Some plants die immediately, others can withstand colder weather for a time.
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Maine Gardener: Hosta pushing out its neighbors? Iris ailing?
September is a good time to dig and divide.
Grow: Winter squash
In fall, a gardener’s fancy turns to thoughts of winter squash
Grow: Radishes
Radishes are generally considered a spring vegetable. They can be planted as soon as the soil is dry enough to work, and three to five weeks later, you get a sharp-tasting, pretty vegetable to add to your salads or otherwise eat. But radishes also can be grown in the fall. Plant them now and you’ll […]
Maine Gardener: Plant some late-season eye-catchers
Here’s what to look for: height, color and pollinator attractions.
Maine Gardener: Why Maine Audubon has added some non-native plants to its sale
It wasn’t a snap decision. Not only is the definition of ‘native’ evolving, but there are also real-world habitat benefits.
Maine Gardener: Invasion of the jumping worms
It sounds like the title of a horror film, but these invasive Asian worms are very real, and they are very bad for your garden.
Maine Gardener: Growing a gardener
With the help of MOFGA, a one-time black thumb has become a gardener.
Pick: Cherry Tomatoes
Cherry tomatoes are ripening now. They are tasty, plentiful and require almost no work in the kitchen. In fact, they’re good as a snack just as they are should you walk by them in the garden and want to sample. All cherry-sized tomatoes are indeterminate, which means the vines keep growing and producing new fruit […]
Farmers’ Almanac predicts a flip-floppy winter
The newest edition of the Farmers’ Almanac declares that this year’s winter will be mild. And then cold. And then stormy, and then mild again.