Maine Home Garden News

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 […]

Partially opened pale pink magnolia bloom among many fuzzy flower buds on magnolia shrub. Bright green grass and brown (dormant) garden with a painted fence in background.

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 […]

A vase full of yellow flowering forsythia stems on a kitchen countertop beside an assortment of colorful glassware, oil lamps and dishwashing supplies. An evergreen tree can be spotted through a window in the background.

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 […]

Maine Master Gardener Volunteer Newsletter -December 2025

In this issue… Reminders Welcome MGV Class of 2026 Facebook Group Reminder Reporting Update Hannaford Donation to Support Food Security Work Support the Master Gardener Volunteer Program MASTER GARDENER VOLUNTEER NEWSLETTER December, 2025 Greetings, Master Gardener Volunteers! Happy December! This month we welcome our newest group of Master Gardener Volunteer Interns. We also want to […]

Snowy woods scene. A light layer of snow covers a tractor road and evergreen trees on either side of tractor road.

Maine Home Garden News – December

In This Issue: December Is the Month to . . . Winter Connections A Heartfelt Thank You to Our Newsletter Team Flowering in the North Conference Backyard Bird of the Month: Redpoll What’s in the House? Oh, Christmas Tree Maine Weather and Climate Overview December Is the Month to . . . By Kate Garland, […]

a lineup of various types of winter squash sitting on a bale of straw in front of a hay rake with greenhouse and wooden shade structure blurred in the far background. Squash vary in color from fully dark green to green and bright orange stripes and are a mix of oblong and rounded shapes.

Maine Home Garden News – November

In This Issue: November Is the Month to . . . Sowing Native Seeds in Containers Greening Your Houseplant Thumb Backyard Bird of the Month: Barred Owls Q&A Sleepy Bees Maine Weather and Climate Overview November Is the Month to . . . By Kate Garland, Horticulture Professional Feel free to leave carrots, beets, and […]

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