News Segments to Feature Vegetable-Growing Expertise
Contact: Richard Brzozowski, 207-780-4205
ORONO, Me.–University of Maine Cooperative Extension and NBC television affiliates WCSH6 in Portland and WLBZ2 in Bangor will present weekly segments on growing vegetables. Scheduled during 5 p.m. newscasts throughout the growing season, the segments will cover garden planning, planting, season extension, container and raised-bed gardening, intensive gardening, soil improvement, composting, organic methods, watering and irrigation, and weed and pest management. UMaine Extension faculty will also discuss the nutritional value of fresh foods, and proper harvest, food preservation and food safety practices.
While gardening has long been considered a hobby that provides exercise, enjoyment and fresh air, many in Maine are now turning to vegetable gardening for the first time to help offset increasing prices for food and fuel. UMaine Extension