Maine Gardener
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PublishedMarch 24, 2024
Don’t add to Maine’s food waste problem. Compost your kitchen scraps
The process takes some time but is straightforward.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2024
Skip the seedlings and opt to direct-sow flower seeds this year
Many annuals, and perennials, too, are easy to grow from seed directly in your garden.
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PublishedMarch 10, 2024
Signs that your houseplants are ready for a new pot – and tips for repotting them
Late winter/early spring is the perfect time to repot houseplants.
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PublishedFebruary 25, 2024
Tips for springtime pruning
Bonus: Bring any branches you trimmed from flowering shrubs and trees inside and arrange in vases. Be patient, and in a few weeks enjoy beautiful blossoms.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2024
Add a little chaos to your garden
No need to be regimented inch by inch and row by row. Inject a bit of free spirit into your gardening style as a way to use up old seeds and discourage pests.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2024
To attract birds, you need to attract bugs. To attract bugs, you need the right plants
To a bird, a grub, a nymph, a slug, a maggot all just spell lunch.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2024
A research program aims to help farmers and gardeners cope with climate change
Barracuda, a project of universities in Maine and Vermont, gathers and shares data.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2024
The federal government tightens rules around pesticide applications
But they don't go far enough, as homeowners probably won't read them. It's the plants and animals in your garden that will suffer.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2024
Plants are learning how to self-pollinate – and that’s not good
Pansies have figured out how as a response to the dire drop in pollinator numbers, but self-pollination produces weaker plants.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2024
A look at gardening trends for the new year
Columnist Tom Atwell is hopeful that in 2024, gardeners are doing more to help the environment. But climate change is beyond our (individual) control.
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