in Maine Series Send Holiday Cheer, Not Pests: Follow Out-Of-State Plant Health Regulations Practical Gifts for the Gardener on Your List Titles to Inspire Young Gardeners By Kate Garland, Horticulturist; Michelle Wright, RSU […]

In This Issue: November Is the Month to . . . Why Do Insects Have to Be Either ‘Beneficial’ or ‘Pests’? City Rat, Country Rat — Prevent Your Garden from Being a Source of Unwanted Rodent Pests Black-capped Chickadee Curbside Composting Programs The Winter Harvest Handbook, by Eliot Coleman (2009) November Is the Month to […]

In This Issue: October Is the Month to . . . Mushrooms on Lawns Obsolete Pesticide Disposal Vagrant Hummingbirds A Review of Northeastern Garden Book (Sunset Publishing Corp., 2001) Common Witchhazel (Hamamelis virginiana) Eye-Spotted Lady Beetle (Anatis mali) Reader Exchange — Making Lemonade Out of Lemons October Is the Month to . . . By […]