Sexless as in cloning. We grow Solarian tuberosia not by planting potato seeds but by planting seed potatoes - potatoes specifically grown for growing more potatoes. If we were to plant potato…
Photographer Jo Josephson snapped these pictures of poppy flowers in Temple.…
Ron Slater and Don Wilkenson of Sandy River Recycling give the thumbs up as they complete the installation of the sign on the Farmington Falls Road at the entrance to the association's…
AUGUSTA - The who's who of Maine's wheat growers, flour millers and bread bakers gathered this week at the Civic Center for 69th Maine Agricultural Trade Show, where they swapped successes and…
The town of Weld received of a small load of compost this week, signed, sealed and delivered by the Sandy River Recycling Association (SRRA) in recognition of the town's recycling efforts.…
APPLETON – Lavender plants. We know and grow several cultivars of hardy English Lavender -mainly ‘Munstead’ and ‘Hidcote’ – in our mainly Zone 4 and 5 Maine gardens. But a lavender farm?…
The early bird doesn’t always get just worms. Sometimes it also gets a late frost; sometimes it also gets flea beetles; sometimes it gets both. Which is a roundabout way of saying…
An electronic waste drop-off at the Temple Town Hall parking lot on Saturday proved popular. It was the first time the Town of Temple held what turned out to be a major…
Lavendula angustifolia, a.k.a English lavender, is said to be “marginal” in this neck of the woods; i.e. the Zone 5-8 plant, which is native to the dry, sunny Mediterranean is said to…
Onions – Allium cepa. It’s time to plant them… outdoors, that is. So, hurry, especially if you plan to direct seed them. If you are planting seedlings or sets, you’ve got a…