Cooperative Extension: Garden and Yard

May Is the Month to . . . Invasive Blooms that Belie their Nasty Tendencies Kids Can Grow: Twenty Years of Youth Gardening and Still Growing Planting for Fall — How Late Can You Plant? Food & Nutrition: Refrigerator Spring Pickles No Ticks 4 ME May Is the Month to . . . By Frank […]

October Is the Month to . . . Fir Tip & Wreath Season Cephalanthus occidentalis (Common Buttonbush) Piscataquis Passport Project Food & Nutrition: When It’s Time to Store Canning Supplies… October Is the Month to . . . By Cathryn Kloetzli, Extension Professional in Agriculture and Food Systems, UMaine Extension Oxford County Stock up on […]

July Is the Month to . . . Plant of the Month: Pinus strobus (Eastern White Pine) Growing Peppers Mild and HOT! Maine State Beekeepers Are Buzzing Around the State Food & Nutrition: Freezing Green Beans July Is the Month to . . . By Liz Stanley, Horticulture Program Coordinator, UMaine Extension Knox, Lincoln and […]

June Is the Month to . . . Summer’s Flowers: Sunflowers Understanding Weeds to Understand Weed Control Community Garden at the Dempsey Center for Cancer, Hope & Healing Grows! Food & Nutrition: Garlic Scapes and Freezing Pesto June Is the Month to . . . By Richard Brzozowski, Food System Program Administrator, UMaine Extension Be […]

May Is the Month to . . . Testing Your Garden Soil — Use a Home Test Kit? The Tom Settlemire Community Garden, Brunswick, Maine Master Gardeners Linton and Bonnie Studdiford Maine Composts Week: May 7-13 Be Tick Smart to Prevent Tickborne Diseases Food & Nutrition — Fiddleheads and Rhubarb: Maine Foods for May May […]

April Is the Month to . . . Gardening is for the Birds! Maine Harvest for Hunger’s Collaboration with Southern York County Food Pantries Maine’s Wild Leeks (Allium tricoccum) Food & Nutrition: Food Safety for Food Pantry Donations April Is the Month to . . . By Amy Witt, Horticulturist, UMaine Extension Cumberland County Celebrate […]

March Is the Month to . . . Gardening for Biodiversity Staff Picks: Acer species “Plant a Pollinator Garden!” Kicks Off at Maine Flower Show Food & Nutrition: Sprout Safety March Is the Month to . . . By Tori Jackson, Extension Educator: Agriculture and Natural Resources, UMaine Extension Androscoggin & Sagadahoc Counties Prepare your […]

October Is the Month to . . . Give Hardworking Garden Tools a Good Conditioning before Putting Them Away Merrymeeting Gleaners Grow a Little Garlic Food & Nutrition: Making Better Baked Goods October Is the Month to . . . By Kate Garland, Horticulturist, and Jonathan Foster, Horticulture Community Education, Coordinator Rogers Farm Demonstration Garden, […]