September Garden
Activities:
We still have a few more weeks of gardening season. Watch for disease or insect attacks on your plants. If you don’t know what it is you can give us a call at the Extension Office at 564-3301 or in Maine 1-800-287-1491 or you can email Hannah Todd, Extension Home Horticulture Aide at htodd@umext.maine.edu.
The frost has hit a number of gardens in the county. Now is the time to pick your winter squash and pumpkins and put them in a warm (55 F) dry area to finish ripening.
Onions can be harvested and stored in a warm dry area.
Once the potato tops have died be sure to wait a week or so until the skin has set on the potatoes. This will help the potatoes will keep better in storage. Store in a cool, moist area.
Websites that include lists of direct marketing farms: www.MaineHighlandsFarmers.com, www.GetRealMaine.com and www.MOFGA.org.
Take your extra garden produce to the local food cupboard or share with a neighbor in need. Gardeners can check with your town office for a food cupboard near you.
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