{"id":13689,"date":"2020-06-16T09:47:26","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T13:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/?page_id=13689"},"modified":"2026-03-30T10:56:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T14:56:35","slug":"ask","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/ask\/","title":{"rendered":"Got questions about gardening in Maine?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"display: flex;flex-wrap: wrap;margin: 0 -10px\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 66.66%;padding: 10px\">\n<h3>Ask the UMaine Extension gardening experts!<\/h3>\n<p>With years of experience in home horticulture and commercial agriculture, our experts help beginning gardeners achieve successful harvests, encourage gardeners and commercial farmers to donate excess produce to those in need, and use gardening as a vehicle to develop communities.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>If you are a gardener with questions about vegetables, fruit, flowers, lawns, woody\/ornamental perennials, or landscape trees in Maine:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Look through our FAQs<\/strong> by clicking on the links below.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Call, e-mail, or visit<\/strong> your local <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/county-offices\/\">UMaine Extension county office<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Submit your questions<\/strong> using our <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/ask\/vegetable-gardening-questions\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online form<\/a>. (If your garden is outside of Maine, get the best advice possible for your area by contacting <a href=\"http:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/about\/system\/landgrants\/\">your state\u2019s Cooperative Extension<\/a>.) Answers to selected questions are posted below.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 33.33%;padding: 10px\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\">Recent FAQ<\/h3>\n<ul class='ums_post_link_list_ul '><li class='id-27639 type-post'><a href = 'https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2026\/03\/26\/fishing-worms-in-raised-beds\/'> Is it recommended to put worms, like the ones used for fishing bait, in my raised bed?<\/a><\/li> <li class='id-27344 type-post'><a href = 'https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2026\/01\/27\/how-long-will-fireblight-remain-in-the-soil\/'> How long will fireblight remain in the soil?<\/a><\/li> <li class='id-27340 type-post'><a href = 'https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2026\/01\/27\/benefits-of-biochar\/'> I hear about the benefits of biochar. What\u2019s the difference between charcoal and biochar? Which is the blackened wood left unburnt in my wood stove?<\/a><\/li> <li class='id-26840 type-post'><a href = 'https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/09\/25\/what-insect-is-damaging-our-hardwood-floor\/'> What insect is damaging our hardwood floor?<\/a><\/li> <li class='id-26838 type-post'><a href = 'https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/09\/25\/when-does-days-to-maturity-start\/'> When does \u201cdays to maturity\u201d start for plants?<\/a><\/li> <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Ask the Experts: FAQ<\/h3>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-wrap: wrap;margin: 0 -10px\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 16.66%;padding: 10px\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/ask\/fruit\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15887 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/strawberries-500-500-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"fresh strawberries\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/strawberries-500-500-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/strawberries-500-500-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/strawberries-500-500-105x105.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/strawberries-500-500-317x317.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/strawberries-500-500-423x423.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/strawberries-500-500-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/strawberries-500-500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/ask\/fruit\/\">Fruit Trees and Small Fruits<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 16.66%;padding: 10px\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/ask\/vegetables\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15906 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/vegetables-500-500-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"freshly harvested beets and carrots\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/vegetables-500-500-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/vegetables-500-500-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/vegetables-500-500-105x105.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/vegetables-500-500-317x317.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/vegetables-500-500-423x423.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/vegetables-500-500-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/vegetables-500-500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/ask\/vegetables\/\">Vegetables<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 16.66%;padding: 10px\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/ask\/garden-design-and-maintenance\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15936 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/design-and-maintenance-500-500-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Person using a tool in a garden bed\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/design-and-maintenance-500-500-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/design-and-maintenance-500-500-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/design-and-maintenance-500-500-105x105.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/design-and-maintenance-500-500-317x317.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/design-and-maintenance-500-500-423x423.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/design-and-maintenance-500-500-634x634.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/design-and-maintenance-500-500-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/design-and-maintenance-500-500.jpg 666w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/ask\/garden-design-and-maintenance\/\">Garden Design and Maintenance<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 16.66%;padding: 10px\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/ask\/seed-starting-and-propagation\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15937 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/seedlings-500-500-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"seedlings in small pots\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/seedlings-500-500-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/seedlings-500-500-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/seedlings-500-500-105x105.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/seedlings-500-500-317x317.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/seedlings-500-500-423x423.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/seedlings-500-500-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/seedlings-500-500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/ask\/seed-starting-and-propagation\/\">Seed Starting and Propagation<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 16.66%;padding: 10px\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/ask\/managing-insects-diseases-and-animal-pests\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15953 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/pests-500-500-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Lily Leaf Beetle\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/pests-500-500-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/pests-500-500-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/pests-500-500-105x105.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/pests-500-500-317x317.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/pests-500-500-423x423.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/pests-500-500-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/pests-500-500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/ask\/managing-insects-diseases-and-animal-pests\/\">Managing Insects, Diseases and Animal Pests<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 16.66%;padding: 10px\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/ask\/habitat-gardening\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15969 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/pollinator-500-500-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"monarch butterfly on fall flowers\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/pollinator-500-500-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/pollinator-500-500-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/pollinator-500-500-105x105.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/pollinator-500-500-317x317.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/pollinator-500-500-423x423.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/pollinator-500-500-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/pollinator-500-500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/ask\/habitat-gardening\/\">Habitat Gardening<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-wrap: wrap;margin: 0 -10px\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 20%;padding: 10px\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 20%;padding: 10px\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/ask\/lawns\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15982 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/lawns-500-500-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"lawn grass\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/lawns-500-500-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/lawns-500-500-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/lawns-500-500-105x105.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/lawns-500-500-317x317.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/lawns-500-500-423x423.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/lawns-500-500-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/lawns-500-500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/ask\/lawns\/\">Lawns<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 20%;padding: 10px\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/ask\/soils-and-composting\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15994 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/compost-500-500-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"compost and thermometer\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/compost-500-500-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/compost-500-500-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/compost-500-500-105x105.jpg 105w, 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