{"id":17247,"date":"2025-05-28T11:12:23","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T15:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/hancock\/?p=17247"},"modified":"2026-04-14T15:28:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T19:28:08","slug":"mgv-hancock-and-washington-news-may-june-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/hancock\/2025\/05\/28\/mgv-hancock-and-washington-news-may-june-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Master Gardener Volunteers Hancock and Washington County Newsletter – May\/June 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Table of Contents<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Open House\u00a0<\/a> \/ Tick Information\u00a0<\/a> \/\u00a0Garden Workout\u00a0<\/a> \/ Native Gardens of Blue Hill (NGBH) Accessible Trail Celebration<\/a> \/ Book Review – Weedless Gardens <\/a>\/ Sterilize Garden Tools<\/a> \/ Book Club<\/a> \/ Upcoming Events -garden tours, plant sales<\/a><\/h4>\n
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Dates to Remember<\/strong><\/h3>\n

May 31<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0NGBH Native Plant Sale
\n<\/span>June 2<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Master Gardener Advisory Meeting
\n<\/span>June 14\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Wild Gardens of Acadia Plant Sale
\nJune 19\u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Juneteenth – Extension Office Closed
\nJuly 4<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Holiday – Extension Office Closed
\nJuly 19<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 NGBH Open House. 10 AM -2 PM<\/p>\n

(See more gardening-related opportunities below)<\/em><\/h4>\n

Greetings Master Gardener Volunteers! <\/strong><\/h3>\n

Spring seems to have finally arrived. Good grief, it\u2019s been a long wait.<\/p>\n

An apt quote from Kin Hubbard (1868-1930): \u201cDon\u2019t knock the weather: nine-tenths of the people couldn\u2019t start a conversation if it didn\u2019t change once in a while.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Appropriate for gardeners, May is National Asparagus Month,<\/em> also National Strawberry Month<\/em> (although we may have to wait until June), and National Miniature Garden month<\/em> (who knew?). Also, it is National Skin Cancer Awareness month \u2013<\/em> time to make an appointment with the dermatologist? \u2013 and National Posture Awareness month. See our article in this issue about Garden Workouts. It is also Lyme disease Awareness Month.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>Open House ~\u00a0 UMaine Cooperative Extension Hancock County Office\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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Photo Credit: Sue B, Staff<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n


\n<\/strong>by Sue Baez ~ Extension Staff<\/em><\/h4>\n

Thank you<\/strong><\/em> to the many Master Gardener Volunteers who helped with seedlings, prepared the garden beds the day before, assisted with greeting visitors, or simply stopped by to visit us on Saturday, May 17th.\u00a0 It turned out to be a drizzly and cool day, yet a very successful event!<\/p>\n

In addition to Master Gardener Volunteers, 4-H Youth, 4-H Volunteers, Extension Board Members, and Extension staff were on hand selling seedlings grown here at the extension office, and showcasing our wonderful programs. Highlights included ~ the Touch Tank, which is part of our 4-H Aquaculture program ~ 4-H Bake Sale ~ (4-H) Making Seed Bombs ~ a Seed Saving Display\u00a0 ~ a Community Garden Informational Display ~ Lots of Tick Info, including seeing a Tick up close and personal under the microscope, and livestock Information.\u00a0 Terry VanPraet<\/strong><\/em> won the Worm Compost!<\/p>\n

Seedlings that were not sold were given out to several MGV community garden projects throughout Hancock County.<\/p>\n

Thank you to all who helped make this a great Open House event!<\/p>\n\n\t\t