The Wiscasset Newspaper, Boothbay Register and Daily Bulldog and advanced University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s all-season gardening webinar and two updated bulletins for summer berries. The webinar, which will be held noon–1 p.m. Aug. 3, will discuss how to build a small movable greenhouse or low tunnel structure for growing winter greens and boosting spring and summer […]
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The Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5), News Center Maine and WGAN Morning News interviewed Alicyn Smart, plant pathologist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, about a little-known plant disease spreading across Maine. Black lawn, an opportunistic fungus that attacks dying tissue, has not been seen in Maine for at least three decades. But Smart […]
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CentralMaine.com reported on the upcoming University of Maine Cooperative Extension webinar on the topic of safely harvesting Maine wild blueberries during COVID-19. The webinar runs noon–1 p.m. July 14. All Maine wild blueberry growers are invited to join the discussion by Zoom or telephone for updates on ways to minimize the spread of COVID-19 during […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension offers two updated bulletins for summer berries. “Raspberry and Blackberry Varieties for Maine” includes information on the different types of brambles — from yellow raspberries to thornless blackberries — propagation methods and how to choose the best stock and plants for a given location. The bulletin also offers online instructional […]
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Pine Tree Watch interviewed Sean Birkel, research assistant professor in the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine, and John Jemison, a soil and water quality specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, about shift weather patterns fueled by climate change. According to the article, “Rain deficits can be prompted by “atmospheric blocking […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar about selecting native plants for a pollinator-friendly garden noon–1 p.m July 20. “Choosing Native Plants for Pollinators” will inform participants about how to select native plants for pollinators and specific growing conditions for different planting combinations, as well as offer time for questions. UMaine Extension Master […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension plant pathologist Alicyn Smart recently began receiving reports of Maine lawns turning black in certain areas during the recent drought. Smart determined the cause is a fungal disease commonly known as “black lawn,” which is caused by the pathogen Cladosporium sp. It occurs when grass becomes stressed, such as times […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed James Dill, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension pest management specialist, about spittlebugs. Spittlebug nymphs produce foam that deters predators and prevents them from drying out while they feed on plant juices, according to the article. “It’s a secretion from the butt of the spittlebug,” Dill said, “so it’s not […]
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The Daily Bulldog, Morning Ag Clips, the Associated Press and the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel highlighted the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s webinar about selecting native plants for a pollinator-friendly garden, which will be held noon–1 p.m July 20. “Choosing Native Plants for Pollinators” will inform participants about how to select native plants for pollinators […]
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The Portland Press Herald highlighted information in two bulletins from University of Maine Cooperative Extension about composting in the article titled “Maine Gardener: True compost is hard to create, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try.” The bulletins promoted in the article include “Bulletin #1143, Home Composting” and “Bulletin #1159, How Compost Happens.”
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