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Jan 22, 2025 | 
townline.org | Melinda Myers
by Melinda MyersNow is the time when many of us are busy ordering seeds. We often end up with many seeds, some new ones we needed or wanted and perhaps a few duplicates of those we have left from past seasons. It is easy to overlook some of these as the indoor and outdoor planting season begins. Save money by inventorying your current seed collection, reducing the risk of ordering seeds you don’t need.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
townline.org | Chuck Mahaleris |Mary J. Grow |Roland D. Hallee |Melinda Myers
Issue for January 16, 2025Eric Handley elected district scouting chairmanThe Kennebec Valley District of Scouting has elected Eric Handley, of Sidney, to serve as District Scouting Chairman and Christopher Santiago, of Vassalboro, was tapped to serve as District Scouting Commissioner.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
townline.org | Melinda Myers
by Melinda MyersEach gardening season seems to offer new growing challenges. Our gardens are exposed to more drastic and variable weather with changing weather patterns. Floods, droughts, wind, temperature extremes, and unseasonable weather episodes can have immediate and long-term impacts on our plants. Monitoring and noting these occurrences will help you diagnose immediate and future plant and garden problems.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
townline.org | Roberta Barnes |Mary J. Grow |Roland D. Hallee |Melinda Myers
Issue for November 7, 2024It was before Veterans Day, but hearing a cashier say, thank you for your service, to the man ahead of me at the grocery store, made me smile.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
townline.org | Melinda Myers
by Melinda MyersSoil is the foundation of a healthy garden, but let’s be honest, most gardeners don’t like spending time, energy, and money on it. It’s more fun to show off pretty flowers or share tasty vegetables. But creating a healthy soil foundation will increase your growing success which means more beautiful flowers, larger harvests, and a healthier landscape to enjoy. When creating a new lawn, landscape, or garden bed, begin with a soil test.
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
townline.org | Melinda Myers
by Melinda MyersYou’ve probably read you should remove and dispose of insect pest-infected and diseased plant material to reduce these problems in next season’s garden. This is not as easy as it seems. Most compost piles do not heat up and maintain hot enough temperatures to kill weeds, weed seeds, disease organisms, and insect pests. In many locations burning is not allowed and it negatively impacts air quality. So, what’s a gardener to do?
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
townline.org | Melinda Myers
by Melinda MyersWelcome spring and create continuous color for several months with a collection of spring-flowering bulbs. After planting in the fall, you’ll enjoy an array of flower colors that combine nicely with other spring-flowering trees, shrubs, and flowers. Start the season with early blooming snowdrops. As winter fades watch for the dangling white flowers on six- to ten-inch-tall plants.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
townline.org | Melinda Myers
by Melinda MyersNo matter where you garden there never seems to be enough time to grow and enjoy all your favorite vegetables. Start preparing now to extend your growing season and continue enjoying garden fresh vegetables even after the first frost. Some vegetables like cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale and Brussels sprouts tolerate frost and even taste better after a slight chill. Most of these can tolerate temperatures as low as 24 to 28 ˚F.
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Sep 2, 2024 | 
newsbreak.com | Melinda Myers
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Sep 2, 2024 | 
theoaklandpress.com | Melinda Myers
A bit of summer pruning goes a long way to keeping your raspberries healthy and productive. So, get out the mosquito netting, long sleeves and pruners and get busy. The summer harvest is produced on 2-year-old canes called floricanes. Remove those that bore fruit to ground level once your harvest is complete. These canes will not produce more fruit and their presence can increase the risk of insect and disease problems. This is also a good time to remove damaged, insect-infested or discolored canes.
