{"id":7674,"date":"2017-02-03T10:00:37","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T15:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/?page_id=7674"},"modified":"2026-02-20T14:17:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T19:17:36","slug":"archives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/maine-home-garden-news\/archives\/","title":{"rendered":"Maine Home Garden News Archives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>University of Maine Cooperative Extension\u2019s <em>Maine Home Garden News<\/em> is a local resource designed to equip home gardeners with practical information. Peruse our past issues for seasonal tips and research-based articles on all aspects of gardening. Articles are written by UMaine Extension specialists, educators, and horticulture professionals, as well as Master Gardener Volunteers from around Maine.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/MHGN-2019-featured-images.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12325\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/MHGN-2019-featured-images-1024x86.jpg\" alt=\"Featured photos of flowers frompast issues of Maine Home Garden News\" width=\"1024\" height=\"86\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/MHGN-2019-featured-images-1024x86.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/MHGN-2019-featured-images-300x25.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/MHGN-2019-featured-images-768x64.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/MHGN-2019-featured-images-105x9.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/MHGN-2019-featured-images-317x27.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/MHGN-2019-featured-images-423x36.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/MHGN-2019-featured-images-634x53.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/MHGN-2019-featured-images-846x71.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/MHGN-2019-featured-images-951x80.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/MHGN-2019-featured-images-1268x106.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/MHGN-2019-featured-images.jpg 1906w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><strong><a id=\"2025\"><\/a>2025<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/12\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-december\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/12\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-december\/#month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/12\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-december\/#article-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Winter Connections<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/12\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-december\/#article-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Heartfelt Thank You to Our Newsletter Team<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/12\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-december\/#article-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flowering in the North Conference<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/12\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-december\/#article-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Backyard Bird of the Month: Redpoll<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/12\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-december\/#article-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What\u2019s in the House? Oh, Christmas Tree<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/12\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-december\/#article-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine Weather and Climate Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/10\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-november\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/10\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-november\/#month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/10\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-november\/#article-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sowing Native Seeds in Containers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/10\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-november\/#article-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greening Your Houseplant Thumb<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/10\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-november\/#article-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Backyard Bird of the Month: Barred Owls<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/10\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-november\/#article-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Q&amp;A Sleepy Bees<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/10\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-november\/#article-5\">Maine Weather and Climate Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/10\/02\/maine-home-garden-news-october\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/10\/02\/maine-home-garden-news-october\/#month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/10\/02\/maine-home-garden-news-october\/#article-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Growing Together in the Orono Community Giving Garden<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/10\/02\/maine-home-garden-news-october\/#article-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Creating a Native Wildflower Meadow<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/10\/02\/maine-home-garden-news-october\/#article-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Digging, Dividing and Replanting Peonies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/10\/02\/maine-home-garden-news-october\/#article-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fall Learning Opportunities for Gardeners and Professionals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/10\/02\/maine-home-garden-news-october\/#article-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Backyard Bird of the Month: American Redstart<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/10\/02\/maine-home-garden-news-october\/#article-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine Weather and Climate Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/08\/29\/maine-home-garden-news-september\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">September 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/08\/29\/maine-home-garden-news-september\/#month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">September Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/08\/29\/maine-home-garden-news-september\/#article-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fall Learning Opportunities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/08\/29\/maine-home-garden-news-september\/#article-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Collecting Native Perennial Seeds: A How to Guide for Beginners<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/08\/29\/maine-home-garden-news-september\/#article-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UMA Community Garden Profile<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/08\/29\/maine-home-garden-news-september\/#article-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Annual Obsolete Pesticide Disposal Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/08\/29\/maine-home-garden-news-september\/#article-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine Forest Service Insect and Disease Conditions Report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/08\/29\/maine-home-garden-news-september\/#article-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Backyard Bird of the Month: Fish Crow<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/08\/29\/maine-home-garden-news-september\/#article-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine Weather and Climate Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/07\/30\/maine-home-garden-news-aug\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/07\/30\/maine-home-garden-news-aug\/#month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/07\/30\/maine-home-garden-news-aug\/#article-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Think First\u2026Spray Last!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/07\/30\/maine-home-garden-news-aug\/#article-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pollinator Ponderings: Stellar Summer Native Plants<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/07\/30\/maine-home-garden-news-aug\/#article-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Book Review: Glorious Shade<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/07\/30\/maine-home-garden-news-aug\/#article-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Profiles in Urban Agriculture: Growing an Urban Orchard<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/07\/30\/maine-home-garden-news-aug\/#article-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Backyard Bird of the Month: Red-bellied Woodpecker<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/07\/30\/maine-home-garden-news-aug\/#article-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine Weather and Climate Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/06\/30\/news-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/06\/30\/news-2\/#month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/06\/30\/news-2\/#article-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Firefly Friendly Lighting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/06\/30\/news-2\/#article-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pollinator Ponderings: Attracting Pollinators to Your Vegetable Garden<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/06\/30\/news-2\/#article-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1YX74-QVT6a8rODNK7aAsUni8--dx5-mt-mwnLt5USGo\/edit?usp%3Dsharing&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1751038831276000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0VkyGBn3qL3pmt5DzUO8u1\">Drinks from the Garden: Using Fresh Fruit, Vegetables and Herbs in Drinks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/06\/30\/news-2\/#article-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Backyard Bird of the Month: Common Yellowthroats<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/06\/30\/news-2\/#article-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Book Review: What a Plant Knows: A Field Guide to the Senses<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/06\/30\/news-2\/#article-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Join the Movement: Master Gardener Volunteers Wanted<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/06\/30\/news-2\/#article-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine Weather and Climate Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/05\/28\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/05\/28\/news\/#month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/05\/28\/news\/#article-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hero Hover Flies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/05\/28\/news\/#article-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pollinator Ponderings: Let\u2019s Talk Pollinator-Friendly Annuals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/05\/28\/news\/#article-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chelsea Chop for Native Plants<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/05\/28\/news\/#article-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Invasive Plant Educational Workshops<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/05\/28\/news\/#article-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">At-Home courses for Maine Gardeners<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/05\/28\/news\/#article-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bird of the Month: Eastern Phoebe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/05\/28\/news\/#article-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine Weather and Climate Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/05\/28\/news\/#article-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ten Things to Know About Emerald Ash Borer in Maine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/04\/30\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/04\/30\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2025\/#month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/04\/30\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2025\/#article-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Embracing Herbivory<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/04\/30\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2025\/#article-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Backyard Bird of the Month: Barn Swallow<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/04\/30\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2025\/#article-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Help Us Grow Communities and Gardens Across Maine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/04\/30\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2025\/#article-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gardening in a Rental<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/04\/30\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2025\/#article-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Book Review:\u00a0<em>Peony: The Best Varieties for Your Garden\u00a0<\/em>by\u00a0 David C. Michener and Carol A. Adelman (Timber Press, 2017, 247 pp.)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/04\/30\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2025\/#article-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine Weather and Climate Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/03\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/03\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2025\/#month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/03\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2025\/#article-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A How-To Guide for Creating Sustainable Staking in Your Garden<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/03\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2025\/#article-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soil Erosion in the Home Landscape<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/03\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2025\/#article-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Backyard Bird of the Month: Brown Creeper<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/03\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2025\/#article-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keystone Plants: Giants of the Pollinator-Friendly Garden<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/03\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2025\/#article-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine\u2019s Community Garden Map<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/03\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2025\/#article-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ask an Expert: Can Meadows and Orchards Mix?