Author: Sue

Master Gardener Volunteers Newsletter-Hancock County – December 2023

Table of Contents HEAR FROM YOU! / MG RECOGNITION /  NATIVE SEEDS / PROBLEM WITH PEAT Upcoming Dates to Remember! Dec 25 –  Extension Office Closed – HOLIDAY Dec 31 – Deadline for Project Renewal online form Dec 31 – Deadline for local MGV Survey (read below) Jan 1 – Extension Office Closed – HOLIDAY […]

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Master Gardener Volunteers Newsletter – November 2023

Table of Contents HEAR FROM YOU! / ASTICOU AZALEA GARDENS /  FLASH UPDATE / HARVEST TIME /  APPLE GLEANING Upcoming Dates to Remember! Nov 8th -9th – Extension Office Closed – Organizational Conference / All Staff Nov 10th – Extension Office Closed – HOLIDAY Nov 16th  – Planning is underway for our Fall MGV Recognition […]

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Master Gardener Volunteers Newsletter – October 2023

Table of Contents APPLE GLEANING! /  MG PROJECT PROFILE/ PEAT-FREE ARTICLE  / CREATING A POLLINATOR GARDEN / MGV PROFILE /  ON-LINE TRAININGS AVAILABLE Upcoming Dates to Remember! Oct 9th –  Extension Office Closed – HOLIDAY Oct 11th – Maine Hunger Dialogue & Climate Action Summit – see below Oct 23rd – Apple Gleaning – must […]

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Master Gardener Volunteers Newsletter – September 2023

Table of Contents MASTER GARDENER BOOK GROUP / JUMPING WORMS/  MG PROJECT PROFILE/ UPDATE OF MGV PROGRAM / NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY/ ON-LINE TRAININGS AVAILABLE Upcoming Dates to Remember! Date TBD – Planning is underway for our Fall MGV Recognition – Watch your emails for updates! Sept 17th –  Needs Assessment Survey ends (see article end […]

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Vermiculture Workshop offered

JOIN US!  Saturday, August 12th – 10 AM Learn the Wonders of Worms! How to Turn Your Kitchen Scraps into Garden Compost This free workshop -open to the public -will be presented on vermiculture.  Master Gardener Volunteers, Lavon Bartel and David Struck, will explain while the worms demonstrate the value of composting with worms.  Learn […]

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Master Gardener Volunteers Newsletter – June 2023

Table of Contents BLUE HILL COMMUNITY GARDENS / WILD GARDENS OF ACADIA /  UPCOMING FIELD TRIPS! /  WORKSHOPS /  MEET LAVON & DAVID /  THANK YOU RITA! / PLANT SALES Upcoming Dates to Remember! June 3rd – Dry Gardening Workshop June 17th – Plant Sale / Wild Gardens of Acadia/Bar Harbor June 26th – Moore Lavender […]

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Master Gardeners at Friends in Action Gardens

Master Gardener Volunteers Newsletter – May 2023

Table of Contents PROJECT PROFILE / COMPLETED WORKSHOPS /UPCOMING FIELD TRIPS! /  WORKSHOPS / WILD ONES /  PHOTOS! / PLANT SALES Upcoming Dates to Remember! May 13th – Celebration of Life – Reeser Manley May 27th –  Tour Wild Gardens of Acadia Field Trip (rain date May 28th) May 29th – Memorial Day – office […]

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Marjorie and Master Gardener Volunteers

Master Gardener Volunteers Newsletter – April 2023

Table of Contents GARDENER’S PROFILE / GROW YOUR BEST BERRIES / SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS /  WEBINARS OFFERED / WORKSHOPS /  FOOD DRIVE Upcoming Dates to Remember! April 1st – Hancock County Food Drive April 8th – Grow Your Best Berries – workshop April 11th – MGV only – Field Trip – Chuck Weber’s April 11th – […]

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Raspberries and Blackberries

Workshop: Grow Your Best Berries

The 2023 UMaine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers monthly workshop series begins on Saturday, April 8 at 10:00 AM.  Dr. David Handley will present Grow Your Best Berries at the Cooperative Extension office in Ellsworth. Raspberries and blackberries are among the favorite fruit of Maine gardeners, but keeping the plants vigorous and productive can be […]

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Bee pollinator

Master Gardener Volunteers Newsletter – March 2023

Table of Contents GROW YOUR BEST BERRIES / MGV FIELD TRIP / WINTERLAND / LOAVES & FISHES PLANTS / HC FOOD DRIVE / NATIVE GARDENS OF BLUE HILL / GARDENING FOR POLLINATORS / WEBINARS OFFERED / WORKSHOPS / Upcoming Dates to Remember! March 6th –  MG Advisory Meeting March 12th – Day Light Saving Starts! […]

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