{"id":107,"date":"2010-04-22T15:34:36","date_gmt":"2010-04-22T19:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/penobscot\/?page_id=107"},"modified":"2026-03-26T10:12:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T14:12:11","slug":"home-gardening","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/penobscot\/home-gardening\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Gardening in Penobscot County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/penobscot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2018\/09\/DSCN1206.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4015 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/penobscot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2018\/09\/DSCN1206-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"woman working in garden\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/penobscot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2018\/09\/DSCN1206-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/penobscot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2018\/09\/DSCN1206-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/penobscot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2018\/09\/DSCN1206-105x79.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/penobscot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2018\/09\/DSCN1206-317x238.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/penobscot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2018\/09\/DSCN1206-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/penobscot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2018\/09\/DSCN1206-634x476.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/penobscot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2018\/09\/DSCN1206-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/penobscot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2018\/09\/DSCN1206.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><\/a>University of\u00a0Maine Cooperative Extension is here to\u00a0help you have successful and rewarding gardening experiences.\u00a0 Feel free to contact us with questions, sign up for our free gardening newsletter, participate in an educational program, or support your community by becoming a Master Gardener volunteer. Follow the links above to find out more!<\/p>\n<h3>Additional\u00a0Resources<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/gardening\/resources\/\">&#8220;How To&#8221; Garden Videos<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/gardening\/maine-home-garden-news\/\">Maine Home Garden News<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ipm\/\">UMaine Cooperative Extension Pest Management Office<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.msgn.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine School Garden Network<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/soiltestinglab\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine Soil Testing Service<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.all-americaselections.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">All-America Selections, award-winning plants<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.penobscotswcd.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Penobscot County Soil and Water District<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maine.gov\/agriculture\/index.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine\u00a0Department of Agriculture<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dacf\/mfs\/index.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine Forest Service <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.melna.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine Landscape and Nursery Association<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>University of\u00a0Maine Cooperative Extension is here to\u00a0help you have successful and rewarding gardening experiences.\u00a0 Feel free to contact us with questions, sign up for our free gardening newsletter, participate in an educational program, or support your community by becoming a Master Gardener volunteer. 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