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/03\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2025\/#article-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine Weather and Climate Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/02\/28\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/02\/28\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2025\/#month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/02\/28\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2025\/#article-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">An Ode to Snags<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/02\/28\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2025\/#article-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Backyard Bird of the Month<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/02\/28\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2025\/#article-3\">Gardening Podcasts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/02\/28\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2025\/#article-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pollinator Ponderings: My Journey to Loving Native Plants<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/02\/28\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2025\/#article-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Book Review: The Serviceberry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/02\/28\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2025\/#article-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Invasive Species Awareness Week in Maine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/02\/28\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2025\/#article-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spring Gardening Webinars: Gardening for the Future<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/02\/28\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2025\/#article-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine Weather and Climate Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/01\/27\/maine-home-garden-news-feb-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/01\/27\/maine-home-garden-news-feb-2025\/#month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/01\/27\/maine-home-garden-news-feb-2025\/#article-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Creating a Pollinator Garden for the New Year<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/01\/27\/maine-home-garden-news-feb-2025\/#article-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UMaine Cooperative Extension\u2019s \u201cAsk an Expert\u201d Portal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/01\/27\/maine-home-garden-news-feb-2025\/#article-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February Declared Browntail Awareness Month: Act Now<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/01\/27\/maine-home-garden-news-feb-2025\/#article-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Backyard Bird of the Month<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/01\/27\/maine-home-garden-news-feb-2025\/#article-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine Weather and Climate Overview<\/a>\u00a0(February 2025)<\/li>\n<li>Featured\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2025\/01\/27\/maine-home-garden-news-feb-2025\/#ask\">Ask the Expert<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><a id=\"2024\"><\/a>2024<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/11\/26\/maine-home-garden-news-december-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/11\/26\/maine-home-garden-news-december-2024\/#month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/11\/26\/maine-home-garden-news-december-2024\/#article-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Note of Gratitude<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/11\/26\/maine-home-garden-news-december-2024\/#article-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Holiday Gift Giving for Your Bee-Loved \u2013 A 2024 Gift Guide for the Pollinator-Friendly<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/11\/26\/maine-home-garden-news-december-2024\/#article-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Send Holiday Cheer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/11\/26\/maine-home-garden-news-december-2024\/#article-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Give the Gift of Learning This Winter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/11\/26\/maine-home-garden-news-december-2024\/#article-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Backyard Bird of the Month:\u00a0 Northern Cardinal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/11\/26\/maine-home-garden-news-december-2024\/#article-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine Weather and Climate Overview\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/10\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-november-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/10\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-november-2024\/#survey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reader Survey<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/10\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-november-2024\/#month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/10\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-november-2024\/#article-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indoor Gardening: How to Grow Fresh Greens and Herbs Year-Round in Maine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/10\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-november-2024\/#article-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Native American Heritage Day and Thanksgiving<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/10\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-november-2024\/#article-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Backyard Bird of the Month: Wild Turkey<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/10\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-november-2024\/#article-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine Weather and Climate Overview\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/09\/27\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/09\/27\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2024\/#month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">October Is the Month to . . .<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/09\/27\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2024\/#article-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To Rake or Not to Rake<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/09\/27\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2024\/#article-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Plants for the Winter Landscape<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/09\/27\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2024\/#article-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sacred Seeds<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/09\/27\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2024\/#article-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Backyard Bird of the Month: Yellow-rumped Warbler<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/09\/27\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2024\/#article-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maine Weather and Climate Overview (October 2024)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/08\/28\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">September 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/08\/28\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2024\/#month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">September Is the Month to . . .<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/08\/28\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2024\/#article-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Help Protect Maine\u2019s Trees: Join the Fight Against Invasive Species<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/08\/28\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2024\/#article-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Tale of Three Training Programs<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/08\/28\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2024\/#article-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Full (Super!) Moon Lore<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/08\/28\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2024\/#article-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Planting Trees Successfully in the Fall<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/08\/28\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2024\/#article-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Backyard Bird of the Month: Sharp-shinned Hawk<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/08\/28\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2024\/#article-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mainely Dish: Homemade Salsa<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/08\/28\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2024\/#article-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maine Weather and Climate Overview (September 2024)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/07\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-august\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/07\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-august\/#month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">August Is the Month to . . .<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/07\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-august\/#article-1a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What Can Devoted Gardeners Do When We Just Cannot Garden Anymore Like We Want To?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/07\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-august\/#article-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Collecting Ash Seed in Maine<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/07\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-august\/#article-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Featured Tool: Say Hello to the Homi<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/07\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-august\/#article-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Best Salts for Canning &amp; Pickling<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/07\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-august\/#article-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Backyard Bird of the Month: Scarlet Tanager<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/07\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-august\/#article-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maine Weather and Climate Overview (August 2024)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/06\/28\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/06\/28\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2024\/#month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">July Is the Month to . . .<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/06\/28\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2024\/#article-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">My Battle With Bishop\u2019s Weed<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/06\/28\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2024\/#article-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maine Summer Events Celebrating People, Places and Food<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/06\/28\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2024\/#article-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Book Review: Lawns Into Meadows<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/06\/28\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2024\/#ask\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ask the Expert: Planting Strategies for Erosion Control<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/06\/28\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2024\/#article-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fresh From the Garden: How to Enjoy Green Beans<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/06\/28\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2024\/#article-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Backyard Bird of the Month \u2013 Song Sparrow<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/06\/28\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2024\/#article-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maine Weather and Climate Overview (July 2024)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/05\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/05\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2024\/#month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">June Is the Month to . . .<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/05\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2024\/#article-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Magic of McAlpin<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/05\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2024\/#article-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Making the Most of Volunteer Plants<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/05\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2024\/#article-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When Summer comes to the Land of the People of the Dawn<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/05\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2024\/#ask\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ask the Expert: I\u2019ve heard PFAS is found in carboard. Is it safe to use it in the garden?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/05\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2024\/#article-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Backyard Bird of the Month: Blackburnian Warbler<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/05\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2024\/#article-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Join the Search for Emerald Ash Borer<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/05\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2024\/#article-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mainely Dish: Spinach-Rice Casserole<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/05\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2024\/#article-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Climate and Weather Update<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/04\/29\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/04\/29\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2024\/#month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">May is the month to . . .\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/04\/29\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2024\/#article-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How to Build a Zig Zag Garden (4-Post Trellised Garden)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/04\/29\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2024\/#article-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Plant Identification Apps<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/04\/29\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2024\/#article-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Beet Growing 101\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/04\/29\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2024\/#article-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Backyard bird of the month: Red-Eyed Vireo<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/04\/29\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2024\/#rhubarb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mainely Dish: Rhubarb Muffins<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/04\/29\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2024\/#ask\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ask the Expert<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/04\/29\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2024\/#weather\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maine Weather and Climate Overview (May 2024)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2024\/#month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">April is the month to\u2026<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2024\/#article-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Transplanting Shrubs<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2024\/#spring\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Spring Hunting for Fiddleheads<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2024\/#article-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Featured Volunteer Lydia Mussulman<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2024\/#article-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Backyard Bird \u2013 Brown-headed Cowbird<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2024\/#responsible\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Responsible Storm Cleanup Advisory<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2024\/#weather\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maine Weather and Climate Overview<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2024\/#month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">March Is the Month to . . .<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2024\/#cultivating\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cultivating Change: The Remarkable Journey of Maine State Prison\u2019s Garden Program<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2024\/#article-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Using Canned Goods in Cooking<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2024\/#article-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Japanese <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hori Hori:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> One of the Most Versatile Garden Tools You\u2019ll Own<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2024\/#backyard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Backyard Bird of the Month: Mourning Dove<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2024\/#helpstop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Help Stop Invasive Species during National Invasive Species Awareness Week<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2024\/#reallife\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Real-Life Examples of How to Handle Kitchen Scraps<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2024\/#maine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maine Weather and Climate Overview (March)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/01\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-february-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/01\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-february-2024\/#month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">February Is the Month to . . .