You can grow it! Vegetable gardening for beginners

As spring emerges in Maine, the experts offer simple advice, resources and first-hand experience to those who wonder if this is the year to get growing.

Dig into these resources

Easy-to-grow plants for first-time gardeners

Advice for beginning gardeners

Area businesses gear up as gardening season beckons

Maine Gardener: Sixty-three plant species could be banned for sale under a new state proposal

The plants are highly invasive and threaten Maine's native wildlife.

Farmers’ Almanac predicts a flip-floppy winter

The weather in coming months might be a mixed bag, but when you get right down to it, so is the almanac itself. 

Photos: Late July in Farmington

How to garden safely if there is lead in your soil

A project of the Cumberland Soil & Water Conservation District found high levels of lead in the soil of some Portland neighborhoods.

Last year’s seed shortage may extend to this year, but not to worry

Leftover seeds from last year, and sometimes as much as a decade ago, may still be viable.