Garden & farm

Interested in planting fruit trees? Growing your own fruit can be so rewarding — both because of the beauty and the bounty the trees can provide. Here's how to grow and care for cherry trees. Image by Couleur from Pixabay A guest…
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Photo by Troy R. Bennett Growing your own food is rewarding, but if you have been successfully gardening for several seasons, you may be wondering about selling produce or how to select the best crops to grow to make money. Some…
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Both these tractors have Rollover Protection Systems . The larger one is a 90HP with bucket and weighted tires, the smaller tractor is specifically a row crop tractor for cultivation, a 25HP. | Photo by Dave Colson Few things say…
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Apple tree blossoms at the Terrell House in Orono. | Photo by Linda Coan O'Kresik Forget sustainability. For those who want to save the planet and all who inhabit it, things have gone too far to be sustained. Instead, attention should…
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Photo by Aislinn Sarnacki Planting a neat cluster of mint in your herb garden may seem like a great idea. The leaves are fragrant and tasty, great for adding to teas and salads and fizzy drinks. But beware, mint is among the edible…
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Photos by Mark Colwell and Adam Davis This is not the kind of tea you want in a warm mug to drink. Compost tea is a nutrient-rich fertilizer that you can make by brewing compost in water. “Compost tea is a liquid byproduct of…
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Photo by Aislinn Sarnacki Finding space for your garden is one of the greatest challenges of urban homesteading. If you do not have space in your yard for a plot and your community garden has run out of raised beds, your growing season…
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A rain garden in Maryland. | Photo by Amanda Rockler As rain pours down rooftops, through gutters, across lawns and into culverts, it collects pollutants and carries these toxins and bits of trash into local rivers and streams. Along…
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Saving phacelia seeds. | Photo by Shawn Linehan Most gardeners who have been growing from seed for many years have experienced the heartbreak of a variety they really love disappearing from seed catalogs or the shelves of their local…
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Photo by Gabor Degre Whether you like them baked, fried or mashed, there is no doubt that potatoes are some of the most tasty and useful crops around. Many gardeners will add them to their plots and to enjoy the starchy, scrumptious…
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Photo by Jan Kroon via Pexels You have piles of compost, your seedlings are flourishing and you are preparing to transplant them to your garden. You may think you are ready for spring gardening season, but it is possible that you are…
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BDN file photo Your seedlings are hearty, and your beds are ready. Excited for the season, you transplant your precious seedlings -- tomatoes, cucumbers, kale and everything in between -- into your garden. You think everything is ready…
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