<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/01\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-february-2024\/#growing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Growing Microgreens<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/01\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-february-2024\/#article-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Licensing Requirements for Arborists in Maine<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/01\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-february-2024\/#article-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Help Track Forest Pests This Winter<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/01\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-february-2024\/#article-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Backyard Bird: Golden-crowned Kinglet<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/01\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-february-2024\/#article-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ash Protection Collaboration Across Wabanakik (APCAW)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/01\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-february-2024\/#bookreview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Book Review: A Northern Gardener\u2019s Guide to Native Plants and Pollinators<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/01\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-february-2024\/#climate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maine Weather and Climate Overview (February 2024)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/01\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-february-2024\/#winter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Winter Interest<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/01\/02\/maine-home-garden-news-january-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/01\/02\/maine-home-garden-news-january-2024\/#month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">January Is the Month to . . .<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/01\/02\/maine-home-garden-news-january-2024\/#article-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cultivating Community and Connection at Sweethaven Farm in Seal Cove<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/01\/02\/maine-home-garden-news-january-2024\/#article-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Invasive Plant Regulations<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/01\/02\/maine-home-garden-news-january-2024\/#article-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cardoon Beef Tagine Recipe<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/01\/02\/maine-home-garden-news-january-2024\/#article-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Backyard Bird \u2013 Pine Siskin<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/01\/02\/maine-home-garden-news-january-2024\/#thenortheast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Northeast Native Plant Primer: 235 Plants for an Earth-Friendly Garden<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Uli Lorimer.\u00a0 Timber Press, 2022.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/01\/02\/maine-home-garden-news-january-2024\/#maineweather\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maine Weather and Climate Overview (January 2024)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><a id=\"2023\"><\/a>2023<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/12\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-december-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/12\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-december-2023\/#month\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Confusing Fall Berries!<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/12\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-december-2023\/#article-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Send Holiday Cheer, Not Pests: Follow Out-Of-State Plant Health Regulations<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/12\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-december-2023\/#article-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Celebrating Collaboration and a Bright Future: The Journey of the Joyce Hedlund Community Garden at Eastern Maine Community College<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/12\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-december-2023\/#article-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Backyard Bird of the Month \u2013 American Robin<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/12\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-december-2023\/#article-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gifts for the Gardener<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/12\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-december-2023\/#maineweather\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maine Weather and Climate Overview (December)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/12\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-december-2023\/#specialthanks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Special Thanks<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/11\/03\/maine-home-garden-news-november-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/11\/03\/maine-home-garden-news-november-2023\/#month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">November Is the Month to . . .<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/11\/03\/maine-home-garden-news-november-2023\/#article-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Backyard Bird of the Month\u2013White-throated Sparrow<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/11\/03\/maine-home-garden-news-november-2023\/#article-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Put Culture Back into Agriculture<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/11\/03\/maine-home-garden-news-november-2023\/#article-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Roasted Garlic Brussels Sprouts<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/11\/03\/maine-home-garden-news-november-2023\/#finding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Finding Joy in a Hard Gardening Year<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/11\/03\/maine-home-garden-news-november-2023\/#askexpert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ask the Expert Q&amp;A<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/11\/03\/maine-home-garden-news-november-2023\/#meweather\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maine Weather and Climate Overview (November)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/11\/03\/maine-home-garden-news-november-2023\/#gifts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gifts for the Gardener<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/10\/02\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/10\/02\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2023\/#month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">October Is the Month to . . .<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/10\/02\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2023\/#article-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How to Have Your Own Cranberry Garden<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/10\/02\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2023\/#askexpert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ask the Expert Q&amp;A<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/10\/02\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2023\/#featured\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Featured Recipe: Turkey Apple Sausage Patties<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/10\/02\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2023\/#jumping\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jumping Worms are here in Maine. Here\u2019s what to do if you find them in your garden.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/10\/02\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2023\/#maineweather\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maine Weather and Climate Overview (October)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/08\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">September 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/08\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2023\/#month\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">September Is the Month to . . .<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/08\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2023\/#article-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Drying Flowers \u2013 A Great Way to Preserve Nature\u2019s Beauty<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/08\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2023\/#article-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maine Offers Free Collection of Unwanted Pesticides to Protect Natural Resources<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/08\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2023\/#article-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Spoonful: Bite-Sized Food &amp; Nutrition Information<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/08\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2023\/#article-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Occurrence of Mile-a-Minute Weed Confirmed in Maine: Urgent Action Required<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/08\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2023\/#backyardbird\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Backyard Bird of the Month: Hairy Woodpecker<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/08\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2023\/#maineweather\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maine Weather and Climate Overview (September)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/07\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/07\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2023\/#month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">August Is the Month to . . .<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/07\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2023\/#article-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Gardens at Tidewater Farm Are Growing!<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/07\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2023\/#article-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pollinator Garden at Norway Memorial Library<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/07\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2023\/#article-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Late Blight Gardener Alert<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/07\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2023\/#article-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cucumber Downy Mildew<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/07\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2023\/#maineweather\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maine Weather and Climate Overview (August)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/07\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2023\/#featuredbird\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Featured Bird of the Month: Black-and-White Warbler<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/06\/29\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/06\/29\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2023\/#month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">July Is the Month to . . .<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/06\/29\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2023\/#article-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Love Letter to Mulch<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/06\/29\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2023\/#freeze\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How to Freeze Fruits and Vegetables<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/06\/29\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2023\/#article-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Safe Harvesting Techniques (video)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/06\/29\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2023\/#beetle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Spotlight on Research: can hand-picking Japanese beetle really help??<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/06\/29\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2023\/#bookreview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Native Plants for the Maine Garden by <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maureen Heffernan, with photographs by William Cullina. Down East Books, 2010 and 2023.\u00a0 128 pp<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/06\/29\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2023\/#weather\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maine Weather and Climate Overview (July)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/06\/29\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2023\/#backyard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Backyard Bird of the Month: Gray Catbird<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2023\/#month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">June Is the Month to . . .<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2023\/#article-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Watering: the often forgotten key to success for your vegetable garden<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2023\/#article-2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nourishing the Community Through Pick-Your-Own Vegetable Gardens<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2023\/#article-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Backyard Bird of the Month: Baltimore Oriole<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2023\/#article-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maine Climate Outlook and Drought Indicators (June)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2023\/#featured\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Featured Extension Publications<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2023\/#browntail\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Browntail Moth Update #5: May 19, 2023<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2023\/#protecting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Protecting Maine\u2019s Forests from Invasive Species During Vacation Season<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2023\/#question\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Q&amp;A What are the spikey round growths on my beach roses?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2023\/#jackfrost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jack Frost nipped at the Trees!<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2023\/#flavored-water\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Flavored Water (No Sugar Added)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2023\/#month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2023\/#article-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maine Home Garden News: Best of May \u2013 2010 to 2022<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2023\/#strawberries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Q&amp;A How do I get rid of wild strawberries in my lawn?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2023\/#whitegrubs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Q&amp;A Dealing with the aftermath of white grubs<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2023\/#landscape\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Q&amp;A How to handle new landscape<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2023\/#backyard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Backyard Bird of the Month: Northern Parula<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2023\/#browntail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Browntail Moth Mitigation Fund: Now accepting applications<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2023\/#plantsale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2023 Plant Sale Fundraisers and Garden Tours<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/04\/02\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/04\/02\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2023\/#month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">April Is the Month to . . .<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/04\/02\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2023\/#article-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Invasive Plant Removal at the Wells Reserve at Laudholm<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/04\/02\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2023\/#article-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Tree That Broke My Heart<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/04\/02\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2023\/#article-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Maine Invasives Plants Field Guide can help you identify and control invasive plants in your backyards and gardens!