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Maine Gardener: What happens to community gardens when the community is 6 feet apart?

by Tom Atwell April 19, 2020April 20, 2020

Towns are wrestling with how to make community garden plots – and gardeners – safe. Sharing tools is history.

by Tom Atwell April 12, 2020April 13, 2020

Looking for something to do? Plant something.

Amid fears of food availability and looking for ways to feel useful, Mainers are taking to gardening in a big way.

by Tom Atwell April 5, 2020April 6, 2020

Yes, we must stay home to keep ourselves and our communities safe. Luckily, our gardens are contained in the word “home.”

by Tom Atwell March 29, 2020March 30, 2020

While we all wait out the coronavirus at home, consider a garden project with the kids.

by Tom Atwell March 22, 2020March 23, 2020

Skip the tansy, too.

by Tom Atwell March 8, 2020March 6, 2020

In March, the plants are still dormant, the weather isn’t (usually) too bad, and you have an unobstructed view of the branches.

by Tom Atwell March 1, 2020March 2, 2020

When all else fails, put on some tunes and sharpen your tools.

by Tom Atwell February 23, 2020February 24, 2020

A state and city expert weigh in on ways to try to repel, or at least slow, the destructive beetle from killing all of Maine’s ash trees.

by Tom Atwell February 16, 2020February 14, 2020

You can grow tiny, tasty (and trendy) microgreens inside under a grow light.