ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension plans to offer an online workshop about best practices for winter care of alpacas and llamas from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15. “Winter Care of Camelids” topics include practical approaches to water and shelter management, nutritional demands during winter, differences among feeds and why a balanced […]
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Virtual flower growers conference set for this month
An additional in-person networking session is planned at Longfellow’s Greenhouses in Manchester.
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David Fuller retiring from Extension Feb. 17
Fuller is well known for his work with fiddleheads and garlic.
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Universities offer webinar on extending growing season
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension plan to offer a webinar for home gardeners about how to extend the growing season. The session is scheduled for 6 to 7:15 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7. “Extending the Gardening Season in New England” includes season-extension strategies ranging from targeted use […]
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UMaine Extension to offer updates for agricultural industry Jan. 19
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension plans to offer two online research updates, specific to the agricultural industry, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 19. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) — Controlling Pests in Potatoes will be presented by Paul Horne, entomologist, potato IPM expert and owner-director of IPM Technologies Pty Ltd., Victoria, Australia. That presentation […]
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UMaine Extension to offer virtual 4-H club
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is offering a Virtual All About Maine Trees 4-H SPIN (SPecial INterest) Club for youth ages 9 to 16. The club plans to meet at 4:30 p.m. on Mondays, Jan. 24 and 31, and Feb. 7 and 14, and Tuesday, Feb. 22. The program also includes an […]
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University extensions to offer webinar on growing microgreens
University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension plan to offer a webinar for home gardeners about growing microgreens indoors at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan 3, 2022. The session details the ideal conditions for growing high-quality microgreens indoors, and the variety of herb, flower and vegetable seeds typically used. UMaine Extension […]
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UMaine Extension offers webinar bundles for last-minute holiday gifts
ORONO — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering bundles of prerecorded webinars about various gardening-related topics for last-minute gift shoppers. The “On Demand Webinars” series includes bundles of three to four prerecorded webinars about starting and maintaining a home orchard, gardening with native plants, composting and soil health, and seed selection and starting. […]
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UMaine Extension to offer virtual dog club
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H plans to offer a virtual 4-H Dog SPIN (SPecial INterest) Club. This short-term club will meet once a month from January through June. The first meeting is set for 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 22. The club, which will focus on all things dogs, is open to Maine […]
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UMaine to offer online updates for agriculture industry
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension is scheduled to offer two online updates specific to the agricultural industry ay 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 15. Can We Grow Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) Sustainably in Maine and Pest Management Considerations with Growing Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) will both be presented by UMaine Extension professor John Jemison. […]