<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/04\/02\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2023\/#article-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Knotweed Recipes<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/04\/02\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2023\/#backyard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Backyard Bird of the Month: Pine Warbler<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/04\/02\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2023\/#ticksurvey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tick Management Survey<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/04\/02\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2023\/#ask\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ask the Expert<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/02\/28\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/02\/28\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2023\/#month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">March Is the Month to . . .<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/02\/28\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2023\/#article-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Food for thought: How a Thomaston teacher and a Master Gardener Volunteer created a community garden for 8th graders<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/02\/28\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2023\/#article-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Novella Carpenter (2009\u00a0 pp. 269)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/02\/28\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2023\/#article-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Taming the Seed Madness<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/02\/28\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2023\/#article-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Backyard Bird of the Month: Carolina Wren<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/02\/28\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2023\/#article-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry: Visit Some Beeches<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/01\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-february-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/01\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-february-2023\/#month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">February Is the Month to . . .<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/01\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-february-2023\/#article-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Featured Tool: Soil Blockers<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/01\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-february-2023\/#article-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Backyard Bird of the Month: American Tree Sparrow<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/01\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-february-2023\/#article-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Winter Farmers\u2019 Market Gleaning<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/01\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-february-2023\/#article-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Do You Know the Four Rs to \u201cKNOCK OUT\u201d Browntail Moth?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/01\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-february-2023\/#kalewhitesoup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kale and White Bean Soup<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/01\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-february-2023\/#ask\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ask the Expert<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/01\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-january-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/01\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-january-2023\/#month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">January Is the Month to . . .<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/01\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-january-2023\/#article-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Combating the Ravages of Time: Renovating Hopeless Tools!<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/01\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-january-2023\/#article-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tree Strategies for Winter Survival<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/01\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-january-2023\/#article-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mainely Dish<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2023\/01\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-january-2023\/#article-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Backyard Bird of the Month: Cedar Waxwing<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><a id=\"2022\"><\/a>2022<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/11\/01\/mhgn-november-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/11\/01\/mhgn-november-2022\/#month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/11\/01\/mhgn-november-2022\/#article-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Procrastination Is a Good Thing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/11\/01\/mhgn-november-2022\/#article-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keeping Pets Safe Around Indoor Plants<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/11\/01\/mhgn-november-2022\/#article-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brzozowski Retires After More Than 35 Years of Dedication<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/11\/01\/mhgn-november-2022\/#article-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Storm Cleanup Reminders<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/11\/01\/mhgn-november-2022\/#whitebreasted\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">White Breasted Nuthatch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/11\/01\/mhgn-november-2022\/#kodama\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game Review, Kodama: The Tree Spirits<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/09\/29\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/09\/29\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2022\/#month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/09\/29\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2022\/#article-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facts About Leaf Color in Maine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/09\/29\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2022\/#article-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">From School Garden to Outdoor Classroom-Part 1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/09\/29\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2022\/#article-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game Review: Trellis (publisher: Breaking Games) by Teale Fristoe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/09\/29\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2022\/#article-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House Sparrow<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">September 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2022\/#month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">September Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2022\/#article-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine Collecting Unwanted Pesticides Free of Charge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2022\/#article-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hermit Thrush<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2022\/#article-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2022\/#month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2022\/#article-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tree Swallows<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2022\/#article-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Insect Insights: Syrphid Flies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/map-point\/babson-creek-community-garden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August Maine Garden Harvest Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2022\/#article-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Book Review: <em>Celia Planted A Garden: The Story of Celia Thaxter and Her Island Garden<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2022\/#maineday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine Day of Giving \u2013 Thank you!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2022\/#month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2022\/#article-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ferns for the Home Landscape<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2022\/#article-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July Maine Garden Harvest Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2022\/#article-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine Public Gardens: Garland Farm, Bar Harbor, ME<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2022\/#article-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Northern Mockingbird<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2022\/#pfas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PFAS and Your Home Garden<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/05\/27\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/05\/27\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2022\/#month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/05\/27\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2022\/#article-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Gardener\u2019s Balancing Act: Encouraging Pollinators and Managing Ticks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/05\/27\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2022\/#article-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Four Steps to Making Your Landscape Pollinator-Friendly<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/05\/27\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2022\/#article-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June Maine Garden Harvest Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/05\/27\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2022\/#article-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Growing Wild Blueberries at Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/05\/27\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2022\/#northern\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Northern Flicker<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/05\/27\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2022\/#therapists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>A Therapist\u2019s Garden: Using Plants to Revitalize Your Spirit<\/em>. by Erik Keller (Black Rose Writing, 2022)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2022\/#forcindy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">For Cindy\u2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2022\/#month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2022\/#article-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rewild Your Connection With Nature<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2022\/#article-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Consider your Bird Feeder: Risk Management for Bird Flu, Spring 2022<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2022\/#article-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quince, The Forgotten Royal Fruit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2022\/#article-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine Public Gardens: Asticou Azalea Garden, Northeast Harbor, Maine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2022\/#rubythroated\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ruby-throated Hummingbird<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2022\/#tickwise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tick Wise Lyme Disease in Maine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2022\/#month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2022\/#article-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Plant a Peach Tree \u2014 You Won\u2019t Regret It!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2022\/#article-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Live Staking for Stream Restoration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2022\/#article-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hedgerows and Homes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2022\/#article-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Common Grackle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2022\/#give\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine Day of Giving, April 27, 2022: Support the Maine Master Gardener Volunteers Program<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2022\/#month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2022\/#article-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Homegrown Nutella? Let Me Introduce You to the American Hazelnut (<em>Corylus americana<\/em>).<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2022\/#article-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Seedfolks<\/em>: 101 fictional pages of how a vacant lot turned garden can impact humanity (Harper Trophy, 1997) by Paul Fleischman<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2022\/#article-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Basic Steps for Pruning Multi-stemmed Shrubs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2022\/#maine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine Public Gardens: McLaughlin Garden and Homestead, South Paris, Maine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2022\/#readers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reader\u2019s Exchange<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/02\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-february-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/02\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-february-2022\/#editors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Editors Note: Much Love for the Maine Home Garden Newsletter Team!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/02\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-february-2022\/#month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/02\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-february-2022\/#article-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Review of <em>The Green Gardeners Guide: Simple, Significant Actions to Protect &amp; Preserve Our Planet<\/em> by Joe Lampl<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/02\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-february-2022\/#article-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Adventures of Raising Seedlings \u201cOff the Grid\u201d!