In an article about removing invasive plants, the Harpswell Anchor cited University of Maine Cooperative Extension as a resource for more information about native species that can be planted once invasive species have been eliminated.
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Jim Dill, pest management specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for an article about invasive crane flies. “It showed up a few years ago on coastal islands and can be a fairly serious lawn pest. They do lay some eggs in turf or grass and the larvae eat the […]
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The 28th annual University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Plant Sale in Cumberland County will be held from 8 a.m.–noon. Saturday, May 27 at the UMaine Gardens at Tidewater Farm in Falmouth. UMaine Extension Master Gardener Volunteers will be on hand to assist in selecting plants that best meet individual needs and to answer […]
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In a guide to foraging and preparing fiddleheads, the Bangor Daily News cited recipes using fiddleheads from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension.
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension is holding a High Tunnel Workshop from 4–5:30 p.m. on Monday, May 8 at the UMaine Gardens at Tidewater Farm in Falmouth. This detailed, hands-on workshop will teach techniques for building a structurally sound high tunnel. Topics discussed will include how to plan for success by squaring the site, setting […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke to David Handley, vegetable and small fruit specialist and cooperating professor of horticulture at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, about the impact of extreme temperature swings and weather on plants. “This time of year the buds are like coiled springs and with any warm weather they will break dormancy […]
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The Portland Press Herald interviewed Griffin Dill, manager of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab, about the reemergence of ticks in New England after a “slow start” at the beginning of the season. “I don’t expect we will have a lower season overall, just a slightly slower start to the season. There are […]
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The Watertown Daily Times quoted Jason Lilley, assistant Extension professor of sustainable agriculture and maple industry educator with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, about this year’s sugaring season. Lilley said in a U.S. Department of Agriculture news release that climate change was to blame for the early start of the season. “If we were experiencing […]
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The Times Record noted that Kate McCarty, food systems professional at University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will present about food preservation methods at 6:30 p.m. on May 17 at the Freeport Community Center as part of the Freeport Community Services and Balsam Realty lecture series.
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Vina Lindley, food systems & home horticulture professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, and Pamela Hargest, an Extension horticulture professional, spoke to the Portland Press Herald about budgets for gardening. “There are so many different factors in play … It’s like cooking. You could cook on any budget and you could garden on any […]
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