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Get busy checking out an edible perennial nursery in Falmouth
This tour of Edgewood Nursery is part of MOFGA’s Gather & Grow tour schedule.
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How to rehabilitate an abandoned garden
Step One is to wait and watch; you won’t know what you have for plants until after a full gardening season has gone by.
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Pesticide bans raise question: Can we manage garden pests without chemicals?
It’s more than just swapping out a chemical for an organic compound, experts say. You need to develop healthy soil – and to change your thinking.
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All hands on dirt: Public gardens around Maine could use your help
Here are a few that rely on volunteers.
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Field-grown perennials: Don’t be spooked by the esoteric label
When you buy a plant, it’s worth finding out where, and how, it was grown.
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These plants will bring a taste of the tropics to decidedly untropical Maine
Most Maine gardeners already grow tropicals, though you may not know it. We simply call them annuals.
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With yet another dry May, it’s deja vu all over again for gardeners
Only 0.79 of an inch of precipitation fell in Portland this May; the average for the month is 3.88 inches. Is this the new normal?
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Cucumbers like reliably warm temperatures
For much of Maine, mid-June is the sweet spot for planting.
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Make a bold statement with agapanthus, a South African native
The plants can be grown in the ground in Maine, but they’ll look better in pots.