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/02\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-february-2022\/#great\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Great Horned Owls<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/02\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-february-2022\/#article-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Updates to Maine\u2019s Invasive Plant List<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/02\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-february-2022\/#article-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine\u2019s Public Gardens: Thuya Gardens<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/02\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-february-2022\/#reader\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reader Exchange<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/02\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-february-2022\/#browntail-moth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine Forest Service Launches Browntail Moth Awareness Month<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/01\/04\/maine-home-garden-news-january-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/01\/04\/maine-home-garden-news-january-2022\/#month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/01\/04\/maine-home-garden-news-january-2022\/#article-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sightings: Vole Runways<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/01\/04\/maine-home-garden-news-january-2022\/#article-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Evening Grosbeak<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/01\/04\/maine-home-garden-news-january-2022\/#article-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Review of <em>The Earth Knows My Name: Food, Culture, and Sustainability in the Gardens of Ethnic Americans<\/em> by Patricia Elindienst (Beacon Press, 2006)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/01\/04\/maine-home-garden-news-january-2022\/#wabanaki\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wabanaki Writings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2022\/01\/04\/maine-home-garden-news-january-2022\/#reader\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reader Exchange<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong><a id=\"2021\"><\/a>2021<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/12\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-december-2021\/\">December 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/12\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-december-2021\/#article-1\">Titles to Inspire Young Gardeners<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/12\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-december-2021\/#article-2\">Wreaths and Garlands \u2014 Check Before You Buy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/12\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-december-2021\/#article-3\">Eastern Bluebird<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/12\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-december-2021\/#article-4\">Tips for Growing Houseplants in Maine Series<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/12\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-december-2021\/#holiday\">Send Holiday Cheer, Not Pests: Follow Out-Of-State Plant Health Regulations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/12\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-december-2021\/#practical\">Practical Gifts for the Gardener on Your List<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/11\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-november-2021\/\">November 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/11\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-november-2021\/#month\">November Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/11\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-november-2021\/#article-1\">Why Do Insects Have to Be Either \u2018Beneficial\u2019 or \u2018Pests\u2019?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/11\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-november-2021\/#cityrat\">City Rat, Country Rat \u2014 Prevent Your Garden from Being a Source of Unwanted Rodent Pests<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/11\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-november-2021\/#blackcapped\">Black-capped Chickadee<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/11\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-november-2021\/#curbside\">Curbside Composting Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/11\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-november-2021\/#thewinter\"><em>The Winter Harvest Handbook<\/em>, by Eliot Coleman (2009)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2021\/\">October 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2021\/#month\">October Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2021\/#article-1\">Mushrooms on Lawns<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2021\/#article-2\">Obsolete Pesticide Disposal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2021\/#article-3\">Vagrant Hummingbirds<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2021\/#article-4\">A Review of <em>Northeastern Garden Book<\/em> (Sunset Publishing Corp., 2001)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2021\/#witchhazel\">Common Witchhazel (<em>Hamamelis virginiana<\/em>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2021\/#eyespotted\">Eye-Spotted Lady Beetle (<em>Anatis mali<\/em>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2021\/#reader\">Reader Exchange \u2014 Making Lemonade Out of Lemons<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2021\/\">September 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2021\/#month\">September Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2021\/#article-1\">Eager to Expand Your Planting Space? Put Down that Rototiller and Start Layering!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2021\/#article-2\">Fall Frost Tolerance of Common Vegetables<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2021\/#american\">American Goldfinch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2021\/#pruning\">Pruning Clematis 101<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2021\/#fall\">Fall Soil Amendments for the Vegetable Garden<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2021\/#bringing\">Bringing in Herbs for Winter Enjoyment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2021\/#reader\">Reader Exchange \u2014 More Shade!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2021\/\">August 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2021\/#month\">August Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2021\/#article-1\">Protect Your Yard and Garden from Deer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2021\/#article-2\">Crazy Worms in Maine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2021\/#article-3\">Why Can\u2019t I Grow Gooseberries and Currants in Maine?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2021\/#article-4\">Harvest Hints<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2021\/#reader\">Reader Exchange: Got Sun?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2021\/#loop\">Stay in the Loop with What\u2019s Happening with Maine\u2019s Trees<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2021\/\">July 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2021\/#month\">July Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2021\/#article-1\">Garden CSI \u2013 How to Think Like a Diagnostician<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2021\/#article-2\">UMaine Extension Debuts New Food and Nutrition Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2021\/#article-3\">Farmer Donations of Seedlings on the Rise<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2021\/#article-4\">Cookbooks for Gardeners<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2021\/#black\">Black Swallow-wort, the Bane of the Garden<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2021\/#ornamental\">Ornamental Pests<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2021\/#cucurbits\">Why Are My Cucurbits Wilting?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2021\/#year\">Year of the Sunflower Article Update<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2021\/\">June 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2021\/#month\">June Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2021\/#article-1\">Extending the Peony Season<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2021\/#article-2\">Quick Tip: Grow More Basil from Cuttings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2021\/#article-3\">Supporting Your Tomatoes 101<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2021\/#article-4\">Five Basic Guidelines for Planting and Caring for Trees and Shrubs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2021\/#now\">Now is the Time to Be Thinking About Saving Seed<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2021\/#featured\">Featured Container Garden<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2021\/#year\">Year of the Sunflower<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2021\/#tinyswede\">Tiny Swede Midge Causes Big Crop Damage in Maine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2021\/\">May 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2021\/#month\">May Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2021\/#article-1\">Pollinator Garden at the Langlais Sculpture Preserve<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2021\/#rowcover\">Using Row Covers in the Garden<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2021\/#featured\">Featured Container Garden<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2021\/#article-2\">Planting Chart for the Home Vegetable Garden<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2021\/#article-3\">Testing for Lead in Maine\u2019s Soils<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2021\/#article-4\">Best Practices for Plant Sale Donors and Buyers in Maine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2021\/\">April 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2021\/#month\">April Is the Month for . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2021\/#article-1\">Tips for Purchasing Healthy Plants and Seeds, and Preventing the Spread of Invasive Species<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2021\/#ask\">Ask the Expert<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2021\/#article-2\">Plant Rotation in the Garden Based on Plant Families<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2021\/#article-3\">You <em>Can<\/em> Grow Sweet Potatoes in Maine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2021\/#article-4\">Plant Monster: Creeping Bellflower (<em>Campanula rapunculoides<\/em>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2021\/#areview\">A Review of <em>A Year in the Maine Woods<\/em> by Bernd Heinrich (1994)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2021\/#reader\">Reader Exchange<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2021\/#upcoming\">Upcoming Learning Opportunities<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2021\/\">March 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2021\/#month\">March Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2021\/#article-1\">Calendar of Apple Orchard Management Activities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2021\/#article-2\">Protecting Home Gardens from Mammals: Fencing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2021\/#article-3\">Season Extension in Action<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2021\/#article-4\">Backyard Bird of the Month<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2021\/#ash-borer\">Proposed State Rules to Slow the Spread of Emerald Ash Borer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2021\/#upcoming\">Upcoming Learning Opportunities<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/02\/11\/maine-home-garden-news-february-2021\/\">February 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/02\/11\/maine-home-garden-news-february-2021\/#anote\">A Note from the Editor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/02\/11\/maine-home-garden-news-february-2021\/#month\">February Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/02\/11\/maine-home-garden-news-february-2021\/#article-1\">What to Love About Bare Root Plants<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/02\/11\/maine-home-garden-news-february-2021\/#article-2\">How to Clean and Sharpen Your Pruners<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/02\/11\/maine-home-garden-news-february-2021\/#article-3\">Show Your Love for Pollinators<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/02\/11\/maine-home-garden-news-february-2021\/#article-4\">Maine Pumpkin Growers Organization<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/02\/11\/maine-home-garden-news-february-2021\/#headsup\">Don\u2019t Miss the \u201cHeads Up\u201d Provided by the Detection of a Browntail Moth Web in Smyrna<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/02\/11\/maine-home-garden-news-february-2021\/#fireside\">Fireside Learning Opportunities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/02\/11\/maine-home-garden-news-february-2021\/#atreasure\">A Treasure Trove of Information<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong><a id=\"2020\"><\/a>2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/12\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-december-2020-special-edition\/\">December 2020 Special Edition<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/12\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-december-2020-special-edition\/#article-1\">Letter From the Editor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/12\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-december-2020-special-edition\/#article-2\">Contributing Volunteers &amp; Staff<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/12\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-december-2020-special-edition\/#article-3\">Thanks for Sharing Your Successes!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/12\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-december-2020-special-edition\/#article-4\">Bonus Article: Keeping a Garden Record<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2020\/\">October 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2020\/#month\">October Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2020\/#article-1\">An Interview with Phil Gaven, Proprietor of The Honey Exchange<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2020\/#article-2\">Seaweed in the Home Garden<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2020\/#article-3\">Betty Lynn Carr<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2020\/#article-4\">Design Lessons from My Mistakes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2020\/#leave\">Leave the Leaves!<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Monthly features:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2020\/#what\">What Is It?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2020\/#ask\">Ask the Expert<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2020\/#know\">Did You Know?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2020\/\">September 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2020\/#month\">September Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2020\/#article-1\">Cocktails in the Garden \u2014 Pandemic-style<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2020\/#article-2\">Gardener Profile: Lisa Colburn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2020\/#article-3\"><em>Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2020\/#article-4\">Wild Seed Project Profile<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2020\/#certification\">UMaine Extension Offers Pollinator-friendly Garden Certification<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Monthly features:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2020\/#what\">What Is It?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2020\/#ask\">Ask the Expert<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2020\/#know\">Did You Know?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2020\/\">August 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2020\/#month\">August Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2020\/#article-1\">Gardener Profile: Carol and Vinal Smith<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2020\/#article-2\">Lead in Maine\u2019s Soil<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2020\/#article-3\"><em>Sphex<\/em><em> pensylvanicus<\/em>: The Great Black Wasp <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2020\/#article-4\">The Buzz of Bees<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2020\/#covid\">Covid-19 Information for Farmers\u2019 Market Shoppers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2020\/#beesofmaine\">Bees of Maine: Family Colletidae<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2020\/#areview\">A Review of <em>The Hidden Life of Trees<\/em> by Peter Wohlleben (2016)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2020\/#gardener\">Gardener Confessions: Mistakes, We\u2019ve Made a Few\u2026 (Part 2)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2020\/#china\">Maine Bureau of Agriculture Warns of Unsolicited Packages of Seeds from China<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Monthly features:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2020\/#what\">What Is It?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2020\/#ask\">Ask the Expert<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2020\/#know\">Did You Know?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2020\/\">July 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2020\/#month\">July Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2020\/#article-1\">Lenore Tipping and Tom Spitz<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2020\/#label\">Label Interpretation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2020\/#article-2\">Bees of Maine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2020\/#article-3\">Oxford Garden<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2020\/#article-4\">A Review of <em>A Field Guide to Your Own Back Yard<\/em> by John Hanson (1999)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2020\/#gardener\">Gardener Confessions: Mistakes, We\u2019ve Made a Few\u2026 (Part 1)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Monthly Features:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2020\/#what\">What Is It?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2020\/#ask\">Ask the Expert<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2020\/#know\">Did You Know?