OLD TOWN, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a spring planting workshop May 28, 6–7 p.m., at University of Maine Rogers Farm, 914 Bennoch Road, Old Town. The rain date will be June 4.
Participants will learn best practices for planting ornamental seedlings, dahlias, hops, and vegetable transplants, as well as how to sow flower and vegetable seeds directly into the garden. The workshop will include a tour through the different theme gardens and the opportunity to try different planting techniques. UMaine Extension Master Gardener Volunteers and staff will also discuss butterfly habitat, renovating overgrown perennial beds, irrigation, and soil preparation. This event is suitable for both new and experienced gardeners.
The event is free and appropriate for all ages; no registration is required. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Kate Garland, 207.942.7396;Â katherine.
University of Maine Cooperative Extension:
As a trusted resource for over 100 years, University of Maine Cooperative Extension has supported UMaine’s land and sea grant public education role by conducting community-driven, research-based programs in every Maine county. UMaine Extension helps support, sustain and grow the food-based economy. It is the only entity in our state that touches every aspect of the Maine Food System, where policy, research, production, processing, commerce, nutrition, and food security and safety are integral and interrelated. UMaine Extension also conducts the most successful out-of-school youth educational program in Maine through 4-H.
About the University of Maine:
The University of Maine, founded in Orono in 1865, is the state’s land grant and sea grant university. As Maine’s flagship public university, UMaine has a statewide mission of teaching, research and economic development, and community service. UMaine is among the most comprehensive higher education institutions in the Northeast and attracts students from Maine and 49 other states, and 62 countries. It currently enrolls 11,404 total undergraduate and graduate students who can directly participate in groundbreaking research working with world-class scholars. UMaine offers more than 100 degree programs through which students can earn graduate certificates, master’s, doctoral or professional science master’s degrees. The university promotes environmental stewardship, with substantial efforts campuswide aimed at conserving energy, recycling and adhering to green building standards in new construction. For more information about UMaine, visit umaine.edu.
–Maine Cooperative Extension