Cooperative Extension in York County

Hi All, This coming week David Handley will be with us to teach Small Fruits including Strawberries, Blueberries and Raspberries. The following week he will cover grapes and minor small fruit crops. Your Open Book Review is linked to the bottom of this post. It is due in class on March 18 or you can […]

Hi All, This coming week we will cover Volunteerism and Risk Management. This link on Hybrids and Heirlooms will give you a good follow up to our discussion today on seed saving and the differences between hybrid and heirloom varieties. These links refer to the Book and Movie  “The Botany of Desire” that I mentioned in […]

Hi All, We will be covering Botany Part II and Food Insecurity in Maine this coming Wednesday. Here is the link to the fact sheet I mentioned in today’s class on Cultivar vs. Variety Here is a link to the awesome podcast From Tree to Shining Tree Here is a link to the Go Botany […]

Hi All, This coming week we will cover Botany Part I. Homework: Review the Botany Primer (PDF), pages 1-40 (Introduction, Stems and Buds, Root and Leaves). We will cover the rest of the Primer during Botany Part II later on. Web Soil Survey Homework – Note you do not need to turn in the Web Soil Survey […]

I’m sorry for the lateness of this post. I had no internet and our office was closed the past two days. Now I’m back up and here you go. The good news is that a lot of the readings are a review For this week (Soils Part II and Worm Composting) please re-read the sections […]

Welcome to the first York County MG Class Post of 2020! It was wonderful to meet and hear from all of the new Class of 2020 MGV trainees this morning. Here is the Link to Maine Garden Day Info and Registration I promised you. Homework for Next Week Next week we will focus on Soils […]

Hi All, This week will be our Field Trip to Berry Best Farm in Lebanon for Wildflower and Forest Tree ID. We will gather at the farm at 9:00 AM. Please dress for the outdoors, consider a hat, sunscreen and insect repellent. You won’t need any tools or books, they will be provided. Getting There/Directions […]

This week’s class will cover Pesticide Safety and YardScaping in Maine. Homework: Please review the Pesticide Safety chapter of your manual, including the YardScaping section.

Hi All, We’ll be back at Laudholm for our class on Woody Landscape Plants with Amy Witt. Please dress for the outdoors. We’ll be both in the Mather Auditorium and outside. Homework Review Plants for the Maine Landscape and Landscape Design and Maintenance Three weeks to go!!! Frank

Hi All, This week will be short topics day covering Raised Beds and Season Extension, Weed Management and Identification, Conserving Water with Rain Barrels and Drip Irrigation Review these weed related web pages: Managing the Weed Seedbank (PDF) New Jersey Weed Gallery UMass Weed Herbarium  Garden Weeds: MOFGA Fact Sheet (PDF) Go Botany — Plant ID […]