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2020\/\">June 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2020\/#month\">June Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2020\/#article-1\">Gardener Profile: Herb Crosby<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2020\/#article-2\">Bees of Maine: Family Halictidae<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2020\/#article-3\">Doug Tallamy Invites Gardeners to Create a Homegrown National Park<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2020\/#article-4\">Growing Vegetables and Herbs in Part Sun<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Monthly features:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2020\/#what\">What Is It?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2020\/#ask\">Ask the Expert<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2020\/#know\">Did You Know?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2020\/\">May 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2020\/#month\">May Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2020\/#article-1\">Conway Homestead Garden in Camden: A Dream Come True<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2020\/#article-2\">A Review of <em>The Moth Snowstorm<\/em> by Michael McCarthy (2015)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2020\/#article-3\">Bees of Maine: Family Megachilidae<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2020\/#article-4\">Advice for the Transplanted Gardener<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2020\/#growing\">Growing Potatoes in Grow Bags<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2020\/#building\">Building an Accessible V-Bed Garden<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2020\/#learning\">Learning Opportunities for Maine Gardeners<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2020\/#lyme\">\u201cTick Tock\u201d: Lyme Disease Awareness Month<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Monthly features:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2020\/#what\">What Is It?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2020\/#ask\">Ask the Expert<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2020\/#know\">Did You Know?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2020\/\">April 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2020\/#month\">April Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2020\/#article-1\">Meet Your Farmers: Peter and Julie Beckford of Rebel Hill Farm, Liberty, Maine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2020\/#article-2\">Pruning Raspberries and Blackberries<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2020\/#thegarden\">The Garden Primer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2020\/#article-3\">Tiny Swede Midge Causes Big Crop Damage in Maine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2020\/#article-4\">Family Apidae, Bees of Maine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2020\/#anote\">A Note from the Editor<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Monthly features:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2020\/#what\">What Is It?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2020\/#know\">Did You Know?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2020\/\">March 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2020\/#month\">March Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2020\/#article-1\">Volunteer Profile: Hospitality House<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2020\/#article-2\">Five Favorite Ways to Use a Cold Frame This Spring<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2020\/#article-3\">Book Review: Mark Richardson and Dan Jaffe\u2019s book, <em>Native Plants for New England Gardens<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2020\/#article-4\">Native Plant Profile: <em>Amelanchier<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2020\/#rld\">Rural Living Day, April 4, 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<li>NEW monthly features:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2020\/#what\">What Is It?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2020\/#ask\">Ask the Expert<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2020\/#know\">Did You Know?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>2019<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2019\/\">October 2019<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2019\/#month\">October Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2019\/#article-1\">Is Your Yard a Bare Cupboard for Pollinators?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2019\/#article-2\">Western Conifer Seed Bug<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2019\/#article-3\"><em>Gaultheria Procumbens<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2019\/#funchallenges\">Fun and Challenges of Building a Community Garden<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2019\/#article-4\">Fall is for Food Safety<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2019\">September\u00a0 2019<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2019\/#month\">September Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2019\/#article-1\">H\u00fcgelkultur: Make Beautiful Soil with Woody Debris!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2019\/#article-2\">Aphids<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2019\/#article-3\">Daffodil Tribute: United We Bloom<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2019\/#appallows\">Monarch Butterfly Research<\/a><u> App<\/u><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2019\/#growing\">Growing to Give<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2019\/#article-4\">How to Turn Your Harvest into Value-Added Products to Sell<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2019\/\">August 2019<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2019\/#month\">August Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2019\/#article-1\">How to Divide Perennials in Late Summer and Early Fall<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2019\/#article-2\">The American Pelecinid Wasp<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2019\/#article-3\">False Anemone<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2019\/#climate\">Climate Impacts on Maine Wild Blueberry Farms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2019\/#volunteer\">Growing Beauty and History in Somerset County<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2019\/#article-4\">Drying Your Garlic<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2019\/\">July 2019<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2019\/#month\">July Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2019\/#article-1\">Crop Rotation for Home Gardeners<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2019\/#managing\">Managing Invasive Plants in Maine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2019\/#article-2\">Japanese Stewartia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2019\/#article-3\">Growing with Children at Camp Discovery on Webb Pond<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2019\/#article-4\">The Missing Ingredient: Adherence of Food Blog Salsa Recipes to Home Canning Guidelines<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2019\/\">June 2019<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2019\/#month\">June Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2019\/#article-1\">What Does Organic Gardening Really Mean?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2019\/#article-2\">Moths: Another Important Backyard Pollinator<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2019\/#sundial\">Sundial Lupine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2019\/#climate\">Climate Impacts on Vegetable Farms: Interview with Lauchlin, Titus, CPAg<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2019\/#rosechafer\">Rose Chafer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2019\/#maineharvest\">Maine Harvest for Hunger<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2019\/\">May 2019<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2019\/#month\">May Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2019\/#article-1\">The Economics of Starting Seeds Indoors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2019\/#article-2\">Lyme Disease<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2019\/#cecropia\">Cecropia and the Dangers of Introduced Species<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2019\/#article-3\">American Hazelnut<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2019\/#passport\">Passport to Summer Fun Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2019\/#article-4\">Food Safety and Infused Water<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2019\/\">April 2019<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2019\/#month\">April Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2019\/#article-1\">Home Grafting Techniques<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2019\/#article-2\">Crazy Worms in Maine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2019\/#article-3\">Blue Cohosh<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2019\/#adopt\">Adopt a Family: A Unique Approach to Matching Small-scale Growers with Young Maine Families<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2019\/#article-4\">Food Safety and Backyard Flock<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2019\/\">March 2019<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2019\/#month\">March Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2019\/#twiggy\">How to Make a Twiggy Trellis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2019\/#article-2\">Brown Marmorated Stink Bug<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2019\/#article-3\">Award-Winning Tomato Varieties<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2019\/#auburn\">Auburn Community Garden Initiative<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2019\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2019\/#article-4\">Food Safety Training for Volunteers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>2018<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/09\/26\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2018\/\">October 2018<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/09\/26\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2018\/#month\">October Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/09\/26\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2018\/#article-1\">Avoid Ticks While Enjoying Your Garden<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/09\/26\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2018\/#article-2\"><em>Lindera benzoin<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/09\/26\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2018\/#article-3\">Blaine House Gardens<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/09\/26\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2018\/#article-4\">Relish<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2018\/\">September 2018 <\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2018\/#month\">September Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2018\/#article-1\">Establishing a Wildflower Garden from Seed<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2018\/#article-2\">Goldenrods and Asters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2018\/#article-3\">Slow Growth Approach and Dedicated Volunteers Produce Big Results at Manchester Elementary School<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2018\/#longthought\">Unicorn Root<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2018\/#article-4\">Specialty Ingredients Used in Preserving Pickles<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2018\/\">August 2018<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2018\/#month\">August Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2018\/#article-1\">Now Is a Great Time to Take Stem Cuttings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2018\/#article-2\">Anenome \u2018Honorine Jobert\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2018\/#article-3\">Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2018\/#article-4\">Preserving Tomatillos<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/06\/29\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2018\/\">July 2018<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/06\/29\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2018\/#month\">July Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/06\/29\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2018\/#article-1\">Weed Control Methods<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/06\/29\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2018\/#article-2\"><em>Viburnum lentago<\/em> (nannyberry)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/06\/29\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2018\/#article-3\">Gardens at UMaine\u2019s 4-H Camp and Learning Center at Blueberry Cove<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/06\/29\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2018\/#article-4\">Starting a Value-Added Food Business<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2018\/\">June 2018<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2018\/#month\">June Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2018\/#article-1\">Neonicotinoids<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2018\/#minimizing\">Minimizing Disease Pressure<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2018\/#miniature\">Miniature Rose Plants<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2018\/#volunteer\">Forest Hills Gardens in Jackman<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2018\/#article-4\">Ways to Use Less Sugar in Homemade Jams and Jellies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2018\/\">May 2018<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2018\/#month\">May Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2018\/#article-1\">Invasive Blooms that Belie their Nasty Tendencies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2018\/#article-2\">Kids Can Grow: Twenty Years of Youth Gardening and Still Growing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2018\/#article-3\">Planting for Fall \u2014 How Late Can You Plant?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2018\/#article-4\">Refrigerator Spring Pickles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2018\/#no-ticks\">No Ticks 4 ME<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/03\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2018\/\">April 2018<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/03\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2018\/#month\">April Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/03\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2018\/#finding\">Finding Gardening-Life Balance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/03\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2018\/#gardentools\">Getting Your Garden Tools Ready for the Season<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/03\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2018\/#article-4\">Using Fresh Herbs in Cooking<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2018\/\">March 2018<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2018\/#month\">March Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2018\/#article-1\">Practice Pruning Trees and Shrubs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2018\/#article-2\">Maine Wild Leek Project!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2018\/#article-3\">Sowing the Seeds of Gleaning<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2018\/#article-4\">Master Food Preserver: A Decade of Success!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>2017<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2017\/\">October 2017<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2017\/#month\">October Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2017\/#article-1\">Fir Tip and Wreath Season<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2017\/#article-2\"><em>Cephalanthus occidentalis<\/em> (Common Buttonbush)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2017\/#article-3\">Piscataquis Passport Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2017\/#article-4\">When It\u2019s Time to Store Canning Supplies\u2026<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2017\/\">September 2017 <\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2017\/#month\">September Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2017\/#article-1\">Leek Moth<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2017\/#article-2\">New York Ironweed (<em>Vernonia noveboracensis<\/em>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2017\/#article-3\">In-Field and Farmers Market Gleaning<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2017\/#article-4\">Preserving Tomatoes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2017\/\">August 2017<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2017\/#month\">August Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2017\/#article-1\">Northern Bayberry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2017\/#article-2\">Not Your Grandmother\u2019s Cutting Garden<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2017\/#article-3\">Fair Season in Maine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2017\/#article-4\">The Cost of Preserving in Maine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2017\/\">July 2017<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2017\/#month\">July Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2017\/#article-1\"><em>Pinus strobus<\/em> (Eastern White Pine)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2017\/#article-2\">Growing Peppers Mild and HOT!