Lawn will retire from Fedco in May, leaving behind a legacy of number crunching, tomato testing and big thinking.
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Homegrown: Rustic garden gates, trellises and arbors will keep the deer out
Designs from Teresa England and her husband, Jim, will add beauty to your garden – and the Englands will even set up the pieces for you.
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Shawn Brannigan knows his family’s Falmouth seed company has deep roots
Allen, Sterling & Lothrop has provided Maine with seeds, and agricultural and garden supplies, for more than a century, and the business is a staple of the community.
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A primer on starting the growing season in your garden
First thing’s first: Create a neat, nicely cut garden edge to mask a lot of other problems.
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Some simple arithmetic will ensure you don’t run out of tomatoes
Calculations will help you hang on to your frozen tomatoes, and you won’t have to wait until July to re-stock.
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Mulch with arborist wood chips, and your garden will thank you
They’re free, effective and sustainable, and they improve the soil.
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Fearing a mousepocalypse, Maine farmers aren’t messing around
Rodents can cost a farmer dearly, not just in the price of seeds or young plants, but in time, perhaps the most precious commodity.
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Grow French breakfast radishes
A trip to France inspires our garden columnist to get these spicy radishes in the ground.
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Get clean the old-fashioned way – minus the mercury and arsenic
Allison Humeniuk’s handmade soaps and cosmetics are inspired by the Victorian and Edwardian eras, but leave out the bad stuff.