Maine Home Garden News

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Maine Home Garden News – August

In This Issue: August in the Maine Garden: Holding On and Looking Ahead Certified Pollinator-Friendly Garden Profile: New England Garden at Wells Reserve at Laudholm Preserve Today, Enjoy Homegrown Flavor All Year Seasonal Sightings Ask the Expert: Misshapen Fruit Featured Resource: UMaine Cooperative Extension Food and Nutrition Website Maine Weather and Climate Overview August in […]

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Maine Home Garden News – July

In This Issue: July in the Garden: Holding Steady at the Height of the Season The Lavender Love-Hate Relationship: A Maine Survival Guide Seeing Seeds Differently (part 4): Corn Norway Memorial Library Pollinator Garden Ask the Expert: New Possibilities for Maine Gardens? Seasonal Sightings: Shrublands Featured Resource: Plant Lists By Bloom Time Maine Weather and […]

Close up of light pink multi-petaled peony flower poking through the slats of a weathered wooden bench with lichen growing on the surrounding wood.

Maine Home Garden News – June

In This Issue: June Gardening Notes: Edges of Early Summer Big Yields on Small Plots: Container Gardening Seeing Seeds Differently: Cilantro and Cumin Seasonal Sightings: Canada Serviceberry Maine’s New Interactive Map for Invasive Forest Pests Cucumber Beetles Libra Sun Flower Farm – A Certified Pollinator Friendly Garden Ask the Expert: Voles and Groundhogs Featured Resource: […]

Woodland plant with 5 deep red flowers each comprised of three large petals backed by three pointed bracts. The flowers are at the tips of roughly 4" stems each bearing a trio of large green leaves. Plant is growing up through forest leaf litter.

Maine Home Garden Newsletter – May

In This Issue: Five Things Every Maine Gardener Should Be Doing in May Seasonal Sightings Big Yields on Small Plots: Trellises Eat the Pansies: How to Elevate Garden-to-Table Meals with Edible Flowers Seeing Seeds Differently (Part 2) Applying Soil Amendments Lyme Disease Awareness Month Featured Resource Ask the Expert Maine Weather and Climate Overview Five […]

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Maine Home Garden News – April

In This Issue: April Is the Month to . . . Seasonal Sightings Finding Your Place in Community Gardens Soil Fertility Basics Big Yields on Small Plots: Succession Planting Pollinator Ponderings: Beginnings Seeing Seeds Differently Ask the Expert What Mainers are Asking About Jumping Worms MeshTech: A New Strategy for Managing Knotweed Maine Weather and […]

Is it recommended to put worms, like the ones used for fishing bait, in my raised bed?

Question: Is it recommended to put worms, like the ones used for fishing bait, in my raised bed? Answer: Jonathan Foster, Home Horticulture Outreach Professional This is a really great question. We do not typically recommend adding earthworms to raised bed fill. The short reason is that if your soil is good, they will probably […]

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Maine Home Garden News – March 2026

In This Issue: March Is the Month to . . . Matrix Planting: What is it and why consider if for your garden? Plant Disease Diagnostics Self-Paced Course Spring Learning Opportunities Managing Garden Soil pH Ask the Expert: How do rhododendron blooms survive our cold winters? Featured Resource: The Seed Library Network Featured Flashback: How […]

How long will fireblight remain in the soil?

Question: I have a crab apple that was diagnosed with Fireblight. The first symptoms appeared several years ago. I’m planning to have it removed. How long will the fireblight remain in the soil? When can I plant something else in the general area and what should that be? I’d like a pretty flowering, small tree. […]

I hear about the benefits of biochar. What’s the difference between charcoal and biochar? Which is the blackened wood left unburnt in my wood stove?

Question: I hear about the benefits of biochar. What’s the difference between charcoal and biochar? Which is the blackened wood left unburnt in my wood stove? Answer: Jonathan Foster, Home Horticulture Outreach Professional Thank you for reaching out to the UMaine Cooperative Extension with your question. Biochar and charcoal are similar, in that they are […]

Top-down view of dried plant tops poking through the snow on a bright day. Plant stems and seed heads are casting shadows on the snow.

Maine Home Garden News – February 2026

In This Issue: February Is the Month to . . . Plant Sale Planning Winter Sowing Backyard Bird of the Month: Tufted Titmouse Pollinator-Friendly Garden Profile Soil Health Ask the Expert Featured Resource and Featured Flashback Maine Weather and Climate Overview February Is the Month to . . . By Kate Garland, Horticulture Professional Ponder […]

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