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2017\/#article-3\">Maine State Beekeepers Are Buzzing Around the State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2017\/#article-4\">Freezing Green Beans<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/06\/02\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2017\/\">June 2017<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/06\/02\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2017\/#month\">June Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/06\/02\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2017\/#article-1\">Sunflowers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/06\/02\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2017\/#article-2\">Understanding Weeds to Understand Weed Control<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/06\/02\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2017\/#article-3\">Community Garden at the Dempsey Center for Cancer, Hope and Healing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/06\/02\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2017\/#article-4\">Garlic Scapes and Freezing Pesto<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2017\/\">May 2017<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2017\/#month\">May Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2017\/#article-1\">Testing Your Garden Soil<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2017\/#article-2\">The Tom Settlemire Community Garden, Brunswick<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2017\/#tick\">Be Tick Smart to Prevent Tickborne Diseases<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2017\/#article-4\">Fiddleheads and Rhubarb: Maine Foods for May<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2017\/\">April 2017<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2017\/#month\">April Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2017\/#article-1\">Gardening is for the Birds!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2017\/#article-2\">Maine Harvest for Hunger\u2019s Collaboration with Southern York County Food Pantries<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2017\/#article-3\">Wild Leeks <em>(Allium tricoccum)<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2017\/#article-4\">Food Safety for Food Pantry Donations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2017\/\">March 2017<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2017\/#month\">March Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2017\/#article-1\">Gardening for Biodiversity<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2017\/#article-2\">Acer species<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2017\/#article-3\">\u201cPlant a Pollinator Garden!\u201d Kicks Off at Maine Flower Show<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2017\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2017\/#article-4\">Sprout Safety<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>2016<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2016\/\">October 2016<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2016\/#month\">October Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2016\/#article-1\">Give Hardworking Garden Tools a Good Conditioning before Putting Them Away<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2016\/#article-2\">Merrymeeting Gleaners<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2016\/#article-3\">Grow a Little Garlic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2016\/#article-4\">Making Better Baked Goods<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2016\/\">September 2016<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2016\/#month\">September Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2016\/#article-1\">Understanding How Drought Impacts Our Landscape<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2016\/#article-2\">Redvein Enkianthus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2016\/#article-3\">Westrum House in Topsham<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2016\/#article-4\">Preserving Relish Safely<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2016\/\">August 2016<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2016\/#month\">August Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2016\/#article-1\">Sowing Native Seeds<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2016\/#article-2\">Wildflowers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2016\/#article-3\">Master Gardener Mentors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2016\/#article-4\">New \u201cChoice\u201d Salsa Recipe<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2016\/\">July 2016<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2016\/#month\">July Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2016\/#article-1\">Plan Now for Delicious Nutritious Fall Greens<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2016\/#article-2\">Plant of the Month: A Spring Perennial Classic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2016\/#article-3\">University of Maine Gardens at Tidewater Farm<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2016\/#article-4\">Freezing and Using Leafy Greens<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/05\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2016\/\">June 2016<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/05\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2016\/#month\">June Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/05\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2016\/#article-1\">Plant of the Month: Old Gardener Finds a New Plant<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/05\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2016\/#article-2\">What I Did on My Summer Vacation \u2014 the Prequel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/05\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2016\/#article-3\">Learning and Laughter: The Hancock\/Washington County Master Gardener Book Club<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/05\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2016\/#article-4\">Storing and Preparing Homegrown Vegetables for Optimal Nutrition<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2016\/\">May 2016<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2016\/#month\">May Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2016\/#article-1\">What is a Community Garden?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2016\/#article-2\">Iris<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2016\/#article-4\">Fiddleheads and Rhubarb \u2014 Maine Foods for May<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2016\/\">April 2016<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2016\/#month\">April Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2016\/#article-1\">Maine Wild Leek Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2016\/#article-2\">\u201cKid\u2019s Harvest!\u201d in Standish Maine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2016\/#article-3\">Wild Tulips<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2016\/#article-4\">Basic \u201cYour Choice\u201d Vinaigrette<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2016\/\">March 2016<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2016\/#month\">March Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2016\/#article-1\">Prune Your Blueberries!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2016\/#article-2\">Pussy Willow (Salix discolor)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2016\/#article-3\">Two Years of One Tomato<sup>TM<\/sup><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2016\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2016\/#article-4\">Make Mine REAL Maple Syrup!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>2015<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2015\/ine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2015\/\">October 2015<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2015\/#month\">October is the Month to<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2015\/#article-1\">Winter Is the Time to<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2015\/#article-2\">Help Us Celebrate Farm to School Month!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2015\/#article-3\">Meet Maine\u2019s Master Gardeners: John Beraud<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2015\/#article-4\">How to Prepare Winter Squash<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/09\/04\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2015\/\">September 2015<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/09\/04\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2015\/#month\">September Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/09\/04\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2015\/#article-1\">Co-existing with Woodchucks in the Garden<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/09\/04\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2015\/#article-2\">Fiddleheads: Grow Your Own!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/09\/04\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2015\/#article-3\">Meet Maine\u2019s Master Gardeners: Elissa Gifford<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/09\/04\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2015\/#article-4\">Let\u2019s Preserve Tomatoes! <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/08\/03\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2015\/\">August 2015<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/08\/03\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2015\/#month\">August Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/08\/03\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2015\/#article-1\">Cultivating a New Generation of Gardeners<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/08\/03\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2015\/#article-2\">Managing Landscape Plants in Clay Soil<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/08\/03\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2015\/#article-3\">The Importance of Light in Raising Chickens for Eggs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/08\/03\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2015\/#article-4\">Meet Maine\u2019s Master Gardeners: Karen Conlon<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2015\/\">July 2015<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2015\/#month\">July Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2015\/#article-1\">In the Orchard<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2015\/#article-5\">Let\u2019s Preserve: Dried Herbs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2015\/#article-7\">York County Master Gardener \u201cDiggin\u2019 It\u201d Garden Tour<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2015\/#article-2\">July Is the Time to Plan for Cover Crops<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2015\/#article-3\">Topsham Public Library Garden Projects<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2015\/#article-4\">Savor the Season<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2015\/#article-6\">Pickling: Beyond Cucumbers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2015\/\">June 2015<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2015\/#month\">June Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2015\/#article-1\">Growing Vegetables in Clay Soil<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2015\/#article-2\">The Seed \u2014 What a Remarkable Package!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2015\/#article-3\">Meet Maine\u2019s Master Gardeners: Pat Bears<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2015\/#article-4\">Green Beans<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2015\/\">May 2015<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2015\/#month\">May Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2015\/#article-1\">Mini-hoophouse for the Home Garden<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2015\/#article-2\">Lyme Disease Awareness<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2015\/#article-3\">The DEAN Garden: A Master Gardener Volunteer Project for People Living with HIV<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2015\/#article-4\">Using Fresh Herbs in the Kitchen<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2015\/\">April 2015<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2015\/#month\">April Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2015\/#article-0\">Perennial Food Crops for Your Backyard<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2015\/#article-1\">An Edible Landscape<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2015\/#article-2\">Enticing Beneficial Insects to Your Garden<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2015\/#article-3\">The Penobscot County Master Gardener Demonstration Garden at Rogers Farm<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2015\/#article-4\">Edible Wild Spring Greens: Fiddleheads and More!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2015\/#article-5\">Maine Greenhouse and Nursery Day<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2015\/\">March 2015<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2015\/#month\">March Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2015\/#article-1\">Maine Gardening Challenges for 2015<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2015\/#article-2\">One Tomato Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2015\/#article-3\">Glass Gem Corn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2015\/#article-4\">Planning a Preserving Garden<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>2014<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2015\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2015\/#month\">October 2014<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/10\/07\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2014\/#month\">October Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/10\/07\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2014\/#article-1\">Are You Thinking of Raising Poultry?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/10\/07\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2014\/#article-2\">School Gardening Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/10\/07\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2014\/#article-3\">Facts About Leaf Color in Maine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/10\/07\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2014\/#article-4\">Winter Squash and Pumpkins<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/09\/16\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2014\/\">September 2014<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/09\/16\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2014\/#month\">September Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/09\/16\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2014\/#article-1\">How to Harvest and Store Onions and Winter Squash<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/09\/16\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2014\/#article-2\">Root Cellaring<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/09\/16\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2014\/#article-3\">Master Garden Project Profile: The Garden Angel Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/09\/16\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2014\/#article-4\">Ripen and Preserve End of Season Green Tomatoes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2014\/\">August 2014<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2014\/#month\">August Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2014\/#article-1\">Native Perennials for Late Season Bee Gardens<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2014\/#article-2\">Cover Crops for the Home Gardener<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2014\/#article-3\">Tomatoes: Maine Foods for August<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2014\/\">July 2014<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2014\/#month\">July Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2014\/#article-1\">July is a Big Month for Garlic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2014\/#article-2\">Community Garden at the Dempsey Center for Cancer, Hope and Healing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2014\/#article-3\">Four Season Garden Structures for the Maine Home Garden<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2014\/#article-4\">Working To Reduce School Food Waste<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2014\/#article-5\">Freezing Garden Vegetables<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2014\/\">June 2014<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2014\/#month\">June Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2014\/#article-1\">Methods of Pest Control<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2014\/#article-2\">Honey Bees<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2014\/#article-3\">Environmentally Sound Gardening Tips<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2014\/#article-4\">Brae Maple Farm Project Embodies Gardening\u2019s Social Benefits<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2014\/#article-5\">Washing Fresh Fruits and Vegetables<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2014\/\">May 2014<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2014\/#month\">May Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2014\/#article-1\">Pruning Forsythia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2014\/#article-2\">Manage Invasive Plants<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2014\/#article-3\">The Seed \u2014 What a Remarkable Package!