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Maine Home Garden News March 2023

In This Issue: March Is the Month to . . . Food for thought: How a Thomaston teacher and a Master Gardener Volunteer created a community garden for 8th graders Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer by Novella Carpenter (2009  pp. 269) Taming the Seed Madness Backyard Bird of the Month: Carolina Wren […]

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Maine Home Garden News February 2023

In This Issue: February Is the Month to . . . Featured Tool: Soil Blockers Backyard Bird of the Month: American Tree Sparrow Winter Farmers’ Market Gleaning Do You Know the Four Rs to “KNOCK OUT” Browntail Moth? Kale and White Bean Soup Ask the Expert February Is the Month to . . . By […]

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Maine Home Garden News — January 2023

In This Issue: January Is the Month to . . . Combating the Ravages of Time: Renovating Hopeless Tools! Tree Strategies for Winter Survival Mainely Dish Backyard Bird of the Month: Cedar Waxwing January Is the Month to . . . By Kate Garland, Horticulture Professional, UMaine Extension Penobscot County Monitor indoor plants for pests. […]

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Maine Home Garden News November 2022

In This Issue: November Is the Month to . . . Procrastination Is a Good Thing Keeping Pets Safe Around Indoor Plants Brzozowski Retires After More Than 35 Years of Dedication Storm Cleanup Reminders White Breasted Nuthatch Game Review, Kodama: The Tree Spirits November Is the Month to . . . By Kate Garland, Horticulture […]

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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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Maine Home Garden News — April 2022

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, […]

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Maine Home Garden News — March 2022

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 […]

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Maine Home Garden News — February 2022

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 […]

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Maine Home Garden News — January 2022

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, […]

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