Add days to your growing season with cold frames

March 21, 2023

Cold frames are fairly simple to make and can increase your growing season by one to three months.

Another deadly tick-borne disease is now endemic in Maine

March 18, 2023

Cases of babesiosis -- a disease carried and transmitted by deer ticks that can cause fever and chills -- have…

Vegetarian recipes for your St. Patrick’s Day celebration

March 16, 2023

Irish cuisine isn't typically welcoming to vegetarians, but with these recipes, you can still enjoy a hearty feast.

This common household item could rid your houseplants of pests

March 16, 2023

Turns out, what’s good for your wounds may also be good for your plants.

Now is the time to prune your fruit trees

March 12, 2023

Pruning your fruit trees this time of year presents less danger of interfering with the plant's natural hardiness.

Try this trick to get pests to leave your crops alone

March 5, 2023

Planting a crop designed to attract pests can help draw them away from your main garden, but it's not a…

Before Hollywood discovered the ‘Cocaine Bear,’ northern Maine had the OUI goat

February 26, 2023

In 1986, a religious fraternal ceremony, alcohol and a goat combined for one of Fort Kent’s most memorable arrests.

It’s not pleasant but bed bugs are part of Maine life

February 16, 2023

Bed bugs are small, flat insects found all over the world that feed exclusively on the blood of sleeping people…

Maine will need weeks to determine impacts of Ohio train derailment on air quality

February 14, 2023

Trace levels of vinyl chloride, which can cause dizziness, nausea and respiratory problems, could be in Maine's air.

How to choose gardening gloves

July 29, 2020

Image by photoAC from Pixabay Whether you are suddenly interested in gardening and buying equipment for the first time or…