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2014\/#article-4\">Garden Clubs Project at Long Creek in South Portland<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/05\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2014\/#article-5\">Fiddleheads and Rhubarb: Maine Foods for May<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2014\/\">April 2014<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2014\/#month\">April Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2014\/#article-1\">Selecting Your Garden Tools Depending on the Job at Hand<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2014\/#article-2\">Donation Gardens<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2014\/#article-3\">Planting in Jackman<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2014\/#article-4\">Storing and Preparing Homegrown Vegetables for Optimal Nutrition<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2014\/\">March 2014<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2014\/#month\">March Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2014\/#article-1\">Peas in the Home Garden<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2014\/#article-2\">Plan to Keep It Covered!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2014\/#article-3\">Skowhegan History House Heirloom Gardens<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2014\/#article-4\">Sprout Safety<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>2013<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2013\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2013\/\">October 2013<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2013\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2013\/#month\">October Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2013\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2013\/#article-1\">National Farm to School Month<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2013\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2013\/#article-2\">Using School Gardens and the Master Gardener Curriculum in High School<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2013\/10\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2013\/#article-3\">Skowhegan Rain Garden<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2013\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2013\/\">September 2013<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2013\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2013\/#month\">September Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2013\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2013\/#article-1\">So You\u2019ve Had a Bad Gardening Year<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2013\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2013\/#article-2\">Winter Storage of Some Vegetables<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2013\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2013\/#article-3\">Root Cellar Project \u2014 York County<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2013\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2013\/\">August 2013<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2013\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2013\/#month\">August Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2013\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2013\/#article-1\">August Blooming Native Perennials<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2013\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2013\/#article-2\">When is Hardneck Garlic Ready to Harvest?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2013\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2013\/#article-3\">Tomato Hornworms (and Other Pests) <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2013\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2013\/#article-4\">Redesign Your Home Landscape: Add a New Room!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2013\/08\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2013\/#article-5\">Palermo Community Garden Offers a Hands-on Connection to Food<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2014\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2014\/\">July 2013<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2013\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2013\/#month\">July Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2013\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2013\/#article-1\">Six Common Ways that People Unknowingly Damage or Kill Trees<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2013\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2013\/#article-2\">Birds and Bees Basics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2013\/07\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2013\/#article-3\">Food Corps Success in Maine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2013\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2013\/\">June 2013<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2013\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2013\/#month\">June Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2013\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2013\/#article-1\">Oh My Aching . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2013\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2013\/#article-2\">Tree Fruit Thinning<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2013\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2013\/#article-3\">C is for Cutworm<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2013\/05\/03\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2013\/\">May 2013<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2013\/05\/03\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2013\/#month\">May Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2013\/05\/03\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2013\/#article-1\">The Buzz About Bee Gardens<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2013\/05\/03\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2013\/#article-2\"> Japanese Knotweed<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2013\/05\/03\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2013\/#article-3\">What\u2019s In That Compost?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2013\/05\/03\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2013\/#article-4\">Master Gardener Volunteer to Bring Gardening to Waterville School<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2013\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2013\/\">April 2013<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2013\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2013\/#month\">April Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2013\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2013\/#article-1\">Asparagus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2013\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2013\/#article-2\">Fiddleheads<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2013\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2013\/#article-3\">Gardening For Community and Youth Development<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2013\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2013\/\">March 2013<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2013\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2013\/#month\">March Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2013\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2013\/#article-1\">Columnar Fruit Trees<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2013\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2013\/#article-2\">Spotted Wing Drosophila<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2013\/03\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-march-2013\/#article-3\">Lois Murphy Kindness Garden, Falmouth<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>2012<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2012\/10\/04\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2012\/\">October 2012<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2012\/10\/04\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2012\/#month\">October Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2012\/10\/04\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2012\/#article-1\">Sweet Haven Farm Harvest For Hunger Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2012\/10\/04\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2012\/#article-2\">Fall: A Good Time to Apply Compost<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2012\/10\/04\/maine-home-garden-news-october-2012\/#article-3\">Garden Curiosities<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2012\/09\/06\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2012\/\">September 2012<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2012\/09\/06\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2012\/#month\">September Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2012\/09\/06\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2012\/#article-1\">Kids Can Grow, Bangor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2012\/09\/06\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2012\/#article-2\">Winter Squash &amp; Pumpkins<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2012\/09\/06\/maine-home-garden-news-september-2012\/#article-3\">Low Cost Foods and Winter Meals<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2012\/07\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2012\/\">August 2012<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2012\/07\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2012\/#month\">August Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2012\/07\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2012\/#article-1\">Gardening at the Veterans\u2019 Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2012\/07\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2012\/#article-2\">Anonymous Ambersnail<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2012\/07\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2012\/#article-3\">South Portland Resident Donates Lawn to Hunger Relief<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2012\/07\/31\/maine-home-garden-news-august-2012\/#article-4\">4th Annual Backyard Locavore Day<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2012\/07\/03\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2012\/\">July 2012<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2012\/07\/03\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2012\/#month\">July Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2012\/07\/03\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2012\/#article-1\">Mosquitoes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2012\/07\/03\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2012\/#article-2\">Are You Berry Smart?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2012\/07\/03\/maine-home-garden-news-july-2012\/#article-3\">Morris Farm Master Gardener Volunteers Strive for Continuous Harvest<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2012\/06\/05\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2012\/\">June 2012<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2012\/06\/05\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2012\/#month\">June Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2012\/06\/05\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2012\/#article-1\">Time To Start an Asparagus Bed!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2012\/06\/05\/maine-home-garden-news-june-2012\/#article-2\">Edible Flowers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2012\/05\/03\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2012\/\">May 2012<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2012\/05\/03\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2012\/#month\">May Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2012\/05\/03\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2012\/#article-1\">Soil Temperature as a Guide to Spring Planting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2012\/05\/03\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2012\/#article-2\">Reasons for Not Establishing Vegetable Gardens on Septic System Disposal Fields<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2012\/05\/03\/maine-home-garden-news-may-2012\/#article-3\">Changing the Culture of Lawn Care<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2012\/03\/29\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2012\/\">April 2012<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2012\/03\/29\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2012\/#month\">April Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2012\/03\/29\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2012\/#article-1\">How to Have Your Own Cranberry Garden<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2012\/03\/29\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2012\/#article-2\">Deer Resistant Ornamental Plants<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2012\/03\/29\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2012\/#article-3\">Maine AgrAbility<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2012\/03\/05\/maine-home-garden-news-15\/\">March 2012<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2012\/03\/05\/maine-home-garden-news-15\/#month\">March Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2012\/03\/05\/maine-home-garden-news-15\/#article-1\">Orchid Growing in Maine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2012\/03\/05\/maine-home-garden-news-15\/#article-2\">Why Donating Produce Matters<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>2011<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2011\/10\/06\/maine-home-garden-news-14\/\">October 2011<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2011\/10\/06\/maine-home-garden-news-14\/#month\">October Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2011\/10\/06\/maine-home-garden-news-14\/#article-1\">Fall Gardening Practices and Plant Diseases<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2011\/10\/06\/maine-home-garden-news-14\/#article-2\">Don\u2019t Feed the Deer!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2011\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-13\/\">September 2011<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2011\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-13\/#month\">September Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2011\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-13\/#article-1\">Planting Trees Successfully in the Fall<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2011\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-13\/#article-2\">Keeping Cats Out of the Garden<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2011\/09\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-13\/#article-3\">Lingonberries (<em>Vaccinium vitis-idaea<\/em>)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2011\/08\/05\/maine-home-garden-news-12\/\">August 2011<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2011\/08\/05\/maine-home-garden-news-12\/#month\">August Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2011\/08\/05\/maine-home-garden-news-12\/#article-1\">Six Common Ways that People Unknowingly Damage or Kill Trees<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2011\/08\/05\/maine-home-garden-news-12\/#article-2\">Evaluating Your Garden Mid-Season<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2011\/07\/12\/maine-home-garden-news-11\/\">July 2011<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2011\/07\/12\/maine-home-garden-news-11\/#month\">July Is the Month to . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2011\/07\/12\/maine-home-garden-news-11\/#myths\">Caring for the Woody Plants in Your Home Landscape<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2011\/07\/12\/maine-home-garden-news-11\/#cover\">Cover Crops for Season\u2019s End<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/blog\/2011\/06\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-10\/\">June 2011<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a 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